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    Is there a Big East - All Tournament Team?

    I could not find one.
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    Today

    Remember, remember, the 5th of November Gunpowder, treason, and plot Hurry, hurry, 29 February; Honor Fishy, neither washy nor wishy; Humor, knowledge, and thought; That's not all he's got. Courage rather than pluck; Our leader, our luck. Have a drink or several Today's the day.;
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    Ask not...

    Ask not what the Yard can do for you, but what you can do for the Yard. There are many possible answers, but to begin we might examine myths and legends. Many conflate the two; however, a legend always has a basis in reality. Fishy, Tom, and Nan exist. It was/is always mythic that UConn...
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    Why the Yard

    It has come to my attention that there is a game today. It is I believe between Uconn men and Nova. The kittens I believe. Years ago they had two coaches who won NCAA championships, tempis fugit. It just goes to show that Duke and Kansas excuse me, Purdue and Houston have to move over. It is...
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    The old order changeth, yielding place to new...

    I'm sure all Yarders are aware of this Tennyson quote. It goes on" And God fulfills himself in many ways, lest one good Husky team should destroy the world ," My question for the Yardis" Is this better or worse than being:"bad for basketball?
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    Films Worth Viewing Index Year 2

    Page 1: "Men in Black," "Skokie," "Patton," "Young Mr. .Lincoln," "The Adventures of Robin Hood," "Good Morning Viet Nam," "A Hard Day's Night," "Searching for Bobby Fisher," "Kim," "Get on the Bus," "Hotel Mumbai," and "Joe." Page 2: "The Apartment," "Bottle Shock," "Sideways," "Seconds,"...
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    Films Worth Viewing Year 3

    Just a bit of housekeeping before the first full comment; I will post a table of contents for year two shortly. I will try and post regularly. Suggestions about particular films, or more general suggestions for instance; more foreign films, more films from this century, etc, are worth...
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    Boneyard, Please Forgive Me

    It has been many years since my last confession. I have committed the following sins. Yesterday, i committed the venial sin of posting my film comment on "Wild River" to Movie Hindsight rather than to Films Worth Viewing. My apology for that sin was perfunctory and not heartfelt. I committed...
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    Celebs both well known and obscure that you have more than just met

    I will start with one fairly obscure celebrity: Sean Flynn. He was the only son of Errol Flynn. He left Duke to pursue an acting career. I met him on a film set in Ceylon. I was hired as an extra. The film was made in the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens; I was a Fulbright Scholar at the...
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    Watching Games

    God love TCF. I just watched the quarter final AAC game in 2014. The opponent was Memphis in Memphis. I remembered Giffey making 7 3's. I was wrong he only made 6. Still, this is one of the better played games I've seen. This is well worth a look.
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    Worst foul call on a UConn player?

    With 2:06 remaining against Rutgers, Sue Bird is inbounding the ball. Shawnetta Stewart grabs Abrosimova"s shorts. Svet is called for the foul This was the Big East championship game.
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    Films Worth Viewing Year 2

    It has been a year; so I'm closing the original Films Worth Viewing. I will begin with "Men in Black." "Men in Black"-Barry Sonnenfeld-1997 This film was a product of Amblin Entertainment the Spielberg company. The series is based on a comic created by Lowell Cunningham. The screenplay was...
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    Films Worth Viewing Contents 3

    Page 16 The Thing from Another World Un Chien Andalou Discrete Charm of the Bourgeoise The Counterfeit Traitor The Blue Angel Miracle Woman No Turn Left Unstoned The Pretenders with Friends 7 Years in Tibet Blow Up Roman Holiday Forbidden Planet Equalizer 2 The Report The Invisible Man Page...
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    Films Worth Viewing Contents II

    Page 8 Blade Runner Henry V (Brannagh) Rashomon Grand Canyon Sullivan's Travels Field of Dreams Great Dictator Alexander Nevsky Page 9 Great Expectations Beckett Hair Stop Making Sense Bitter Tea of General Yen Bloody Sunday Amelie Grave of the Fireflies The Desert Fox Hollywoodism: Jews...
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    Films Worth Viewing Table of Contents

    Page 1: Oldboy The Red Balloon The Last Temptation of Christ Page 2: The Seven Samaurai Breaking Away The Magnificent Seven Judgement at Nuremberg The Ox Bow Incident 12 Angry Men Bride of Frankenstein Carrie The Exorcist Night of the Hunter Carrie The Exorcist Page 3 Once Upon a Time in the...
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    Films Worth Viewing

    Since I am older than dirt, and I have watched movies regularly for almost as long, and I own over 2,000 films, Ihave been thinking about doing a sort of series on watchable films. Those who have long memories perhaps will recall my beer of the week series. If there is interest, I propose a...
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    Best Sport's Day Ever?

