Eli Brooks essay about the season's abrupt end
This is admittedly far from of recent vintage, but searching I don't see that it's been posted previously. In any case, I stumbled across this essay on the blog of a Michigan english lecturer. It's by Eli Brooks, recounting the team's experience on the way to, and at, the Big Tournament when the world began shutting down over COVID-19. I hadn't really thought at the time about the specific impact on the seniors who will never play another college game. In any case, I thought that it was really interesting to hear directly from a player who is also an excellent writer.
https://ananonymouscrown.com/jolly-green-giants-by-eli-brooks/
"People were standing around with a few sitting on the bed, all you could smell were farts and smoothies that we had at dinner they brought to the room."
Welp, shut it down. It doesn't get any better than that.
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."
PeteM, thanks. This is wonderful. I'm so glad Eli Brooks wrote it, the professor added it to a blog, and you posted it.
This was great, thanks for sharing. That Moana song would have had me broken up, too. I watched it for the first time when I was going through some heavy shit and the soundtrack gives me all the feels.
Lin-Manuel Miranda seems to just crush it everytime.
Pretty cool to hear from the inside how the cancellation impacted the squad. Well written essay by Eli.
Very cool read - thanks for posting!
It's a nice little read beginning with the minutiae of the team's trip, some ball busting and camaraderie, then a bit of foreshadowing with the "shit's not funny" and finally the full-on punch in the nuts on the bus ride home. I presume it was X... man it must have been tough for him and big sleep
Especially for a guy like X. Super competitive. Not gonna play in the NBA. Last chance on a big stage and then that.
I remember thinking, "I can't imagine what they're going through." Now I can. Bravo, Eli. Heart-breaking, but so well done.
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