Its that time of the year again...2nd best time other than Christmas, MARCH MADNESS!
What is so intriguing about this tournament though? Is it the pressure of single elimination? The hopes of "your team" winning it all? The high level competition of the best teams duking it out? In comparison, the NBA has more talent, but everyone knows it isn't real basketball. The season goes waaay too long and the playoffs last about 3 months. Meanwhile, this simple tournament lasts one month-and every game is a surprise. Everyone remembers the Gonzaga v. UCLA game last year(Morrison's tears coming out before the game was over) or the George Mason Cinderella run. It is as if the unscripted play makes it all so appealing. How a higher seed can get ousted by a lesser team and how that one lowly team defeats Goliath time and time again. Who is this year's cinderella team? Is there even one? Duke is one game above 500 in conference play, and they are a powerhouse team? Will Ohio st's freshman lead them to a championship?
All these questions and doubts make the tournament so exciting and interesting to watch. Heck, isn't the unscripted play the main reason humans watch sports?
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I think the pressure of a must-win, sudden death, single-elimination game always brings out the best (and the worst) in players and gives us the best chance to see real drama. If you're looking for metis, or epic collapses, there is no better place to look than March Madness. Both heroes and goats are showcased on the biggest stage, the Big Dance, where legends are born.
Watch out for those Kansas Jayhawks, led by Wright, Chalmers, Rush and who will soon be known as the most underappreciated star in basketball, the incomparable Russell Robinson, they're about to run the table and bring home the title.
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