by Wayne23 » Fri Nov 18, 2016 4:08 pm
11/14: We’re the #5 seed in the NIT. We beat #12 LSU 77-75 on a three by starter Bo Hay, his only points of the game. He then stole the inbounds pass- his only steal of the game, as time ran out. 19, 7, 2 for SF/PF Hap Cole, 14 for Ted Hemp, who moved from SF to SG/PG this season because we’re short on decent guards. 16 for sub SF Jam Well, 10, 7 for Lem More. -6 RBs but only 8 TOs (+10).
#4 seed Auburn is next.
11/16: 83-75. It was single digits, back and forth, all the way, but we lead most of the time. Great team effort. We’re getting a lot out of the SF position. Ali Hahs had 12, 3, 8 from there, Hap Cole had 13, 5 (He plays some PF, too). 11, 8 for More inside, 11, 5, 3 for Hemp outside. +16 RBs.
Weak NIT field this year. It’s #1 seed, #25 ranked Oregon in the semis.
11/18: 82-88. They took 50 free throws, we took 31. 3 of our guys fouled out, none of theirs had more than 3 fouls. Yes, I got a T- 2 actually. With 12 seconds left and the issue settled I decided to keep going until I got tossed, and then to keep going for a while longer. I was not actually out of control, I was simply making a point. I continued to make it in the post game press conference. For the first time in my career I was ejected from a game. For the first time in my career I believe the refs beat my team- oh, a bad call late has beaten me, but that’s part of the game- this went on for 40 minutes.
22, 4 for Hahs, 10 each for Cole, More, and Hay.
Some lineup tweaks. More minutes for Sims at guard, Hahs at SF. Fewer for Barr and
11/20: All three recruits sign.
11/22: 75-70 at Montana ST. It was never as close as the final score, and the outcome was never in doubt. 13, 7, 3 for Hemp, 11, 8, 3, 3, 3 for More, 16, 3 for Burk. 20 TOs did NOT make me happy. +11 RBs did.
Next 4 are at home.
11/25: 77-57 over Charlotte, here. 21, 5, 2, 2 for Burk, 15, 3, 7, 3, 2 for More, 12, 5 for Sims. We worked on ball handling at practice- 9 TOs (+14).
11/27: Ranked! We’re #19, RPI #25. 4-1 record.
11/29: 77-60 over Weber ST here. They led by 10 early, 6 at the half. I raised the roof at halftime then made some specific changes, just one on O, one on D, but they worked- 45-22 in the 2nd half. 20, 7, 2, 2, 2 for Burk, 17, 6, 3 for Hemp, 13, 9 for More. 9 TOs, 38 RBs.
12/2: 79-77 in OT. This was a battle, 18 lead changes, 14 ties. We won it when Ted Hemp was accidentally tripped, driving to the hoop with about 1 second to go. He hit both ends of the 1 and 1. 18, 8, 2, 2 for Hemp, 20, 4 for
Burk, who has been very steady on O, 17, 4, 8, 3 for Cole, 12, 12 for More. Very sloppy game. They had 22 TOs, we had 21. We were 1-15 on threes, which is why it stayed so close.
Jam Well hurt a shoulder. Out about a week.
Trouble. 66 teens, ranging in age from 13 to 18, have disappeared. All of the Weekel ringleaders, as well as all of the second tier from that movement are gone. Some of the rest were connected, others didn’t seem to be.
We have no idea where they went. They planned well though. There is a great deal of electronic equipment gone, and good size supplies of non-perishable foods and such are missing. Lots of our very best tents are gone.
The missing are from Cleveland, Montreal, Detroit, and here in Toronto, where Weekel was most prominent. No one from any of the other communities is missing. They seem to have left shortly after dinner last night but were not
detected as missing until this morning, and the extent of the problem was not recognized until this afternoon. So they have really good head start.
They travelled in our new solar powered buses. One each is missing from each of the four colonies, as well as one 18 wheeler- also solar powered, from each. Oh, LOTS of rifles and ammo also missing. Most of us expected trouble when we reintroduced weapons into our lives, but we really had no choice. No one is allowed to have them in their possession, and they are all warehoused, but, obviously, we weren’t careful enough about guarding the warehouses.
