Alone

[Wayne23]

5/1: #6 recruiting class, #1 preseason. If no one leaves and if we avoid a major injury to a key player, I agree!

6/5: Nobody leaves. 1 spot for a transfer.

6/9: Nobody we want.

6/16: No ship. It was supposed to arrive today.

6/22: Still no ship, and no communication since 6/15.

6/26: 4 scholarships. We'd like 2 and 2 but we'll see.

Still no ship and no communication.

7/11: "I have no information for you, Mack Reed. We lost communication with the ship when you did. There is no information. On the other hand there is no debris. If they had crashed or exploded there would be debris."

8/1: "Mack Reed, we believe the most likely explanation is a failure in their ability to stop the ship. We believe they have moved past Terra 2. This does not explain the failure to communicate but it is the most likely explanation for their disappearance.

8/7: 4 Norton candidates: SG Mel Rudd is #4, PF/C Rob Mero is #8, SF Cris Moon is #30, and SG Mo Huge is #36.

8/21: We offer to 2 PGs, a PF, and a C.

Still no word from the Magellan. No idea what happened but it can't be good. They're more than 2 months overdue and there hasn't been a word.

On another note my health is absolutely perfect. Evidently the life extension treatments also fix any existing problems. I had a minor issue with my left knee, and one with my back. They're both gone. I haven't had a sniffle, a tummy ache, or any other health related issue since I recovered from the treatments.

9/18: Got 3, lost a PF. Got 2 PGs, #6, #17, and a C, #30.

Hoops Tourney vs. Central Florida.

9/25: Lost a recruit. We'd like to get a big guy.

10/2: We lose another one.

First day of practice. I can see us repeating.

I have a true PG but it means fewer minutes for Mo Huge who is a better athlete than the PG. We'll keep a close eye on this.

Still no word from the ship.

10/16: Lost another big guy. We're going to bank the scholarship.

10/30: A message from the ship. Kind of garbled but it seems like they had an explosion and lost an engine, lost communications, and lost life support in one section of the ship. Obviously communications are back up. They lost some people but not many, less than 100. The engines are in the process of being repaired and they hope to be here within a month.

"We can help, Mack Reed."

"Captain Argo thinks your modifications were responsible for the explosion."

"They were not, Mack Reed."

"I'll try to convince him."

11/12: Captain Argo acknowledges that his crew is unable to repair the ship. He will accept help from the Kree.

[Wayne23]

11/15: Season starts tomorrow.

11/16: 73-57 over #21 Texas here. 18, 4, 5 for Rudd, 15, 11 for Mero, who's at PF this season, 15, 4, 3 for Kirz, who starts at C. 18 TOs but only 2 by the PG.

11/19: 93-54 over #18 Syracuse at the Civic Center. 58-28 at the half. 19, 6, 9 for Rudd, 22, 6, 3 for Jeng, 15, 7, 3 for Kirz. Only 8 TOs.

All 3 recruits sign.

The Magellan is fully repaired and on its way. There were many injuries in the explosion, which was not huge, which is why the Kree detected no space debris. But while not huge the explosion took place in a critical area. The damage to the engine could have been much worse, and the ship survived, fortunately. But it really did a job of knocking out communications, which had to be almost completely rebuilt. It also destroyed a whole sector of residences on one level of the ship. The dead and injured were people near the engines, people at work in communications, and people who were in their quarters. The injured are being cared for. Some of the injuries were severe but many were relatively minor.

11/23: 71-51 over #6 Villanova, at the Civic Center. 36-20 at the half. 24, 7, 5 for Rudd, who is off to a great start. 15, 19 for Mero. 6 TOs.

A week off. It's too early in the season for that to be much help. Poor scheduling by my A. D., which i mentioned when I saw the schedule.

11/30: 76-55 over #6 Florida at Gampel. We led by only 2 at the half but really got it together in the 2nd. 20, 14 for Mero, 19, 11, 5 with 4 blocks for Rudd. 19 TOs.

In communication with the ship on a daily basis again. We're discussing bringing people down to the planet. It's a cumbersome process. The ship can't land on a planet, it will orbit the planet when it arrives. There are shuttle type craft that carry 100 people plus the pilot and navigator. Getting just under 50,000 people down here will take awhile. Our robots will greet them and escort them to their living quarters, and there are videos with the information they will need in order to get set up and begin living here. But it will take a few days to get everyone down here. We just want to be certain we have that worked out in advance.

