An advice column for people who live with people who live for sports
What happened on Monday, February 9, 2015?
The real number one: Women’s college basketball experienced a rare meeting of the top ranked team in the country and the number two ranked team last night as South Carolina met the University of Connecticut on the basketball court. UConn is the traditional power of women’s college basketball and they flexed their muscles, beating South Carolina easily, 87-62. Line: UConn always seems like a safe bet, no matter who they are playing.
Mike Smith, generic sounding hero: I’ve always thought that Mike Smith, the goalie for the Arizona Coyotes would get more recognition if his name was something slightly less generic. Last night, he survived a crazy sequence at the end of regulation to help his team beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in a shootout win. Line: Did you SEE that Mike Smith save?
Sport of attrition: People often complain that the National Basketball Association season is too long; that it should be cut from 82 games to 72 or 64 or something. One argument against that is that playing 82 games poses a specific challenge to basketball teams that might not exist in a shorter season — can they stay healthy? The game between the Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks was a case in point last night. The teams came into the game missing key players — Blake Griffin on the Clippers and Rajon Rondo on the Mavericks, and then the Mavericks lost two more, Monta Ellis and Tyson Chandler in the first five minutes of the game. The Clippers won, 115-98. Line: Part of the game is finding a way to stay healthy.
