2 posts tagged “madison square garden”

It was the first sellout game at The Garden that I was in attendance for all year, and the game lives up to all the hype.  Two top 10 college team facing off in the world's greatest arena.  It appearing that Pitt lost all hope of keeping the game close in the first half, but they came out ready to play in the second half and forced the game into overtime.  DeJuan Blair is a beast of a freshman, putting up 15 points and 20 boards.  However, Pitt would not have won the game if it were not for Lavance Fields, who hit the game winning 3 with seconds left in the game.  Another shot that brought the crowd to their feet was DeMarcus Nelson's reverse lay-up, after getting hit by Blair.  This game was filled with emotion and Duke fans had to leave the stadium sobbing and with their first loss of the season.  Definitely the best game I have seen all year and the best time I have had.  For entertainment purposes look how stupid Tony Kornheiser looks now.

101 Women's Basketball Drills

Theresa Grentz

Yesterday I was at Madison Square Garden buying tickets for a Bloc Party concert and ran into former University of Illinois Women's Basketball Coach Theresa Grentz.  I never went to a Women's game and I was surprised I remembered her name.  The only places I saw her on campus was at Midnight Madness and other various Illini Pride activities.  I think because she was so involved with the community and her excellent track record I was able to remember to her.  We chatted for a little bit, on how she in enjoying her retirement.  The former Big 10 Coach of the year, A10 Coach of the year, and Coach of the United States Olympic Women's Basketball team was in New York visiting Pay Coyle, the current head coach of the New York Liberty and one of her former players.  Its funny where you run into people.  This past week I have met up with former Illinois Tennis Players, seen the former Illinois Women's Basketball coach, and of course I always have my neighbors Jose Valentine and Larry Johnson (who we have yet to see in the building besides on the HBO show Hard Knocks).  Maybe I will see some former Illinois baseball players at todays Mets game, even though I would have no clue who they are.

Note:  Theresa Grentz is a Women's Basketball Hall of Famer, a member of the NIKE Hall of Fame, author of the book above and Theresa Grentz: Effective High / Low Post Player Moves, which are among many of her accolades.