*** NO CINDERELLAS ALLOWED - THE NCAA IS NOT A WELCOME SPOT FOR CINDERELLA
IN THE LAST 30 YEARS ONLY FOUR TIMES HAS A TEAM SEEDED HIGHER THAN THIRD HAS WON THE BIG DANCE
WE HAVE A CINDERELLA THIS YEAR ALL BE IT AN UGLY ONE .
THE # SEVEN MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS ARE STILL DANCING WITH MAJIC JOHNSON ALONG FOR THE RIDE
I HAD RATHER HAVE ASHLEY JUDD RIDING ON MY TRAIN .
I DON'T THINK THIS YEARS CINDY WILL WIN THE DANCE
LOOK FOR ONE OF THE THREE # 1 TEAMS TO PREVAIL .
*** HOW TO PLAY THE LAST FOUR MINUTES
GAME AFTER GAME I WATCH TEAMS BLOW GAMES IN THE FINAL MINUTES .
TO PREVENT THIS YOU MUST DO FOUR THINGS
1. MAKE STOPS ON DEFENSE .
2.MAKE YOUR FREE SHOTS
3.USE AS MUCH OF THE SHOT CLOCK AS POSSIBLE
4. KEEP LOOKING TO SCORE
THESE FACTORS ARE LISTED IN ORDER OF MOST IMPORTANT JUST WATCH THE
GAMES AND SEE HOW A TEAMS FATE IS DETERMINED BY THESE FACTORS .
*** THE BREWER THEORY
ALL RIGHT - GAME TIED 21 SECONDS TO PLAY , KENTUCKY HAS THE BALL .
N.D. DECIDES TO D-UP AND KENTUCKY RUNS THE CLOCK DOWN TO SIX SECONDS THEN DRIVES TO THE HOOP ,DRAWS THE FOUL
KENTUCKY HITS BOTH SHOTS LEAVING THE IRISH WITH 3 SECONDS TO SCORE
IS THIS THE RIGHT MOVE ?
ACCORDING TO MARION BREWER ,A VERY SUCCESSFUL MEMPHIS COACH OF YESTERDAY IT IS NOT .
THE BREWER THEORY SAYS N.D. GAVE THEMSELVES NO CHANCE TO WIN
THE BEST OUTCOME FOR THE IRISH IS OVERTIME
BREWER SAYS TIE GAME N.D. SHOULD HAVE FOULED AT 15 SECONDS , PUT THE CATS ON THE LINE
IF UK MAKES BOTH YOU HAVE THE BALL WITH 15 SECONDS FOR A SHOT TO WIN OR TIE .
IF THE CATS MISS ONE OR BOTH FOUL SHOTS YOUR CHANCES IMPROVE
ANY WAY YOU ARE GIVING YOURSELF A CHANCE TO WIN !
WHAT DO YOU THINK ?
Monday, March 30, 2015
Monday, March 23, 2015
THINGS TO KNOW
1. A BOOK TO READ
I JUST FINISHED A GOOD BOOK , THE FIGHTING LITTLE JUDGE .
THIS POWERFUL BOOK IS ABOUT GEORGE WALLACE .
YOU WILL BE STUNNED AT SOME OF THE THINGS PEOPLE DO FOR POWER. MANY OF WALLACE'S DEEDS TROUBLED HIM IN LATER YEARS .
AFTER BEING STRUCK DOWN BY AN ASSASSIN'S BULLET, WALLACE FOUND PEACE IN JESUS .
WALLACE ASKED FOR FORGIVENESS AND SOUGHT TO MAKE AMENS TO THOSE HE WRONGED .
JUST AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THINGS CAN CHANGE ,IN HIS LAST RUN FOR GOVERNOR OF ALABAMA WALLACE GOT 90% OF THE BLACK VOTE.
THIS BOOK IS WORTH READING .
2. NCAA BRACKETTOLOGY
THE BRACKETS ARE NOT TOO FAR OFF THREE # 1"S REMAIN AS DO TWO #2 SEEDS
THE EAST IS THE MOST OUT OF LINE WITH A 3 & 4 &7 & 8 PLAYING . WHOEVER COMES FROM THE EAST WILL BE SOMEWHAT OF A CINDERELLA .
SPEAKING OF CINDY THE HIGHEST SEEDED TEAM LEFT IS UCLA . THAT FEELS WEIRD TO SAY .
IN MY YOUTH IT WAS A GIVEN THAT UCLA WOULD WIN THE TOURNAMENT . TRY TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN TWELVE YEARS .
CAN YOU NAME THE TWO TEAMS TO BREAK THROUGH ?
