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Game for the ages

Sam Webb
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I watched UCONN women and NC State women clash in Elite 8 game last night with UConn women winning in double overtime. I have to say, having watched lots of March Madness, that this was the best game with no close competitor. It wasn’t just the two overtime that made it a “game for the ages.” It was the outrageously great quality of play on both sides down the stretch and then in the two overtimes. Contested basket after contested basket on both sides, nothwithstanding immense pressure – defensive and psychological – on the players of both teams. And while everyone brought their A game, Paige Bueckers, Connecticut’s heralded sophmore guard, took her game to a new level in the final minutes of regular time and then in the two overtimes.

So glad I watched this superb and unforgettable game. As is sometimes said, you hate to see either team lose.

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Sam Webb

I'm a long-time socialist and activist, but new to the blogging world. I hope to bring a different perspective on politics, sports, culture, and Marxism. Besides blogging, I also leave plenty of time for swimming, hiking, ESPN, music, reading, drinking good beer, and, not least, my family and friends. I wish I could play basketball, but my knees ruled out that possibility long ago. While I currently reside in New York, my politically formative years were spent in Portland, Me. and Detroit during the 1970s and 1980s. I graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia (where I played basketball) and received a MA in economics from the University of Connecticut. I was the national chairperson of the Communist Party, USA from 2000 until 2014 when I stepped down at the convention. In 2016 I resigned from the Communist Party two years later. We were no longer on the same page.

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