Happy St. Pat (Riley) Day!!! NCAA Tournament, Washington DC

Today I went to the NCAA Tournament in Washington DC and I saw one of my all-time favorites at the Verizon Center .  PAT RILEY.  I'm such a huge fan of the man.  I love everything he does (i.e. Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks).  He looks great and his smile is killer.  The man is a WINNER.  Plus, I have a huge crush on Erik Spoelstra (i.e. even before he became head coach), so Riley would be "like" a "father-in-law".  ****  No, I didn't tell Riley, I had a crush on Spoelstra.  To be honest, I forgot ~ plus that just sounds silly! 

Regardless, what a great St. Pat(rick's) Riley Day!!!

Shout out to another one of my favorites, Bob Ferry (i.e. former GM of the Washington Bullets/Wizards and the best person to hang out with when a loved one is having surgery on his foot).  Bob Ferry is the BEST.  Nothing but class from the man, and he's another gentleman who I adore seeing.  Great smile, big hug, and nothing but love!

An actual tournament post will come when I settle in a few days ~ but trust me these 2 men were my highlights!

Recap:
Butler won.
Pittsburgh won.
UConn won.
Cincinnati won.


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Manute Bol dies at age 47

Manute Bol died at age 47 on Saturday.  I never met the 7'7" Sudanese player, who began his NBA career with the Washington Bullets in 1985, but I have heard stories about him.  From what  I read he'd been battling kidney problem and a skin disease.  He had become quite the humanitarian in recent years.  I'm sure his presence will be missed and felt by the people and the causes he supported.  He died at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville.

Many years ago, I remember Bob Ferry telling me that when he was General Manager, he used to pay his son, Danny, to drive Manute around the DC/VA/MD area.  That sounds like Bob.  He's a very caring man, and I'm sure he wanted to keep his players safe.

RIP Manute.


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