Longtime visitors to this Journal know that I'm hardly a fan of Billy Packer. With that being said, the announcement that he won't be hanging around CBS anymore made me very happy. It's like...Christmas in July!

I have some more thoughts about the whole Kelvin Sampson debacle.  I'll share them some other time.  For now, I figured I'd share a recent positive basketball experience...

Aiden playing basketball outside in the midst of a cornfield.  It's almost Hoosiers-esque, isn't it?

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Maybe we should have named Aiden 'Jimmy.'

I just finished watching Game 5 of the Pistons/Cavs series.  I watched a total of about five minutes of the entire game.  I probably hadn't watched a total of five minutes of NBA basketball this entire season.  Tonight's game reminded me why I can't stand the NBA.  Here are a few thoughts I had while watching:

* I think most of the hype surrounding ( Read more... )

Both IU and UE start their men's basketball seasons tonight.

Go Hoosiers!

Go Aces!

When Aiden had his basketball team banquet, we were told that the team picture would be submitted to the Elizabethton Star. For about two weeks, Aiden would ask several times a day when he would be in the newspaper. We had to keep telling him, "I don't know." We don't subscribe to the Star, and no one has bothered to tell us when the picture was ( Read more... )

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The longer IU goes into the tournament, the more people are going to talk about the next coach at Indiana. People seem to think that Alford is the guy, if he wants the job. While I'd support him if he were hired, I really don't want him to be the next coach. Here are a few reasons ( Read more... )

Living in SEC/ACC country means that I don't get to watch IU play San Diego St. because it's at the same time as the Duke vs. Southern game. The only consolation is that I get to watch the Dukies and their fans pee their pants as Southern gives them a clinic on defense in the second half. With 17:44 to go, the Jags have cut the lead to 2.

Go ( Read more... )

Dylan (his family calls him Pickle..."Dill Pickle"...get it?) was a Tar Heel with Aiden this season. Here he is displaying serious dance moves.

I really need to change my Final Four teams. They're too trendy, I think. Gotta re-examine my picks. Anyhoo, here's who I have right now:

UConn
Duke
Kansas
Ohio State

I have a dilemma right now. The real Final Four teams usually include an unexpected team I picked to go to the Final Four the year before and a Big Ten team. My teams last year ( Read more... )