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My annual wish list, in absolutely no order at all: 1. When someone drives the baseline, we stop him before he reaches the paint. Even if it means tackling him. 2. A full-court press when we're NOT down by 10 points with 4:00 to go. In other words, when the opponent least expects it. Just to mess with them, and get our own juices flowing. 3. When we DO full-court press, it would be nice to not give up an immediate lay-up at the other end. Because when we do (and we always seem to early in the year), the press goes back on the shelf for another month - or year. 4. When we have a double-digit lead, and the opponent hits back-to-back shots to cut it to 8 or 9, an IMMEDIATE timeout, instead of waiting another minute or two until the media timeout, by which time the opponent has tied the game or taken the lead. 5. An inbounds play under our own basket that does NOT merely consist of chucking the ball 60 feet into the backcourt and hoping we get to it before they do. 6. Steven Roundtree with less than two fouls at halftime. 7. Dominique Morrison with more than 10 shots at halftime. 8. The return of the "YMCA". I don't care if it has homosexual overtones - the kids love it, and they don't care. 9. The banishment of the "rubber chicken throw" promotion during timeouts. It's old, it's not fair to the contestants, and it's stupid. In fact, ANY promotion that includes "The Chicken Dance Polka" should be considered an attack on America and must be stopped at all costs. 10. I love the band, and I love their song selections. I also love loud music - IN MY CAR OR ON MY HEADPHONES. It would be nice to actually carry on a conversation with a person sitting right next to me during timeouts and halftime. How about a little volume control? Please add your own suggestions for the list: it's a free country (except when it comes to that "Chicken Dance" thing - I'm dead serious about that).

I never met Mr. Massey, but I'm appreciative for gentleman like him that enthusiasticly served ORU since its early years and continued to stay faithful through all of the trying times. The fact that the University is still here and now thriving will allow their legacy and memory to continue. Hats off to Mr. Paul Massey and my prayers are with his family. (playing 'Here Comes the Sun" by the Beatles right now in my office in his honor).

Paul was a good friend of our family and used to babysit our boys which he enjoyed because he has 3 girls. He played basketball for ORU in the 60s and has worked for ORU for years. We will really miss him.