The West has lost the sense of the transcendent and the sacred.

The quiet sense of something lost

Even though they lost, the Portuguese came by the busloads and some Greeks went to the West End. We've seen the TV clips and it's not a fable. Based on how well the exhibition games have gone, we think the same spirit can happen at the rink. It's getting a lot of attention in each community and we're hoping that 20,000 people come out over the three days.

Worship is transcendent wonder.

I was a little disappointed in the West Lincoln match. We lost a few matches in which we were ahead.

We hit a bunch of threes early and got a false sense of what the game would be like. Sacred Heart does a nice job in the open court and finding No. 30 (Campbell) in the middle. Neither team played much defense, but we shot the ball well -- and it was a good thing.