The 'Pent Is Going To The 'Nap
Five long years ago, when our long dead grandfather started this blog in March of 2006, our second post concerned an upcoming trip to Indianapolis to see the men's college basketball Final Four, to be played in, as it will always be referred to by us, The Hoosierdome. We had a great time there, met some old dudes who had played in the historic Kentucky v Texas Western game forty years prior, in 1966, and saw three intensely played but lopsided games: Florida won the first of their back to back titles with easy wins over George Mason and UCLA, who had torched LSU (and the future Celtic Glen Davis) in the semis.
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Well, we're going back to The 'Nap!
This time for the women's Final Four, to be played on April 3rd and 5th in Conseco Fieldhouse.
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We're crossing our fingers, hoping against hope to meet Coach Kim Mulkey of Baylor, the goddess of women's hoops in our eyes, though we expect she'll be plenty busy trying to beat Coach Geno and UConn, should they both, as expected, make it to Indy. It should be a fun experience for The 'Pent staff and family members attending.
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And just to add...
Women's basketball is played by the competitors with every bit of passion and drama as men's. The girls of Leavitt high school, competing against the Eastern Maine champs Nokomis last night at the Cumberland County Civic Center here in Portland, showed just as much heart and grit and fire as any boys team I've seen play. And their smiles were as wide as any team that's ever won a championship when they cut down the nets following their Class B state title. You can't tell me that future Black Bear Courtney Anderson and potential Big East type recruit Kristen Anderson, playing for their mom, don't make for some pleasing b-ball to any true fan of the game. They and their team put on a terrific show Friday night, one I wouldn't have missed for anything. Congrats to Coach Tammy Anderson and the entire team.
(And most of those girls are back next year.....So LOOK OUT Class B!!)
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Well, we're going back to The 'Nap!
This time for the women's Final Four, to be played on April 3rd and 5th in Conseco Fieldhouse.
================
We're crossing our fingers, hoping against hope to meet Coach Kim Mulkey of Baylor, the goddess of women's hoops in our eyes, though we expect she'll be plenty busy trying to beat Coach Geno and UConn, should they both, as expected, make it to Indy. It should be a fun experience for The 'Pent staff and family members attending.
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And just to add...
Women's basketball is played by the competitors with every bit of passion and drama as men's. The girls of Leavitt high school, competing against the Eastern Maine champs Nokomis last night at the Cumberland County Civic Center here in Portland, showed just as much heart and grit and fire as any boys team I've seen play. And their smiles were as wide as any team that's ever won a championship when they cut down the nets following their Class B state title. You can't tell me that future Black Bear Courtney Anderson and potential Big East type recruit Kristen Anderson, playing for their mom, don't make for some pleasing b-ball to any true fan of the game. They and their team put on a terrific show Friday night, one I wouldn't have missed for anything. Congrats to Coach Tammy Anderson and the entire team.
(And most of those girls are back next year.....So LOOK OUT Class B!!)
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