Georgetown’s Otto Porter to declare for the NBA draft
I think we all saw this coming, and with an almost guaranteed pick in the top 10, it makes the most sense for Otto.
As a Hoya fan, I know that it will be hard not to wonder “what if,” about next season, and “what happened” about the FGCU debacle, but Otto, I was always proud to watch you wear the blue and gray, and I wish you the best in the NBA.
If Michigan wins tonight, I will be the winner of @CasualHoya’s 350+ person bracket contest. While no money is involved, I could win the following…
A gift bag containing one very casual headband, bottles of CasuALE shipped directly to your doorstep, and a Casual Award named in your honor for next season! (via Casual Bracket Contest is Back! Win a Plethora of Prizes Including a New Car*! - Casual Hoya)
Having previously tasted the delicious CasuALE, all I can say is Go Blue!
UPDATE: Oh well.
Here’s a wonderful picture of Jeff Green, moments after sinking a game-winning layup at the end of last night’s Cavs-Celtics game, giving a big hug to Dr. Lars Svensson. Dr. Svensson is the man who performed open heart surgery on Green to fix an aortic aneurysm over a year ago, saving Green’s life as well as his career. (via Jeff Green Hugged His Heart Surgeon After Making Game-Winning Layup)
Jeff Green continues to make Hoya fans proud!
C’mon Adidas!! As if it wasn’t difficult enough to watch some of these teams play basketball. (via Adidas unveils preposterous sleeved college hoops uniforms)
Hugo says, “this game was a nailbiter, but I don’t have any teeth, so gnawing on my wrist will have to do. Anyway, Go Hoyas!”
Retired NBA star Yao Ming is using his international renown and domestic status as one of China’s most recognizable public citizens to try to convince his fellow Chinese citizens to stop seeking products made from elephant ivory and rhino horn, hoping to curb the demand that fuels poaching in Africa and is helping bring Kenyan elephants and rhinos perilously close to extinction. The former Houston Rockets center arrived in Kenya on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012 — his first-ever visit to the African nation — to meet with local scientists and conservationists, to begin filming and to see the animals first-hand.
(via stormingthefloor)
Summer is for summer league basketball. (Watching the Tombs play at Kenner League in Georgetown’s McDonough gym).
Watching the Wizards and Pacers at Verizon Ctr makes me appreciate Georgetown’s fan support.
(Watching a basketball game from the 400 level also makes me appreciate our season ticket location).
Redefining NBA Basketball Positions
For the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference a few weeks ago, Stanford biomechanical engineering student Muthu Alagappan presented his work on redefining basketball positions.
Fascinating!
I made this contest for a pizza party at the office today. Let’s see how good you are:
1) Several colleges and universities are built on hilltops, but only one team in the tournament uses that as its mascot. Who are they (and why does their mascot look a bit like Grimace from McDonalds)? _______________________________
2) This year’s tournament has two “Blue” teams (with blue in the name), one is a tournament regular and the other is a solid mid-major. What are the two teams?
_______________________________ _______________________________
3) Michigan State wears Spartans on the front of their jerseys, but so does one other team, that’s a bit closer to home (being DC). Who are they? _______________________________
4) What Midwestern school might have decided that “amber waves of grain” might not be assertive enough, but stuck with similar subject matter? ___________________________________
5) This year’s tournament has a fair bit of wind blowing through it. Name the three schools with these breezy mascots:
Cyclones: ______________________________
Gaels: ________________________________
Gaels: _________________________________
6) We’re far from a full moon, but lupine teams show up in several brackets. Can you name the school associated with:
Wolverines: _________________________
Wolfpack: __________________________
Lobos: _____________________________
Bona-Wolf __________________________ (I swear I didn’t just make that up).
7) Two schools have “swash-buckling” mascots from out of history/literature..Who are they and what are the mascots?
________________________________ ________________________________
8) Four schools have variations on the color red in the name of their mascot. (Hint, all four mascots start with “C”). Who are they?
________________________________ _________________________________
________________________________ _________________________________
Bonus: Does this year’s tournament have more (pick one):
____ Cats (including big cats) ___ Dogs (including wolves ___ Other Mammals
____ Birds
Congrats to Chris Condon (the first set of correct answers) and Matt Golden (first all correct plus bonus).
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