Re: Miracle Milt

[Ellie Cutler <ellie@oreilly.com>]

What a great instincts by Palacio! Sure it was a regular season game 
against the Nets, not a playoff game against the Pistons, but we haven't 
seen a magic act - reversal of a sure loss - like that since LB was in 
town. Palacio came out of nowhere to pick up the botched inbounds pass 
(Aaron Williams doing his best Vitaly impression - boink), then got as 
close as he could with what micro-seconds were left and nailed the shot. It 
was heaven!  One of the best parts was the team pileup afterwards. They 
were juiced, and it was just plain fun and heartwarming to see 
that.  Another best part was Antoine's 3-pointer with 3 seconds left.  Way 
to go, guys!

Looks like they're creeping up on the 8th playoff spot, which frankly I 
would rather they didn't get. They're so borderline that I want them in the 
lottery, not giving Pitino the bragging rights to a playoff team.

Keep the damn picks!  I'm tired of seeing the high school phenoms end up 
elsewhere.  I want Eddie Griffen (though I realize that's improbable, given 
that the Denver pick is protected).  What exactly do we have for 
picks?  Ours, Utah's (not going to be high), Denver (6-10 would be nice), 
and what else?

If I had my choice for coaches, I'd get Paul Silas. Keep Chris Wallace. And 
for players, I'd get Lo Wright (as I've said in the past, give him the 
minutes and he produces).  I still think Antoine is a 3.   I look forward 
to a full season of Chris Herren.

And this showed up on espn:

Wayne Turner
The point guard during the University of Kentucky's late 90's streak of 
championship teams did play for the Cincinnati Stuff, and is now a Harlem 
Globetrotter.

Happy New Year everybody.

  --Ellie