I was blown away when I saw this tweet and then found this article that Key has improved so much. I knew he had been in the NBA briefly with Detroit and Philly, but didn't realize he had a 20 game run with Denver and now is with Golden State and did so well in the G league this year. Real testament to not only his work ethic and commitment, but also the foundation that Tony Bennett built for so many players that have made it to the NBA that nobody would have guessed would have been able to. Of course he's had the higher profile ones like Brogdon, Hunter, Murphy, etc.., but there are also those like Key, Guy, Jerome, Beekman, Gill, Tobey, Perrantes, etc that all have played in the NBA (and those like Jerome, Gill and now Key have stuck around for many years). I hope Odom can develop the same track record.

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Today going 3-3 from the line finished the season 8-8 on Free Throws (or 11-11 if today's stats aren't included in the ESPN season totals) to become only the 3rd player ever (min of 1000 minutes played). Pritchard was 21-21 when he did it a few years ago. Tony Snell was 32-32 in 19/20 and 11-11 the following year so he did it twice. Hard to believe Hauser attempted so few free throws.

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Outstanding performance with this outing!

Last night after watching a delayed recording of the Braves game, I was not sleepy and was longing for the days when UVA Basketball was actually relevant so I got on Amazon Prime and watched Hoosiers again for about the tenth time. Two question for Board members: (1) Early on 2 players walked off at the first practice, leaving five. Then one player was brought back by his father bringing the number on the team to 6. Then Jimmy came back making 7. By the time of the regional final and the championship game there were 8 players on the tram, with the 8th player being apparently the first kid who walked off who came back. But that other player rejoining the team was never explained in the movie. Anyone know the story behind that? (2) In the championship game, the game action seemed to go right through to the 4th quarter with no halftime and no halftime score or speech or strategy like in many other games they played. Anyone know why that happened? Great movie but have noticed that flaw several times on rewatching, sort of like Bruce Willis' tee shirt changing colors halfway through n the first Diehard movie.