NCAA chair @SeminoleAlford on why Mississippi State hosted over Arkansas:
“They (Miss St) had a very strong conference schedule”
Miss State: 12th SOS
4-6 in SEC series (1-1 SEC Tourney)
Arkansas: 8th SOS
7-3 in SEC series (3-1 SEC Tourney)
So basically the Hogs could have not even gone to SECT, or gone 2&Q with backups, kept Aloy and Dietz healthy and been the same 2 seed? Sweet. That tourney is dumber than a bag of hammers.
On this day in NBA history in 2006...
Dirk Nowitzki gets the layup to fall... plus the foul, late in the 4th quarter of Game 7 vs. San Antonio!
His free throw tied the game, and Dallas would go on to win in overtime 😤
Looking at the past winners and it appears to me that Cooper Flagg is the first ever to win:
National HS Basketball Player of the Year (based on the Naismith and Gatorade Prep POY Awards given out since the mid 80s and Cooper won both of those),
NCAA Basketball Player of the Year,
And NBA Rookie of the Year!
Several won 2 of the 3 and I recognize some great players who might have won the NCAA award skipped college.
However a really awesome piece of history for Cooper!
2011 Dirk might be the purest “I’ll do it myself” ring in NBA history.
Beat the defending champs.
Beat the young OKC trio.
Beat LeBron, Wade & Bosh.
One superstar. One Finals MVP. No shortcuts.