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I don’t think we could have gotten a more boring Final Four if we had tried.
Congrats to the Virginia Cavaliers and the Texas Tech Red Raiders for advancing to the national title game. But the lack of personality in this game is only dwarfed by the way each team approaches the game of basketball. In a word: brutal.
People may not want to hear this but this game isn’t good for college basketball. Yeah, I know the sportswriters are falling all over each other to write the next Tony Bennett love letter, but people aren’t going to tune into this game.
Neither Virginia nor Texas Tech have large fan bases. And most of the casual college basketball viewers aren’t going to tune in because there aren’t any stars. No John Calipari. No Zion Williamson. No Bruce pearl. No Coby White.
It’s Chris Beard and Kyle Guy. Snore.
In the end I guess I’ll root for Tech because they’ve never been here before and I can’t stand the ACC. At least it would be a cool story about Chris Beard if he can complete the process.
But the last thing we need is more articles about how Tony Bennett does it the right way. I’ll pass.
Tweets of the Day
⚠️Karma Kommittee Ruling⚠️
— PointsBet Sportsbook (@PointsBetUSA) April 7, 2019
The emergency Saturday night gathering has reached a verdict:
ALL MONEYLINE BETS ON AUBURN WILL BE REFUNDED IN FULL!
The missed double-dribble on Virginia's Ty Jerome was enough, so we had to do right by Tigers backers! pic.twitter.com/5YHWJh5Q5t
What a brutal missed call.
On This Date: 26 years ago, The Sandlot hit theaters and became a baseball movie we'll remember FOR-EV-ER ⚾ pic.twitter.com/Ztsl78rq9V
— ESPN (@espn) April 7, 2019
An absolute classic!
ONE WEEK pic.twitter.com/xtFqZEzbkt
— Jerah Mormont (@BostonJerry) April 7, 2019
Tom Izzo has eight Final Four appearances.
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) April 7, 2019
Six semifinal losses
1 national championship loss
1 national title.
All but a few would trade their record for his but I’m sure that will eat at him.
This is the same Dan Wolken that called Cal’s latest tournament loss a “stink bomb”. Yet here he is defending Izzo for essentially the same thing. Weird.
True story: I woke up this morning and was excited that the Game of Thrones season finale was finally here. Once I realized it was still a week away I almost went back to bed.
Quickies
Who’s Up and Who’s Down | Lexington Herald Leader- Mark Story looks at the college basketball season that was with emphasis on the Kentucky Wildcats.
Vekoma wins Blue Grass Stakes | Courier Journal- The horse earned a spot in the Kentucky Derby and will send trainer George Weaver back to his hometown of Louisville.
Virginia and Texas Tech ride defense to National Title game | WDRB- The joyless murder ball of the Cavs and Red Raiders invades the nation on Monday night.
Cats fall in walk off fashion | UK Athletics- The Bat Cats can’t get a streak going to save their lives. But they have a chance to win the series today.
New rule allows players to hire agents and return to college | Lexington Herald Leader- The new rule states that players can hire an NCAA approved agent to help them through the combine process and could still return to college if they wish.
Duke ‘looking into’ Zion Williamson bribery allegations | The Devil’s Den- Yesterday scoundrel lawyer Michael Avenatti claimed that Nike bribed the mother of Zion Williamson to send him to Duke. It was weird that literally nobody had Duke as a contender yet he went with them. But it can’t be ignored that Avenatti is facing charges of his own. But there could be teeth to this.
Bret Hart jumped by fan at HOF speech | ESPN- It’s the biggest weekend of the year for wrestling fans as they prepare for the annual Wrestlemania event. Last night Bret “The Hitman” Hart was accosted by a crazy fan during his induction speech to the WWE Hall of Fame.