Yup, Kemba Walker is a beast. Yup, he's going to have a good NBA career. But nope, he won't be leading the Huskies to the Final Four. It has nothing to do with him. It has to do with the fact that he just battled through a gauntlet of a Big East Tournament, playing five games in five days, carrying seven freshman teammates on his back. UConn made that run running on fumes alone. During interviews today Walker himself said that he couldn't feel his legs during the championship game. He's exhausted. And I wouldn't be so sure of this if I hadn't seen the exact same scenario play itself out five years ago, when Gerry Mcnamara did exactly what Kemba did ... except Gerry only had to win four games, not five like Kemba. And how did 'Cuse do after that magical run in the 2006 Big East Tourny? They busted out before the second weekend. So sorry UConn fans, I'm rooting for you as I was rooting for the Gerrys five years ago, but you can't do what 'Cuse did five years ago or what UConn did this past weekend, and then fight through the NCAA tourny.
And yes, this whole post was really just an excuse to throw in this Gerry Mcnanara 2006 Big East Tourny highlight reel.
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