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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 1271721, member: 289"] OTHER TOPICS They talked about Kentucky spending $800,000 for their summer games in the Bahamas. Syracuse spent $80,000 on its trip to Canada last season. Kentucky players got $150 a day per diem. SU got $35. “#35 dollars doesn’t buy much in the Bahamas. In new York you can spend $75 for breakfast and $125.00 for a small steak at dinner. “ Jim pointed out that Kentucky was also bankrolling the three other teams that went with them on the trip. They sold the trip to their fans to pay for it. They probably made out all right. The SU women’s team now has Brittany Sykes, Briana Day and Alexis Peterson injured. “ They’ve only lost to top teams and not by much.” They went over the NBA All-Star starting line-up selections: East- Carmelo Anthony, Pau Gasol, LeBron James, Kyle Lowery and John Wall West- Kobe Bryant, Stephen Curry, Anthony Davis, Marc Gasol and Blake Griffin Kobe, of course, will not be available. Curry was the #1 vote getter, (thank you, Sportscenter). JIm thinks Curry and Clay Thompson are the best backcourt in the league. The Warriors are the best team in the league. Matt noted the contrast between the situations of the two first time coaches, Steve Kerr and Derek Fisher. Curry and Steve Kerr have shooting contests after the game and Curry always wins. Matt said that Curry, with his Sportscenter commercial may be poised to become the Peyton Manning of basketball with his play on the court and his commercials off the court. Jim commented that Marc Gasol has become better than his brother, Pau. They noted how well the Hawks are playing. “Their first round picks have been good, not great. They got Millsap in a trade. Kyle Korver shoots the ball better than anybody. Cleveland will get better but Atlanta might be the best team in the East. Jim doesn’t think much of “Deflatgate”. (Matt said that they’d lose their license as a talk show if they didn’t talk about it). Jim found Tom Brady and Bill Belichick credible. “What are they accusing them of? I don’t know who deflated the balls or why. I don’t know that it makes any difference in the world. Aaron Rodgers likes it at 15 pounds, Brady likes it at 12.5. Are they going to know the difference? Joe Theisman said he couldn’t tell the difference.” Full disclosure: JB said last week that he and his son were Patriot fans. “If it’s that important it should be handled by the league. Having each team supply its own balls opens up too many possibilities. In college basketball we play with the home team’s balls. We get to practice with them during the week.” Matt said he’s talked to players and the NBA ball is slicker than the college ball. Nike balls tend to be more tacky than Wilson balls. Ryan Nassib and Rob Long told him that the NFL ball is bigger and harder than the college ball. JB: I can’t believe it’s that much of a difference. The Super Bowl? Jim likes the way his Patriots are playing. Seattle was ”lucky to get by.” A fan came by the booth with a 3 by 5 foot painting he’s done of Jim Boeheim on the sidelines and had Jim autograph it. [/QUOTE]

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