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I know sports is weird, but...

My wife and I have now seen Jesus Christ, Superstar; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat; Evita; and, most recently, Phantom of the Opera. Of all these, Phantom is the least.

As celebrated as Bob Wills is, he's still underrated.

Clutching and grabbing is one thing, but tripping and head slapping are another. Ironically, the Davisons and Allens of the world have made these things a point of emphasis in rules and enforcement, but Fears still got away with multiple offenses in one half of basketball. Michigan State is one...

The national centroid of douchebaggery has moved eastward.

Seriously, banking in free throws is a phenomenon in the Korean Basketball League, and it seems to work for them.

Beyond that, this team should prove to be a handful on a neutral court at the United Center.

The tripping is intentional. That's why he looks right at the players he's just tripped: to behold his handiwork.

Okay, one more thought. When I woke up this morning, I was still incensed about the phantom fouls called against the Gophers down the stretch in the second half. A bunch of phantom calls against a shorthanded team is first-degree basketball murder. It's a wonder the Gophs survived that. I...

You know what: it's not how good you are; it's how well you play. Last Sunday, the Nittany Lions played what might have been their best game of the year, and the Gophers played like they were on cold medicine. Last night, the Spartans looked hung over in the first half, and this time the Gophs...

Never underestimate the importance of easy baskets. The Gophers got more of those than the Spartans. Great action and motion on offense; uncompromising position defense. MSU scored a lot of points in the second half, but few were easy. I said it in this or another thread: shutting down the...

Once it was over, I could finally breathe again.

What did you end up having?

Honest to God, I thought we were going to get fed into a woodchipper. One of my seat mates said we were going to "get creamed." The Gophers were coming off their one or two worst performances of the conference season. I'm high on life right now.

Great, great post. Considering what we saw early in the season, for Durkin to be functional on defense--much less, impressive--is difficult to believe. It's a triumph of coaching. MSU eats everyone up with their opportunistic fast break. EVERYONE! But not tonight. I'm dumbfounded how we did that.

Let's all lose our shit together.

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Way to get over the hump, Gophs!