I know this is a lesson in perspective, but it hurts nonetheless.  Marquette’s senior point guard, Dominic James, broke his foot in last night’s game and more or less dashed any hopes that this team will make a run in the NCAA tournament.  He was the engine that made them go.  But even worse, the break ends the collegiate career of one of the greatest Warriors of all time.  He was twenty five points away from passing George Thompson and becoming the second greatest scorer in MU history.  He was our greatest defender.  He holds the record for most games played by a Warrior. He wore his heart on his sleeve and dreamt of an NBA career. But four minutes into the game it was all over.  But he never left the bench and became the team’s biggest cheerleader. When our old coach abandoned the team over the summer, James was the first guy to step up and say that we’d be better than ever. He is going to be sorely missed.  My heart breaks for him.  Hell, my heart breaks for me.  Sometimes I wished I didn’t care about this team so much.  This sucks.

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