Elena and Larry: Bingo, Bango, Bongo

Larry was on IU's campus for a couple of days. Got lonely and missed French Lick and West Baden. Left town without saying a word to anyone

Elena drove to Storrs, looked around for a few days. Got homesick. Went back to Delaware and home

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Larry would have been coached by Bobby Knight, the best in the country

Elena would have had Geno, the best coach in women's basketball

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Larry's sophomore year, his first at Indiana State, was his best scoring season. Elena's first year at Delaware was her best season, numbers wise

Larry's junior year he was on the cover of SI. Elena's junior year, this year, she got a great big writeup in SI

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If Delaware gets past the first weekend and makes the Sweet Sixteen, it would be a huge story in the week prior to the third round games. There is poetry happening on Delaware's campus right now. How much more remains to be seen

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Larry's senior year: Nicks came in from some jc and meshed well with the considerable talent on hand. Indiana State went undefeated, including a miracle win in New Mexico over NM State caused by a Bob Heaton prayer

Will Coach Tina get any players to transfer in this summer for Delaware? Because if she gets a second scorer, Delaware can not only do damage next season in the NCAAs

They can win the whole fucking thing

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Both Elena Della Donna and Larry Bird dealt with family tragedies at a very young age. Elena's older sister was born severely brain damaged

Larry's Dad blew his brains out with a shotgun while the man, drunk and angry at the world, was on the phone with Larry's Mom, who pleaded with Joe to put the gun down. Mrs. Bird heard it all

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Larry's senior year at State, the Sycamores grew into the most beloved mid major in the history of basketball

Elena's team is already my favorite, hands down

How far they go this year is up to them and their fans

UConn vs Duke in Women's Hoops

Stokes may be the key for UConn's season. She has made great strides this year

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Bria stays on top of her j so well. Perfect form

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Elisabeth Williams is a real talent who plays hard. Joanie will need to coach her up pretty good the next three and a half years to get the best out of that girl

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Geno, Kris, and Shea are Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Sister Bear

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Chelsea Gray - last night was my first look at her

she reminds me of a Kidd, of a Lieberman

the best point guard in women's hoops since Coach Mulkey? probably

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Miss Maine has all sophs and freshmen in the lineup, and UConn showed them up. That is probably the best thing that could have happened to a team with more talent than the Huskies. Duke reminds me of that Maryland team that won it all six years back. The Terps also had a great young point guard and talent to burn. They put it together and won 6. Duke can, too

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My mid-season AA Team

5 Brittney
4 Elena
3 Kelly Faris
2 Bria
1 Chelsea

That's not the girls with the best numbers but the best team I can put on the floor to win the game, any game

HOF

We know Brady and the coach are going to Canton

Is Matt Light?

And if/when he is inducted, who will give his induction speech?

I nominate Koppen, because those BC guys know how to sling it

Your Body Is A Wonderland. Some More Than Others.

Good body. Really nice and good:

Rafa and Novak

Sarunas

Barry Bonds

Andre post Steffi

Manny

Louganis

Danny Ainge

Jay Wright

John and Jim Harbaugh

Billy The Kid


Bad body. Keep it under wraps. Many wraps:

Goose

Shaq (compare LSU vs Cleveland)

Troy Palumalu (sp?)

Youk and Pedrioia

Schiling

Andre pre Steffi

Papi

Larry and Kevin

Bruce Kimball (your face is part of your body, dude. what can I say? I'm ZitMan)



The sole judge?

Moi

When your body is this bad your learn to appreciate beauty in others

Magic! (I Always Thought That Was A Stupid Theft Of A Name)

New Orleans (now 4-15) beat Orlando (now 12-7) last night, 93-67. Wow


the Magic were outscored in each quarter (by 4, 9, 4, and 9)


my least favorite player, Bucket Head Howard, played 39 m, and took 19 shots, missed 7 free throws, had 16 rebounds, 1 block, 4 tos, and committed 3 fouls


Other nicknames I have for Dwight:
A Cop's Kid's Story: Low IQ Is Right, Mutherfucker!
Not Bill Russell
He Should Have Gone To Duke For A Year (Yeah)
Josh Smith: Want His Autograph? Ancillary Income For D-How
Superwoman!
The Tattoo Artist II
Trade Me Or I'll Keep Playing! (Jackson: Oh, God III)


