The Judge Speaks. Threepeat Edition.

[Chasm64]

I rhyme my haikus. Gonna have to think what testicles rhyme's with.

Mystical

 

[AzHusky]

I have enough trouble writing complete sentences on here, never mind trying to write something I know nothing about. "Haikus" are written by people who know the English language. Some days I have trouble spelling "flabbergasted".

 

[storrsroars]

The fact you think 99.9% is awful says all we need to know about the kind of fan you are.

I may need another noose.

I think it's been mathematically proven that if you do actually have 1000 monkeys typing away for 1000 years you will not end up with anything resembling Shakespeare.

Makers' screed was on the level of War and Peace or Les Miserables. This group is barely capable of a haiku.

And to think I was actually going to buy in with you this year. See the new avatar?

 

[Deepster]

I think it's been mathematically proven that if you do actually have 1000 monkeys typing away for 1000 years you will not end up with anything resembling Shakespeare.

Makers' screed was on the level of War and Peace or Les Miserables. This group is barely capable of a haiku.

And to think I was actually going to buy in with you this year. See the new avatar?

Well, if we count your posts we only need 999 more monkeys to test that theory out.

 

[homunculus]

I rhyme my haikus. Gonna have to think what testicles rhyme's with.

Spectacle. Which is what we’re about to bring to the wild West.

 

[ninety-nine]

Out of the shadows
was hurled the third beast, fired by
the blood of legends.

 

[Excalibur]

I rhyme my haikus. Gonna have to think what testicles rhyme's with.

I rhyme my haikus
Going to have to think what
testicles rhymes with

 

[uconnyankee]

Hangings?

 

[HuskyHawk]

Husky fans on the Boneyard are fully energized and ready

 

[CTBasketball]

I’ve been pumping this all year. We are the champs until someone rips it from our cold, dead hands. So act like it. They will play like it. Yea we have deficiencies but so does everyone else.

I’m sick and tired of hearing how good of a conference the SEC is. We have an opportunity to show the world how corrupt ESPN and their media boosting is in the first weekend alone. Get it done.

The only regret I have about seeding is that we don’t have an SEC team lined up in the Sweet 16. When we meet St John’s again we’ll laugh when the SEC turns the conversations to spring football. Let’s fight.

 

[Deepster]

I’ve been pumping this all year. We are the champs until someone rips it from our cold, dead hands. So act like it. They will play like it. Yea we have deficiencies but so does everyone else.

I’m sick and tired of hearing how good of a conference the SEC is. We have an opportunity to show the world how corrupt ESPN and their media boosting is in the first weekend alone. Get it done.

The only regret I have about seeding is that we don’t have an SEC team lined up in the Sweet 16. When we meet St John’s again we’ll laugh when the SEC turns the conversations to spring football. Let’s fight.


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^^^^^^this.

 

[Hoophound]

THE JUDGE SPEAKS

Once again, I stand before you ready to lead us to a 7th championship and a historic, almost unheard of threepeat. This one is big and nothing this good ever comes easy.

Hurley turned down the Lakers. Karaban returned. Since cutting down the nets last year, they have fully embraced the opportunity in front of them.

“This is where we’re at. Everyone has signed on,” he told his players then. “The season that we’re going to embark on is going to be rare, in terms of what we can accomplish to literally join those UCLA teams from a historical [standpoint].”

Hurley passed out bracelets with “Dynasty” on them. He showed the team hype videos of the Bulls threepeat season. And he read a book on winning written by John Wooden. And that’s where it clicked for me. That is where the Mojo will come from.

To achieve what only the great John Wooden has achieved, we must embrace and channel the Wizard of Westwood. Only he will show us the way. I mean, surely a basketball wizard knows a thing or two about Mojo, right? Westwood lived by his infamous Pyramid of Success highlighting characteristics like poise, competitive greatness, loyalty, enthusiasm and CONFIDENCE.

And while we will certainly need all of that, we may even need a little more. And with that? I give you “The Dan Hurley Mojo Pyramid of Success”. The foundational blocks that contain all that we need.

