It was another night for television. Television has been written, television was produced and the audience shall have television. They’re going to enjoy it, too, if they like sports. <\/p>\n
<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And they always ask the question: when is it too early to start talking about the basketball tournament? The answer it is never too early. Especially since everything will be different after next week, and we’ll have to figure it all out again.<\/p>\n<p>There should be a consequence, a good-natured one mind you, for bad prognostication. It isn’t a tar-and-feather circumstance, of course, but maybe it’s a wear-a-feathery-mascot-and-hold-a-sign situation. A you have to do the next TV stunt sort of resolution. Something we can all laugh at, like predictions. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q38nTs9D37A\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Which, hey, that’s just good practice, I guess. Plus, someone is going to get to say they were right about one of these predictions. That’s what’s fun about playing Nostradamus. If time proves you right you can have the crew roll that prediction as a replay: <em>I was brilliant! See!<\/em> If your predictions don’t work out, you just gloss over the whole notion of it ever happening.<\/p>\n<p>Some things from Twitter:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Talking with my mom about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>"I wish you were still on air so I could hear you say everything is going to be fine instead of all of these people on TV shouting about it."<\/p>\n<p>I launch into a three-minute explanation of the latest items and backgrounders.<\/p>\n<p>Her: Ummm.<\/p>\n<p>— Kenny Smith (@kennysmith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kennysmith\/status\/1235744146251558912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I thought about that for a while. That might not have been what she wanted to happen, but it’s my mother so of course she knew it would happen. In a way, then, that was exactly what she wanted to happen. In which case, happy to help!<\/p>\n<p>This gives me an idea:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You forgot <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaurnSmith?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LaurnSmith<\/a> … <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5oFrexBSQh\">https:\/\/t.co\/5oFrexBSQh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XF8OY53vvG\">pic.twitter.com\/XF8OY53vvG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>— Kenny Smith (@kennysmith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kennysmith\/status\/1235599456889901057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And now I want aquariums as suspended ceilings throughout the house … <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaurnSmith?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LaurnSmith<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MGR012hA9i\">https:\/\/t.co\/MGR012hA9i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>— Kenny Smith (@kennysmith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kennysmith\/status\/1235760076318740483?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>How much could a full-ceilinged aquarium weigh, anyway? Surely the house’s structural supports could manage that sort of challenge.<\/p>\n<p>It’s not like jellyfish weigh much, after all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was another night for television. Television has been written, television was produced and the audience shall have television. They’re going to enjoy it, too, if they like sports. And they always ask the question: when is it too early to start talking about the basketball tournament? The answer it is never too early. 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