Sorry if already posted, but here's a Grantland piece about 'the 12 most important humans at the Championship'. Some parts of the article are better than others but love this:
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-12-most-important-humans-at-the-national-championship/
"1. Shabazz Boatright. We could talk about them separately, but separately, they both have their own weakness. Together, they are gods.
Napier and Boatright controls both ends of the floor. Reminders of Bibby and Simon. That good!!—
LeBron James (@KingJames) April 08, 2014
I wish they could play together forever. We could blend them into one roster spot for a player named “Shabazz Boatright” and just watch them wreak havoc for the next 10 years.
Even if we don’t get that, the past few weeks were good enough. For some reason I spent the past two days talking about how Kentucky’s guards were twice the size of Shabazz and Boatright, thinking this helped Kentucky. All that size difference did was make it that much harder for anyone in blue to stay in front of Boatright and Shabazz.
They both hit huge shots all night. Every time Kentucky would get close to digging out of the deficit and taking a lead, it seemed like one of them would step up with a jumper to extend it. There were other stars for UConn — DeAndre Daniels was huge all tournament, and Niels Giffey came up big Monday — but nothing was as much as fun as Shabazz and Boatright.
There was a point near the end of the game when UConn was running out the clock, and one of them was just weaving in and out of the defense while a helpless Kentucky team flailed in the jet stream. This is what happened for most of the NCAA tournament. They were a nightmare for everyone.
There are other reasons to love them. Boatright suffered through a stupid eligibility scandal last year and the death of a cousin earlier this year, and in the past few months he’s become more unselfish and dependable than he’d been in his entire career. Meanwhile, Shabazz was the face of this UConn team and eventually the NCAA tournament. And then when it was time to do interviews, the face of the NCAA tournament started calling out the NCAA.
Everything Shabazz and Boatright did for the past three weeks has been legendary.
There could be no better no. 1."
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-12-most-important-humans-at-the-national-championship/
"1. Shabazz Boatright. We could talk about them separately, but separately, they both have their own weakness. Together, they are gods.
Napier and Boatright controls both ends of the floor. Reminders of Bibby and Simon. That good!!—
LeBron James (@KingJames) April 08, 2014
I wish they could play together forever. We could blend them into one roster spot for a player named “Shabazz Boatright” and just watch them wreak havoc for the next 10 years.
Even if we don’t get that, the past few weeks were good enough. For some reason I spent the past two days talking about how Kentucky’s guards were twice the size of Shabazz and Boatright, thinking this helped Kentucky. All that size difference did was make it that much harder for anyone in blue to stay in front of Boatright and Shabazz.
They both hit huge shots all night. Every time Kentucky would get close to digging out of the deficit and taking a lead, it seemed like one of them would step up with a jumper to extend it. There were other stars for UConn — DeAndre Daniels was huge all tournament, and Niels Giffey came up big Monday — but nothing was as much as fun as Shabazz and Boatright.
There was a point near the end of the game when UConn was running out the clock, and one of them was just weaving in and out of the defense while a helpless Kentucky team flailed in the jet stream. This is what happened for most of the NCAA tournament. They were a nightmare for everyone.
There are other reasons to love them. Boatright suffered through a stupid eligibility scandal last year and the death of a cousin earlier this year, and in the past few months he’s become more unselfish and dependable than he’d been in his entire career. Meanwhile, Shabazz was the face of this UConn team and eventually the NCAA tournament. And then when it was time to do interviews, the face of the NCAA tournament started calling out the NCAA.
Everything Shabazz and Boatright did for the past three weeks has been legendary.
There could be no better no. 1."
