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<blockquote data-quote="Roundball Sage" data-source="post: 2076246" data-attributes="member: 748116"><p>I have loved this IHSA Tournament since I could get my then-tiny arms around a great big round basketball. And my love this tournament has not ebbed one bit.</p><p></p><p>This remains the purest manifestation of sport that still exists on any level in our World of multi-millionaire players and billionaire sports franchise owners and Major Professional Leagues that have been politicized and fully monetized. The beauty of Sport twisted into just another way for many dollars to float out of our pockets and into the pockets of... Theirs.</p><p></p><p>There is no sport nor time of year that celebrates the Prairie State better than the IHSA tournament. And it needs to be played in the hallowed grounds of Our Illini Beloved where National dreams spark our imagination and energize our spirits.</p><p></p><p>You can have your Super Bowl... your ‘World’ (?) Series... your NBA Finals... your Stanley Cups... your World Futbol. Yes, They have a place in our entertainment Calendar. But for pure sport that celebrates talent and community and tradition and a Great State in the Middle of America... there’s only one Tournament and one place to celebrate that kind of blessed competition.</p><p></p><p>As a lifelong roundballer, my roundball season never ends. But for a few glorious weeks in February and March... we get a little special slice of Heaven on Earth.</p><p></p><p>Overstatement? Not if you love... real Basketball.</p><p></p><p>From Centralia and East St. Louis to Rock Island and Maywood to Quinn ‘As-In-Win’ Buckner’s Thornridge to Ayo’s Westinghouse and Morgan Park and next to all the young guys now still in Grade School... you have the privilege of being in the greatest sport and in the best place on the Earth to play it.</p><p></p><p>The purity of Sport in a World of compromise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Roundball Sage, post: 2076246, member: 748116"] I have loved this IHSA Tournament since I could get my then-tiny arms around a great big round basketball. And my love this tournament has not ebbed one bit. This remains the purest manifestation of sport that still exists on any level in our World of multi-millionaire players and billionaire sports franchise owners and Major Professional Leagues that have been politicized and fully monetized. The beauty of Sport twisted into just another way for many dollars to float out of our pockets and into the pockets of... Theirs. There is no sport nor time of year that celebrates the Prairie State better than the IHSA tournament. And it needs to be played in the hallowed grounds of Our Illini Beloved where National dreams spark our imagination and energize our spirits. You can have your Super Bowl... your ‘World’ (?) Series... your NBA Finals... your Stanley Cups... your World Futbol. Yes, They have a place in our entertainment Calendar. But for pure sport that celebrates talent and community and tradition and a Great State in the Middle of America... there’s only one Tournament and one place to celebrate that kind of blessed competition. As a lifelong roundballer, my roundball season never ends. But for a few glorious weeks in February and March... we get a little special slice of Heaven on Earth. Overstatement? Not if you love... real Basketball. From Centralia and East St. Louis to Rock Island and Maywood to Quinn ‘As-In-Win’ Buckner’s Thornridge to Ayo’s Westinghouse and Morgan Park and next to all the young guys now still in Grade School... you have the privilege of being in the greatest sport and in the best place on the Earth to play it. The purity of Sport in a World of compromise. [/QUOTE]
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