is it bad that this doesn't feel real? that it doesn't feel like duke's playing in the national championship game on monday? i think it's because i know that duke has imperfections, that we don't have any superstar players, that as recently as february we had games where we played like CRAP, and even in this tournament we've had moments were we struggled. when we made this run the last time it was in 2001, and we had battier, williams, dunleavy, boozer. two of those players had their jerseys retired quickly. THAT was a team of superstars. i know that basketball has changed in ten years - that more players leave to go pro before finishing four years, so we may never see a team like that again. and a team like ours - a great TEAM, as coach k said - may be able to win it all.
but it just doesn't feel real. we played a great game last night - by the end, we were clearly a better team, or a team having a better night. i'm such a happy girl - and so proud of what they've accomplished. i know that real athletes play to WIN, but i watch duke basketball for the forty minutes of entertainment. i like it a lot when we win, but i'm really along for the ride, good season or bad season. and this is a good season.
I LOVE COLLEGE BASKETBALL SEASON. come on, devils - let's win one more!
[i will also never get the image out of my mind of bob huggins leaning over da'sean butler and cradling his face and talking him through the pain and the devastation of his season ending right there. the most tender moment. you could tell how much huggins loves his players in that single unplanned and unanticipated interaction.]
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