All schools are closed in Bergen County; Broadway has shutdown across the river; the Archdiocese of Newark has suspended mass and closed all of its schools. The NBA, NHL and NCAA have suspended their seasons. MLB has delayed the season opener by at least two weeks.
March Madness won't happen this year. Disneyland in California has closed. Trump got on TV last night and in a disjointed, and apparently error strewn rambling talk stopped most travel between the US and Europe.
I say "error strewn" because staff members had to issue corrections after the speech. Apparently the idiot can't even read a teleprompter.
These are all good moves but without adequate testing it’s just not enough.
Hopefully we’re buying enough time to get test capacity up to snuff but I just don’t see a sense of urgency from Washington.
Congress and the White House seem more concerned about the economic fallout. The numbers start hitting millions of infected and thousands of dead and the recent economic loses will look like boom times.
Showing posts with label College Basketball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label College Basketball. Show all posts
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Sunday, April 07, 2019
The Final Four - Virginia vs Auburn
I don't usually watch basketball and I'm certainly not anything close to an expert but I did play and I do have a basic feel for the rules of the game.
I was bored last night and found a live stream of the Virginia-Auburn game and I figured I'd give it a look.
My immediate reaction was I didn't remember the game being so rough. I mean these guys were banging into each other and engaging in general mayhem while the referees smiled in benign neglect. I like that approach. Let the players play but just keep things from getting out of hand.
Now let's talk about the final couple of seconds.
With about 3 seconds left Virginia had squandered a 10 point lead and was trailing Auburn 62-60. Virginia's Ty Jerome was dribbling up court when the ball hit his heel and he lost control. Jerome then picked up the ball and started dribbling again.
The thought immediately popped into my head "isn't that a double-dribble?" I ignored my thought because I figured the refs knew better than I did.
Then Auburn fouled Jerome well beyond the key because they had a foul to give but, with under 2 seconds left, that seemed like giving Virginia a chance to catch their breath.
Then came the in-bounds pass to Kyle Guy and the 3-point shot. When it bounced off the rim, like just about everyone else, I figured the game was over and Auburn had won 62-60.
Well, not quite, because during the shot Auburn's Samir Doughty bumped into Guy and a three shot foul was called. I didn't see it in real time but the ref was right there and the foul was clear in the replay.
So, with the entire season on the line, and 0.6 seconds left, Kyle Guy goes to the free throw line for three shots.
Now, you would think he might be a tad nervous. Hell, if it were me my knees would be knocking together and my hands shaking. Not this kid. With no hesitation he put the ball up and got nothing but net, Auburn 62, Virginia 61.
They gave him the ball back and, again, with no hesitation he put it up and, again, nothing but net. Auburn 62, Virginia 62.
At that point Auburn called its last time out to discuss its options if Guy made or missed the shot. I suppose they also wanted Guy to think about that final shot.
The resumed the gane and, what think about? Again, with no hesitation he put the ball up and got, you guessed it, nothing but net.
Final score, Virginia 63, Auburn 62. This was one for the ages.
I was bored last night and found a live stream of the Virginia-Auburn game and I figured I'd give it a look.
My immediate reaction was I didn't remember the game being so rough. I mean these guys were banging into each other and engaging in general mayhem while the referees smiled in benign neglect. I like that approach. Let the players play but just keep things from getting out of hand.
Now let's talk about the final couple of seconds.
With about 3 seconds left Virginia had squandered a 10 point lead and was trailing Auburn 62-60. Virginia's Ty Jerome was dribbling up court when the ball hit his heel and he lost control. Jerome then picked up the ball and started dribbling again.
The thought immediately popped into my head "isn't that a double-dribble?" I ignored my thought because I figured the refs knew better than I did.
Then Auburn fouled Jerome well beyond the key because they had a foul to give but, with under 2 seconds left, that seemed like giving Virginia a chance to catch their breath.
Then came the in-bounds pass to Kyle Guy and the 3-point shot. When it bounced off the rim, like just about everyone else, I figured the game was over and Auburn had won 62-60.
Well, not quite, because during the shot Auburn's Samir Doughty bumped into Guy and a three shot foul was called. I didn't see it in real time but the ref was right there and the foul was clear in the replay.
So, with the entire season on the line, and 0.6 seconds left, Kyle Guy goes to the free throw line for three shots.
Now, you would think he might be a tad nervous. Hell, if it were me my knees would be knocking together and my hands shaking. Not this kid. With no hesitation he put the ball up and got nothing but net, Auburn 62, Virginia 61.
They gave him the ball back and, again, with no hesitation he put it up and, again, nothing but net. Auburn 62, Virginia 62.
At that point Auburn called its last time out to discuss its options if Guy made or missed the shot. I suppose they also wanted Guy to think about that final shot.
The resumed the gane and, what think about? Again, with no hesitation he put the ball up and got, you guessed it, nothing but net.
Final score, Virginia 63, Auburn 62. This was one for the ages.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
My Bracket
For the first time in my life I filled out an NCAA tournament bracket.
I'd never done it before because I felt I didn't know enough about college basketball. I sure was right.
At the moment I'm sitting at 27 out of 43 correct. That puts me in 2,113,164th place our of 3,329,637. That's only the 36th percentile.
Hey, but all of my final four teams are still alive. What really hurt me was Wisconsin. I was banking on the Badgers to make a run and they got knocked out by Ole Miss in the 1st round. I also had Georgetown going into the final eight and they lost to FGCU in the 1st round and that was supposed to be a easy one.
The top score so far is 39 out of 43. He called Old Miss and Harvard as well?!
It's just a bit of harmless fun as long as no money is involved. But some folks do seem to get really obsessed over the whole thing.
Anyway, my final four are Louisville, Ohio St., Kansas and Indiana. I've got Louisville topping Kansas in the final. Go Cardinals!
I'd never done it before because I felt I didn't know enough about college basketball. I sure was right.
At the moment I'm sitting at 27 out of 43 correct. That puts me in 2,113,164th place our of 3,329,637. That's only the 36th percentile.
Hey, but all of my final four teams are still alive. What really hurt me was Wisconsin. I was banking on the Badgers to make a run and they got knocked out by Ole Miss in the 1st round. I also had Georgetown going into the final eight and they lost to FGCU in the 1st round and that was supposed to be a easy one.
The top score so far is 39 out of 43. He called Old Miss and Harvard as well?!
It's just a bit of harmless fun as long as no money is involved. But some folks do seem to get really obsessed over the whole thing.
Anyway, my final four are Louisville, Ohio St., Kansas and Indiana. I've got Louisville topping Kansas in the final. Go Cardinals!
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