Random Thoughts From the Final Four
It takes a team to win a game. Oklahoma's Buddy Hield may be the player of the year, but Villanova held him nearly scoreless as the rest of his team watched and wilted. Down at one point by more than 40 points, Oklahoma's veteran coach couldn't seem to find a way to put a pin in Villanova's balloon. It was a less than inspiring performance by everyone not dressed in navy blue. The talking heads were consumed with the Buddy Hield is a great guy and a fantastic player meme in the week leading up to the semi-final games on Saturday. Would Oklahoma (read Hield) be able to shoot in NRG Stadium's dome was about the only worry. The same talking heads were dealing with the pronunciation of Ryan Arcidiacono's last name and not much else when talking about Villanova. I was reminded of my discomfort when Wally Szczerbiak and Ben Roethlisberger underwent the same treatment. These people get paid to talk; why is doing it well such a big deal? Nobody wa...