19:15 - Horford scores the first basket for the Rooks. Even if he doesn't win MVP tonight (it goes to Gibson right now), I think he has at least had a good enough game to merit a little bump in his profile.17:50 - Ok, Al hits a pair of FTs (I think his free-throw shooting has improved of late), and he now has 17 points, which would be a career-high if this were a real game. Can he get to 30? Incidentally, and I'm surprised I missed this, but Big Al is also the game's leading rebounder with 7.
14:30 - True to his word from earlier today, Mike Conley is padding his assist total with the help of our man Al, as he hits him trailing on the break for another basket. Unfortunately, the Sophomores are killing the Rookies (83-64 at present), so it's unlikely we are going to get our wish tonight. If nothing else though, I want a double-double.11:45 - I realize this is just an exhibition, and I also realize I have an agenda in writing this tonight, but I am telling you, Kevin Durant has a long way to go before he is the kind of player we all think he is capable of being. He has had the ball stolen from him tonight several times, and keep in mind defense isn't exactly a priority here. The Sophs are kinda making him look bad - if you can look bad in a game when you currently lead all scorers with 23 points.
7:40 - Al is out of the game, and I'm not sure if he will return. If he is in fact done, he'll finish with 19 points, 7 boards, and 2 assists to his credit. Daniel Gibson just hit another three - he's got 9 now. The 2-years now lead the 1-years 108-87. Will the Rookies ever win this game again?
4:00 - Apropos of absolutely nothing, I think Jamario Moon looks exactly like Shock G, the lead singer of Digital Underground. I don't think there is a connection there, but I would love to see Moon create an alter ego and do one of his dunks in tomorrow night's Dunk Contest with a false nose.
3:30 - Juan Carlos Navarro has hit a couple threes in the last two minutes, and the PA Announcer is rather enjoying saying his name. He is rolling his r's with mucho gusto. And with that, I need to head downstairs for the postgame interviews. With 3 minutes left, it's 119-101 in favor of the Sophomores, so I think it's fair to say the game is out of reach. (Goodness - Daniel Gibson hit ANOTHER 3. That's 10.)
