Recent content by rychart45

This made me laugh. A lot

Sax:

Local flavor: Willie and the Bumblebees - "Shoot Straight" http://apyrexscholar.blogspot.com/2009/09/willie-and-bumblebees-honey-from-bee.html

One of the more underappreciated rappers of his time - Masta Ace: http://www.hulkshare.com/nupid3axo7wq

Can't get enough of The Roots

I wish someone had the time to go back and track the effectiveness of timeouts Tubby has taken at the end of first halves. They rarely seem to get us a clean look at the basket, so much so that I've named them "Tubby Timeouts". Yesterday was another example - though Eliason deserves a portion...

I didn't see an "All Things Bryant Allen" thread, so I figured I'd be OK posting this. He had 30 today in a win over UAB for Illinois St. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=323282287 This is in no way a "wow, we really lost out on a good one" post. Just an FYI for those that care.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/14024238-418/former-cps-high-school-basketball-star-killed-in-shooting.html

If Rodney comes back next year and plays even close to how he's played the last few weeks, I hope there is a front page article in the sports section of the Strib on senior day. He's been a different player recently, and we're having success because of it.

http://winonadailynews.com/sports/article_1baf2baa-4448-11e0-8533-001cc4c03286.html

Great new sports book: "Play Their Hearts Out" by George Dohrmann (he of Sports Illustrated and Pioneer Press fame). An eye-opening take on AAU basketball. http://www.amazon.com/Play-Their-Hearts-Out-Basketball/dp/0345508602/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1289843927&sr=8-1

Made a last minute decision to try to go to this game. Anyone with tickets?

Looking for two to the game Wednesday, lower level preferred but not necessary. Send me a PM if you have any to offer.