Recent content by DonaldDraper

Having the lowest ranked winners, it its own way, was more gratifying than 24. As fun as it is for the team to get press the whole season (and how it builds the brand), 11 and 14 were way more exciting. Losing by 100 to Louisville in 11 in the last reg season game was a killer. 11 was...

Seems like the NCAA coached up the refs to let the kids play and not turn the product into a ticky tack foul game. Been like that all tourney and it’s great for us an Purdue. It’s a good call for the product, where the best players stay on the floor and battle. If they called a really tight...

Leave it to the lawyer to tell you exactly how happy you’re allowed to be. Been in siberia for years, looking like a #1 out of nowhere. Some people here gonna get excited, try your best to enjoy it :). I’ll buy a shirt and give the first $20 donation to the guy who’s gonna wrap his car...

40 assists in two games. Forced 38 turnovers. To see the O and D operating this well, this early in the season is really something else.

I agree this is a good team, but I can’t get over the fact that opposing teams seem to miss the rotation dagger this year when they somehow made it the past 5 years. I’m not really sure what it is, maybe the wrong guy is taking the shot now cause the D is closing on the key shooters as a...

His hesitation move is as good as KEA. It’s like he has a burst of speed then can slow time down in mid air... you can’t teach that.

My next door neighbor has one and it works pretty well. The key with every fire based heater is to start a fire well before you actually need it. Once you have embers and real heat, the smoke goes up quickly and is barely noticeable. Fires are smoky and smelly when you first light them. Not...

Crazy that OP has played poorly for 30 years without lessons. Lessons should guide your practice. While they can help on their own, typically you’ll want 3-1 practice to lessons. Don’t just set aside time for the lessons, set aside time to put the lessons into your muscle memory. The 6...

Love this thread. I went to that game and still have a beat up hat I bought at the venue. I mostly blanked the next game out of my memory. UConn coming back to DC every year is a big deal for me. This NBE is great, yearly home and homes are great, and I’m gonna drink 1000 beers when they...

I see benching him as what brought that effort out. Dude is clearly hungry and there’s some minutes to be had. Go Sid!

“Pick play” terminology comes from basketball but becomes a football play, then the football play becomes a basketball play. It’s like eating breakfast for dinner. Good find, Austin. This is interesting.

I think it is partly due to teams not knowing what they’re up against in the first couple minutes. They play against a lot of 6’9” guys so to say they’re gonna avoid going at him early in the game is not the best mindset for the opposing team. They learn the lesson quickly. The timing of his...

This x 1000 Win the battle to the first TV timeout and wear em down in the second half sounds like a good game plan to me.

As he should be. If you don’t put a full night sleep between press releases on a #metoo + assault and restraining order transfer and a player personality issue transfer then you deserve what comes to you. Pros have agents with press shops to handle this. Akinjo is 19 and has his aunt’s...