OT: WKU v USC - NIT 2nd Round
March 20th, 2018 at 12:31 AM ^
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My favorite (in Walton's voice) was when he said, "Sean Bradley, looking like Hakeem Olajuwon." I still laugh; so funny.
March 20th, 2018 at 12:36 AM ^
I suppose he failed to remind us of the Pac 12's record in the 2018 tournament. Let's see:
- 11. Bonnies 65-58 11. UCLA
- 11. Cuse 60-56 11. Az State
- 13. Buffalo 89-68 4. Arizona
Summarily dismissed... That's losses to two 11 seeds and a 13 seed. Only Syracuse marches on (LOL) as a team that beat a Pac 12 team. To add insult to injury, only Utah is still playing in the NIT.
March 20th, 2018 at 12:38 AM ^
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My buddy got a picture with him at Dead & Co Wrigley last summer. Posted it her but it had his name on it so I deleted it. Just trust me.
March 20th, 2018 at 12:48 AM ^
Walton took too much LSD back in the hippie days.
I thought it was hilarious people thought USC got snubbed. I would have taken three more b10 teams before USC. Pathetic resume.
I missed his antics this time because St. Mary's was on at the same time. It doesn't help the Pac-12's credibility to have Walton ranting fiendishly through the big conference games, which is what happens when ESPN broadcasts them.
That said, sometimes his wrong headed hot takes are more entertaining than the game.
Of course a sinkhole swallowed it up and it had to be rebuilt, but still...
Bill Walton is the perfect example of what happens when you do too many drugs. If you do drugs, you might end up sounding like Bill Walton when you get older.
What a long strange trip it's been.
I bet Walton and Busey are good friends.
March 20th, 2018 at 12:59 PM ^
Smoked pot before every game. He was so wired before games he needed it to calm him down. Wooden knew and was okay with it. Got this from Walton's autobiography, which is actually not a bad read. Jabbar's first autobiography is also a good read. Both books have interesting takes on the Wooden legend.
And if you really want a "taste" of inner city hoops in NYC in the 1960's, including playing against the then Lew Alcindor, read Jim Carroll's The Basketball Diaries. Warning: It is only a little bit about basketball. Carroll wrote it as a teenager and became an instant underground legend. He later released the song People Who Died.
That's it for book and album reviews today!! Back to my "day job!"