- LeBron did it. Only needed 3 quarters to get the 36 he needed to pass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and become the NBA's all-time leading scorer. A fade-away with about 11 seconds to go in the third did it against the Thunder.
- I have never seen such an uninspired team as this Lakers mess. Good... God....
- The game was stopped for about 15 minutes, the first commercial afterward was a specially-prepared Nike ad for the achievement.
- On the other side of the coin is a high-school game in Oklahoma. 17-1 team played a 2-3 team, so the 2-3 team decided to try to slow the game down -- to an abject STOP. Final score? Weatherford Eagles (the 17-1 team) 4 - Anadarko Warriors 2.
- Beggings for the coaches to be suspended or fired, a shot clock in Oklahoma basketball (the NFHS, this year, has placed a national allowance for states to implement a high school shot clock -- Oklahoma has not), etc.
- More details on the debacle: The first quarter was completely scoreless. The third quarter had one possession which literally lasted seven minutes before a foul. Sophomore CJ Nickson, who has 1,000 points for the Eagles in just under two seasons, scored both baskets for his team.
- OK, #1: There was a rule, back in the day, to handle something like this, and the NFHS took it out -- the Lack of Action Rule. The team that was behind (or the offense, IIRC, in case of a tie) had the impetus under the rules to make a degree of action, and the referees had the authority to order a team to do so -- failure to do so would result in a technical foul.
- #2: At some point, isn't there the authority of the officials to take nearly unlimited action (up to forfeiture) if it is clear that the game is an abject farce?
- #3: Did anyone's eyebrows get raised at a team which has played 18 games and won 17 playing a team, in early February (so we're quite a bit into the high school boys' basketball season here) which has only played five games????
- COVIDIOT-12 wants some time to himself -- he says he may have a decision on his career after a four-day "darkness retreat".
- Michael Irvin has been expelled from the NFL Network and it's coverage of the Super Bowl -- an interaction with a woman on Sunday is the reason, but no other details have been noted. It apparently took place in a hotel lobby and is claimed not to be sexual in nature.
The truth is not what actually happened. It's what you can ENFORCE happened. It's ALL enforcement.
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
February 8, 2023 News and Notes
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