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For this one? There is nothing cute. This one is going to take every ounce of Boneyard Mojo we got. Whatever you’ve done from this pyramid in the past? Do it all. With passion and force. Conjure the spirits of titles past and of the great John Wooden. I’ve seen it work before with magical runs from Kemba and Shabazz where we all sat here doubting our chances. But Deepster! We don’t have the defense! We don’t have a first team Big East player on our roster! Mahaney stinks! Reed should start!

It begins and ends with you. I can only show you the path. And, deep in my heart, I truly believe we can do this. We have always loved going out West. We have always loved being an underdog. And we have the best coaching staff in the nation. Momentum is a powerful drug and the last thing the other 67 teams want to see is a back to back defending champ get hot.

As for the hangings? My posse is rounding up the two scoundrels as we speak and the gallows are begging for their necks.

The Judge has spoken.

Nice work. I think it moved.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

The way I see it, if Deep and I are on the same wavelength, something very good must be brewing (or we are approaching the apocalypse), but either way, we are good.

We don't need to fear anyone, they need to fear us. I wish there were a way top comvince the cowards on this board of how wrong they are, but those of us with testiculos will need to go through this, and we can take the candy asses along for the ride.

I have a message for any school that gets in our way:

 

[Deepster]

The way I see it, if Deep and I are on the same wavelength, something very good must be brewing (or we are approaching the apocalypse), but either way, we are good.

We don't need to fear anyone, they need to fear us. I wish there were a way top comvince the cowards on this board of how wrong they are, but those of us with testiculos will need to go through this, and we can take the candy asses along for the ride.

I have a message for any school that gets in our way:

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[Samoo]

I rhyme my haikus. Gonna have to think what testicles rhyme's with.

just tickles

 

[SubbaBub]

 

[CL82]

I’ve been pumping this all year.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

 

[FfldCntyFan]

 

[jostar1]

What we now need is for the cowards who have been lamenting our draw from before it was announced to buy in to the unavoidable reality that we do not back down to anyone.

 

[huskyharry]

Hass looked much tougher putting up his dukes than Alice did in that video, but of course we are doomed, DOOMED for sure!

 

[Gutter King]

Steph likes us to Triple Champ. Welcome to the true believer club, Steph. Never had a doubt you were ride or die.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I will note that there are currently 10,123 members. Fewer than 0.3% participate in the Haiku thread. If we got that to even 5%, Hans would have a coronary trying to keep up.

A psycho-emotional breakdown would present far more of a risk than a coronary, but I've been operating with that awareness throughout the season.

In preparation, I've sometimes skipped game day haiku participation in favor of caring for and playing with a 3-year old. And I've arrived late to the game with my contributions.To an impressively high degree, others have stepped in, noted imperfections, made corrections, and ultimately validated my deep belief that the Game Day Haiku Thread benefits from my participation, but - as with this NCAA Tournament mojo thread - it does not succeed because of any one contributor. Especially in the Hurley area, we win as a team. We all pull the sled.

If there is a huge uptick in haiku participation, I will feel emotionally stressed by counting every bit of every entry offered. But it's what I do. Yes, my post-season pay will be a large multiple of the regular season rate per entry...and still add up to the same outcome. There is no NIL for fans.

I will subvocalize every single word and tap out each syllable with my fingers. My greatest physical injury risk will be repetitive stress in the joints of my right hand.

Will additional help and back-up checkers help? You bet they will.

Of course, prevention is always the best approach. Write your haiku. Test it out with your inner voice and fingers. Post your entry, and re-read it while counting again. If needed, make corrections by editing before time expires

One of my favorite 7-syllable 2nd lines is, "Eschew ambiguity."

There are many ways to pronounce "Xavier," but only one way to say, "X."

People still write explanatory notes like, "My kid wrote this," as though that 4-syllable intro hasn't broken the integrity of the post. My comments, corrections, and suggestions are written only in haiku. I can be frustrating & dizzying. May that truth serve as a dream come true for those who dislike my efforts & expressions in this forum.

I choose to do haiku for reasons I've many times explained, and I accept that there are those who object to my doing whatever I do for reasons they fabricate, misinterpret, or do not comprehend.

Haiku is a calling. It's a vital energetic force that surrounds, buoys, strengthens, and inspires the coaches, the players, and all types of fans.

Haiku wards off the haters, the trolls, and those whose worst excesses are driven by needs for clicks & eyeballs.

May we all do our best.