SMU handed the Memphis Tigers a devastating road loss yesterday, 73-57. The Tigers were competitive until a little of the way into the second half, when it was tied 41-41 – then the bottom absolutely fell out for Memphis. They looked like the “ugly Memphis” team (TV announcer’s description) that lost to Georgia.
If there’s a bit of good news, the DM reports that Joe Lunardi still has Memphis in the field of 68 in his latest Bracketology projection. Memphis is on the Last Four In line. Let’s take a look at the remainder of the season:
- Thursday, February 24 vs. Temple (15-9, 8-5), 6 PM, ESPN2
- Sunday, February 27 vs. Wichita State (13-11, 4-8), 1:30 PM, ESPN2
- Thursday, March 3 at South Florida (7-19, 2-12), 8 PM, ESPNU
- Sunday, March 6 vs. 14 Houston (22-4, 11-2), 11 AM, ESPN
I turned off the NBA All-Star Game at halftime last night. It wasn’t a game, it was a performance. Players just stood around as the other team dunked and shot uncontested threes. It made me realize how much as a Grizzlies fan I’ve been conditioned to appreciate great defense. For those of you who missed Ja’s dunks, here they are:
Team LeBron won 163-160. The Golden State Warriors’ Steph Curry was the MVP with 50 points, 48 of which were threes.
Action News 5 has a look at the All-Star watch party that happened in WynnBET Sports Bar inside FedExForum.
There’s a massage therapist position open at the Gould’s at Big Cypress Lodge, the hotel inside Bass Pro at the Pyramid.
ABC 24 interviewed some South Main business owners on where restaurants stand after COVID. The owners stressed that Congress must replenish the Restaurant Relief Fund (RRF).
What’s going on in Ukraine right now?
- Russia still hasn’t invaded yet
- President Biden has agreed “in principle” to a summit with Putin if Russia does not invade Ukraine
- U.S. intelligence suggests that Russia has a list of Ukrainians to target after the invasion
- U.S. intelligence also suggests Russia may target other cities besides Ukraine’s capital Kyiv in an invasion
I hope you don’t need to go to a bank or the post office today, because it’s Presidents’ Day.
Toilet paper maker Charmin is said to have a big announcement ready to drop tomorrow, 2/22/22, Day of the Deuces. They’ll share the news on their Instagram account.
The MemphisWeather.net forecast for today is warm and windy with a chance of scattered showers, mainly afternoon and evening, high 66, low 62. It’s gonna be a wet week and tomorrow night it will turn cold again.
The Trumpster is expected to launch a new social network, Truth Social, this week. You’ve heard the saying, the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire? I have a feeling there will be a similar saying about Truth Social.
I stayed home, wrote, and read yesterday during the hours when there was no basketball on. Currently reading Ogilvy on Advertising, a classic in its field. The book was published in the mid-1980s, before the dawn of Internet advertising, but the psychology taught in the book is timeless. I’m about halfway through and enjoying it so far.
Later today I’ll get out for a while. Back tomorrow with more news.