Honoring The Game

While helping out last year with a 6th grade basketball team (The Miscellaneous Heat) I was able to discover the true meaning behind basketball. It’s not scoring more points, it’s not who wins the most games (although those things are nice)…it comes down to who gets the “Honor The Game” trophy at the end of the season. This also signifies who the worst team is in the league but they wanted the kids to win something.

So this morning when I was reading USA Today I saw that they probably need to institute this same award in college basketball. St. Louis University men’s basketball team decided to play like 6th graders last night. And in doing so, scored the least amount of points ever scored in a D1 basketball game. They came away from the game with their heads held high after scoring a remarkable 20 points…all game. They scored 7 in the first half and almost redoubled their efforts and sank 13 in the second. Their leading scorer came away with the elusive (albeit impressive) single single (he had 5 points and 6 rebounds).

So, thank you St. Louis University (SLU) for showing the kids of America that you can still get full ride scholarships to college even if you suck. And thank you for Honoring The Game.

Disturbing Story Out of Tuscaloosa

Nick Saban In 5 Years*

Tuscaloosa Alabama (AP) -A seven-year-old Tuscaloosa Alabama boy was at the center of a courtroom drama yesterday when he challenged a court ruling over who should have custody of him. The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents and the judge initially awarded custody to his aunt; in keeping with child custody law and regulations requiring that family unity be maintained to the degree possible. The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that his aunt beat him more than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her. When the judge then suggested that he live with his grandparents, the boy cried out that they also beat him. After considering the remainder of the immediate family and learning that domestic violence was apparently a way of life among them, the judge took the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to propose who should have custody of him. After two recesses to check legal references and confer with child welfare officials, the judge granted temporary custody to Nick Saban and the University of Alabama, whom the boy firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone.**

OHHHHHH...Snap.

*Picture courtesy of Michael McCullough

**Story courtesy of Tracy Bradshaw (who supposedly went to Alabama)