The gift that keeps on giving
Friday, March 14, 2008
Tim—whose Illini barely survived Penn State in the first round—snapped this picture as a way of saying “Hi” and reminding me that the Indiana program was sullied recently by a phone call scandal. Incredibly funny. I hope he remembers to call when the Hoosiers win this thing on Sunday.
by Kevin Makice
A Ph.D student in informatics at Indiana University, Kevin is rich in spirit. He wrestles and reads with his kids, does a hilarious Christian Slater imitation and lights up his wife's days. He thinks deeply about many things, including but not limited to basketball, politics, microblogging, parenting, online communities, complex systems and design theory. He didn't, however, think up this profile.
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My friend Tim is in the middle of his annual pilgrimage to the Big Ten Tourney for men’s basketball, now permanently placed in Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Had I not given up all financial resources to return to graduate school, this would be a sacred weekend for me, as well. Archie was a baby the last time I got to go (2004), and I’m still in a bit of withdrawal. Some of the flavor of the 2002 tourney was captured on this blog some time back ("Man To Man").
Tim—whose Illini barely survived Penn State in the first round—snapped the above picture as a way of saying “Hi” and reminding me that the Indiana program was sullied recently by a phone call scandal. Incredibly funny. I hope he remembers to call when the Hoosiers win this thing on Sunday (which, unfortunately, would be a first in the 10-year history of the post-season tournament).
Tags:
Big Ten Tournament,
Conseco Fieldhouse,
Indiana University,
Kelvin Sampson,
men's basketball,
scandals,
Tim Roessler
One Comment
I had to “watch” the IU-Minnesota game on CSTV’s GameTracker, which had a 2-minute lag for most of the game from the ESPN score updates (which I turned off with about 10 minutes remaining). I turned off Twitter, too, when it became clear that there was going to be something special about the end. Then I had to wait 18 minutes—6 of which came with 1 second on the clock—before the final shot.
Look familiar, anyone?
I hope anyone advising Eric Gordon on his future saw this game. His performance since Sampson left is probably worth two more college seasons.