Christmas came late for us. As a coach ... we got a gift.

He was too much for us. He dribbled and passed, posted up and drove. He doesn't look like he's big [6-5, 165 pounds], but he plays big. We tried to pass over him, but he just took it out of the air.

Christmas is a holiday that persecutes the lonely, the frayed, and the rejected

Christmas is a holiday that persecutes the lonely, the frayed, and the rejected.

Many may ask how can we celebrate Christmas and be cheerful with the wall imprisoning us.

The biggest surprise to us this year was the late-season surge in the week before Christmas. This occurred at a time when we usually see a pronounced drop-off in purchases. Instead, we saw a 57 percent growth surge driven by people buying online and picking up in stores as well as the commitment by online merchants to deliver in time.