TEXAS WESTERN & N.C. STATE . REMEMBER THEM
3. BECOMING A BOGLEHEAD
I HAVE BEEN STUDYING THE WORK OF INVESTOR JOHN BOGLE .
BOGLE SAYS COSTS ARE AS IMPORTANT AS RETURNS .
WHEN YOU CHECK YOUR INVESTMENTS , IT IS VERY HARD TO FIND THE TRUE COST DUE TO HIDDEN FEES AND SUCH .
THE PROSPECTUS , THE ER , & THE TER ARE JUST STARTING POINTS
MAKE SURE YOU ARE GETTING YOUR MAX RETURN AND HOW MUCH YOU ARE REALLY PAYING .
A ONE % COST DIFFERENCE CAN RESULT OF AS MUCH AS 200,OOO OVER A LONG TERM INVESTMENT .
4. FINAL FOUR PICKS
UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT WHO I WANT TO WIN BUT WHO I THINK WILL MAKE IT
KENTUCKY
ARIZONA
DUKE
LOUISVILLE
WHO I WISH
SHOCKERS
BADGERS
ZAGS
WOLFPACK
I JUST FINISHED A GOOD BOOK , THE FIGHTING LITTLE JUDGE .
THIS POWERFUL BOOK IS ABOUT GEORGE WALLACE .
YOU WILL BE STUNNED AT SOME OF THE THINGS PEOPLE DO FOR POWER. MANY OF WALLACE'S DEEDS TROUBLED HIM IN LATER YEARS .
AFTER BEING STRUCK DOWN BY AN ASSASSIN'S BULLET, WALLACE FOUND PEACE IN JESUS .
WALLACE ASKED FOR FORGIVENESS AND SOUGHT TO MAKE AMENS TO THOSE HE WRONGED .
JUST AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THINGS CAN CHANGE ,IN HIS LAST RUN FOR GOVERNOR OF ALABAMA WALLACE GOT 90% OF THE BLACK VOTE.
THIS BOOK IS WORTH READING .
2. NCAA BRACKETTOLOGY
THE BRACKETS ARE NOT TOO FAR OFF THREE # 1"S REMAIN AS DO TWO #2 SEEDS
THE EAST IS THE MOST OUT OF LINE WITH A 3 & 4 &7 & 8 PLAYING . WHOEVER COMES FROM THE EAST WILL BE SOMEWHAT OF A CINDERELLA .
SPEAKING OF CINDY THE HIGHEST SEEDED TEAM LEFT IS UCLA . THAT FEELS WEIRD TO SAY .
IN MY YOUTH IT WAS A GIVEN THAT UCLA WOULD WIN THE TOURNAMENT . TRY TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN TWELVE YEARS .
CAN YOU NAME THE TWO TEAMS TO BREAK THROUGH ?
TEXAS WESTERN & N.C. STATE . REMEMBER THEM
3. BECOMING A BOGLEHEAD
I HAVE BEEN STUDYING THE WORK OF INVESTOR JOHN BOGLE .
BOGLE SAYS COSTS ARE AS IMPORTANT AS RETURNS .
WHEN YOU CHECK YOUR INVESTMENTS , IT IS VERY HARD TO FIND THE TRUE COST DUE TO HIDDEN FEES AND SUCH .
THE PROSPECTUS , THE ER , & THE TER ARE JUST STARTING POINTS
MAKE SURE YOU ARE GETTING YOUR MAX RETURN AND HOW MUCH YOU ARE REALLY PAYING .
A ONE % COST DIFFERENCE CAN RESULT OF AS MUCH AS 200,OOO OVER A LONG TERM INVESTMENT .
4. FINAL FOUR PICKS
UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT WHO I WANT TO WIN BUT WHO I THINK WILL MAKE IT
KENTUCKY
ARIZONA
DUKE
LOUISVILLE
WHO I WISH
SHOCKERS
BADGERS
ZAGS
WOLFPACK
Monday, March 16, 2015
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
1. THE WEST IS THE BEST
IN THE LAST 16 YEARS THE MEMPHIS AREA TEAM HAS WON THE STATE AAA TOURNAMENT 14 TIMES .
ONLY MARYVILLE IN 2007 AND BLACKMAN IN 2014 HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BREAK THE MEMPHIS RUN.
THERE IS A GREAT AMOUNT OF BASKETBALL TALENT IN MEMPHIS .EVERY HIGH SCHOOL IN MEMPHIS HAS A SHOT TO WIN THE GOLD BALL .
HAMILITON CONTINUED THE MEMPHIS RUN THIS YEAR . THE SUPER -TALENTED WILDCATS FINISHED WITH A RECORD OF 18 - 15
BUT REMEMBER 12 OF THOSE LOSSES WERE FORFEITS , THE WILDCATS DIDN;T LOSE MANY ON THE FLOOR .
