Well, if this thing were fixed, those fixing it couldn't have ordered a better championship game, could they? Once again, our hopes are gradually crushed, round after round, until finally we are left with this; two coal black teams in the final. Who do we root for; Kansas, since they play a couple of token white reserves who barely touch the ball?
I watched too much of the games tonight (my son and his friend had them on the entire time). First, you can't appreciate how bad the level of play is until you actually watch these games. These players are horrendous. They can't shoot, they can't pass, they can't catch the ball and if the rules were even partially enforced, they'd rarely get the ball over the half court line because of palming and/or traveling and they'd all foul out of each game before half time. Second, Kevin Love and especially Tyler Hansborough were battered and assaulted beyond belief throughout their respective games. This is the reason why so few white players have the intestinal fortitude to even attempt to step into what is a figurative jungle out there, where ghetto "rules" apply and few actual rules are enforced by the passive referees. Things are so out of control out there sometimes that the refs would need machine guns to maintain order. And Kevin Love didn't help anything when he tripped over his own feet as one of Memphis' flying blacks dunked, thereby making it appear as if the mighty black player had knocked him out with his powerful slam. That replay will be shown quite a bit on ESPN, you can be certain. It really is amazing how often the lone white player on the court winds up directly under the basket as a black player dunks the ball. It's almost as if they feel this is a part of their job- to be standing there when an opposing player dunks. Third, it was hardly surprising to see Memphis win, considering they just had a special visit from Jesse Jackson, and invoked the memory of Martin Luther King. Maybe Jesse will be sitting court side in the championship game.
All in all, this has been the most disappointing NCAA tournament I've seen in years. I also happened to look at the recent NBA mock drafts on line, and was astonished to see that Tyler Hansborough is ranked someone in the low 20s as a draft choice. Meanwhile, Georgetown's wooden, nonproductive Roy Hibbard is ranked in the teens. Also, Joe Alexander is ranked in the teens. So, in the next few years, we can look forward to two more superstar college white players warming the benches of the NBA teams that draft them, just like J.J. Reddick. It's really a wonder that any white kids still want to play sports.
