Thoughts of the Day

A few random thoughts on the world of sports today.

First, check this out.  Kentucky freshman Anthony Davis (yes, I said freshman), scored 27 points and blocked seven shots to set the school season record for blocked shots.  Beyond the fact that it is a freshman doing this, perhaps what is more amazing is that it is only the middle of January.  The Wildcats, which are currently the #2 team in the land of college basketball, have to very excited about this guy, and you can bet NBA scouts are paying attention as well.  In a program as storied as Kentucky's, this is a pretty remarkable accomplishment.

Next, someone got beat down on the scoreboard last night in college basketball.   When I first saw this score, I thought that perhaps I had read it incorrectly, or that maybe there was a typo.  However, after checking numerous sources, it is confirmed.  Western Kentucky beat Toccoa Falls by the score of 141-39.  I do not know the last time that a team lost by 100 points, but that is a big deal.  In terms of my thoughts on it, I cannot decide whether to be extremely impressed by Western Kentucky's points output, or whether I am a bit disheartened that they didn't slow the game down a bit and take it easy once they were up by about 50 points.  Either way, that score is definitely an eye-opening one, and we probably won't see anything like that again this college basketball season.

Lest this be overlooked, let me mention something about the infamous Bernie Fine, the Syracuse assistance who has been accused of numerous improprieties.  Although there is plenty of evidence suggesting that many of the allegations against him are true, one accuser has now admitted that he lied about the whole thing in an effort to get back at Fine for not helping him previously.  This is an interesting turn of events, as the court of public opinion had already made its decision, and it turns out that at least in one instance, Bernie Fine was telling the truth - it didn't happen.