Hereafter

[Wayne23]

11/15: 4 upsets in the 8 games in round one of the NIT. We play #10 seed UNLV in the quarter finals. They won by only 2 in their opener, giving up 85. Their Sg and their C both had big games.

11/16: Slow start for both teams. Up only 1 after 10. 43-31 at the half. UNLV doesn't play great D. 9 each for Prio, Sims, and Nico. Bench is +7. Duna has 3 fouls. Up 7 with 10 to go.

76-71 but that was as close as they got late. We didn't have a great 2nd half.

17, 6, 7, 5 for Prio, 16, 3, 3 for Sims, 14, 4 for Duna. Rivo had 8 TOs at the Point. I'm close to giving that job to Laws. I'll wait at least one more game.

[Wayne23]

11/17: #3 seed, #17 ranked Duke in the semifinals. We're a strong favorite but they look pretty good to me, especially outside. This will test us.

11/18: Quick pace for both teams early on. Up 7 after 10. Up 51-30 at the half; we're on fire! Prio has 15 and Nico has 11. +8 RBs, +8 in the paint, only 2 TOs. Up 20 with 10 left.

94-65. We looked really good tonight.

31, 5, 2, 3 for Prio, 16, 12, 3 steals, 4 blocks for Duna, 15, 6, 3 for Nico. +19 RBs, 10 TOs.

11/20: The guy we were worried about re the SATs signed.

[Wayne23]

#1 seed, #2 ranked Memphis, 3-0. This is the team that knocked us out of the NCAAs last spring. The odds makers have this one rated a toss up. They can score outside, we seem to have an edge inside. They give up a lot of points.

Before the game we're rated #3.

11/21: Close early. Up 5 after 10. 38-30 at the break. 10 for Prio. Nico has 3 fouls covering their big time scorer who has 13 and 6. They have 3 starters with 3 fouls each. +7 from the line, +7 RBs. So far so good.

“Keep your focus!”

Up 17 with 10 to go!

84-69! A big, big, BIG early season win!

23, 3, 3, 4 for tourney MOP Sam Prio. 19, 12, 3 for Duna, 14, 10 for Sims. +18 in the paint, 11 TOs to 19.

I'm going to start Dave Laws at the Point.

[Wayne23]

11/22: 0-1 Georgetown is here. They're an outside team but they only scored 62 in their only game so far.

11/23: Early lead. Up 12 after 10. They're doubling Prio so Duna is lighting it up. 40-29 after 10. 17 for Duna, 11, 8 for Nico. 3 TOs. Up 18 with 10 to play.

70-45. Stifling D.

21, 4 for Duna, 13, 7, 3 for Prio, 13, 8 for Nico, 14, 6 for Sims. 6 TOs to 21, +10 down low.

Sam Prio hurt his foot. He'll miss at least one game, or at least will play limited minutes.

The Sats continue to be popular.

[Wayne23]

11/25: At 1-1 UCLA. They're very good outside but they average a dismal 22.5 RBs.

11/26: Let's see how we do with Prio playing only limited minutes.

Slow start. Up 2 after 10. Down 10 at halftime. We're missing Prio big time! Shooting 29.6%. Down 18 with 10 left. It's not happening.

54-70. We just never got anything going on O. 14, 8 for Nico. Rivo had 10 TOs.

[Wayne23]

11/29: #23 Duke, 3-2, is here. They're struggling so far this season. Prio still isn't ready to start.

11/30: Slow start. Up 6 after 10. Up 31-19 at the break; great D. 13, 4 for Duna; no one else has more than 4. Sims has 3 fouls, as does his man. 8 fewer TOs. Up 18 with 10 left.

70-46. Easy win. 17, 8, 3 for Duna, 10, 5, 2, 5 for Nico. 10 TOs to 26, +18 in the paint.

Prio is back full time.

Our next 6 games are against ranked teams; adding this game that makes 7 in a row.

There's something going on with holo programs. People are sometimes unable to bring up a program that are looking for and at other times they go through the entire process of modifying a program and the modifications are lost at the final step. The geeks are working on it.

[Wayne23]

12/2: #17 Creighton, 2-3, is here. They were ranked #1 early on but they've been struggling. They have 4 guys who can score lots of points. This is a team that needs to turn things around and that's always dangerous.

12/3: Up 1 after 10. 42-42 at the half. 22 for prio, 13 for Duna. They're shooting 57.7%. Tied with 10 to play.

78-71. We steadily expanded the lead over the last few minutes. 31, 4, 5, 6 for Prio, 15, 8 for Duna. Laws had 7 TOs.

The holo issues continue.

“We think it's some kind of a glitch but we haven't tracked it down yet. It doesn't look like sabotage.”

“Is there any danger with using the holo programs?”

“I would say that people should go with standard programs only, don't try to modify them. And if the program doesn't load try a different one.”

“The Council will send that out to everyone.”

[Wayne23]

12/6: #14 Miami, 5-1, is here. They have an excellent PG and they play outstanding D. But they haven't played anybody.

The newest poll has us at #1!

12/7: Early lead. Up 15 after 10. 43-31 at the half. 10, 6 for Duna, but he and Sims have 3 fouls each. +7 RBs, +10 inside; Prio is cold. Up 16 with 10 left.

80-55. Great D. 14, 5, 4 for Nico, 12, 7 for Duna, 14, 3 for Barr. +26 down low.

