So here is a random picture I took while messing around with my camera at the Fresno State-Hawaii game last week. No big deal, right?
Except there is a somewhat eery part, and the somewhat eery part is that this might be the last photo of Ja'Vance Coleman taking a shot at the Save Mart Center. I wasn't even trying to take a picture of Coleman, it just worked out that way.
Coleman was, after one more game (at Idaho) kicked off the team for a reason that still hasn't been released to the general public. Everyone has a theory and the rumors are making their second and third trips around Fresno.
This is not the kind of thing we will theorize about here. It is Coleman's life, after all, his career that could be finished should he not catch on with a pro team in the future. It would be more than a stretch to say he has a good shot at the NBA, but you would think he could catch on with a European team if he wanted.
You'll notice a woman who walked right in front of me as I was taking the picture. I would not be surprised if she is still stumbling around blindly in east Fresno, wondering who the idiot was who (accidentally) flashed her right in the face with his camera.
It used to be that Fresno Bee reporters sat on the sideline, where we could actually see both ends of the court and hear what was being said between players and coaches and referees. This season we are on the end of the court, where people stand in front of us for the beginning of each half and occasionally during exciting portions of the game.
(Like many schools, the Fresno State fans have a tradition of standing until the home team makes the first basket of each half, and frankly, it sometimes takes a few minutes.)
The odd relationship between Fresno State and the media continues.
You might remember that Hawaii game at the Save Mart Center as the infamous loss with nearly unbelievable statistics for the Bulldogs. They scored 12 points in an entire half, shot 23.6% from the floor, went 1-for-24 from the three-point line, and had 21 turnovers and only four assists. How you play an entire college basketball game with only four assists, I'm still not sure, and I was there.
Anyway, Coleman's game against Hawaii wasn't much different than his teammates, or the rest of his season, for that matter. He went 1-for-7 shooting and had no assists. This picture was a first half shot, and I'm going to guess it was a miss. Wasn't really keeping track. Didn't realize it would be one of the last.
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