Throw some 3!'s on it

My oh my. What a game.

-I wasn't at the game, and I am bummed that I wasn't. According to my good ole radio, the Mack has been De-Rebeled, with no fireworks (!!!) , but with the addition of a soon-to-be-ankle-breaker of a MWC logo.

-The final score was 88-89, which is practically unheard of (by me, anyway) for our Rebels, or moreso of the other team they're defending. And how did the scores get so high? It was like TCU found a genie that granted 3!s instead of wishes. My goodness. I thought it would stop after the first half, because, well, that's ridiculous. But nope, the 3! rain just kept fallin'.

-With that being said, my respect for the Horned Frogs, which wasn't all that high (see a previous blog for a picture), has grown tremendously. It was obvious that TCU played with everything they had, and it almost paid off for them. Well played, well played indeed.

-After some extensive research, I've reached the conclusion that "Matt Shaw" actually means "Unexpected 3! point maker" in a language that is a distant relative of Russian. Where did they come from these past two games? Know what? I don't care, just keep 'em coming, Matt.

-NeeeeNeeee. He was my pick for the Leslie Pool Supplies (once again, thank you radio), Player of the Game, but Wink beat him out with a little baby 3 play. (Totally kidding on that one). Seriously though, R-Geau is EV-ERY-WHERE. Even the announcers were remarking on it, albeit in the form of cheesy jokes--wait, who am I kidding, I live for cheesy jokes. Tangent aside, Nene gets things done. I really can't praise him enough. The guy was one rebound away from a Double-Double. (Oh, yeah, anyone catch his interview in The LV Sun? He likes naps, I like naps, yesssssss!)

-You know how some people have a signature move? Nene's is two moves merged into one, a hybrid of basketball, if you will. It's the "Steal the Inbound Pass and Then Bring Tt Home With A Slam Dunk".


-(My blogging was interrupted by my Dad calling and telling me the Rebs were favored by something like 11 points. Eh, so we didn't win by 11, but we won.)

-Wink Adams. I'm trying to decide whether or not the game being decided by a 3-point play that wasn't a 3! is irony or just pretty damn cool. Regardless, Wink did it. He so totally did it. Being quadrupled teamed? Not a problem, he'll get fouled and then lay it in. Or previously in the game, he'll get the ball knocked out of his hands, recover it in midair, and get a basket. I swear, he needs a Jock Jam to be named after him. Let's Get Ready to Wink? Whomp! There is Wink? Who knows, it just needs to be done. And soon.

-Why hello with the defense Darg. Oh, and a few buckets, of course. It's getting to be commonplace, it's almost ridiculous. (Just almost though, so feel free to keep it coming.)

-I think that's all of the individual stuff I'm going to mention, even though of course all of the other Rebs, did their thing as well. Good job guys, good job.

-Tournament play is way more intense than I expected (and I think that goes for a lot of other people too). Our boys need to remember that everyone wants to win as bad as we do, so we need to bring it. Go Rebels!