NOW IT IS WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR & SEE WHICH MEMPHIS TEAM WEARS THE CROWN
2. A MERCY KILLING
I AM GLAD THE TIGERS ARE NOT IN THE NIT . MEMPHIS FANS SHOULD NOT SUFFER WATCHING THIS TEAM PLAY AGAIN .
AND TO ASK A FAN TO BUY NIT TICKETS IS CRUEL & UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT.
FORGET THIS YEAR TIGER FANS & LOOK FORWARD TO BRIGHTER TIMES . REMEMBER, SCARLETT O'HARA SAYS " TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY"
3. CINDERELLA HAS LEFT THE BUILDING
IF YOU ARE HOPING FOR AN UNDER-DOG TO WIN THE NCAA OR MAKE THE FINAL FOUR , KEEP ON DREAMING.
IN THE LAST 30 YEARS ONLY SEVEN TEAMS WITH A SEED SIX OR MORE HAVE CRASHED THE FINAL FOUR .
KANSAS AT SIX AND VILLANOVA AN EIGHT WERE THE ONLY WINNERS OF THE BIG DANCE .
IN A 64 TEAM TOURNAMENT CINDERELLA HAS TO DANCE 6 TIMES TO WIN AND 4 TO MAKE THE FINAL FOUR . THAT IS TOO MANY UP-SETS TO STRING TOGETHER .
4. HAND IN MY POCKET
I SAW MPD AND MFD IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL . THE POLICE AND FIREMEN WERE QUITTING IN PROTEST OVER CHANGES IN THE PENSION FUNDS .
SEVERAL YEARS AGO AMERICAN BEGAN TO DO AWAY WITH DEFINED BENFIT PENSION PLANS . THIS COMPANY FELT THE DBP'S WERE TO EXPENSIVE .
SO COMPANIES AND CITIES WENT TO A DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN WHICH COST THE COMPANY OR CITY MUCH LESS . BUT THE WORKER GOT THE SHORT END OF THE STICK .
IF YOU HAVE A DEFINED BENFIT PLAN FIGHT TO KEEP IT !
JUST A TIP FROM MY ECON CLASS AT MIT .
LATER DUDE !
IN THE LAST 16 YEARS THE MEMPHIS AREA TEAM HAS WON THE STATE AAA TOURNAMENT 14 TIMES .
ONLY MARYVILLE IN 2007 AND BLACKMAN IN 2014 HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BREAK THE MEMPHIS RUN.
THERE IS A GREAT AMOUNT OF BASKETBALL TALENT IN MEMPHIS .EVERY HIGH SCHOOL IN MEMPHIS HAS A SHOT TO WIN THE GOLD BALL .
HAMILITON CONTINUED THE MEMPHIS RUN THIS YEAR . THE SUPER -TALENTED WILDCATS FINISHED WITH A RECORD OF 18 - 15
BUT REMEMBER 12 OF THOSE LOSSES WERE FORFEITS , THE WILDCATS DIDN;T LOSE MANY ON THE FLOOR .
NOW IT IS WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR & SEE WHICH MEMPHIS TEAM WEARS THE CROWN
2. A MERCY KILLING
I AM GLAD THE TIGERS ARE NOT IN THE NIT . MEMPHIS FANS SHOULD NOT SUFFER WATCHING THIS TEAM PLAY AGAIN .
AND TO ASK A FAN TO BUY NIT TICKETS IS CRUEL & UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT.
FORGET THIS YEAR TIGER FANS & LOOK FORWARD TO BRIGHTER TIMES . REMEMBER, SCARLETT O'HARA SAYS " TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY"
3. CINDERELLA HAS LEFT THE BUILDING
IF YOU ARE HOPING FOR AN UNDER-DOG TO WIN THE NCAA OR MAKE THE FINAL FOUR , KEEP ON DREAMING.
IN THE LAST 30 YEARS ONLY SEVEN TEAMS WITH A SEED SIX OR MORE HAVE CRASHED THE FINAL FOUR .
KANSAS AT SIX AND VILLANOVA AN EIGHT WERE THE ONLY WINNERS OF THE BIG DANCE .
IN A 64 TEAM TOURNAMENT CINDERELLA HAS TO DANCE 6 TIMES TO WIN AND 4 TO MAKE THE FINAL FOUR . THAT IS TOO MANY UP-SETS TO STRING TOGETHER .
