Great win for Villanova!! Glad to hear DiVincenzo played well. The kid is a stud who'd start for 99% of the teams in the country.
Kansas/Duke is a wash. I'd rather see Duke get in, since Allen is, as Riggins put it, the "face" of Duke basketball. Allen is the most hated guy in basketball, so I'm going for Duke. Plus, with Mitch Lightfoot rotting away on the Kansas bench, it's Allen or Svi. I'm going Allen. Good to see that all Final Four teams will have a great white player on them!!
I'll be going for the winner of Loyola/Michigan to win the title. Great to see the all-black teams flushed out of the tournament. Given how dark the tournament started, it's great to have a palatable Final Four.
Can anyone explain why Divencezo doesn't start for Villanova.......he is their third leading scorer, second in steals, and fourth in rebounds. I suppose the coach doesn't want to upset the locker room.........
I'm guessing that. Jay Wright always praises DiVincenzo and refers to him as the "6th starter" which he basically is. However, I don't think a black player would ever be referred to as such, and wouldn't have to come off the bench. It's especially telling that earlier this year, Nova's black guard Phil Booth was injured for a few weeks, and DiVincenzo played lights out during his time as a starter, with multiple 20 point games. Then, in Booth's 2nd game back, he's the starter again for some reason. I appreciate Wright recruiting more white players now, but him insisting on bringing DiVincenzo off the beach is puzzling, even from a non-caste perspective.