and up 5 with 60 seconds to go I was not worried.
and bam like that it was over and Morrison was crying.
Unlike earlier in the night, when JJ Redick left his last college game crying; I did not laugh at Adam Morrison. But, he shares deep white-boy disappointment with Redick (and all of West Virginia) on this night... those guys have to make a shot down the stretch to close/pull out a victory.
Morrison too cried, even before the game was over. Probably both Redick and Morrison were crying about thoughts like this:
"&%$#, if only i had made a shot down the stretch this game would have been different."
Morrison may have also been thinking "maybe my blood sugar is low" or "these socks, my hair, this attitude, maybe being cool isn't enough" or "at least I got more point than redick".
Despite not making a play the SEAL a victory in the last minute, Morrison at least had 24 points and several big rebounds. Still, I argue that superstars HAVE to make a play to win games at this point. That what makes them super. Plus he gets points for the sock.
Not having Diabetes as a built-in excuse Redick once again forced to wonder if he can really play competatively at an elite level. Yes, his jumper is wet, but he takes it to the hole just about as effective as GW Bush can plan a foreign policy. All 4 years at Duke have ended in this guy vanishing in the big games.
- (ok i went back and saw some highlights he does put Duke ahead with a jumper with about 3 minutes to play, so he's not a bum, but he is not Jerry West or even Steve Kerr, but he could be John Paxson)
And here is a tip for Texas - I :
Do not take it up soft against LSU.
Lost in all this is Memphis cruising to the Elite 8. Tiger/Bruins, hey that happened once...
1973 NCAA Basketball Championship
UCLA d. Memphis St. (87-66)
Over/Under on how many times they reference that game in saturday's broadcast: 7
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