Around Here: Da Bulls, Weird Hair on Athletes, Stucky's, Da Beatles and Stucky's Again

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15

We had snow flurries all day, but there was no accumulation.  That's a real good thing.  We went to Stucky's and watched the Bulls game, which sadly, they lost.  They are on a losing streak right now, but before that playing very well for the first time since the fabulous 90s when they won six NBA Championships in eight years -- the Michael Jordan years.  Ever since, they have been very sad.

I wanted to show Liz the hair that Bulls player Coby White had last year compared to this.  Back then it was one of those very eye-insulting 'dos, but now just a regular cut.  I don't like long, weird hair on athletes no matter if they're Whites or Blacks.

While looking for pictures of him, I found out that he was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, which perked my interest since that is also where I was born.  However, he played high school basketball in Wilson, N.C.  He went to UNC-Chapel Hill, but unfortunately was one of those one-and-diners.  I'm not real happy with these guys or the schools that "hire" them for that one year before they go to the NBA.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 16

Bob Stroud featured the Beatles Album "Meet the Beatles" as later this week will mark the 58th anniversary of its release.  This was the fun Beatles in my book.  And, they were the ones who got me to listening to pop music.  I never did before.  And, of course, music has had a huge impact on my life.

We went to Stucky's in Johnsburg, Illinois, and watched two NFL Wild Card Playoff games.

--RoadBeatle

North Carolina-Duke Basketball Game Saturday: The Battle of the One-And-Doners

A couple weeks ago I watched the much ballyhooed North Carolina-Duke basketball game.  And even Dick Vitale was not calling it because of the two very mundane basketball programs that were facing each other.  He called the next game. 

The announcers kept referring to the numerous mistakes the two teams were making on the floor and saying that in the past they wouldn't have been making those mistakes.  And the REASON for all the mistakes was that both teams are made of of mostly all freshman in their starting lineups.  In the past, there might have been one of what Dick Vitale called Diaper Dans (for dandies), but now in this era of one-and-doners, not so much.

Unfortunately, high school grads have to sit out a year before going to the NBA and the big name schools get their services for a year before they vault to the big bucks.

It was an exciting game, nonetheless featuring two of what used to be my favorite big-time college hoops teams.  But, not anymore.  I actually find myself pulling against both teams.  I do not like one-and-doners.

I also do not like what their respective colleges have done in regards to their Confederate heritage, particularly what UNC did to Silent Sam.  Imagine destroying college property with no repercussions. 

There is another one-and-doner school as well that I know of and it is Kentucky,  I've never been a Kentucky fan.

And how about their records right now:

Duke  8-8

UNC  12-7

Kentucky 6-13

Very mundane records for storied teams.  I don't care how talented freshman are, when they play a team of upper classmen who are talented and have been playing together for several years, they are going to beat that freshman team.

The NBA Needs to Do Something About One-and-Doners and Colleges As Well.  --RoadFedUp

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