Maybe Oct. 29, 2018 won't be recorded as a "date of infamy."
But for basketball fans of this state to see Golden State splash 92 first-half points against the Bulls in Chicago, it was certainly low tide. Imagine. Nearly a hundred. In a half.
And the full outlay of 149 points was followed closely by cellphone discussions among squad members as to whether they would practice or not.
This single game provides a headline for the top-to-bottom collapse of basketball in Illinois — NBA, college and prep — that has attained a level unimaginable in a previous century .