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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 3252976, member: 289"] PART II On the national scene: “Memphis vs. Cincinnati was the game on TV. (Memphis won 60-49). JB: “I don’t know what the Weisman deal is. He wasn’t to avoid injury but more guys get hurt in workouts than in games.” Temple beat Wichita State in Wichita. “I don’t think there are big upsets anymore. There are many more close games. There’s not much of a difference between teams...I’ve seen Kentucky play well and other times they’ve struggled. They have young guards….Northern Iowa is really good. I’m friends with their coach, (Ben Jacobson), thought Nike trips….San Diego State looks like a good team, not a great team. There is so much balance…..Colorado has looked strong ….Auburn got buzz sawed at Alabama but that’s a rivalry game on the road…..it will be a very controversial year as far as NCAA selections.” On the ACC: “Georgia Tech didn’t have their point guard, (Jose Alvarado), when we played them and they now have a transfer who just became eligible, (6-7 228 Jordan Usher from USC). Elijah had a great start against then and suddenly it was 12-2. They started pressing and we got easy shots. …Clemson has good veteran guys and are a solid team.” Casey in Fayetteville wanted to know what restaurants Jim looks forward to dinning at on road trips. Jim likes Pittsburgh a lot because they have quite a few good Italian places. “It’s good therapy for the staff to get away for a good meal. But it’s not much fun if you lose.” Jim mentioned a restaurant on a hill with a great view. I wonder if it’s the place featured in this episode of Route 66, (see the fourth paragraph of my review): [URL="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0690471/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1"]"Route 66" Mon Petit Chou (TV Episode 1961) - IMDb[/URL] It’s shown in this clip: [MEDIA=youtube]CAoRZBcqEYY[/MEDIA] Carmelo Anthony returned to Houston and “had a really efficient game. They are still a dangerous team . I thought Carmelo would be a solid second team fit – he could really dominate - but he’s getting to start due to injuries.” Zion Williamson “Is a good kid with a big body. I hope he holds up. Big men get tired moving fast. That’s when you tend to get hurt.” On the resignation of Carlos Beltran as the Mets manager in the sign-stealing scandal: “I was surprised. They aren’t punishing players. But he didn’t fight it. I’m sure he’s getting a settlement. There has always been sign stealing. I don’t know much about it.” This is the anniversary of the day the Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford were inducted into the Hall of Fame. “They stole signs back then, too. It wasn’t as sophisticated. But players stayed with teams longer so it got reported less.” On Odell Beckham Jr. was shown handing money to LSU players after the championship game: Not smart. The players who are coming back to LSU will give the money back.” Jim Brown was named the top college football player of all time. Ernie Davis and Floyd Little were also on the list, (15th and 52nd). Jim had been asked to predict where they would be ranked and got them “in the right order”. “Jim had to be #1 but people thought Ernie Davis would be better than he was. He was nearly as big and he was faster. He was also a great basketball player.” (Ernie was a Parade All-American in basketball. Jim wasn’t but he has a notable career here in that sport.) “People who met Ernie said that he was the best guy they ever knew. I know a guy from home, (Lyons), who didn’t like many people and he loved Ernie so he must have been something. I met his mother once. We helped put in a basketball court at the Ernie Davis center in Elmira. “ The Duke game will be at *PM on February 1st. Gomez said that the next day would be ground hog day. He has friends who will be at the Duke game and the next day will travel to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to see if the ground hog will see his shadow, (and then live that day over and over again until they get it right). Gomez had some basketball trivia related to Punxsutawney: the famous Penn, Pistons and Olympic coach Chuck Daly coached the local high school team there from 1955-1963. Coach remembers Daly as the ultimate clothes horse: “He was one of the classiest guys I’ve ever known. He had a closet the size of a room for just his clothes. He had 100 tailored suits, with a dress shirt for each one. He had 40 pairs of shoes and 30-40 sweaters, the most expensive kind- cashmere. Everything was custom made. Many of them were unused. He would bring two suits to the game in case something happened. They had two trivia questions: What famous author attended the SU- Virginia game in Charlottesville? What former Syracuse player recently celebrated his son scoring his 1,000th collegiate point? (Hint: it’s the second time he’s done it.) [/QUOTE]

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