by Wayne23 » Sun Jan 09, 2022 4:31 pm
11/20: Both recruits sign. We're still chasing some guys in case Star goes pro, and we've kept some money available for that.
#1 ranked, #1 seed Kansas for the NIT title. They are amazing outside and their bigs really hit the boards. This is going to be tough.
We're ranked #4 before the game.
11/21: No shortage of butterflies in my stomach.
Back and forth. We go on a run midway through. 50-33 at the half. I can't believe how well we're playing! 21, 5 for Star but our D is doing the job, we're +8 on the boards, and we're not turning it over. Still a long way to go. Uh oh. They go on a run and catch us.
85-77! No quit in my team! They caught us, took a lead, led by 5. I took a time out, calmed my guys down, told them to just play within themselves; they went back out, retook the lead, and held it the rest of the way.
Del Star had 29 and 11, shut down his man, and didn't commit a foul, not one! 20 and 4 with 3 blocks for Joon, the only guy to get in foul trouble, but he was guarding their best scorer. 13, 1, 7 for PG Don John. We may need to make a change. SG Ry Wink isn't doing much.
+5 RBs, 5 fewer TOs. +10 in the paint.
This definitely feels fantastic. We beat #1 in the country!
I've been drinking too much since I ended it with Lu a few months ago. Two days ago I decided no more booze. I would love a celebratory drink, but no, I'm not going to do it.