Bear_Fan

Congrat's to Dayton on the win and good luck to them in the playoffs! I wish LC-M could have pulled this one off, but they finished with a good season none the less. As far as asking about excuses - I won't say anything with regards to foul counts, etc. because yes, those are generally considered "excuses" and yes, one should win and lose with grace. I will state a fact that I hope his family doesn't mind me mentioning though, and that is that yes, Bean was playing with some kind of virus that had him in the hospital from late Tuesday night till mid-morning Thursday over which time he lost about 10lbs and couldn't eat much of anything. The only reason I mention that or may sound as though I'm "going on the defensive" here is because I can't tell if that was intentional sarcasm directed towards the comments about the foul count, or Bean. I understand not wanting to hear "excuses" (I hate it when people do it as well), but (if it was the case) to be sarcastic about a serious issue like someone being hospitalized is just low.

bmtSoulja (sp?), Thanks for the compliment, and know that just like any other school - LCM does have some crazy fans, but for the most part we're pretty ok haha. Anyways, as far as the game goes - again, it was one of the best I've seen them play and I can say I've had the privelege of watching the LC-M squad play together for years now. I've always enjoyed watching LCM face up against Central at home because both teams seem to always deliver (ex - anyone remember 2years ago when these guy's were on JV and the kid from Central hit an amazing cross-court shot with time expiring to win the game by 1pt?).

No matter how the results turned out, both teams had every right to be proud of the effort they put in to that game! Gulley for Central was almost unstoppable, pouring in 21pt's at the Bear Cave with what was one of the best crowds LC-M's seen in a while. But, I was glad to see the Bears fight throughout, and finally fight there way back at the end. They played like a group full of seniors should last night and the results finally showed it. K-Coop was having an awesome game and made quite a few tough lay-ups to contribute to his 15pt's (and 7rb's) to keep them in it throughout. LC-M finally had a good night on FT's between CJ's 2/2 trip to the line with less than a minute to go to tie it up, and Bean's 4/4 (part of an 11pt 4th according to Van's article) from the line to seal the deal. Like I said, these guys played like a group of seniors last night; unselfish, unrelenting, and refusing to give up even though they didn't lead after the 1st until about 15seconds left in the 4th. Between K-Coop's 15P/7R, Bean's 23P/7R/6S, CJ's 7P/6R, and the rest of the guy's just collectively playing so unselfish, hard, and determined - they definitely gave LC-M a senior night to remember. Congrat's to them (and Central) on a game well played and hard-fought for! G'luck to the bears as well as the Jag's on the remainder of their seasons!