Talking Sports: The stuff dreams are made of

Another Lincoln hotel room the night before a championship bout.

There's an eastward view of the city from the third-floor window of this room. The sky is clear, the moon bright and the city lights more than strong enough to blot out the stellar constellations above. But at ground level in Lincoln this weekend the big arena lights at several venues will serve to illuminate the stars of Nebraska high school basketball.

My quarters are three floors above the front desk - near the elevator. It's not Leyton, I can tell that. But one of the 48 qualifying teams for the 2014 NSAA Boys State Basketbal...