little dance


a conference tournament in ncaa basketball. this term is used especially for mid-major (non-bcs) teams for whom winning the conference tournament is their only shot at getting into the big dance, i.e. the ncaa tournament. this term was coined by espn.
phil: “lebron james is awesome man. you know, i could have been that good if i had stuck with the game.”
kevin: “no you couldn’t have.”
phil: “dude! i was a big-time nba prospect before i injured my knee.”
kevin: “no you weren’t.”
phil: “well, no, but i played in college and made it to the ncaa tournament – the big dance!”
kevin: “no you didn’t.”
phil: “no, but my team did play in the little dance and almost won.”
kevin: “no they didn’t.”
phil: “no, but i did play in college.”
kevin: “nope.”
phil: “i mean high school.”
kevin: “uh-uh.”
phil: “i mean the 8-year-olds league.”
kevin: “no way.”
phil: “well ok, but i did play in a pick-up game once and scored 10 points.”
kevin: “no you didn’t.”
phil: “well no. how did you know? is it because i’m white?”
kevin: “no, it’s because you’re a one-armed midget. i hate to say it, but basketball just isn’t the game for you.”
phil: “oh yeah, good point. but if i could grow two feet or so – and another arm – then i’d be 5-foot-3 and could be the next muggsy bogues.”
kevin: “nope, sorry. not a chance.”
phil: “well i was a world champion in midget tossing…as the projectile.”
kevin: “now that i believe.”

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