Things We Don't Want to Forget

A random list of moments and plays we want to make survive the vagaries of memory.

- On the drive up to Providence late late Wednesday night, being stopped dead in our tracks by a bunch of (long and filthy string of expletives) who decided to close off a highway so they could drag race. F you New York   assholes.

- Karon Abraham of Robert Morris making an incredible dipsy doo reverse layup high high high off the glass...lingering on the rim....and in! And.The. Crowd. Went. WILD. Abraham later hit a ridiculous contested 3 from the left wing as part of RMU's last gasp.

- Dallas Green of RMU justifiably throwing a fit to a ref's face after getting called for a terrible foul when he'd achieved a held ball against Villanova in OT. The only favor the refs did RMU all game was not throwing Green out. They knew what they'd just done. Green ended the game in tears.

- RMU getting a decent look to tie and take 'Nova to 2OT...just barely missing, leaving most of the crowd deflated, but admiring. And Karon Abraham stuck in the left corner, and not touching the ball. And the entire crowd, including the entire Villanova section, giving the dejected 15th seeded Colonials a standing ovation as they left the court.

- Omar Samhan getting basket after basket after basket vs Richmond while encountering nary a double-team, and Mickey McConnell stretching the lead with deep 3s when Samhan sat with foul trouble.

- The awful awful awfulness of the St. Mary's Gael mascot. Seriously. Awful.

- The strippers, in their "work clothes," handing out fliers 10 feet from local news crews outside the Dunkin Donuts center midday Thursday. Literally the only time I've reacted, sincerely, to a situation by thinking "Oh no what about the children?!?!"

- Waiting to get back in for the Thursday night games, overhearing 2 guys behind us loudly discussing, roughly, 5 adulterous relationships they had been/are currently involved in.

- Possibly the most annoying fan of the entire weekend....a 30-something lady cheering for the Hoyas (seriously bad karma) who, at various points shouted "Get him!" and "Kill them!" It's not effing football you shrill dolt. We fled to the 75% empty (more bad karma) Georgetown student section partly to avoid cursing her out for sheer ignorance.

- Ohio putting on a shooting performance against Georgetown I wouldn't have believed if I hasn't seen it.

- The great Ohio and RMU cheering sections.

- SDSU's Kawhi Leonard getting called for an absolutely atrocious phantom phantom foul diving for a ball at midcourt late against Tennessee. From what we saw, he could only have fouled the floor or the ball. The sequence played a huge role in swinging the game to the Vols. And DJ Gay almost bringing the Aztecs back with big 3s.

-  Omar Samhan dominating Villanova inside just as much as he had against Richmond.

- Mickey McConnell's crossover step-back 3, straight in 'Nova's eye. Crowd explodes.

- Matthew Dellavedova going Globetrotter in a real game, falling to the floor while keeping his dribble going, getting up, stepping back, and nailing a 3 to make it 64-61 St. Mary's. Crowd explodes.

- Mickey McConnell banking in a 25 foot shot with 1:15 left to put the Gaels up 3....from the  same spot Karon Abraham had hit a late 3 to keep RMU close against the same 'Nova team. Crowd explodes.

- Samhan fittingly sealing the Gael victory with a block. Crowd loses its collective shit.

- Seeing and being part of 10,000 people losing their shit at the same moment...and seeing the reactions of the college kids who made it happen.

- The middle-aged, female, courtside Ohio fan who spent a considerable stretch of the 2nd half screaming "Shit!" during every Vol possession...regardless of what was happening...while sitting two seats away from two kids (not hers).

Just a tremendous slate of games for us to see in person, including the SDSU-UT nailbiter from courtside. Some good pictures and video will be up soon. Goodbye, Providence!