by Wayne23 » Tue Jul 19, 2016 5:40 am
1/15/2055: 18-0, 6-0. #1, #1. 1 ½ game lead over 3 teams. Our chief rival in conf. is Temple. We beat them there by 17. The next closest game was 25. We scored 110 here vs. Memphis.
1/29: 23-0, 11-0, #1, #1. 2 up on Temple, 4 or more on the rest. +21.3 PPG, +10.8 RBs, +6.0 TOs.
Jay Jong is #2, Eric Garn #7, and Oba Tann #16 on the Norton list.
2/12: 26-0, 14-0, #1, #1. 3 up on Temple, 5 or more on the rest.
2/26: End of the regular season. 30-0, 18-0, #1, #1. 4 up on Temple, 8 or more on the rest. +22.7 PPG, +10.7 RBs, +6.5 TOs.
3/5: We lose SG Jay Jong, PF Eric Garn, and little used big man Marc Burr. Ouch!
3/9: #9 seed East Carolina, 13-15, 6-12 in the quarters.
3/10: 76-57.21, 10, 3, 2 for Garn.
#5 seed Memphis, 15-13, 9-9, in the semis.
3/11: 86-59. 22, 8, 6 for Coen, 16, 12, 2, 1, 7 for Tann.
#2 seed Temple, 18-11, 14-4, for the title. We beat them by 17 and 32. Their 6th man is out with a broken arm.
3/12: 70-48. 25, 8 for Garn.
#1 overall seed. 12-19 Brown is first.
3/16: 90-52. 26, 11 for Garn, 18, 5, 4 for Jong. 44 and 11.
#9 seed Oklahoma, 19-12 in the 2nd round.
3/18: 72-52. 26, 7 for Garn.
Rioting due to shortages of potable water in much of California. There’s a lot violence. Police fire on crowds in several locations.
#12 seed NC ST, 19-11, beat #5, then #4. We play them in the Sweet Sixteen.
3/23: 101-58. 28, 4 for Garn, 21, 11, 3 for Tann. 48 and 6.
#2 seed, #6 ranked Iowa ST, 29-7, in the Elite Eight. We beat them by 17 in the preseason NIT title game.
3/25: 76-46. 27, 9 for Garn. 44 and 6.
A huge earthquake struck near Kansas City, 7.9. Earthquakes in areas like this were unheard of until fracking became so prevalent.
Rioting due to food and water shortages throughout the South. Chaos and disorder everywhere.
Daisy and the family, along with our most trusted family employees have flown to Scotland. It’s time to get out. I will join them at our place in the Highlands as soon as the season ends. If I can get there. Everything is breaking down.
We’ll play #1 seed, #3 ranked, #2 RPI Auburn, 32-5, in the national semifinal. On the other side it’s #2 ranked Kansas, 32-3, vs. #5 Creighton, 30-5.
Denver, where the Final Four is being held, is quiet, at least so far.
4/1: 90-58. 18-11 for Tann, 22, 5, 4 for Jong, 14, 4, 6, 4 for Coen, 11, 5 for Garn. 42-8.
#2 ranked, #9 RPI Kansas, 33-3, beat Creighton 82-78. We’ll play them for the title. Their starting PG has a sore wrist; he’s at about 80%.
Word has leaked that the title game will be the last NCAA basketball game. Things are breaking down rapidly, all over the country and the world. I have arranged for a flight to Toronto, and one from Toronto to the Bahamas, where I will join family friends who have an 85 meter yacht. It means 12 more people joining us in the Highlands but there’s plenty of room, lots of good growing land, very well protected, and lots of animals our people there are raising for food.
Our community, all on our 2900 acre property, consists of 98 people, all committed to working together as equals to survive.
It is difficult to concentrate on the game. I have made arrangements to get my players back to their homes and families, but there’s not much else I can do for them.
Violence is everywhere. It hasn’t hit Denver yet, but it no doubt will soon.
4/3: 90-84 in OT. We never led by more than 6, they never led by more than 8. We were up 5 with 14 seconds left in regulation. They hit a three, stole the ball, and hit a two as time ran out.
In the OT three of their starters fouled out in the first two minutes. We had 4 guys with 4 fouls each but they stayed in, and that was the difference.
22, 5, 10, 4 for Jong, 20, 14, 2 for Garn, 18, 5 for Coen. 51 RBs (+9), 10 TOs (+9).
My flight to Toronto fell through. I’m working on arranging a way to get to the Bahamas. The family there is waiting for me because they can’t get to the Highlands property without me. That won’t be easy in any case.
4/4: Awards: Eric Garn is Final Four MOP. Jay Jong is 1st team All American, Garn is 2nd team. I am national COY for the 12th time. In conf., Jong is POY, frosh OY, 1st team, along with Garn and Oba Tann, who is also defensive POY in conf. I am conf. COY for the 12th time.
8 titles in a row, 10 overall. 69 game win streak. 653-75, .900. in 20 seasons. Andf I also had 4 women’s national titles, of course.
4/7: I manage to hitch a ride on a Lear jet. The pilot, his wife, and daughter, will go to the Highlands with us.
4/8: We get out of port in the Bahamas, but barely.
4/16: Lots of trouble on the water. People in boats of all sizes and descriptions trying to hijack us, get at our supplies…
It is relatively peaceful in Scotland. We’re told there was a border war with England, with many casualties. The war is over. Our relatively large party takes a complicated route from the ship to our Highland property, but we finally get there.
Two of our number were killed and 7 wounded along the way but we’re here.
I took a bullet in the left shoulder. It’s not serious but infection is a far greater danger now than it would have been before all of this happened.
We have guards patrolling the property 24/7/365, but the population of the British Isles is very small now, and most of the survivors have their own properties. There are occasional invaders from Europe but the parties are small and not well organized.
We are in a fight for survival, and probably will be for the rest of our lives, but we’re well situated.
Daisy and I started planning for this 20 years ago, when I got the head coach job at UConn. We saw it coming. I am amazed at how few did, and at how few of those who did, actually planned for it.
10/28: Incursions, raids, that sort of thing are very rare. The world is very quiet. We haven’t seen any air traffic at all in a few months, and things are generally very peaceful. We all work hard. Farming-
raising crops, tending to animals, is hard work. We need to grow and raise our food, or face starvation.
There are 111 people living on our property, ranging in age from 2 ½ months to 77 years old. Everyone from 5 years old on up does what they can. We really don’t have any slackers. The wealthier members of our community had a huge adjustment to make, but it has been made.
It’s difficult to know what lies ahead. Among the last news reports were predictions that super volcanoes were extremely likely to occur, due to the environmental damage. That could wipe us out of course, but so could earthquakes and tidal waves/tsunamis, further changes in climate, and all sorts of other things.
There's basketball here- two indoor courts and two outdoor courts. No one needs exercise, as we all work hard enough to stay in shape, but lots of adults and kids like to play, so I coach. The intensity level is lower
We’ll do everything we can to survive. There’s no way to know how many people are left on the planet, and there may not be any way to know for decades, or even centuries. We’ll see what happens.
If you're reading this I hope you're okay. I'll keep a diary but the web seems to be dying so I don't know if anyone will be able to