Posted by Chris Zawojski, a resident of another community, on Apr 11, 2008 at 8:23 am

Tumultuous week indeed! Basketball at Stanford has certainly taken some hits this week. The men's sweet-sixteen fizzle versus Texas; the premature departure of the Lopez twins from their school of destiny (Did they know about their coach's eminent departure?); Montgomery snatched up by Cal (Would he have accepted a return to coach the Cardinal?); the women's disaster in the NCAA final; Johnson's shocker (Hey, guys & gals, the shiny venues aren't enough - put your coaching $$$ where your mouth is) ... WOW!!! - Anything left to tell us about? Maples has morphed from a hot basketball venue to a museum of fond memories, and therein lies the athletic department's consolation: What a relief to have only invested funds for a meager expansion. The actual rebuilding effort will now be focused upon a program left in disarray. Hey, there's always Bobby Knight! P.S. Don't feel too bad as fellow Stanford fans, for my 2nd favorite (and recently adopted) team, North Carolina, self-destructed as well.