First weekend thoughts, conjecture, stuff.

Hmmm... 

Murphy is the greatest player most of us never get to see - She's like a collegiate basketball player from the northwest, who you don't ever get to see play because of the late night game starts, like some point guard from St. Mary's.

Online announcers are not... they're not good - Whether it's making something insignificant seem incredibly important -- "Third contact! SHE'S GOT TO SEND THIS ONE OVER!!!" We know that. We get the basic principles of the game. -- or getting basic tactics of competition completely wrong, it's rough listening. We applaud your effort, your enthusiasm (or self-induced stroke... lookin' at you, Florida), but for the love of all that's holy, please familiarize yourself a little more with the game. And if there isn't anything earth-shattering to say, don't act like there is. Sometimes a service error is just a service error.

Which brings us to Don Shaw - This guy, I want him doing all internet broadcasts from now on. Whether he was bad-mouthing the RPI or pointing out problems with his own former club, we love him, so much so that I just went from first person singular to the plural.

Nice video, some of you - It's 2010. We just discovered life based on arsenic. So why in the world can't we get smoother video feeds? Some of you need to have real discussions with your IT guy (I know, he's odd. It's the same everywhere. Deal.). Stanford, you're RIGHT THERE by the hub of internet technology. So why does your video feed look like it's being delivered by a dial-up modem powered by an intern on a stationary bike a la "Gilligan's Island"? How is that possible?

Northern Iowa, Texas, Florida, and Dayton - Excellent feed. You guys must have Kabletown. Purdue, points off for a picture the size of a postage stamp. Duke, points off for no live audio, except when your GENIUS p.a. announcer talked. (I say "genius" because he forgot to announce people during the starting lineups, mispronounced names, and generally sounded as if he'd rather be mowing Coach K's lawn than announce these matches.)