5. Shan Foster – The all-time leading scorer for Vanderbilt put another notch in his belt today when his 42 points led the Commodores to an overtime victory against SEC rivals Mississippi State. In the final home game of his career, Foster’s late game heroics saved Vandy once again. In the waning seconds of regulation, Shan hit a three to tie the game at 74. Trailing with thirty seconds left in overtime, the team turned again to Foster, who drilled his ninth three to give his team an 86-85 win. At this rate, we’ll be talking about his time with the Commodores like that of Lionel Richie.
4. Kevin Johnson –The former Suns point guard made headlines when he announced his candidacy for Mayor of Sacramento. Since his playing career ended, KJ has dedicated himself to urban renewal projects, including one in the Sacramento neighborhood in which he grew up. While elections in California have been a joke ever since the Governator took office, Kevin has a track record of public service and could do some good for a struggling community. His platform centers on economic stimulation, along with a more dynamic foreign policy. When asked why he was running, Johnson claimed that government has become “nonresponsive, tired, uninspired and bureaucratic. They want something different in Sacramento.” Is he talking about government, or the Kings? Am I right folks?
3. Knick Drama – With head coach Isiah Thomas and star guard Stephon Marbury feuding, it’s understandable that the Knicks are not 100% focused on basketball. But it seems like a professional basketball team, even if they’re at 80%, should be able to stop someone from scoring 50. But along with 10 boards, 8 dimes and 4 steals, LeBron James was able to rack up a JFK (he’s on the half dollar). A running argument among my friends is about who the best player in the league is: LeBron or Kobe. After Kobe went for 52 against the Mavs, this game proves that at this point in their careers Kobe is exactly 2 points better than LeBron. It’s science.
2. The Patriot League – Conference tournaments started this week and the opening round of the Patriot League provided more dramam than most NCAA tournament games. Top-seed American needed a layup by Brian Gilmore in the closing seconds to defeat Holy Cross 62-60. Kyle Roemer put the Colgate Raiders on his back and scored 32 to knock off Lafayette 76-74. And in overtime, the Black Knights of Army eeked out a 64-61 win on the strength of 25 by Josh Miller. But the Bucknell-Navy battle topped them all. Despite 37 from midshipman Greg Sprink, John Griffin hit a buzzer-beating three in the third overtime to earn an 87-86 victory for the Bison. This must’ve been what Paul Revere envisioned on his famous ride.
1. Revenge – Jason Richardson was a key part of the Warriors success last year, averaging 16.0 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists. But his contract was a bit of an albatross, so he became part of a draft day trade to Charlotte, the NBA equivalent of Kosovo. But J-Rich got his payback last night when he dropped 42 on his former team in a 118-109 upset. Facing a thirteen point deficit at the end of the first, the Bobcats turned to the Flintstone whose 14-point second quarter got them out of Barney. So it turns out that Richardson got the last laugh. Assuming that there are no more games played after today.
What’s that? Playoffs? Oh. Nevermind.
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