Still no solution for the holo problems. People seem to be taking our advice re using only “canned” programs and not trying more than once if they don't load the first time.

Hali, June, and I have decided to stay out of the holo until the issue is resolved except for my coaching duties, and that program is working fine, so far. There is exactly one piano NOT located in a holo. It doesn't get a lot of use so I've been playing it when I have the time, rather than going into the holo for that.

[Wayne23]

12/12: #8 Kansas, 6-3, is here. They're good, and they're favored. They can be very tough inside. They don't score much but they give up only 56.2. They turn it over and we need to exploit that to have a chance.

12/13: Good start, then they come back. Down 1 after 10. Down 32-37 at halftime. Both of our starting guards have 3 fouls. 17 fouls against us, 10 on them, -6 from the line. I got T'd up with about 5 minutes left. +8 in the paint. Down 11 with 10 to go. OT!

76-70 in OT! We trailed for the entire 2nd half, by as many as 15. We came back late, took the lead, then lost it, then tied it in the final seconds of regulation on a 12 footer by Duna. We romped in OT.

15, 10 for Duna, 13, 11, 3 for Sims, 13, 1, 4, 4 for Prio, all late.

4 of our starters and one sub ended up with 4 fouls. The refs called 50, 28 against us.

12/15: An incident in the holo, possibly a tragedy. Three teens, all legal adults, 18 and 19 years old, decided not to follow the Council's advice. They wanted to use a rodeo program. The program is dangerous but not on the “need to train and pass a test” list. Our records show that they tried to load it, with modifications, eleven times. It loaded on the 11th try. We can't be certain exactly what happened but the best guess is that they entered the program and then it stopped functioning. But it didn't release them. They are either caught somewhere in the program or they've been killed by it.

“Ralph Connor, report.” (Ralph is the Chief of Computer Operations, the Geek squad)

“There's no way to know if the three people are trapped in the program and can be rescued, or whether they simply disappeared when the program stopped functioning.”

'”What can be done?”

“We've tried to reload the program as they modified it several times but we've had no success.”

“And if you're able to load it?”

“Either they would come out, or they wouldn't. It's conceivable that they're in the program, are safe, and have no idea that the thing shut down. It is also possible that they do know there was a shutdown and have been trying to get out. And it is also possible that they're dead.”

“So, assuming #1 or #2, again, what can be done?”

“Nothing can be safely done.”

“So we keep trying to reload the program with their modifications, and if we do we just wait to see what happens?”

“Unless we're ordered to go in, which could definitely be life threatening, yes.”

“Let the Captain know if you successfully reload the program.”

[Wayne23]

12/16: #2 Memphis, 8-3. We beat them by 15 in the Preseason NIT title game. We led all the way at the NIT. Prio, Duna, and Sims led the effort, and the refs helped us, for once. On paper it's close. We play much better D, and we shoot the three better. They're 2-2 vs. ranked teams. Their SF is a big time scorer.

12/17: Close early. A run puts us up 6 after 10. A big run and it's 43-26 at the break. 3 fouls on Nico who guards their big scorer, who has 13 and 6. 17 for Prio. +8 from the line, 4 TOs. Up 21 with 10 to go. It's a rout!

89-57 over the #2 team in the country! Our big scorer, Prio, had 28 and 10 while their big scorer had 26 and 13. The rest of their team did almost nothing while ours did a lot.

11, 13 for Duna, 12, 9 for Nico, 15, 4, 3 for Laws. We held our own inside and beat them up outside. +15 RBs and +16 in the paint so we more than held our own inside. 9 TOs. Great win!

“The Council will convene for this emergency meeting. Ralph, report.”

“We managed to access the program about a half hour ago. We're waiting to see if the three kids come out. Nothing yet.”

“Any way to communicate with them?”

“Not from outside the program. We still feel it is very dangerous to send someone in.”

“Damn kids. There's no cure for human stupidity.”

“That's enough, Mick.”

“Madam Chair, I move that we wait 90 minutes. If no one comes out of the program Ralph should htne ask for two volunteers to enter the program together to search for the missing people.”

“That's insane!”

“Mick! Is there a second?”

There was. Ralph spoke heatedly against the motion, as did Mick and a few others. In the end the motion was passed 7-5.

“I want the Council to know that I think this is a terrible idea. I object most strenuously to asking my people to risk their lives this way!”

"Wait! Why aren't we sending robots in?”

“Jeff, have you forgotten that it can't be done? Robots can be generated within a given program but they can't be inserted from the outside.”

“Well then generate some in the program.”

“That requires someone being inside the program.”

“Well, hell, if we need to send some people inside do it long enough to generate a couple of robots, tell them what they need to do, and get the hell out.”

“That's an idea.”

“And I STILL think it should be security people not geels going in.”

“Out of order! That was discussed during the debate on the original motion. It has to be computer people. They're the only ones with the ability to do what needs to be done. There would be considerably less risk for them than for anyone else.”

“But still a very high risk.”

“The level of risk is unknown.”

90 minutes later. Ralph and his 2nd in command went into the holo program. They got some robots going and left the program after about 35 minutes. No word from the robots.

All holo chambers are closed until further notice.

Three days later the geeks found a glitch buried deep in the program that controls all of the holo programs.

“Madam Chair, this glitch happened accidentally, and we've fixed it. I have no doubt that it is now safe to use all of the holo chambers except the one where the three kids are lost.”

A motion was made to re-open the holos. It passed 8-4.