11/13: We're doing well against #4 ranked, #5 seed Xavier early, especially inside. Up 8 after 10 minutes. They take their first lead with 3 min. Left in the half. Up 5 at the half. We go on a run, up 10 with 14 to play. They come back, going on a big run. Down 1 with 10 to play. They go on another run.
68-82 but it was closer than that and we stayed with them for a very long time. I think this shows we're going to have a very competitive season.
We were called for 26 fouls to their 16, and that made a critical difference. Our backcourt got the worst of that with PG Josh Mill fouling out, and SG
Marc Brad being held to 15 minutes due to fouls; we need him in the lineup. Our bench didn't do much scoring, and theirs did, 15-30, and that made the difference. Our inside game beat theirs. Still, lots of positives here. Gau Wall led us with 18 and 5, and Roy Star had 15 and 7.
Nine days off.
Space is pretty empty on the long journey from Neptune to Pluto.
I'm doing really well in this month's USOP (Universe Series of Poker). I'm at the final table tomorrow, in third place. This is the best chance I've ever had to win this thing going into the last day.
Still nothing to report regarding producing a baby.
11/14: USOP got down to me and a woman from the medical staff. We face off tomorrow. She has $4.9 million and I have $4.1 million.
11/15: The USOP came down to one big hand, as it usually does. We played for 2 1/2 hours, with the money going back and forth. When we got to the final hand we were almost dead even in cash.
I was dealt the K, J of Hearts. She was dealt (I found out later), a pair of 10s.
The flop was the Q of Hearts, the 10 of Hearts, and the 7 of Spades. I bet light and she raised. I called.
The next card was the 7 of Clubs. I bet small, she raised, I raised back and she went all in. I had just a few thousand more and I called her.
The final card was turned over. 9 of Diamonds. My straight beat her three 10s and I won my first title! It was a great feeling.
We don't use money here, so it wasn't about that. But my pride sure shot up! I am now third in all time winnings in the USOP. Not bad!
11/20: We've had lots of time to practice. It's way to early to make lineup changes but we are using different combinations on the first team, trying to see what's working best and who's working well with whom.
Crap! One of our PGs does not sign. That means he won't hit our SAT score.
0-3 Dixie ST there. They have a lot of trouble scoring so if we play D we should be okay.