D-How, my advice to you? Learn from Shaq


the Magic shot 39% from the field, 62% from line, got outrebounded 32 to 43, and had 22 turnovers to NOs 12


the Magic's last 4 games
Last night: beat by Magic 93-67
1/26 lost to Cs 91-83
1/24 beat Pacers 102-83
1/23 lost to Cs 87-56



Magic roster:

Starters

Hedo – old and selfish (I’ve always seen him as selfish)
Glen Davis – a follower, not a leader
Dwight - ?????
J-Rich - old
Jameer - old

Bench

Larry Hughes – really old
Q – really old
Duhon - old
JJ Redick - old
Von Wafer - old
Earl Clark – kid who can’t play
Justin Harper - kid
Daniel Orton - kid


To dog it up like Orlando has done the last week means there is dysfunction in the locker room. That's not always a bad thing. This team is still really talented. They will still make the playoffs as a decent seed, and can still compete for a title. They're that good. But man, Dwight, you ain't no kid no more, man. Grow up.

You Can Bench How Much? BFD

Basketball is the most athletic sport

The two greatest basketball players are MJ and Bill Russell, neither of whom could lift much (I wonder if Russ ever did)

The NBA this season is forcing teams to sometimes play as many as four nights in a row

For decades, folks have lifted one body part one day a week, then rested that body part until the next time it came up in the rotation

Cavemen didn't bench one day then squat the next. Mutherfucker, when a tiger came after you, you fucking ran. Squat this, dude. You ran, using every muscle in your body

The future of lifting is full body workouts three times a week or so. If your team needs your quads four nights a week, you better be damn ready to use them four nights a week

Does this mean the days of measuring offensive linemen by how much they can bench (useless exercise and always has been) and squat are over? Yes, thankfully

Full body workouts, with an emphasis on different sides of the body rather than muscle groups, with workouts varied to keep the body from getting used to anything, and everything made fun, are the future of fitness

Aussie Open Finals

Maria vs some chick I don't know

You think I'm not rooting for Sasha's gal? You don't know Joe

How long since Maria won a major? 2008, when she was just a kid

She loves pressure and there will be pressure, self imposed. the only kind there is

Maria will still be rich if/when she loses, but will she be wealthier?


and


Rafa and Novak

could be one of the great finals. could be. who knows?

Novak: weight training is important for tennis too, man. train for your sport, meaning 5.5 hour sessions. light weights, NO benching, plenty of core work with dumbbells and cables

I'm pulling for my man

Thanks, Drew

My roommate and I get tickets from his Dad, the fingerless man. I drive down to Foxboro (ha ha). We arrive at stadium, my bud gets lost. Finds his seat next to me. Man, we're a long ways away, but it's a beautiful day for football.

Vikes go up 20-0. Shit. 3-7?

Field goal by the little dude with the ballet slipper makes it 20-3. Halftime.

They can do this, you know.

Pats come out second half, not much accomplished but, man, Drew is slingin' it. Mostly short and medium stuff. A bunch of drives go nowhere, but there is a buzz in the crowd.

Pats score. Pats score again.

Pats tie game up. You think you've heard loud? Man, this place was loud.

OT. Drew is matriculating the ball down the field.

Kevin Turner is open in the end zone. Ball goes right over his fucking head, man. Right over his head. He catches it, gets wicked excited. We all do. Hey Kevin: We're 4-6! And I gotta feeling!

Next week vs Chargers. That big QB, who looked like a bouncer. My bud and I about 6 rows back from bench. There's Mosi! The Pats basically abuse those poor boys from San Diego. It's no contest. A big party at Foxboro. Hey Kevin: We're 5-6! And on a roll...

Pats win the rest, go to first Parcells playoffs and beat BBs Browns 900-0 in the first round. Get Davis' Raiders in the second. Bobby Grier goes toe to toe, sorry gut to gut, with Al Davis during third quarter. Wins in 4th round TKO. (so THAT'S WHY!). Pats win on late roughing the passer penalty on Howie (what?), beat the Bills (America rejoices!) in the AFL Title Game. We go to Super Bowl and kick the living shit out of Massage Boy and the Hack.

