What a great time of the year. Here in Vegas, we’ve broken the heat wave for a few weeks now. We’re headed to Thanksgiving. I’ll have lots of family in town, my special lady will fix up a mean turkey, and I will find a nice spot to catch as much of Feast Week on ESPN as possible. I’ll also be taking in the Las Vegas Invitational at the Orleans Arena the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving. Really looking forward to this, shout out to Scott, get those days off work so you can come watch some hoops.
Unfortunately, I will miss UNLV’s exhibition game tomorrow vs Washburn. I am excited to see how this team shapes up with these high profile transfers trying to gel and become a team. I’ll get my 1st live action look on Saturday when the Rebels take on Pittsburgh State, which is in Kansas (that’s for Sam).
Tonight, though, you can quench your thirst for basketball with two games on ESPNU, as Isiah Thomas and FIU take on North Carolina. Then you get Syracuse / Albany. Both games are brutal, but they are games, and that makes them watchable for the 1st half at the very least. I’ll watch both while doing some reading for class, as I really could use some hoops, and the ‘Cuse being on the loose is never a bad thing.
Bust out your throw backs, and get ready to go. My goal of 50 games begins on Saturday. Who’s going to hold the ribbon at the finish line for me?
