Anthony Marshall sank the game-winner for UNLV over Colorado State on Wednesday night. (US Presswire) |
Another really enjoyable night of college hoop Wednesday. I trust you caught most of it. Do you realize we've only got a week of February left? March is gonna be here in a jiffy. I've got too many links to share to keep up. Let's dig in.
Around the World
For all you college kids who like the Wakeup Call, a method to game the grading curve. || This is creepy, yet I'm intrigued: tweets from beyond the grave, all thanks to an app . || Pearl Jam's Ten just cracked 10 million record sales. Here's a list of the albums in the SoundScan era that claim the same. Goodness, the late '90s provided a lot of teenagers with way too much chore money to waste on awful albums. || Six of these suggestions for new types of punctuation are legitimately savvy and needed. || 3D pen seems like a cool waste of money for my future children.
Layup Line
- Must be your first link: Bill Self shuffle GIF set to MC Hammer. Wake up and jive.
- UNLV, really borderline, needed that win Wednesday night.
- Pretty savvy approach by John Calipari, who generally gets it when it comes to uncommon approaches in fixing problems. In other words, dodgeball.
- In other Kentucky news, this harmless cartoon has riled up Wildcats fans, predictably.
- Oh, and I went on Kentucky TV and talked about the Wildcats and messed up a trivia question that I should have known. Dammit.
- A tribute to the 17-year-old prep star who collapsed and died this week. Irreversibly sad.
- Extremely scary news regarding former Longhorn Gary Johnson. Prayers with him.
- The water-mammal basketball clip that cuts straight to your hoops-loving heart.
- Meet the coach running the D-II team that scores more than 100/game and puts up 1.3 points per possession. What's his secret?
- "The scene at Chaifetz is exactly what the late Rick Majerus envisioned." Do read this column.
- Good news for Syracuse, which still stands to get better as a team as March arrives.
- The continued stagnant state of Maryland and Georgetown's frozen rivalry remains ridiculous. Let's hope the coaches and ADs can end the ban by next year. No more excuses.
- "It's jock itch in a time of cholera." Dave Kindred, you're a treasure.
- Yes, yes, yes. Pomeroy concedes on initial belief that 3-point defense is basically all luck. It's some luck but some system and a lot depending on other factors in the defense. If you're into chances and how patterns develop, do read it.
- Damontre Harris was arrested this week. Do you know whom he plays for?
- Five really good programs this season that will/should take significant steps back next year.
- If you haven't had your Victor Oladipo Moment yet, you're sleepwalking through this season.
Moving Pictures and Music
»» I apologize for sharing this, but I couldn't not.
Listen, I know you know the song, but I need you to be in my world right now, because "Africa" has been in my head for the past three days. I figure the only way the worm leaves my brain is by passing it along to you. More importantly, have you forgotten how incredible this video is? It's comical.
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