12/3: 77-72 at #24 North Carolina. The final score was as close as they got in the 2nd half. 16, 8, 5 for Kirz, 15, 8 for Rudd, 10, 10 for Mero. +10 RBs, 11 TOs. PG Kam Malf is only giving up 2.4 TOs per game. That's a huge improvement for us.

Mero hurt his back. Day to day.

Everything these days is about prepping for the arrival of the settlers. Exciting times!

12/7: 88-85 in OT at #17 Pitt. The first time we've been challenged and we responded! The challenge was because of TOs, Malf had 12 and Rudd had 8; as a team we had 26; just awful. We turned it over twice in the last 30 seconds, and twice more in the first minute of OT. At that point I called my final TO and went into a screaming, swearing tirade unlike anything my players have ever seen from me. It worked. Only one TO after that. We took a 6 point lead and they couldn't catch up. They hit a last second three that made it seem closer than it was, but it was close. 19, 15 for Mero, 14, 9, 5 for Jeng. +19 RBs really helped.

6-0. #3, RPI #1.

12/12: I was awakened in the middle of the night with a message that the ship was in orbit and ready to send the first fleet of shuttles. There 20 of them. So 2000 people can be sent down at a time, but that takes some pretty precise figuring and maneuvering to avoid collisions, so the arrivals are staggered. Altogether each shuttle has to make 25 trips. They can make abotu 4 trips a day. We have the robotic crews ready to escort the settlers when they get here but the whole thing is a big thing to coordinate. I've been on the job since shortly after I woke up. I greeted Darma and the Council when they came down in the first shuttle. They then began to assist with getting people located and settled. I wanted more time to talk with Darma but that will need to wait.

12/13: The shuttles keep landing. It feels like an endless process. I've gotten only a few hours sleep but I'll need to crash for awhile before long.

[Wayne23]

12/14: 79-43 over #21 Vanderbilt here. 47-27 at the half. 20, 17, 4 for Mero, 11, 11, 9 for Rudd, just missing a triple double. +20 RBs.

Another week off. Again, I'd rather have it later in the season.

The shuttles keep dropping people off. The very first who got down here are starting to report to their worksites- not to work, but to get to know the worksite and to begin to orient toward their respective jobs. All food is being prepared within the residences. Restaurants will open, but not for a couple of weeks.

I am able to sneak a moment or two with Darma now and then but not often.

12/17: The last shuttles have landed. There will be a crew on the ship at all times but it will be on a rotating basis, one week out of every five. Everyone else is here, finding their way around, and getting ready to begin work. Start date for full operation is tentatively set for 12/31:

12/20: First day with a sane pace since the ship arrived. I managed dinner with Darma at my new residence. After living for so many years in the dome it is really strange to live in what feels like a real home. The dome is staffed full time, or will be starting on 12/31. And that holo is a key one, although every building has holos. Oh, and interacting with real people is wonderful!

Anyway, the dinner was great. Darma and I clicked perfectly. I expect that we'll take things slowly but I think this is going to be something very special.

12/21: 77-66 at #6 Xavier. Up by 2 at the half. 20, 14 for Mero, 21, 7, 3 for Rudd, 14, 7 for Kirz.

Mel Rudd sprained a finger on his shooting hand. Out about a week and a have. Mo Huge will take his spot.

Heading for the Hoops tourney. We're the #1 seed. We play #8 Central Florida.

People are settling in. Some have gotten an early start on their jobs. Restaurants and shops are not opening until 12/31 though. I've spent more time with Darma.
It's been great. I'm getting to know other people, too.

12/23: 71-40. no contest. 16, 13 for Mero, 15, 3, 4 for Huge, 12, 9 for Kirz. +16 RBs, 9 TOs.

#5 seed TCU, 5-7, in the semis.

12/24: 72-38. Ugly! 32, 6 for Kirz, 12, 11 for Mero. +11 RBs.

#2 seed, #20 ranked Pitt, 9-1, for the title. We beat them in OT there so this could be a challenge!

12/25: 83-65. We led all the way. 20, 11 for Jeng, 16, 13 for Mero. 16, 1, 6 for Malf, but 11 TOs.

We end pre-conf play at 11-0. #3, RPI #1. #1 Net Rating, #2 on D. +21.4 PPG, +13.9 RBs, -0.7 TOs (14.4, so having a real PG hasn't helped). Rudd leads us with 17.9 PPG. Mero gets 15.9, and 9.3 RBs. Rudd also leads in assists.

