Last night was the third annual faculty-student basketball game, held as a fund-raiser for charity by a local sorority. This year the threw us a team that included five players from the varsity, including the only 2,000-point scorer in school history. Needless to say, we didn’t win…<\/p>\n
It was sorta-kinda close for a while, until a stretch of about 4-5 minutes in the third quarter when the guys from the team played really hard. They eased up on us later, but the official final margin of five points owes a lot to the scoreboard operator “missing” a few of their baskets…<\/p>\n
My personal stats continue to drop from an all-time career high of 27 the first year. I had 17 last year, and 15 this year (though they gave me 16, counting one three-pointer where my foot was on the line). I also had two shots blocked– it turns out that while I have offensive moves that work on guys who are taller than I am, and moves that work on guys who are quicker than I am, I’ve got nothing for guys who are both taller and quicker…. I also picked up a wicked charlie horse from a knee to the thigh, and a similar deep muscle bruise on my left arm from an inadvertant elbow, so I’m a little sore today. Fortunately, I have a fairly light schedule in terms of actual physical activity– two classes, a couple of meetings, and a faculty happy hour at which the game will be remembered, with advantages.<\/p>\n
All in all, a useful reminder of the difference between actual competetive athletes and guys who run around and play ball at lunchtime. And again, it’s intructive to note that these are Div III athletes– the guys in the top Div I programs would shred them about as badly as they beat us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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