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Amari’s dribble

Like I said, I had been locked out due to a weird error and hadn’t posted all year. I have lots of built up thoughts.

I haven’t seen this mentioned for a while, but a lot of people mentioned early in the year that his dribble just looked off and they couldn’t explain why. I offer the explanation that it’s because he does what hasn’t been done in basketball in the US for a long time, he dribbles on top of the ball. Everyone else dribbles behind or on the side of the ball. Amari dribbles like a throwback that hasn’t been seen so long that it doesn’t look normal anymore. I think he dribbles as originally intended by the rules of basketball; he doesn’t carry.

Which would you rather see: AR get run out of the gym OR lose due to a horrible coaching job/decision by Cal?

Both could be the answer but I did put OR in the question.

Just so I don't have to be concerned about them, I think I'd rather see them blown out. But, to have Cal make one more boneheaded decision and cost another team a chance at a FF would be kind of sweet, too.

The last few years of his era, I went from severe dislike to completely loss of interest - could not care less how the team did as I knew his heart wasn't in it anymore and he was just going through the motions. And insulting fans who called his arrogant butt on it.

I like Pope a lot and he has begun the process of rekindling my fanhood for UK BB.

Question about having big hands

For most of modern basketball history there’s been a general idea that big men have a harder time shooting free throws because they have such huge hands. My question is, how true is this? Michael Jordan said himself that one of his huge competitive advantages was that he had huge hands. Now we’re seeing so many stretch 4s and stretch 5s at the college and pro levels that shoot outside shots at a high level, surely they have huge hands. On the opposite side of that, if you look at the basketball in Amari’s hands, it’s the size of a tennis ball to most normal people and it’s pretty obvious that complicates his shooting motion. What’s the reality? How does hand size actually affect a player’s shot percentage, particularly at the free throw line?

Buzz Williams to Maryland?

Nothing is shocking anymore, but this would surprise me. Mark Turgeon left A&M for Maryland, but I think A&M is a better job than Maryland now. Buzz is a Texas native and well liked. There is zero chance Maryland could outbid A&M for him, if A&M's wants to keep him. Seems like a good fit for the Aggies.

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Weetabix

What is your favorite part of having Weetabix as part of a healthy, balanced breakfast?

  • Sweet, sweet Weetabix

  • Warm milk

  • 1-4 packets of sugar


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Evidently, fans are starting to send Amari some Weetabix – a compressed cereal bar from the UK (the imperialist one, not the bourbon one). The food came up in the post-game interview and Pope was giving him a hard time about it.

I'm waiting for it to become a meme.
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Arkansas led 69 - 56, 4:24 to play in the game to go to the elite 8.....

Where have we seen this movie before?:
13 point lead with 4:24 to play:

Arky Gave up a 3
Turned it over, 2pts tt
Arky missed 2 3s on a next possession
2 more for tt
Arky missed another 3
Made 3 by tt
Time out Arky, 10-0 run by tt
Knox makes a 3
Made 3 by tt
Brazill missed a 3
Tt missed a 3
Arky missed front end of 1 and 1
Tt makes game tying 3 with 9.7 seconds to play.
Wagner misses game winner, OVERTIME

ALLTIME CHOKE JOB BY ARKY AND CAL!

OT: Stephen Curry accepts assistant GM role for Davidson

Will be interesting to see if this starts a trend with other players in the league taking this role at their alma mater.


Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has accepted a role with his alma mater Davidson College as an assistant general manager for the basketball programs, university officials told ESPN.

Curry becomes the first active player in U.S. major professional sports to take an administrative job with an NCAA team.

In his new role, Curry, who played three seasons at Davidson (2006-09), will provide guidance to the men's and women's teams based on his college and professional experience.

He'll work with general manager Austin Buntz, a former Under Armour global sports marketing team member. Curry first signed with Under Armour in 2013 and launched his own Curry Brand as a standalone venture with the company in 2020. He also signed a lifetime contract shoe deal in recent years.
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