The Joint Council is deciding on a plan of action.
12/3: Search parties are going exploring. If they see signs of the kids they are to report that electronically and wait for instructions. If they make contact they are to keep their distance and make no threatening actions or even gestures.
There are a tremendous number of places where these kids might have gone.
12/5: No signs. If we’ve even found a road they’ve travelled they are not leaving litter, footprints- anything.
12/6: 69-61 over Boise ST here. Good team. They were up 12 with 18:33 to go. We put pressure on their guards and stopped standing around on O, and good things happened. 14, 10 for More. 9 guys scored. Burk, who has been playing really well, fouled out in 11 minutes, but others picked up the slack. +13 TOs (8).
12/9: 83-75 at Norfolk ST. We led comfortably for the last 30 minutes or so. 24, 4, 4 for Hemp, 18, 3 for Burk, 13, 11, 4 for More.+9 RBs.
12/10: The older sister of one of the missing teens here in Toronto came forward. She says her brother, Rak Lamar, is the leader. It is his intent to permanently bring the web down, and to completely destroy all forms of electronic communication- including phones. She says he has been studying survivalism since he was really young, that he’s an anarchist.
She has no idea where they went, but she has no doubt that they will be able to survive and to live decently. She also says she has no doubt he will be able to bring down our communications network. She thinks, but does not know, that their plan includes the eventual destruction of the rail system entirely, although without computers it won’t work anyway.
Just so you know, when we came back up as a society, 50-100 years ago, ther were no longer any operational satellites to bounce signals off of. About 2-3 generations back a system was devised which worked. It required bouncing signals off of devices placed on naturally occurring high ground, or building towers and putting the devices there. It took some time to set up, but it works. It was strictly among the 8 communities and areas nearby, but eventually devices were set up on the Mississippi, in the Great Lakes, and in a few other large bodies of water used, or potentially usable for communication, transportation, and/or fishing. The international set up is a really messy, intricate, complex, and fragile system that could be knocked out easily, and often is, just via naturally occurring events.
Without our domestic communications things would be very, very difficult and very, very different. We are making contingency plans for all of that as of today. This new information is frightening, but it is much appreciated. No way to know how much time we have to find them before the trouble begins. This is serious!
12/11: 8-1, #13, #32.
12/13: 73-54 over New Mexico ST here. 12, 7, 3 for Hay, and 12 each for Cole and Hahs. +12 RBs.
Hap Cole hurt his wrist, but he should not miss any games, we have a gap in the schedule coming up.
Nothing new on the search for the kids. We think they have certainly arrived at their destination by now, and have probably set up their home base. They will no doubt take some time in securing a reliable food supply. If they’re hardy and determined they won’t need heat; it rarely dips below 50-55 any more in the places they are most likely to want to settle. They have the know how to use solar for cooking and heating water for bathing, laundry…
12/18: 9-1, #14, RPI #16, with 1 to play before the conf. begins.
No word yet.
12/19: There was a violent thunder/lightning storm last night, one of the worst I’ve ever experienced. We lost all power. Some folks panicked, thinking it was the kids, and when it took several hours to get the system going again there was… well, not total panic, but a definite over reaction. The Toronto Council is planning a public meeting to talk about … possibilities.
We’re powered up again everywhere now.
12/20: We close pre-conf. play with a romp, 77-39 over Hawaii, here. They shot 24%. 18, 5 for Burk, 15 for Barr.
We played 6 at home, 2 away, and 3 on a neutral court (NIT), so now that it’s 50-50 that may have an effect, but we think we have a good team here.
12/25: 10-1, #14, RPI #14. +11.0 PPG, +5.1 RBs, +3.2 TOs.
The holiday celebrated on this day, while still celebrated, doesn’t mean what we are told it once did. It is a family day, and that’s what we call it, Family Day. It’s a pretty tough day for those families whose teenagers are still gone who knows where.