[Don Quixote]

Hi, Podunk.

Sorry thing didn't pan out for us. I was wrong about Thabeet (he had a very good game, without foul trouble), but I'm afraid I was right about everything else:
1) UConn needed another outside shooter. Nobody did anything from outside, and Mich.S. just kept packing the middle all evening.
2) A.J. Price was not shooting well, and this really hurt us. I think he ended up something like 5 for 19 (ugly).
3) As I said, you can't count on freshmen in the Final Four. Kemba Walker was the biggest goat of the game--lots of turnovers, 5 missed foul shots in a row, three very bad mistakes after UConn made the final push to get within 3 points towards the end.

I was at my college earlier this afternoon, and was talking to our athletic director. He had been an assistant coach for UConn women's basketball several years ago, and has stayed close to both the Men's and Women's programs. We often talk hoops. I told him I didn't think we'd win today, and he also was not optimistic.

I'm glad I'm not a betting man (haven't ever even bought a lottery ticket), because I would have had to bet against my team today.

I'm wondering if this will be Calhoun's last stand. Next year, no Thabeet, no Price, no Adrien among others; his health is not good, he's 67, and now there are the NCAA allegations to worry about. It would have been nice to bow out with another title, but now might be the time.

DQ