[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Let me set the stage for this true story. Bernie Kosar, a beloved sports icon in Cleveland, had been released from the Browns by the muched reviled Bill Belichick in mid-November 1993; the only person who is more reviled that Bill Belichick is Art Modell and I have basketball story about him too.

Fast forward to July 1994. The AAU Girls' 16U and 18U National Basketbll Championships are in Cleveland, Ohio. My first game of the tournament is an 18U game between the qualifier from the Lake Erie Association and a team who I do not remember, but could if I wanted to go up in the attic and dig out my hand written diary for 1994 (we didn't have a computer yet in 1994). The Lake Erie Association covers all of NE Ohio.

Early in the first half the team from Lake Erie had requested and been granted a timeout after its opponent (which had been pressing from the beginning of the game) had just scored. After the timeout, LEA1 took her position out of bounds on the endline while LEA2, LEA3, LEA4, and LEA4 lined up across the court along their oppenents free throw line exteded. As soon as LEA1 received the ball from me she slapped the ball and yelled KOSAR at which all four of her teammates broke down field (opps, I mean court) with the two out side players running corner routes and the two inside players running post routes. The pass was intercepted which enabled the opponents to eventually settle for a FG. LOL

MTD, Sr.