APBeerMetrics & Sunday Basketball

[mikez]

The return of Sloan means the nation's basketball geeks will gather in Boston again. Hooray!

As I have every year since the very first year of Sloan, I'll be glad to welcome our community to grab a drink Thursday night before the conference. Unfortunately (it still makes me sick to my stomach to type it), the longtime home for this gathering, The Fours, once recognized as the #1 sports bar in America by SI, is closed forever.

(See more info here: https://www.si.com/more-sports/2020/11/ ... aily-cover )

So, I'm working on a new venue. More info on that in the next week or two. But there will be a Thursday gathering.

Also unfortunately, the ongoing pandemic means that we won't have our usual Sunday AM pickup basketball run; venues just aren't available for it right now. I expect this to return at next year's Sloan.

Thanks everyone for your support for this community over the years, and can't wait to see you all here in Boston.

-Mike Z.

[J.E.]

Bummer about the pickup game
Looking forward to Thursday

[tiomka]

Does the city's mandate update change anything?

[mikez]

The Fours is gone, but that’s no reason to stop gathering the night before Sloan. That night is a home game night (vs MEM), but we’ve gotten Banners, a new bar/restaurant attached to the garden, to hold their upstairs/mezzanine level for nba stats people from 9-12:30. So feel free to stop by as you always have the night before Sloan! I might be a little late getting there, as we’ve got a game, but they’re open and ready for people anytime before 12:30. Just go up to the mezzanine level, even with the middle of the big screen. Apologies of course for the traffic around game time; believe it or not this is the first time there's been a home game on the Thursday before Sloan. I expect this spot to be quieter in future years.

Thanks and see you soon!

-MZ

PS. Like anywhere these days, I am not responsible if you get covid at this event. Attend it (and anything else in this world these days) at your own risk.