Almost forgot about my job. I'm going to remain in charge of the robotic workers.

[Wayne23]

12/26: 79-68 in OT at Illinois. We trailed for most of regulation and tied it at the buzzer on a Mo Huge three. Then we dominated in OT. 21, 7, 6 for Huge, 18, 11 for Kirz, 8, 16 for Mero. +25 RBs but 23 TOs. I am seriously considering going with my two great SGs, Huge and Rudd, when Rudd gets healthy. Malf is giving me nothing.

The restaurants and shops are hustling to get ready to open. It's nice to see so many people here on Terra 2, and so much activity.

12/28: 80-40 over Maryland at Gampel. +18 RBs, 10 TOs, balanced scoring.

(Author's Note: Just noticed that Maryland has two games scheduled for 12/28)

12/31: It's late. Darma and I had reservations at one of the restaurants. It was great. The service was slow but the place was packed. I'm told that every restaurant was at capacity. How nice to be living what feels like a normal life after so many years of isolation.

1/2/2241: 75-53 over Michigan at the Civic Center. 21, 11 for Mero, 14, 7, 4 for Rudd in his 1st game back, 14, 6, 3 for Kirz. We had 15 TOS with Huge at PG.

1/4: 89-67 at Purdue. 25, 5, 2 with 5 steals for Kirz, 21, 7, 7 for Rudd. 11 TOs.

"Mack Reed, it is time for us to discuss the life enhancement of the settlers."

"It may be too soon, Grol. Given that people will need to miss two weeks of work I think we need to wait at least a month, maybe 2 or 3."

"As you wish, Mack Reed."

1/9: 90-63 over #7 Wisconsin at Gampel. 32, 13 for Mero who is playing WAY better at PF than he did last year at C. 15, 5, 4 for Kirz.

We're now #1 in the nation.

Just so you know, UConn has two home courts- Gampel Pavilion is on campus, and then there's the much larger Hartford Civic Center. They play about half the games at each site.

1/13: 100-65 over Illinois here. 62 1st half points. 28, 3, 7 for Rudd. 5 others with 10 or more.

I guess we're settled into a routine here on Terra 2. People are going to work, shopping, dining out from time to time... I'm loving it, frankly. Still a lot of use being made of the holos. Darma and I went out on the boat this Saturday. It was great.

1/18: 72-70 at Indiana. It's rarely easy on the road. This one was close all the way with three lead changes in the last 30 seconds. Jeng hit a three at the end to seal it. 17, 10 for Mero, 15, 8, 3 for Kirz, 13, 7 for Jeng.

18-0, 7-0, #1, RPI #1.

Two workers were killed by big cats as they walked to work. Many warnings were issued regarding the dangers of walking unaccompanied by robotic bodyguards. These two ignored those warnings.

[Wayne23]

1/20: 72-56 at Maryland. We led all the way. 15, 13 for Mero, 15, 9 for Kirz, 16, 9 for Rudd. +17 RBs.

1/25: 66-54 over Ohio ST at Gampel. 12, 13, 3 with 4 blocks for Mero, 18, 4, 4 for Rudd.

Next 3, and 4 of the next 5 are on the road. Weird scheduling.

Another person killed by big cats. When will people learn! We talk about it all the time, post signs all over the place, offer robotic bodyguards to all. This is so unnecessary.

1/27: 68-51 at Minnesota. We led all the way. 18, 10 for Mero, 20, 1, 4 for Rudd.

Mero is #6 on the Norton list.

2/1: 70-59 at Rutgers. We led all the way. Balanced scoring, +17 RBs.

Forward Cris Moon, our only big sub, is out for a couple of weeks with a calf injury.

There is now a two week jail sentence for walking unaccompanied by a robotic guard. Four people were arrested for violating it on the first day.

2/3: 81-74 at Michigan. Up 16 at the half. 37, 2, 6 for Rudd; hell of a game! 19, 6 for Kirz. +10 RBs. Very thin bench, which may get us in trouble at some point before Moon returns.

2/8: 84-43 over Nebraska at Gampel. 43-16 at the half. 28, 2, 3 for Huge, 14, 12 for Kirz. +12 RBs, 9 TOs.

Arrests made every day for people walking without robotic bodyguards. Fortunately, no more have been killed by wild animals.

