Of March and its Madness
Basketball! Basketball fever is upon us!
First, I'm happy that my favorite team, the Los Angeles Lakers have won 2 games in a row on the road. (Dallas and Charlotte,) and that Kobe is shaping back into his usual unstoppable self. I just hope Odom somehow manages to ramp his game up to the levels that he has shown he can play at.
Second, I'm also very happy that UCLA recieved a NCAA tournament berth. We play Texas Tech on Thursday (3/17). I'm hoping for an upset. The team definately has the talent, and I look for them to be quite the force in the next one or two years. Watching what coach Howland has done in the past two years, I'm confident that we will return to our rightful place among the elite teams in college basketball.
I wish I could be so confident in coach Dorrell - but that doesn't mean I'm not at all confident in him. I think he's doing good things, it's just that Howland seems more of a sure bet.
Anyway, this time of the year has always been my favorite... NCAA tournament followed by NBA playoffs. I am rooting for the Lakers to get the 8th or 7th spot and that UCLA makes it at least into the 2nd round. I know those aren't exactly high hopes but it's what I feel is realistic and something I'd be happy with nonetheless. While I'm positive that UCLA will get much better as a team next year, I'm not so sure about the Lakers. They need to make some moves in the front office. Though this year we were missing both Devan George and Vlade Divac to injuries, so they probably would have made a difference. Plus, those 14 games when Kobe was out with the sprained ankle didn't help either. (We were solidly in 6th place in the West before he went down.) So I just have to stay positive I guess. No matter what though, I'm a Laker fan for life!
This past Friday I had my first day "teaching" the high school economics class I volunteered for. I was a little nervous but they were all very nice to me. So I am appreciative. I have to come up with a lesson plan for this week... I'm not sure what I've gotten myself into, but I'll definately do my best at it.
First, I'm happy that my favorite team, the Los Angeles Lakers have won 2 games in a row on the road. (Dallas and Charlotte,) and that Kobe is shaping back into his usual unstoppable self. I just hope Odom somehow manages to ramp his game up to the levels that he has shown he can play at.
Second, I'm also very happy that UCLA recieved a NCAA tournament berth. We play Texas Tech on Thursday (3/17). I'm hoping for an upset. The team definately has the talent, and I look for them to be quite the force in the next one or two years. Watching what coach Howland has done in the past two years, I'm confident that we will return to our rightful place among the elite teams in college basketball.
I wish I could be so confident in coach Dorrell - but that doesn't mean I'm not at all confident in him. I think he's doing good things, it's just that Howland seems more of a sure bet.
Anyway, this time of the year has always been my favorite... NCAA tournament followed by NBA playoffs. I am rooting for the Lakers to get the 8th or 7th spot and that UCLA makes it at least into the 2nd round. I know those aren't exactly high hopes but it's what I feel is realistic and something I'd be happy with nonetheless. While I'm positive that UCLA will get much better as a team next year, I'm not so sure about the Lakers. They need to make some moves in the front office. Though this year we were missing both Devan George and Vlade Divac to injuries, so they probably would have made a difference. Plus, those 14 games when Kobe was out with the sprained ankle didn't help either. (We were solidly in 6th place in the West before he went down.) So I just have to stay positive I guess. No matter what though, I'm a Laker fan for life!
This past Friday I had my first day "teaching" the high school economics class I volunteered for. I was a little nervous but they were all very nice to me. So I am appreciative. I have to come up with a lesson plan for this week... I'm not sure what I've gotten myself into, but I'll definately do my best at it.
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