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DEL.ICIO.USBack in the fold, preparing for cold
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Alright, I’m back and in one piece after a frantic day yesterday made more absurd by my wife’s road trip. Since when does her job matter? Just kidding.
Alade Aminu practiced Tuesday (individual workouts), and in chatting with him he said that his sprained left wrist will not be a problem. Said it just needs ice, and he won’t wear a brace or wrap Friday. Maybe I’m crazy, but he looks like he’s more lean than at the beginning of the season. To my eye, a lot more lean. Actually, I know I’m crazy and not just for this observation.
The Techsters will leave after practice today, and I’ll leave Thursday morning for Chicago. It was 70 degrees there yesterday. My bestest bud, who lives there, let me know that the high Thursday is to be about 40. On Friday, about 32. Snow possible this weekend, with wind every day. Great way to spend St. Patrick’s Day in a great city, huh? Freezing.
Was chatting with some folks about a story I wrote for today’s paper about how many (most in fact) of the great freshmen players in the nation stay in touch, generally by text-messaging or instant messaging one another. I’ll leave details for the story, but Jeremis Smith happened upon our conversation. We got to talking about how much time players spend on those devices, which range in size and complexity.
He flipped his gadget open and said he’s sent and received a combined 158 messages/IMs already by what was 3 p.m. yesterday. Clearly, he went over 200 by day’s end. He’d just finished chatting with former Tech player Theodis Tarver, who’s playing in Germany. I don’t know what to make of this other than some guys spend a lot of time on those things.
Supposedly, Alade spends more time on his gadget than even Jeremis. No wonder Alade’s mother was going nuts about how much time he spends with his “toys.”
Since I’m scattershooting, and saving deep basketball thoughts for Thursday and Friday … a buddy of mine loves to listen to up and coming comedians on satellite radio and relay material to me.
One of these cats named Jim Gaffigan likes to rag on “Hot Pockets,” those mystery microwavable pastry-type deals. Said they should market each Hot Pocket with a roll of toilet paper.
Why do I mention this? Because the same friend (admittedly a lunatic) who relayed this to me, thinks I should begin Thursday’s press conference with UNLV coach Lon Kruger like this: “So Lon, we know Don and Ron are short for Donald and Ronald so is Lon short for Lonald?”
Hey, I told you I’m crazy.
P.S. I enjoyed speaking at the North Metro Lunch Bunch Monday. It was a pleasure to meet folks.
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By GT
March 14, 2007 2:55 PM | Link to this
Remember the UNLV with the Shark. Bodyguards would enter the area first to check out the entrances for safety. If the coast was clear they would wave Tarkanian on. In would come this blacken eyed butcher of a coach with a kindred look of Rodney Dangerfield. The players would wonder in like they had just backed out of a crap shoot in the locker room. I think one of these birds was a non scholarship player who started. Hunter if I remember right who had a real estate business on the side that made so much money he didn’t need the scholarship. I often wonder why more of college’s rogue outfits have not use the old business on the side trick to spread the wealth. I notice Tech may dig into the Hope Scholarship for some of its players next year in order to put more players on the bench. Maybe instead of popping some worthless CEO like the one at Home Depot with hundreds of millions Tech could rent the spot to the next Jordon. “Starting at point guard the Wall Street darling and CEO of Home Depot Michael Jordon the second.” It would not cost near as much to Home Depot and at least somebody would be getting some good out of it.
By GT80
March 14, 2007 4:38 PM | Link to this
Ummm, GT, not sure how to respond to that. You and Winky been spending time together? You’re suggesting we cheat?
By RDU_GT
March 14, 2007 8:44 PM | Link to this
Lon Kruger….Lon “Mr Kruger” of Kruger Industrial Sanding and Smoothing….K-UGER!! He may not be as funny but the man can coach. Will he out coach Mr. Hewitt?
By Brian Jones TECH FAN
March 14, 2007 10:16 PM | Link to this
why are all you tech idiots down on hewitt he is doing something right since most of yall wrote this team off after the 4 game l streak do me a favor change your colors to red and black and be another fairweather uga fan it would be a better fit for yall TECH wins by 5
By REBELMANIA
March 15, 2007 8:44 AM | Link to this
Yes Tech fans, The rebel fan is back, but not here to dis the jackets though. I have to admit that I have not had a chance to really take a look at this years team, but after looking at numerous web sites and looking at game footage on ESPN and other media outlets, that GT is a really impressive team and UNLV is definitely going to have there hands full tomorroow. Not quite sure how UNLV is going to deal with the size and athleticism of GT’s starting 5, UNLV’S tallest player is only 6’9” and our other starting 4 only go 6’-2”, 6’-0”, 6’-2” and 6’-6”, GT has 3 players @ 6’-8”, 1 @ 6’-5” and 6’-10”. We do have some size that comes off the bench, but nothing close to what GT has.
This is going to be a very difficult game for the Rebels to win, but