… AS CHRONICLED BY, AND WITH THE PERSONAL MEMOIRS + OCCASSIONAL PHILOSOPHIZING OF THE AUTHOR, ONE STEPHEN J. McKEE”
THIS CENTAUR SEASONS POST WAS ORIGINALLY SCRIBBLED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1972 at 11:30 p.m.
Previous game: Centaurs 87, Northampton Area CCC 50
Next game: Eastern Baptist College, day after tomorrow, home opener
CENTAUR SEASON: 2-0
We won, 87-50. Before the game Coach told us to hold them to 49 points, 24 in the first half, 25 in the second. With 13 seconds left they made the first half of a one-and-one and that gave them 50 points. Damn.
I was really relaxed tonight. Just nervous enough. I felt good while I was playing — which wasn’t much, for I fouled out early, all of them stupid fouls. After the game John Cooper called me the biggest hack he’s ever seen. But he also told me what I was doing wrong — pushing with my free hand when I rebound and block shots. I’ll have to work on that. Thanks, Coop.
But hey: I had seven blocked shots tonight.
(“I Fouled Out Early” continues below)
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WELCOME TO CENTAUR SEASONS. “I Fouled Out Early” here on HoopsU.Com appears also on CENTAUR SEASONS, a “memory blog” of the half-good, half-bad, all-new Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales Centaurs in Center Valley, Pennsylvana. Forty years ago Steve kept a diary of his junior-year season. A blog before its time then, “A History of the Events …” is now an e-diary at CENTAUR SEASONS and here on HoopsU.com.
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Chris Cashman played for the first time this year. He looked like he was favoring his ankle. I don’t know. He’s got to get playing time. I think if Coach plays him – in a couple tight situations – he’ll get both his timing and confidence back. Everybody scored except Cash. Tommy Shirley with 13 seconds to go, and Gary Cacciatore hit on two foul shots. John Cooper had 17. I love the red team! The red team, the second team in practice. Yeah, I better love the red team. Who knows, maybe it’ll help. I’ll get to see what’d going on. Need to find any advantage I can. Right.
Coach Sabota’s nephew – about eight years old – sat behind the bench in the second half. According to Coach, I’m his hero! How’da like that? He went out and bought high sneakers instead of low ones because Coach told him Steve McKee wears high sneakers.
P.J. Brennan had 12 tonight. He really is a tough ball player, no doubt about it. He’s definitely going to be the man around which the offense will revolve his junior and senior years.
Joey Thomson played a tough game tonight — extremely fine “floor game,” as Coach is fond of saying. He was all over the court on defense.
Dave Glielmi’s shot seems to have left him. His shot isn’t there and he’s worrying about it too much, thinking too much about it. Mine’s gone, too. Bobby Stormes told me I’m not following through. Gotta concentrate on that. But that’s been Dave’s problem, too much thinking. Where’s the happy medium?
Tired. Got to get some sleep.
PREVIOUS GAME: Centaurs 87, Northampton Area CC 50
NEXT GAME: Eastern Baptist College, day after tomorrow, home opener
1972-73 CENTAUR SEASON Schedule and Results:
DATE OPPONENT RESULT RECORD
12/1 at Lehigh CCC W/81-71 1-0
12-4 at Northampton CCC W/87-50 2-0
12-6 EASTERN BAPTIST
12-13 SPRING GARDEN
12-16 PHILA. BIBLE
1-18 at Baptist Bible
1-19 WILMINGTON
1-25 at Phila. Pharmacy
1-30 at Spring Garden
2-3 at Messiah College
2-6 at Wilmington
2-13 RUTGERS, So. Jrsy
2-16 LEHIGH CCC
2-20 MESSIAH
2-22 N’HAMPTON CCC
2-24 PHILA. PHARM.
2-27 BAPTIST BIBLE
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