4. HAND IN MY POCKET
I SAW MPD AND MFD IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL . THE POLICE AND FIREMEN WERE QUITTING IN PROTEST OVER CHANGES IN THE PENSION FUNDS .
SEVERAL YEARS AGO AMERICAN BEGAN TO DO AWAY WITH DEFINED BENFIT PENSION PLANS . THIS COMPANY FELT THE DBP'S WERE TO EXPENSIVE .
SO COMPANIES AND CITIES WENT TO A DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN WHICH COST THE COMPANY OR CITY MUCH LESS . BUT THE WORKER GOT THE SHORT END OF THE STICK .
IF YOU HAVE A DEFINED BENFIT PLAN FIGHT TO KEEP IT !
JUST A TIP FROM MY ECON CLASS AT MIT .
LATER DUDE !
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
JABS,HOOKS,& CROSSES
**** JAB - SORRY TO HEAR OF THE PASSING OF TOMMY MURRAY .
MAD DOG MURRAY WAS MY OLD JACKSON BOXING CLUB TEAM-MATE OF SOME 45 YEARS AGO .
MAD DOG WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS FRENETIC STYLE & CROWD PLEASING ACTION .
**** HOOK- JOSH PASTNER RECIEVED THE DREADED VOTE OF CONFIDENCE FROM AD TOM BOWEN .
BOWEN SAID JOSH IS HIS COACH . THIS IS WHAT THEY SAY RIGHT BEFORE YOU GET THE BOOT .
JOSH IS NOT WINNING ENOUGH GAMES - BOTTOM LINE
MEMPHIS FANS EXPECT A LOT , & FOR 2.6 MILLION THEY SHOULD .
THE ATTENDANCE NUMBERS ARE FALLING , THE MOST DANGEROUS SIGN OF TROUBLE IN THE PROGRAM .
IF NUMBERS CONTINUE TO DIP & THE TIGERS DON'T IMPROVE , LOOK FOR BOWEN TO RETHINK THIS COACH THING .
**** CROSS - THE FOOTBALL TIGERS WIN 10 GAMES & THEY WANT TO RAISE PRICES .
I GUESS THAT IS THE WAY IT WORKS .
BUT THEY SURE DIDN'T GIVE REFUNDS THOSE YEARS THEY DIDN'T WIN MANY IF ANY .
LOOKS LIKE THAT BLADE CUTS BOTH WAYS .
**** JAB - PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE WEATHER .
THEY SAY IT IS A BAD DAY ,A NASTY DAY , OR A MISERABLE DAY .
LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I THINK .
EVERY DAY IS A GREAT DAY NO MATTER THE WEATHER .
EVERY DAY THE LORD GIVES ME IS A WONDERFUL DAY . I HAVE SPENT ENOUGH TIME IN THE HOSPITAL & IN THE CHEMO ROOM THAT THE WEATHER IS NOT A BIG DEAL TO ME
TODAY IS THE DAY THE LORD HAS MADE
REJOICE IN IT !
Monday, March 2, 2015
JABS,HOOKS,& CROSSES
**** ALMOST OVER
THE NIGHTMARE FOR THE TIGERS IS COMING TO AN END . A TOUGH YEAR FOR MEMPHIS
BUT WILL NEXT YEAR BE ANY BETTER ?
A LOT OF BIG BLUE FANS ARE PRAYING THAT JOSH WILL MOVE ON . MANY ARE WISHING FOR A BUY - OUT .
IF YOU EVER GET THE LABEL OF UNDER -PERFORMER IT IS VERY HARD TO RALLY BACK .
JOSH DOES NOT HAVE A LOT OF GREAT PLAYERS THIS YEAR . BUT THEN, JOSH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING THE PLAYERS .
THERE COULD BE SOME SAD DAYS TO COME IN TIGERLAND . WATCH THOSE TICKET SALES AS A SURE INDICATION OF THINGS TO COME.
WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR FOR THE TIGERS MAY BE A LONG WAY OFF .
**** WAY TO GO !
A BIG CHEER FOR THE LEWISBERG GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM . THE LADY PATRIOTS MADE IT TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT . UNBELIEVABLE !!!
LEWISBERG IS LIVING THE HOOSIERS STORY IN REAL LIFE .
THE PATRIOTS HAVE PLAYED THROUGH SOME HARD TIMES AND JUST KEPT ON KEEPING ON . JUST WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE A LOTTA PAIN - NO GAIN THE SHIP CAME IN .
MY NIECE LINDSAY IS ONE OF THE COACHES . IT IS WONDERFUL FOR THE COACHES AND PLAYERS TO HAVE THIS STORYBOOK ENDING .
SINCE WE ARE RE-DOOING HOOSIERS I GUESS YOU CAN CALL ME UNCLE SHOOTER !
