Friday, March 21, 2008

High Drama, Live and In Color


Quote of the day:
“The old media establishment was mocked for its herd behavior, but so far, the new one looks just as conformist. Although digital technologies appear to invite innovation and originality, in practice they are giving us the opposite. Everyone does what everyone else is doing. And they move from obsession to obsession in perfect unison.”
--William Powers at nationaljournal.com

I love college basketball for its passion and unpredictability. The players have a huge emotional investment in each game, and when they’re working together as a team, it’s an extraordinary thing to watch.

The first big-time emotional moment of the NCAA tournament has just happened. With five seconds to go in overtime, underdog Western Kentucky was losing to Drake 99-98. Inbounding the ball from the Drake baseline, they executed a perfect play, making a three-point basket right at the buzzer.

Pandemonium ensued.

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