If you haven't seen the video I'm sure you've still heard of it. A female has won the McDonalds All-American slam dunk contest.
It has to be the weakest slam to win a contest I have EVER seen. Add 6 more inches to my vertical and apparently I would have won that contest. From what I've heard the other contestant missed 2 of their 3 dunks, but still. Those dunks rated about a 7 and a 12. At best. I've seriously seen much more exciting missed dunks than those.
Tuesday, March 30, 2004
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Sunday, March 28, 2004
Saturday, March 27, 2004
Today I had to do help scout a bunch of little leaguers. One of the idiotic things they expect us to do is scout kids individually as they run in a pack... 25 at a time. How am I going to get a feel for each kid? Do I have the same number of eyeballs as a fly? How does that work exactly? After that it got better though. I was assigned to ground balls and arm strength. Some kids played olé defense and then walked casually towards the ball. I guess they were trying to impress their non-existant female onlookers. Some kids were actually really good.
In the end the kids got rated on Ground Balls, Fly Balls, Overall Defense, Arm Strength, Batting, and Running on a scale of 1-5 (5 being the best). The highest rating went to one kid who had a perfect 30/30 overall. The lowest rating was an equally astounding 6/30. The draft is on Sunday, so I don't know who's playing for Coca Cola yet. That would be the team that I coach, if I want to do that. I'm undecided about it though. I can be a little cynical at times, and perhaps a perfectionist in some regards. Do 10 year olds really need that? Maybe not.
In the end the kids got rated on Ground Balls, Fly Balls, Overall Defense, Arm Strength, Batting, and Running on a scale of 1-5 (5 being the best). The highest rating went to one kid who had a perfect 30/30 overall. The lowest rating was an equally astounding 6/30. The draft is on Sunday, so I don't know who's playing for Coca Cola yet. That would be the team that I coach, if I want to do that. I'm undecided about it though. I can be a little cynical at times, and perhaps a perfectionist in some regards. Do 10 year olds really need that? Maybe not.
Thursday, March 25, 2004
Time to say goodbye to Gene Keady?
If this ESPN article is correct, then maybe so. It says he went to San Francisco to interview for the USF coaching job.
Talk about a step down...
They talk about Lavin, Painter, and Martin as the three top choices for the job. I don't even care so much about a good coach as I do about a good recruiter. Talent wins on the floor with the help of a coach, and sometimes inspite of it. A Big 10 school should be able to get Big Time talent... not Big Sky talent.
If this ESPN article is correct, then maybe so. It says he went to San Francisco to interview for the USF coaching job.
Talk about a step down...
They talk about Lavin, Painter, and Martin as the three top choices for the job. I don't even care so much about a good coach as I do about a good recruiter. Talent wins on the floor with the help of a coach, and sometimes inspite of it. A Big 10 school should be able to get Big Time talent... not Big Sky talent.
Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Fun with stereo installations.
Step 1: Make sure you can afford the stereo
Step 2: Make sure you can get power to the wiring harness
Step 3: Give stereo back when it doesn't work
Step 4: Don't have someone install it
Step 5: Don't take it out and put the old one back in
Step 6: Carefully ship it back to originator
Step 7: Don't let your coins change the volume of your subwoofer
Step 8: Punch Kyle in the face
Step 1: Make sure you can afford the stereo
Step 2: Make sure you can get power to the wiring harness
Step 3: Give stereo back when it doesn't work
Step 4: Don't have someone install it
Step 5: Don't take it out and put the old one back in
Step 6: Carefully ship it back to originator
Step 7: Don't let your coins change the volume of your subwoofer
Step 8: Punch Kyle in the face
Tuesday, March 23, 2004
Awesome news. Emory and Oglethorpe (otherwise known as the orange and green spiky aliens from Aqua Teen Hunger Force) are going to be getting a pilot of their own called Spacecatraz.
On an interesting side note, the voice of Brak is the same as Oglethorpe (the orange alien).
His name is Universal Re-Monster, not Universal Piece of Crap like you say.
- Oglethorpe
On an interesting side note, the voice of Brak is the same as Oglethorpe (the orange alien).
His name is Universal Re-Monster, not Universal Piece of Crap like you say.
- Oglethorpe
Sunday, March 21, 2004
I'm done now. Finished. Caput.
I had Kentucky winning it all, Michigan State in the Elite Eight, and Wisconsin in the Final Four.
None of those will happen.
Here. Take my $10 dollars please. I don't need it. If I kept it, all I would do is light it on fire. It would then be just like my bracket. Hooray.
I had Kentucky winning it all, Michigan State in the Elite Eight, and Wisconsin in the Final Four.
None of those will happen.
Here. Take my $10 dollars please. I don't need it. If I kept it, all I would do is light it on fire. It would then be just like my bracket. Hooray.
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