Mero drops to #10 on the Norton list.

2/13: 67-46 at Penn ST. We led by as many as 25. 16, 10, 3 for Rudd, 12, 15 for Mero. +18 RBs.

25-0, 14-0, #1, RPI #1. 1 up on Michigan ST.

Several members of the community have come down with some sort of disease. It seems flu like but it's lasting longer. Actually, no one who has contracted it has gotten over it yet.

[Wayne23]

2/15: 72-42 over Minnesota at Gampel. 34-16 at the half. 23, 12 for Kirz, 14, 7, 7 for Rudd. +22 RBs.

Michigan ST is still only 1 game back, Wisconsin 3, everyone else 6 or more.

The flu is really devastating our settlement. Thousands ill, and the holo hospitals are overrun. No one has recovered. The good news is that no one has died.

"Grol, is there anything the Kree can do to help us with the flu?"

"We will work on this, Mack Reed. I can tell you that life extension must be performed on healthy individuals so that is not a possibility at the moment."

2/17: 84-47 over Purdue at Gampel. 18, 12, 3 for Mero, 17, 7, 3 for Kirz. 9 TOs.

Michigan ST lost so we're up by 2 games.

2/24: 73-62 at Iowa. 53-27 at the half. 18, 7, 9 for Kirz, 12, 16 for Mero. +17 RBs.

The illness continues to take its toll. About a quarter of the population is sick. No one has died but still no one has recovered. The health care system here is overwhelmed.

"We are working on this, Mack Reed. We hope to have a vaccine soon."

2/27: 77-34 over Rutgers at Gampel. 17, 9, 3 for Mero, 17, 7, 3 for Rudd. +15 RBs, 8 TOs.

We have now clinched the regular season Big Ten title.

Most everything is at a standstill. Only essential workers are working. All restaurants and shops are closed.

3/1: 73-61 at Ohio ST. We led all the way. 25, 6, 4 for Rudd, 22 for Huge. 19 RBs for Mero. +13 RBs.

3/2: People have started dying. 107 today, 44 yesterday. We're looking to the Kree for help. We're powerless to stop this. We're increasing medical facilities in the holos and creating new robotic doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel as quickly as we can but we can't keep up. There is still not a single person who has recovered. Everyone who has caught this is still sick, or, now, has died.

3/3: 62-55 over #9 Michigan ST at the Civic Center. 17 lead changes, 11 ties. We took charge with about 3 minutes left. Our starters all had either 12 or 11 points, and between 4 and 8 RBs. 23 TOs hurt but very good outside D held them to 4-23 on threes.

3/5: We end the regular season at 31-0, 20-0, alone in 1st. #1, RPI #1. 1st in Net Rating, 1st in D Rating, 3rd in O Rating. +21.3 PPG, +13.3 RBs, -1.7 TOs (but 14.5). Rudd leads us with 17.1 PPG and 4.5 assists. Mero gets 14.6 and 11.9 RBs. Mero is #9 on the Norton list. Mero declares for the draft. No surprise.

299 deaths yesterday, 447 today. Not good.

[Wayne23]

3/8: We play #9 seed Purdue, 17-16, 9-11, in the quarters. Beat them by 22 and 37.

3/9: 74-37. Crippling D! 21, 12 for Kirz, 20, 9, 3 for Mero, 14, 3, 6 for Rudd. +24 RBs, 11 TOs.

#4 seed Michigan, 20-11, 13-7, in the semis. Beat them by 22 at our place but only 7 there. This is a team that has been known to give us trouble.

3/10: 87-50. 19, 5, 8 for Rudd. 3 starters had 14.

#2 seed Michigan ST, 24-8, 16-4, for the title. We won by only 7 at our place last week. This could be a challenge.

3/11: 57-71. Ouch! We just fell apart in the 2nd half, 19-38. Couldn;t make a shot.; 13 TOs, -7 RBs. Horrible half.

This may cost us the #1 overall seed.

3/12: #1 East. We kept the #1 overall seed. We play #16 MD-Baltimore County, 20-13.

3/16: 53-38. Sloppy, ragged game. It was never in doubt but we weren't very good. 14, 6, 3 for Rudd.

#8 seed Louisville, 24-11 in round 2.

3/18: 71-81. Unbelievable! I thought we'd win the national title this season, or at least play for it. HUGE disappointment. We gave up 46 2nd half points. 23 for Rudd, 18, 12 for Mero.

