I was on the road at the duly appointed time for Issues, Etc., so Frank Gillespie had to tell me that the show’s producer, Jeff Schwarz, picked NR for Blog of the Week. Jeff liked my basketball post, Coached to Break the Rules.
Jeff read the post on the air and added:
I agree 100%. It’s why I like high school basketball. There’s still some finesse in the game; however, it’s all trickling down. The game of basketball is becoming so physical, the Superintendent of the school board of the greatest school district in America, Edwardsville School District 7, Dr. Ed Hightower, who’s probably the most well-known college basketball official, I talked to him a couple of months ago at a basketball game. He said eventually high school and everybody’s going to have to go to international lanes because the players are getting too big and the game is getting too physical. He said he could call a foul in the paint virtually every possession at the NCAA Division I level.
Thanks, Jeff! It’s an honor! It’s also an honor that Dr. Hightower had the same feeling I do about the frequency of fouls in the big leagues.
I was just returning the favor. I was down in Orlando attending a metrology conference when you sent me an email alerting me of that inaugural pick.
Congrats Dan on a great post!