Isn't that what happened?

(Remember, I'm nuts. Or was.)

This Just In: "Larry Does Eat Shit"

Before the game tonight, Larry is going to address a crowd of dozens in front of Menino Hall. He is expected to address Moses shit eating ability. I won't be there.

Possible Talking Points:

My broken finger made me a better shooter

Indiana State had as much talent as Magic's Spartans, almost

How I Almost Died A Dozen Times For Y'all

Why Winning A Five Dollar Bet Is Better Than A Taco Bell Ad

Six ten. Six nine. Six nine. Six ten.

West Coast trips: Pure Ball (And Johnny's hookers)

My Foot Was On The Line, But Fuckit, I'm A Legend

Why Long Hair and Short Shorts Is Better 'N Short Hair and Long Shorts - In Prose

I Am Freeman Williams

I Hate Chinese Food, Mutherfucker!

From Camp Milbrook To The Hall Of Fame: I Never Took Shit

What Might Have Been: French Lick - America's Cleanest City

Benson Should Have Been My Butler

Quinn: What Might Have Been

The Low Point Of My Career: A Week In Milwaukee

I Should Be In The Hall Of Fame Twice, Like John Wooden

14 and 10

Those Shorts Really Did Cut Off Circulation To My Boys

I Think Russ Should Have Taken The Last Shot, Too

Rick Robey: Addition By Subtraction

That's Right: We Were Bad


Overheard At Menino Hall:

Who's that old guy next to Psycho-T?

Man, that's a REALLY black dude!

(More) About Last Night

from GI Joe

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News On The March: 12/28/19 - Colts Longtime Owner Passes

Bob Irsay: 1959 - 2019

Robert Irsay was an incredibly smart and driven guy who led the Colts to a Super Bowl title behind Coach Tony Dungy and whose team had the best record in the NFL during the 2000s. But the bottle got the best of him, as it did his Dad. And Bob died of liver failure and congestive heart failure last night, the anniversary of the birth of the modern NFL. Frank Gifford was quoted as saying, "It's a sad day for football and for all of America. Some of my greatest memories were gathered on Memorial Stadium and Yankee Stadium grass. The Colts were and are a great franchise largely because of the Irsay family. I'll miss him terribly. Excuse me: Kathie, honey, please pass the ketchup."


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and...

Ol Roy kin coach, can't he, boys?

Peyton: One word: J-E-T-S! J-E-T-S! Wait, that's two words. Fuck it, come get some!

Cry, Young Blood? You Better

J-Mac: One of my many heroes

That story shows that if you love the game, a game, any game
And keep that love in your heart
Through high school and the taunts from kids more scared than you are
Past college, first job, marraige and kids
Into your 40s and 50s and into old age
Great things can happen
To you and you and you
I know this to be true
Because I am living that kind of life
A little boy in a man's game
I got em running

What?

Posada retires

didn't he retire four fucking years ago? no? you sure?

big ears was a hell of a dh

and an ok catcher

the Yanks were bad

all those games, thousands and thousands

and Derek, Mo, and Jorge never took a night off

More Yeah More

Don't ice your knees. Apply heat. Ice prevents swelling. There's nothing in your knees to swell, only ligaments and tendons. Heat will keep them loose.

This one I'm not completely sure of: Don't ice a sprained ankle unless you gotta play the next game. Swelling is caused by blood flow to an injured area. Blood supplies the gunk that fixed the ouchie. If you prevent swelling you prevent the body's natural healing process, turning a minor sprained ankle into a season long problem.

The Devolution of Basketball

Before...

Kids played with their friends, out of the spotlight. Learned to pass to them and play together.

Now...

Kids play AAU and want to get noticed, making for bad fundamental basketball and selfishness


Tell me that's not true

V-Ball

Volleyball may be the sport we're all talking about in a couple of years

A great indoor sport, volleyball has scoring, defense, athleticism and strategy, a two hour window (good for tv), great outfits, and passionate, committed players whom we can see right up close

Not popular enough right now to make a pro league viable, I think volleyball is a great sport, one that we need to see and have more of. It can be played indoors or out, anywhere, by 2 or 20 people, by folks of all ages

Wilt liked it better than basketball. Wilt knew

(Oh yeah: We invented basketball, too)