March 10, 2008

More from the mysterious PMM on the old Davidson Basketball Update:

Davidson’s blowout weekend shows the team is finally worthy of national poll rankings. Unlike the ESPN coaches poll that put Davidson at No. 25 after an “admirable” loss to the Tar Heels early in the season, this week’s two rankings acknowledge the longest winning streak in the country and the ‘Cats’ deafening declaration of dominance. Again, blind to the numbers, at an instinctive, gut sense, the team seems to get into a better rhythm with every performance. Each night, we see new elements of talent emerge such as a stifling defense that shut down Kyle Hines, and another player getting the hot hand and rivaling Stephen in scoring. The lamenting “home run” metaphors that Coach McKillop adopted frequently in December and January are these days noticeably missing in his postgame interviews.

In turn, the Feral Faithful are rabid. Since the buzzer sounded last night, I have heard from fans from Lusaka, Zambia, to San Francisco to Anchorage, Alaska, who will be huddling around the tube to take in tonight’s game. In the remotest parts of the land, revelers in black and red will be requesting spouses and bartenders to turn the channel to a team that is about to become a household name. It is March, it is madness and it is sublime.

PMM? Anyone know?