How the NBA Can Fix Its Load Management Problems, Plus Motivated Tiger Woods At Genesis Invitational

Good morning everyone, especially…

TIGER WOOD

The roar has been restored. The birdies have fallen. His smile as he stepped off the 18th green was as wide as we’ve seen in a long time. tiger forest returned to the PGA Tour triumphantly and inspired, last three hole birdie in his first round at the Genesis Invitational to score two under 69.

• This is the first time Woods has birdie 3 holes in a row since the Masters 2020.
• Woods organizes play next door Rory McIlroy (-4) and Justin Thomas (-3).

It’s really, really impressive. That is happiness. That doesn’t mean we should get ahead of ourselvesHowever, our Kyle Porter writes.

• porters: “I said before his round started that 73 would be a good score for someone who hadn’t played tournament golf in seven months. … What a terrible thing! … Most likely This round feature matches the current Tiger model we’ll see in a while.Some flash and some valley.Some of the past and some of a glimpse into the future. This is one of those great numbers, but to doing it four days in a row might be too much to ask for, even for Tiger Woods.”

Max Homa And Keith Mitchell both shot seven under 64 to share the lead, and Jon Rahm was the third solo after six under 65.

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And not a good morning for…

POTENTIAL AREA/STORM COURT IN FLORIDA STATE

Field/court-storming is the best. It also soon could be illegal In Florida.

• Republican Florida Senator — and former State of Florida star — Corey Simon introduced the bill “Interference in sports or entertainment events”, which would make entering a “covered area” a first-degree misdemeanor. It may come with up to a year in prison or a fine of $2,500.
• A similar bill was introduced by the Republican Representative Taylor Yarkosky in the State House of Representatives. If either measure passes its respective agency and is signed into law by the governor Ron DeSantisThe law will go into effect on October 1.

As you probably know I don’t like it anywhere in the newsletter. I don’t like it at all. Taking the field by storm is one of the things that makes college sports so special. Unlike the pros, college sports offer the chance to celebrate with colleagues; After all, the players are classmates.

Other than that, the logistics of this are at best not obvious and actually hilarious to visualize. If thousands of people are on the field/field after a big win, how does each one face legal action? Attacking the playing surface is fun and — with very, very rare exceptions — harmless. The SEC fines schools for storming crowds, which is overkill. An entire state made it a crime?! I am not a fan.

Whoever said, “best possible is available” clearly did not anticipate load management becoming such an issue in NBA that thing The league is considering major changes when it comes to All-Star Weekend. Earlier this week, it was reported that NBA is considering trying a minimally played game to qualify for major prizessuch as MVP.

• It could come as soon as the 2024-25 season, when there will be a new collective bargaining agreement.
• Its one of many potential ideas The NBA has floated to improve its regular season product. The other is a league in the season.

Our NBA columnist Bill Reiter says NBA must fix load management problemAnd This latest proposal should be a strict one.

• Repeat: “The 70-game threshold seems fair, and it solves a legitimate problem. The Western Conference team’s advisor also recommends a minimum of 30 minutes per game. Again, feels right. By this standard, this season’s MVP race will narrow to just two players — Nikola Jokić And Jayson Tatum. The rest of the team in this season’s honor hunt is catching on with too few games, both by historical standards for an MVP and by better business practices that the league and its players should donate.”

It can be a tough climb to get the consent of the players association. Perhaps a shortened regular season with fewer replays would be better, because 82 games is a lot. Perhaps there is a middle ground. Regardless, I agree with Bill: We need to meet the game’s best players more often.

Maryland hands Purdue number 3 for the second consecutive loss

Speaking of storming the courthouse, maryland fans have to do it, and it’s awesome. Terrapins used a massive surge in the second half to take the lead No. 3 Purdue, 68-54, for their first win against a top 10 team since 2016.

• Maryland used a 29-4 scoreline for about nine minutes in the second half to take a 58-41 lead and never looked back.
• Young Jahmir (20 points) and Hakim Hart (13) guide the attack, and Julian Reese (10 points, nine bounces) did a great job Zach Edeywho scored 18 points but needed 16 shots to get there.
• After starting the season with a score of 22-1, the London team lost 3/4 matches, including the last 2 matches. In those three losses, they were 13 to 53 (24.5%) on 3-pointers.

Purdue is out of the top 200 nationally for 3-point shot rate, and when Edey isn’t completely dominant — and sometimes even when he is — Boiler manufacturers may be in troubleOur Kyle Boone writes.

For Maryland, the Terrapins are regrouping for their first year under the head coach Kevin Willard with wins in six of their last seven games. Young — one Charlotte transfer — was absolutely amazing, and in Hart, Reese and Donta Scott, Maryland also has many support options. Terrapins is the 8th seed in Jerry Palm’s Latest Rack Frame and will move forward with more victories of this magnitude.

Former MLB All-Star, Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Tim McCarver dies aged 81

Tim McCarvertwo-time All-Star champion, two-time World Series champion and later Hall of Fame announcer, passed away on Thursday at the age of 81. A cause of death has not been given.

• McCarver played 21 seasons (1959-61, 1962-80) and won the World Series with Quantity in 1964 and 1967. He also played for Phillies — where he is the Hall of Famer Steve Carltonpersonal catcher of — Red Sox And exhibition. He did it for me MLB debuted at the age of 17.
• After his competitive days, McCarver called the game for the Phillies (1980-82), meet (1983-98), U.S army (1999), giant (2002) and Cardinals (2014-21). He was also a national broadcaster for CBS (1990-93) and Fox (1996-2013) and called 20 All-Star Games and 23 World Series.
• McCarver received the Ford C. Frick Award from the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012, was inducted into the Sports Radio Hall of Fame in 2016, and was inducted into the Cardinals Hall of Fame. in 2017.

In a statement, MLB . commissioner Rob Manfred called McCarver, “one of the most influential voices our game has ever known.”

What to watch this weekend

Friday

🏒 kings at Duck9 p.m. on ESPN
🏀 rising star21:00 on TNT

Saturday

🏀 Illinois in 14th place IndianaNoon on ESPN
🏀 NCAA March Madness Men’s Basketball Preview, 12:30 p.m. on CBS
🏀 10 Tennessee in Kentucky1 p.m. on CBS
🏀 19th in Iowa and 12th in Kansas2 p.m. on ESPN
🏀 Number 9 Baylor and Number 5 Kansas4 p.m. on ESPN
🏒 NHL Stadium Series: Capital in the Storm, 8pm on ABC
🏀 All-Star Saturday Night8pm on TNT

Sunday

🏎 Daytona 5002:30pm on FOX
🏀 NBA All-Star Game8pm on TNT