Being emotionally flat is especially problematic for young, non-professional athletes. Watching a first half of shots falling short, lost scrambles for the ball, lack of effort on rebounds and on closing out on three point shooters, I thought the second half would be better.
It was. The team cut off driving lanes that had been open, closed out better on threes, scrambled hard for loose balls, got position on several rebounds, and made some shots. The first four improvements were largely attributable to Brock.
Carr shot well. Allen contributed. So did Bishop, and Rice appeared in OT. But it was a ragged effort.
As the initial shock wears off I think the team will settle down. It is such an old team that it should have internal leadership that will bring back a high level of play.
It is a flawed team in terms of playing at the highest level, say beyond the Sweet Sixteen. I still think this team can get two wins in the tournament, without Beard, just as I thought it could before.
I have to wonder how this indefinite suspension without pay will affect the Morris situation, if at all. That may never be known, of course, but if Morris portals at midterm I won't be terribly surprised.
I have avoided Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and others. Originally this was because as a then practicing attorney I wanted fewer potential open doors to my files. Of course, Google and MS were already spyware. So I was an early adopter of Linux - in fact I am on an Ubuntu laptop now. And Duck Duck Go. And heavily restricted Firefox and Opera and Vivaldi.
So will I miss anything that I really want to read if I simply do not create a Mastodon account?
I appreciated the explanation of how Mastodon works, and I wish the platform well for those who want an internet community that is usually sane for online conversations.
Awesome. After I read the whole thing a few more times (more coffee, Madge!), I will
know infinitely more about these mediums than ever before. Hidden within these paragraphs is your new sports writing/editing /management direction, which I really look forward to following. Thanks for leading us through this maze to a hopefully better place.
On the Rice game, post Beard:
Being emotionally flat is especially problematic for young, non-professional athletes. Watching a first half of shots falling short, lost scrambles for the ball, lack of effort on rebounds and on closing out on three point shooters, I thought the second half would be better.
It was. The team cut off driving lanes that had been open, closed out better on threes, scrambled hard for loose balls, got position on several rebounds, and made some shots. The first four improvements were largely attributable to Brock.
Carr shot well. Allen contributed. So did Bishop, and Rice appeared in OT. But it was a ragged effort.
As the initial shock wears off I think the team will settle down. It is such an old team that it should have internal leadership that will bring back a high level of play.
It is a flawed team in terms of playing at the highest level, say beyond the Sweet Sixteen. I still think this team can get two wins in the tournament, without Beard, just as I thought it could before.
I have to wonder how this indefinite suspension without pay will affect the Morris situation, if at all. That may never be known, of course, but if Morris portals at midterm I won't be terribly surprised.
Must I join to keep reading here?
I have avoided Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and others. Originally this was because as a then practicing attorney I wanted fewer potential open doors to my files. Of course, Google and MS were already spyware. So I was an early adopter of Linux - in fact I am on an Ubuntu laptop now. And Duck Duck Go. And heavily restricted Firefox and Opera and Vivaldi.
So will I miss anything that I really want to read if I simply do not create a Mastodon account?
I appreciated the explanation of how Mastodon works, and I wish the platform well for those who want an internet community that is usually sane for online conversations.
So, thanks!.
Thank you! I knew *of* Mastodon but didn’t get the context. Learned a lot, had some chuckles and am now enticed to go see!
Awesome. After I read the whole thing a few more times (more coffee, Madge!), I will
know infinitely more about these mediums than ever before. Hidden within these paragraphs is your new sports writing/editing /management direction, which I really look forward to following. Thanks for leading us through this maze to a hopefully better place.