It’s been a long time since there’s been so much March Madness here in Connecticut. The UConn men, the UConn Women and the UHart women will have us excited about basketball for at least another week and probably another three.
If ever you had any doubt about Jim Calhoun’s commitment, intensity, desire, just go back and look at the finish of the Louisville game the other night.
When the fifth win in five days was recorded, he jumped up and hugged just about anybody he could get his arms around. There’s no doubt that in a season with so much turmoil and controversy, this was one of his best coaching jobs ever.
People ask how you can give this guy a multi-year contract. This season is how. He still brings it, and I get the feeling he appreciates the wins, the players, the milestones a lot more now.
I don’t know how much more he can muster out of this young team of his that has grown up before our very eyes,, but if he can get them thru the next two rounds, I would consider them a favorite to make it to the final four in Houston.
