Tourney Time

It is a question that has tormented society since the dawn of time. It has started wars and ruined friendships. It has been discussed by philosophers, professors, and scout team wide receivers. Debates about this question have taken place in stadiums, on television sets, but mostly in the St Xavier Student Council Office. Of course, the question I am referring to is who is the greatest white basketball player of all time? Unfortunately, since there are just too many white basketball players to track down, we had to narrow it down to the past twenty years. Today at lunch, an elite selection committee met in secret to create a bracket of white players. After an hour of arguing, fighting, and throwing tantrums, we emerged happy with sixteen contestants. These heroes will be sent off to the four regions: Provo, Utah (West), Shady Spring, West Virginia (East), Richmond, Virginia (South), and of course, Mack, Ohio (Midwest). The Final Four will square off in legendary Farmer City, Illinois, where a king will be crowned.

The way that this tournament will work is that every day starting this weekend, Burnside and I will each write a persuasive article as to why each player deserves to advance. We will base these off of ability to play fundamentally sound basketball, goofiness, upside, and most importantly, token white boy swag. A poll will then open up on the right hand column for the next seven days. At the end of the week, the player with more votes obviously moves one step closer to the title. In the event of a tie, me, Burnside, and KFW (or since KFW will obviously no-show, most likely a selected representative from the student council office) will hold a special vote to determine the winner. This will continue until one man is left, who will be crowned champion of the white men. I'm looking forward to it as we are making history here at Mack Is Berning.