**** OWN THE ZONE
WHY CAN SOME TEAMS PLAY ZONE AND OTHER TEAMS NOT .
SOME TEAMS CAN SMOTHER YOU WITH A ZONE WHILE OTHERS STAND AROUND WITH THIER HANDS IN THE AIR LIKE A STICK-UP AT THE 7-11.
SIMPLE ! THE COACH HAS TO BELIEVE IN THE DEFENSE .
SOME COACHES DO NOT BELIEVE IN ZONE THEREFORE THEY CAN'T COACH THE DEFENSE . THIER DOUBT SEEPS INTO THE PLAYERS WHO BECOME PASSIVE .
THE BEST DEFENSE FOR YOU IS THE ONE YOUR PLAYERS CAN DO BEST .
IN THE EARLY EIGHTIES WE WERE A VERY GOOD MAN TO MAN TEAM BUT THE PLAYERS WHO REPLACED THOSE WERE MUCH SLOWER .
SO WE CONVERTED TO ALL ZONE AND WENT 50 - 6 THE NEXT TWO SEASONS .
YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT YOUR PLAYERS DO BEST . DO NOT SEND YOUR EAGLES TO DUCK SCHOOL !
**** SOMETHING TO PONDER
WHY DOESN'T THE CITY OF MEMPHIS PRODUCE AS MANY FEMALE BASKETBALL PLAYERS AS THE AMOUNT OF MALES ?
UNTIL THEN !!
THE NIGHTMARE FOR THE TIGERS IS COMING TO AN END . A TOUGH YEAR FOR MEMPHIS
BUT WILL NEXT YEAR BE ANY BETTER ?
A LOT OF BIG BLUE FANS ARE PRAYING THAT JOSH WILL MOVE ON . MANY ARE WISHING FOR A BUY - OUT .
IF YOU EVER GET THE LABEL OF UNDER -PERFORMER IT IS VERY HARD TO RALLY BACK .
JOSH DOES NOT HAVE A LOT OF GREAT PLAYERS THIS YEAR . BUT THEN, JOSH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING THE PLAYERS .
THERE COULD BE SOME SAD DAYS TO COME IN TIGERLAND . WATCH THOSE TICKET SALES AS A SURE INDICATION OF THINGS TO COME.
WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR FOR THE TIGERS MAY BE A LONG WAY OFF .
**** WAY TO GO !
A BIG CHEER FOR THE LEWISBERG GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM . THE LADY PATRIOTS MADE IT TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT . UNBELIEVABLE !!!
LEWISBERG IS LIVING THE HOOSIERS STORY IN REAL LIFE .
THE PATRIOTS HAVE PLAYED THROUGH SOME HARD TIMES AND JUST KEPT ON KEEPING ON . JUST WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE A LOTTA PAIN - NO GAIN THE SHIP CAME IN .
MY NIECE LINDSAY IS ONE OF THE COACHES . IT IS WONDERFUL FOR THE COACHES AND PLAYERS TO HAVE THIS STORYBOOK ENDING .
SINCE WE ARE RE-DOOING HOOSIERS I GUESS YOU CAN CALL ME UNCLE SHOOTER !
**** OWN THE ZONE
WHY CAN SOME TEAMS PLAY ZONE AND OTHER TEAMS NOT .
SOME TEAMS CAN SMOTHER YOU WITH A ZONE WHILE OTHERS STAND AROUND WITH THIER HANDS IN THE AIR LIKE A STICK-UP AT THE 7-11.
SIMPLE ! THE COACH HAS TO BELIEVE IN THE DEFENSE .
SOME COACHES DO NOT BELIEVE IN ZONE THEREFORE THEY CAN'T COACH THE DEFENSE . THIER DOUBT SEEPS INTO THE PLAYERS WHO BECOME PASSIVE .
THE BEST DEFENSE FOR YOU IS THE ONE YOUR PLAYERS CAN DO BEST .
IN THE EARLY EIGHTIES WE WERE A VERY GOOD MAN TO MAN TEAM BUT THE PLAYERS WHO REPLACED THOSE WERE MUCH SLOWER .
SO WE CONVERTED TO ALL ZONE AND WENT 50 - 6 THE NEXT TWO SEASONS .
YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT YOUR PLAYERS DO BEST . DO NOT SEND YOUR EAGLES TO DUCK SCHOOL !
**** SOMETHING TO PONDER
WHY DOESN'T THE CITY OF MEMPHIS PRODUCE AS MANY FEMALE BASKETBALL PLAYERS AS THE AMOUNT OF MALES ?
UNTIL THEN !!
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