    June 16th 2016. First day of US Open Golf (admiitedly that kind of punked out with the weather); 2nd game of group play in FIFA European Championships featured 3 close games; USA In Copa America knockout round; game 6 of the NBA finals. I'm in hiatus mode now. I am not a couch potato; I...
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    Expectations

    I like to divide them as follows: 1. Long term/very long term, 2. Medium term, 3. Short term, and 4. Very short term. Looking at the LT/VLT is really a guessing game. What conference, what coach, what players, all of this is like predicting a multibody problem 5 problems away. If UConn is...
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    This Board has no Joie De Vivre

    It is filled with injustice collectors. On today of all days, remember Fishy Appreciation Day comes only once every four years. This pointless pusillanimous pity party has to stop. Obviously my efforts have been in vain; however, I will try one final time on this auspicious day. Many years...
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    Just a Reminder

    United we stand in celebration of Fishy Appreciation Day on February 29th. It is permitted to sing along or even to hum if you are in a public ar you are not in good voice. God bless Bonyardia, board that we love. Stand beside her to guide her As Fishy's wit shines from above. From the...
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    "From the book and volume of my brain,

    unmixed with baser matter. Yes, by heaven it's Fishy Appreciation Day. Once every four years on February 29th, it is fitting to remember his contributions to Boneyardlandia. As I sit and type, I humbly beseech fellow "Yarders to pause and reflect while imbibing your favorite legal beverages...
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    Wither the Huskies?

    This team does some things pretty well. In no particular order: 1) shooting free throws, 2) running the break, 3)half court defense. The half court offense is a hot and cold running mess. This is not a good shooting team, and we rarely go on hot shooting streaks. Even when players are...
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    Everything I Need to Know

    I learned in Nursery Rhymes. In that spirit I offer: There was a little team that had a little dream right in the middle of the season, But when they were good, they were very, very good, But when they were bad, they were horrid.
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    Once More into the Breach

    Frankly the Board's performance doesn't merit red meat, but perhaps there is a glimmer of hope for the future. Besides I'm a compassionate curmudgeon, so potatoes are an option. Today's offering is Bombay Style Roast Potatoes. You will need the following: 3medium russet potatoes, large...
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    Shocking Sheriff, Fudnuts

    Well, what did I learn today? First, I should threaten to post a recipe more often. Second and more important those 'yarders who consigned Calhoun to the grave should unroll their posters of KO which they have been using as surfaces for dartboards, and then they should make an apologetic salam...
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    Recipe for the 'Yard

    Once again the Yard festers with discontent; I fear it will only become worse. I have no solution for the on court problems, but perhaps I can offer some solace to yarders. I offer the hope, nay the actuality of a recipe which may alleviate some mental and digestive suffering. I have spent...
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    Could This Be the End of Boneyard Paranoia?

    Let's be honest; the paranoia on this hallowed site is mundane, commonplace, PC like. It is less than I expected. Currently we are focusing on the usual; the NCAA is a bankrupt organization; they aren't going to punish UNC appropriately. Where is the call for the death penalty? The vengeful...
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    4th of July Movies

    I've been posting a list for several years. This list is the previous list as best as I remember. 1. Drums Along the Mohawk-early Technicolor, John Ford story set on the Western frontier during the Revolutionary War, The West was Western New York. This is a personal favorite for over 60...
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    Logic Holes In GOT

    First let me say that I am a huge fan of GOT. The first three volumes are great; the fourth is pretty good, and the fifth is a real mess. The holes I am going to point out are common to fantasy cycles in general, but given the quality of the writing and the depth of the universe construction...
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    Two Questions

    First does Calipari leave UK? There were widespread musings that he would leave for the NBA if he won the Championship. If he returns; next year's team doesn't look as strong. He is going to lose Towns, and he still has the Harrison problem with another top rated PG coming in. Realistically...
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    A Humble Suggestion

    What Will You Do on Wednesday? I offer this option; there is an excellent indie film on high school girls basketball that is worth repeated viewings. It is a fictionalized retelling of the career of Jim Keith an Oklahoma basketball coach who began in the '60's. It stars Jeffrey Donovan...
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    Vultures, Vultures Everywhere

    I'm a longtime Husky fan. I go back to George Erlich and the CMPA broadcasts on TIC. I loved the Huskies, still do. The Boneyard came along and it was a revelation. It was interesting, entertaining, sometimes laugh out loud funny. There were many knowledgeable posters; there was panache. I...
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    July 4th Movie Marathon

    Last year I posted a list of quality films celebrating the American Experience. I thought I Might attempt the same quality performance this year. So in no particular order; here we go. 1.) Yankee Doodle Dandy This is Jimmy Cagney's academy Award film. It purports to be a biopic of George...
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    How does Coach Ollie see next season's team?

    I'm probably going to bore you with uninformed generalities, but here goes nothing/something. Just as a starting point; I'm going to posit several points. First: Coach Ollie had to adapt his coaching to personnel available last season. Second: the abilities of that personnel limited his...
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    Giffey factoid

    His first double figure scoring game was against Kentucky; his last double figure scoring game was against Kentucky.
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