Last game for Mero, Kirz, Huge, and sub Cris Moon.

The virus is killing thousands, many of them alone on a cot somewhere in the hall of a holo hospital. This thing is devastating us.

"We are doing what we can, Mack Reed. We are running tests on possible vaccines at a very rapid rate but have not yet hit on a formula that will give us the vaccine we need,"

4/3: #2 ranked Georgetown is the champ.

4/4: Awards: Rob Mero is a 2nd team All American. In the Big Ten, Mero makes 1st team, Rudd, Kirz, and Jeng make the 2nd. Rudd should have been 1st.

4/9: Not going anywhere.

The flu is devastating the settlement. More than 11,000 dead. The only people working are health care workers, and not many of those; we have robotic workers trying to care for the sick, but there aren't enough of them to do it effectively. People are staying home. Sick, weak, barely able to 3D print something to eat.

Something on this planet is killing us off. For whatever reason it didn't affect me, and it didn't affect the 23 others who came here with me. It might have in time but they all died before it could.

4/21: "Mack Reed, we may have a virus."

"May have?"

"We do not yet feel it is safe to use on your people but it is showing great promise."

"18,000 of my people are dead, Grol. How soon will we be able to use it?"

"If all goes well, perhaps a week to 10 days."

4/23: 34-2, #1 but out in the 2nd round. Disappointing season end. Overall, 503-157, .762, for 19 seasons.

4/30: The vaccine is ready. 23,000 dead.

[Wayne23]

5/1: #1 preseason. #3 recruiting class.

5/3: Vaccine given to everyone. Just about half the population died. We're not even close to finished with the funeral pyres, which is the only way we can get rid of the bodies, but it's horrible.

5/9: No new deaths in 4 days and people are beginning to get better, although nearly everyone who contracted the flu died from it. HUGE holes in our structure, and we'll really need to work hard to rebuild our little society.

5/23: The crisis is over. There are 24,688 of us left. Only 4 members of the Council survived, including Darma, fortunately. New Council elections soon.

6/5: Guard Kam Malf transfers out. 3 spots open for transfers.

Darma has asked me to run for the Council. It makes sense. I have a perspective no one else does, having lived here for so long.

6/15: Got a good looking C from Vanderbilt.

6/26: 3 scholarships. We need big guys.

Council elections on July 20. No, I won't campaign. I will put it out there electronically that I'm running and invite people to ask me questions or meet with me. My platform? Work for the betterment of the community.

Businesses are slowly starting to open. Robots did the essential tasks- building inspection and maintenance, caring for the water, sewage, and waste disposal systems, guarding against predators... People want to get back to work though, and many work in restaurants and shops.

July 20: I was elected to the Council today. There were 15 candidates for 10 slots. I came third in the voting. Darma was 1st and we met and voted to keep her as Chair.

It's crazy busy but Darma and I see each other socially when we can. I've never felt closer to anyone, including my late wife.

8/7: PG Zak Moor is #2 on the Norton list. SG Mel Rudd (who will be playing SF) is #4, PG Jam Tayy is #14, PG Jon File is #28. There will be a real battle for minutes at the guard and SF spots. Maybe I'll go really small and play with 4 guards. Thinking about it.

8/21: We offer to 2 PFs and a C.

"Mack Reed, the Kree believe that your people are subject to many viruses here on Terra 2. It is our recommendation that all begin the life extension treatments immediately to forestall this. Otherwise the population loss could be overwhelming."

I brought that info to Darma who called an emergency Council meeting.

By a vote of 9-1 we will begin life extension treatments tomorrow. This will mean going back to having most work done by robots, as people will be out of commission for two weeks. Our original plan was to do the treatments 1/4 of the people at a time but the new information means we'll do all who want the treatments at the same time. And yes, there is a small number who will refuse the treatments. Not sure how many.

8/23: 1,272 people declined the treatments. Everyone else started them today. They are in various holo hospitals for about 2 weeks. The 1,272 people and I will run things under my direction, since the rest of the Council are all undergoing the treatments.

9/1: Things are running smoothly, and no one being treated is suffering any unexpected side effects.

9/7: Treatment and primary recovery are finished. Everyone is back to work. I learned that most of the 1.272 declining the treatments are very conservative about most things. That's their right, of course.

9/18: Got a C, #4, and a PF, #29. Lost a PF.

