Something very important was pointed out yesterday on Twitter: Josh Pastner and the Tigers may be done for the season, but Memphis still has a team poised to make a run in basketball playoffs: The Grizzlies. For folks who haven’t followed the detailed playoff math, here’s what you need to know. Bookmark this page and check it frequently. You can ignore everything on the page except the lower right column that is headed, “Western Conference.” Top 8 teams go to the playoffs; bottom 7 enter the NBA draft lottery. The Grizzlies are currently 8th, so if the season ended today, we’d be in.
However, the season doesn’t end today, so we have time to try and move up. In the playoffs, #8 plays #1. Playing the best team in the conference is not ideal, so we want to move up to #7 (and play #2), or even better #6 (and play #3). When you see an x- appear next to Memphis, that means the Grizzlies have made it in for sure, and if you’re growing a playoff beard, at that point you can shave it.
In other news… the Flying Saucer is once again hiding an Easter keg somewhere around town. They will post clues on the chalkboard above the bar every week (total of 6 clues). The person or people who find the keg receive a $100 bar tab. There are flyers posted around the bar reading “2nd Annual Easter Keg Hunt” with more details.
Wait a minute.
I know for a fact this isn’t the second annual Easter Keg hunt, because my group of friends and I have found the keg twice, in 2009 and 2010.
So it’s the third annual keg hunt. Anyway, clues will be posted at the bar, and no I’m not going to list them on the blog for two reasons: 1) It would kind of defeat the purpose of getting people to come in and order beer while they figure out the clues, and 2) I want to find the keg again!
In case you haven’t checked the news this weekend, the United States has joined an international coalition that is bombing Libya, to keep Gaddafi from killing his own people. Hmmm. Not sure what to think of this. I guess my question is, would we still be part of the coalition if we had no oil or business interests in the country? Not so sure the answer is yes.
Meanwhile, on social media last night, people went nuts over the fact that the moon was a couple of percent closer to Earth and slightly brighter than usual. There were checkins to “Supermoonamageddon” on Foursquare last night. Really, people? I wish there were a “don’t waste my time displaying checkins that aren’t real venues” option in Foursquare’s settings. “Watching NCAA tourney” was another checkin I saw yesterday. Does stupid shit like this happen on Gowalla? May have to switch. Wait a minute, I don’t want to lose my Saucer mayorship.
Actually, the “watching NCAA tournament” checkin would be perfectly valid on GetGlue, where you check in to let people know you’re watching your favorite entertainment.
Reminds me… if you live in Memphis and you’re a U2 fan, you absolutely need to be following @MemphisMullen on Twitter. She’s gone on the road following past U2 tours from city to city, and I think she’ll be doing so again this summer. She tweets about concert memories, U2 videos she’s watching, and more. She loves U2 as much as I love tube tops. She’s also a good person to follow if you’re an animal lover.
Our trivia team had a party last night. Every 3 months we cash in the gift certificates we’ve won. We faced an unusual problem last night – we almost didn’t finish the tab! It took us more than 4 hours to drink $405 worth of beer. That has never happened before – usually we blow through tabs that are larger in considerably less time.
Now I’m seeing on Twitter that there will be a “Keep Pearl” rally in Knoxville today. Wow, it’s really impossible to overestimate the stupidity of Tennessee fans. It really is possible to have a winning program without having a lying, cheating douchebag at the helm, as Memphis has learned the past two years.
Memphisport.com has audio of Memphis coach Josh Pastner’s first post-tournament interview. Listen here.
Waiting for 11:00 to get here. I’m hungry for a cheeseburger from the Majestic Grille. Think I’ll have them slap some bacon on it. That’s the end of this long, rambling post for now… happy Sunday Fun Day everyone, and remember, it’s perfect weather for patios and tube tops!