If you win in the NCAA Tournament, you count your blessings and have sweet dreams.
Greg Hansen SAN DIEGO — After losing to Texas Tech early Friday afternoon, Montana State’s basketball team showered, dressed and returned to sit in the lower grandstands as Alabama and Notre Dame began the second of four NCAA Tournament games at Viejas Arena.
I mean, it was the UA’s 2,873rd game in school history, but only the 91st played in the NCAA Tournament. That’s 3%. That’s 0.4%. To the Raiders, it was like a golfer getting a chance to play at Augusta National. Even though they shot an 88, they’ll remember being on the same stage as the No. 1 seeded Wildcats, holding steady against all of those players they’ll someday be watching in the NBA.
Using Kerr’s term, Arizona became “institutionalized” the last four seasons, failing to win an NCAA Tournament game. Somewhere along the way, the school, its fans and the Tucson community may have forgotten how much of an achievement it is just to reach the Sweet 16.
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