I can believe it but I also can't believe it. Redemption has never felt so sweet as it did last night when the Arizona Wildcats dominated over the Duke Blue Devils in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament. All day the announcers (except Charles Barkley), were talking about how Duke will win, they'll guard Willams and take him out of the game, forcing Arizona to use their bench. Well, that plan failed. Derrick Williams scored 25 points in the first half including a 3-pointer to go into the halftime. So much for taking him out of the game. Arizona not only physically beat Duke, but we mentally beat them as well. Coach K's team was shaken, distracted and completely off their game. Did they think this was going to be a walk in the park?
Back in 2001 when Arizona lost to Duke in the Championship game, Tucson was heartbroken. The city rioted, fans were distraught and we all began to hate Duke. Last night that was all swept under the rug. It would have been nice if this were the Championship game, but I'll take a spot in the Elite 8 and call the slate cleaned.
Congrats to all the Wildcats out there who are proud, excited and I'm sure hungover!
UConn- You're next!
Arizona has a habit of making deep tourney runs when no one expects them to. Then they usually don’t perform up to expectations in the seasons when they are expected to go deep in the tourney. This team reminds me of the ’97 team that caught everyone by surprise. I feel bad for UConn; I think they have no answer for Arizona’s talent.
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