It was a noisy lesson, too, as Syracuse Coach Jim Boeheim at times beseeched Anthony to take advantage of his strength and size.
Afterwards I drove to one of the main entrances at Grand Canyon Village, had a huge breakfast, and then bolted as coaches began to draw up packed with noisy sightseers.
The fans in The World's Most Famous Construction Site felt they had something to prove, after being disparaged by Capitals Coach Bruce Boudreau, who said Washington fans were noisier than Rangers fans.
Suarez was present in spirit as Uruguay's fans rose to the siege mentality created by coach Oscar Tabarez with masks, flags and a noisy show of support.
But coaches and athletes say that trainers are a decent -- though sometimes noisy -- substitute.
There was a speech to football coaches that had to be delivered at a bellow in one corner of a noisy sports hall.
Giants coaches explained last Sunday's moves as a way of putting veterans out front in Seattle's noisy Qwest Field, not as an occasion to start reading tea leaves about the long-term complexion of the line.