Going to the WS Midwest, vs. UAB. Tough schedule.

9/25: Got a PF, #28.

10/2: 1st day of practice. We've decided to go really small- 4 guards and an SF. Let's see how it goes.

New flu outbreak. None of the people who received the longevity treatments have it or are expected to get it.

10/6: 477 people ill, all non-treatment, all severely ill.

10/11: 312 dead, 522 ill. The holodocs think this flu will likely wipe out most of the untreated population. None were in positions that are either crucial or that will be hard to replace but it is a needless loss of life. And it's not a good way to go. People are violently ill for days, sometimes weeks before they succumb.

10/17: 899 dead. 227 ill, 146 untreated have not come down with this, at least so far.

10/23: The flu seems to have run its course. All but 131 untreated died from it. All but 7 of the survivors are now getting the longevity treatments. 7 stubborn fools.

11/7: Treatments finished. The 7 who still refused treatment have all died from another flu outbreak so we're 100% treated. Grol says this is not a guarantee that no illness will touch us, but it is unlikely that one will, and if it does we should be able to fight it off.

[Wayne23]

11/15: The season starts tomorrow.

11/16: 86-62 over #7 Kansas ST at Gampel. 29, 3, 5 for PG Zak Moor but 5 TOs. 18, 7 for Mel Rudd at PF, 13, 4, 5 for Jam Tayy at SF. 9 TOs.

11/19: 68-57 at #22 Pitt. 25, 8 for Moor. +17 RBs, 13 TOs. Starting 4 guards and an SF should cure our TO problem.

11/20: #2. All 3 recruits sign.

Heading for the WS Midwest. We're the #2 seed. UAB is #7.

11/21: 97-57. 25, 3, 4 for Moor, who is the real thing. 23, 10, 5 for Rudd, 14, 10 for Jeng, an SF playing C. +29 RBs, 10 TOs.

#3 seed, #14 ranked Virginia Commonwealth, 3-0, in the semis.

11/22: 78-66. Up 1 at the half. 20, 3, 3 for SG Jon File, 21, 3 for Moor, 11, 8, 7 for Rudd, 11, 8, 5 for Jeng. 8 TOs.

#4 seed LSU, 3-0, for the title.

11/23: 76-63. 23, 8 for Rudd. +10 RBs, 10 TOs.

11/26: 89-63 over Louisville here. Easy win. 25, 4, 3 for File, 19, 8, 7 for Moor. +27 RBs.

6-0, #1 but it's early.

Things are running smoothly. The Council gives me a lot of extra work but I think it's worthwhile.

[Wayne23]

11/30: 57-58 at Arizona ST. We never got any O going. They led by as many as 15. We shot 27.8%, 3-17 on threes. Awful. Missed 13 free throws. File fouled out for the 2nd time this season; not good. 16, 4, 5 for Moor. I guess we have some work to do.

12/3: 79-49 over Syracuse at the Civic Center. 19, 7, 3 for Rudd. We increased the minutes of 6th man C Otis Brom and he had 12 and 11. 15, 3, 8 for File. +12 RBs.

Predators attacked a group of people heading to work, despite the fact that they had robotic guards. A pack of big cats overwhelmed the guards and killed 5 people.

We held an emergency meeting of the Council. Robotic guards will now patrol all areas of the settlement, especially those near the outlying areas. We are considering going after the big cats. We hate to mess with the ecological system but this cannot continue.

#1 Georgetown at the Civic Center next.

12/7: 97-53. Wow! 23, 4, 3 for Moor, 19, 10, 8 for Rudd, 20, 5 for Brom. +18 RBs, 7 TOs.

A week off.

12/14: 95-58 over #19 Texas. 22, 5, 7 for Moor, 12, 17, 6 for Jeng, 18, 7 for Brom.

Another week off.

12/21: 75-61 in a rematch with #23 LSU. Beat them by 13 last time. 19,7 for Rudd, 13, 14 for Brom, 15, 6 for Tayy. +22 RBs.

We end pre-conf play at 10-1. #1, RPI #1. +22.7 PPG, +14.3 RBs, -3.3 TOs (11.4). Moor leads us with 17.7 PPG, 4.2 assists. Rudd gets 15.6 and 8.1 RBs.

The big cats have been kept under control by the robotic guards, but there have been incidents when it took a lot of guards to do it. We have not yet solved this.