So, on to the questions ...
Q: Your first entry says 2 of the 3 members of WeMakeItRain were in attendance. Who was missing?
A: Hopps. He could not attend. In fact, he has only made one post on WeMakeItRain, and that was back in September 2007. He might not actually be a part of this site any longer!
Q: Your first entry also says that 3 of the 4 members of the coaching staff attended. Who was missing?
A: Also Hopps. He would have been dismissed from the coaching staff already if Kev-O even hinted at the fact he wants the gig. But, he absolutely abhors Southwestern Central.
Q: You always tag Alison and Racecar in your posts, but no mention of them during your chronicles. Why not?
A: They did not attend. We tag them so they know what we are up to.
Q: Who writes the entries?
A: We all contribute our memories of the days, the content of the posts, and editorial control.
Q: Does everything about which you write actually occur?
A: Absolutely. Everything is 100% true. We may control content for time and space, but nothing is made up.
Q: Why do you insist on the accuracy of the time zones and the time changes?
A: We do not. Pepster does, mostly to raise the ire of Sinickal.
Q: Even when all in the same time zone, there are sometimes references to time zones. Why don't I get it?
A: It goes all the way back to New Orleans, 2003, when Pepster flew into New Orleans from Florida and stated that he was thirsty, blaming it on the change in time zones. Then, later that week, the clocks sprung forward, making everyone thirsty one hour earlier, you know, because of the time change. Been a line ever since. [Ed. Note - The "spring forward" from standard time to daylight savings time used to occur in the first weekend in April. It has since been moved up in the calendar.]
Q: What do you think of Phoenix as a Final Four host.
A: We enjoy the area. Some fun times in Scottsdale, some great golf, and great weather. Events are way too spread out. We shouldn't have to drive an hour to the event from all of the best social areas of the city.
Q: I didn't see a mention of the Road to the Final 4 5K. Did you run again this year?
A: Again?! That's funny.
Q: What team was represented the most?
A: Purdue, and it wasn't even close!
Q: Pepster - my boyfriend's mom is going to read this. You can't post jokes like the one about Lebanon! Ok, so not so much a question as a comment.
A: We don't have to answer if it isn't a question. But, from Pepster's brother: "Leba-bomb, amirite?"
A: OK, we'll answer. We aren't trying to offend anybody at all, just noting occurrences that we find interesting, fun, funny, noteworthy, or just worth mentioning. We don't think anybody is really offended, especially the commenter's boyfriend's mom. But if so, we will try to take that into account next year.
Q: Speaking of next year, where is it being held, and are you going?
A: San Antonio, Texas, and absolutely. Some of us will definitely be there, and hopefully all.
Q: How did you like your AirBnB? Was it in a good neighborhood?
A: Great location: Old Town Scottsdale. Close to groceries, restaurants, bars, walk-up late night burrito joint. Just amazing. We solved the flaw of the window treatments. The only real problem was the security system, which set an alarm off every time we opened the door to the back patio. We could stop the alarm quickly, but not allowed to disarm it because of regulations to prevent children from drowning.
Q: What was the best food you ate?
A: SumoMaya Sunday Brunch. Easy!
Q: Did you have any local beer? If so, what were your favorites?
A: We really didn't have that much. Too much travel around the darn metropolitan area wastes time that could have been spent drinking. That being said, the Scottsdale Blonde Ale was good, and Sinickal introduced us to "Long Drink," which is a Finnish style gin mixed drink served in a can. Pretty good.
Q: What did you mean by "magical pheromones?"
A: Some people just have a flair for the dramatic.
Q: How did Pepster get the 1904 Olympics question about St. Louis correct.
A: We don't know. He somehow knows more about the Olympics than a normal person should.
Q: Why did you call the person in the passenger seat of the Waymo a sociopath?
A: Ok, listen. The Waymo is just a version of a rideshare, just without a driver. So, you sit in the back if it is just you. That is what you do. If you want to be playful, then you sit in the driver seat and scare all the other drivers around you. But you do not - under any circumstances - sit in the front passenger seat!
Q: What is the airport cheat code?
A: If we told you and everybody started doing it, it would no longer be the time-and-effort-saving cheat code, now would it? We will say that Sinickal travels A LOT!
Q: On the Departure Day, Sinickal noted the amount of people in Coach House drinking at 10:45 a.m. Weren't you there at that time drinking?
A: Yes, but we were flying out of Phoenix that day, and days of air travel don't count. Also, Sinickal and Pepster were there together, not by themselves like the others.
Q: Who IS the second best NBA player from Duke?
Q: Wait, who is the best NBA player from Duke?
A: Grant Hill, duh!
Q: Ok, that makes sense. Who is the second best NBA player from Duke?
A: Pepster believes it is already Jayson Tatum. Sinickal believes that Tatum has to show he can win first, so he throws out Shane Battier. Elton Brand was very good. All of us believe it could be Zion Williamson if he continues to stay healthy. Carlos Boozer had a nice career, but not to that level. We all also discount Kyrie Irving because he only played 11 games at Duke. Kev-O believes nobody should speak about Duke, ever. In all honesty, given their success in college, Duke does not have a great body of NBA alumni.
Q: Did you ask why there was a dump truck in the bar?
A: No, we did not, because it was apparent it was there for the bike show. However, shouldn't every bar have at least one dump truck at all times?!
