NCAA Tournament, Weekend One Notes
I had to sacrifice any writing activities yesterday because it was the one day in the next 10 that looked decent enough to get outside and get some early spring yard work done. So apologies for being late with my NCAA tournament weekend one wrap up. Something I think we can all agree on, whether your team won or lost,…
Tournament Time
It’s go time. I’m taking a last look at my picks here in the next hour or so before I lock them in. Them I’m going outside and setting $20 on fire, which is the grand total I’m wagering on pools this year. Or perhaps I should take that $20 and hand it to a homeless person when I’m downtown…
KU Hoops: A Fine Weekend
I hate it when my favorite team makes me look dumb. I pick this as the year KU’s Big 12 title streak ends and they go out and win the conference by two games. They lose their only effective big man going into the conference tournament, and have to play a team that dominated them twice, so I figure they’re…
KU Hoops: Seriously, Again?
As the Billy Preston saga wrapped up in February someone posted the following list of how KU’s recent top front court recruits had performed in the NCAA tournament their freshman year: 2014 – Joel Embiid played 0 minutes in two games due to injury. 2015 – Cliff Alexander played 0 minutes in two games due to eligibility issues. 2016 –…
D’s Notes
It’s been awhile since I’ve done a random notes post. As I’m kind of between longer posts, right now feels like the perfect moment to revisit that favorite of blog readers worldwide. Hoops A shame KU got blown out at Oklahoma State Saturday. But I A) wasn’t super surprised and B) didn’t really care. My blood pressure rose only slightly…
College Hoops Part 2: The Bad
And now for the not-so-fun stuff surrounding college basketball. That’s right, no more Big Mondays this year. That’s sad. I’m kidding, of course. The real thing we need to discuss regarding college hoops is why in the hell the Big 10 is playing their tournament this week. Getting bumped by the lowly Big East and having to adjust your entire…
College Hoops Part 1: The Good
Lots of college hoops news to discuss. I’ll begin today with the good stuff. Just like I have been predicting all year, KU won the Big 12 for the fourteenth straight year. There was no way West Virginia or Oklahoma or Texas Tech or Kansas State was going to be good enough to take the crown away. There was no…
NBA ASG
I found myself watching the entire NBA All Star Game last night. That was kind of a surprise because that’s not something I’ve done very often in, oh, 20 years or so. Plus the Olympics were on, with some decent live coverage that didn’t revolve around four hours of figure skating for once. But L was excited to see Steph…
KU Hoops Update
This Big 12 basketball season is exhausting. Every time I look at the schedule, checking the next 2–3 games, there is never a break. Every game comes with a series of questions and perils. There have been years when the top has been better, when you could look at the top 2–4 teams and think they all have a shot…
Big Weeks
It was a big week for L. Last Thursday was St. P’s annual leadership day, where they invite other schools to come in and take a look at several of the leadership programs they run for the students. Last year L got to give a brief speech about her experiences in the program.[1] This year she took a big step…