Four Five questions (Soft Pretzel Logic)

~~Four~~ Five questions

While working on some other projects before rejoining you en route to Boston on Friday, here are a few topics to discuss:

1. Where did this kind of a performance by Villanova come from?

2. Where on earth did that pullover Bob Huggins was wearing come from?

3. Why can't more games be on Channel 17? (Okay, we know the answer to that one, but still.)

4. At the end of last night's Purdue-Indiana game, Brent Musburger said he hoped to see Kelvin Sampson on the sidelines for the Hoosiers' next game on Saturday. Now, I'm a pretty big fan of Musburger, and you're welcome to not be, but let's focus on this: I thought that was a bit uncalled for in journalistic terms, and I also think Sampson deserves to lose his job. What do you think?

And a bonus: Is this guy the best player in college basketball, and, after last night, has his team shown that it's the best in the ACC?

Name	Min	FG	FT	3pt	OR	DR	TR	A	S	TO	Blk	PF	Eff	Pts
T. Hansbrough	37	11-19	10-13	0-0	3	9	12	0	5	3	0	2	35	32

(Yes, I took a picture of my television, because I can't find any photos of Huggins from the game on the wires yet.)

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Posted by Jonathan Tannenwald on February 20, 2008 9:51 PM | Permalink

Comments (2)

cliff:

What is in Boston on Friday?

Posted by cliff | February 21, 2008 2:50 PM

Posted on February 21, 2008 14:50

Jonathan Tannenwald:

I am covering the Penn at Harvard game this weekend for the Inquirer.

Posted by Jonathan Tannenwald | February 21, 2008 3:14 PM

Posted on February 21, 2008 15:14

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