My Beloved 45 Bloggees (Welcome Paul, John, Alec, Eli, Karen and David):
The Gators looked like a March Madness team with their solid 84 - 59 win over a formidable mid-major, Rhode Island, on Monday. http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20110103/ARTICLES/110109865/1136?Title=Florida-routs-Rhode-Island-with-crisp-performance
The analyst on the broadcast, former women's coach Carolyn Peck (between us, she makes my heart skip a beat.....but of course, nothing compared to my bride....whew!), made an excellent point indicating that the Gator's tough defense created numerous offensive opportunities. I do admire her criticism about having the slightly injured Vernon Macklin in the game during garbage time. However, seeing Macklin and chiseled freshman Patric Young in the game together for the first time that I can recall, made it worth it for me....what toughness. If we play Ohio State again, that could be a strategy.
Chandler Parsons' 18 point, 12 rebound (7 offensive), 5 assist performance made Gator fans act like Pavlov's dog http://nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/pavlov/readmore.html . Imagine if Boynton could be more consistent shooting threes....we would be a scary team if that ingredient were added to the way we played against Rhode Island. But, Kenny, I loved your defense which was more important. NEXT
A new regular feature on the blog will be You Make Me Feel Old. Watching Chandler Parsons in action makes me feel old. His dad, Gary Parsons, was a high school basketball star at Winter Park (FL) High School while I was attending its rival, Orlando Edgewater. Gary went on to play hoops at local Rollins College, earned all-conference honors and was inducted in the Rollins College Sports Hall of Fame in 1987 http://www.rollinssports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19500&ATCLID=1549231 . Chandler Parsons, You Make Me Feel Old NEXT
Speaking of Rollins College:
1. One of their star players is senior 6' 8 Matt Robertson averaging nearly 16 points a game, shooting 59 % from the field. https://admin.xosn.com/fls/19500/oldsite/stats/MBB1011/teamcume.htm . Some of our bloggees are Samford University basketball supporters like myself, so we wince when we see those numbers from the Samford transfer. Those of you who live in the Orlando area should consider seeing him play (along with Rollins' women's team....see below....they play a doubleheader with the men both, at home tomorrow night and this Saturday afternoon.)
2. The women's basketball coach is Glenn Wilkes Jr., the son of a Gator (and Southern) Hoops Bloggee. Glenn Jr. has led the lady Tars for 24 years and they are currently ranked 14th in Division II. I remember seeing him play at Stetson University for his dad. He had close to shoulder-length hair, so seeing his picture is shocking and makes Glenn Wilkes Jr a runner-up for You Make Me Old http://www.rollinssports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=107523&SPID=11255&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=19500&ATCLID=1550215&Q_SEASON=2010 NEXT
A few blogs ago, I indicated I saw a familiar-looking assistant coach on the bench of Penn State and it turned out to be former Gator assistant, Lewis Preston. Let's make Who is that Assistant Coach? another regular feature of the blog.
Last night, I was watching the St. John's upset over Georgetown and saw a Red Storm assistant coach charting plays. I immediately recognized him but I thought he retired a long time ago from the Big Ten.......Who is that Assistant Coach?......Gene Keady, best known for his time as Purdue head coach. Technically he is an adviser at St. John's, but for our purposes he is an assistant coach. Keady was a piece of work on the sidelines during his day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVC9vtqgmXc . NEXT
No way. Absolutely no way. I witnessed Auburn losing decisively to Samford at home in November, 79 - 68 http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recap?gid=201011190028 . The War Eagles also have lost at home to Presbyterian, NC-Asheville and Campbell. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/teams/abb/schedule I watched talented FSU get nipped by Florida and on Christmas they defeated 15th ranked Baylor. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/teams/fan/schedule .
Therefore, there is no way the Seminoles could lose to Auburn unless it was on the gridiron. Well, they did lose on the Plains Monday night 65 - 60 in the hoops upset of the decade (ok to some folks, the decade is just a few days old). http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recap?gid=201101030028 Auburn Coach Tony Barbee, you remind me of Anne Sullivan....you are a Miracle Worker. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056241/ THAT'S IT
I am trying to avoid sending the blogs on consecutive days, but I was unsuccessful today. I will do better. As always, you can always reply with "you wore me out" and I will not be insulted as I take you off the list. By the way, thanks for spreading the word about the blog to other college basketball junkies. We are adding them daily.
Enjoy,
Barry
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