Syracuse/Connecticut

WOW. Just wow. What a fantastic basketball game. I thought the Kings/Warriors triple overtime game was great...but this...I don't think I've ever seen anything like it. Those guys were playing on pure heart by the end of the game. 8 players fouled out and the starters for both teams played staggering minutes. I am happy that Syracuse came out on top of this one. However, maybe the extra days of rest will give Connecticut an edge in the big dance. Having just won their semi final game against West Virginia (in only one overtime) Syracuse will have played 5 games in 5 days when they meet Louisville tomorrow. Their guys, especially Jonny Flynn and Eric Devendorf have to be dead tired. It will be interesting to see how they respond when the NCAA tournament rolls around next week. I hope they can ride the momentum they have created in the last week, but they might just as easily be exhausted from the physical and emotional toll of the Big East tournament.

Also, Jim Brown wrote a letter to Jim Boeheim saying that he "has never been more proud to be a graduate of Syracuse University". That's big time stuff from possibly the greatest running back to ever play the game of football.