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Originally Posted by Steve19
The game came on after 1am this morning. I worked straight through and turned off the computer and just watched the game.
I'll be blunt about this. I think St. John Arena is one hell of a lot better place than Value City Arena. As I watched them warming up, I remembered standing under the basket as a kid and getting autographs by players like Ron Sepic and Gary Bradds while the guys warmed up, before being chased away by the team managers. I remembered my Dad chewing me out for taking a picture about three feet away from Fred Taylor during a game in 1967 (think I still have that somewhere).
Watching that game last night and watching the cameras pan through that old lady of basketball, I confess that I felt a shiver now and then as I remembered those times. Those were real fans there last night and I could feel the old lady rocking clear over here in South Africa.
With the game out of doubt, I was hoping for the score to be the same as the national championship win but was happier to see so many benchwarmers get some quality playing time. I hope we win the NIT, but to be honest, I don't care what happens now this season. It was just really special to be a part of that one.
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Believe it or not, I was just going to say the exact same things, using the exact same words and puncuation.
Nice post Steve.