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Hacksaw’s Great Sports Weekend Podcast…1:30pm
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“MARCH MADNESS-LADIES VERSION”
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We are heading to Final 4-Weekend, capping off a spectacular couple of weekends of wild college basketball.
But as the country pays attention to what happens on Saturday, when Arizona faces Michigan and U-Conn tangles with Illinois, lost in all the conversation is a piece of history.
The March Madness scoreboard flashes back to the greatest teams of all times. History tells us so much:
UCLA…11-NCAA titles…the legendary John Wooden winning 10-crowns in an 11-year span, going (335-22) in that decade plus that incorporated the greatness of Jabbar and Walton.
KENTUCKY..A history that brought 6-titles, starting with Adolf Rupp in 1948, with 4-wins in a 6-year span.
NORTH CAROLINA..A modern day version of greatness, six crowns, triggered by Dean Smith and carried on by Roy Williams.
DUKE..reeled off 5-times cutting the nets down thanks to the brilliance of Mike Krzyzewski.
U CONN..A modern dynasty thanks to Jim Calhoun and now Dan Hurley with its 6-wins.
So many special ceremonies over the lifetime of basketball.
But with all the conversation, no one hardly ever mentions what is happening in that other tournament. The NCAA’s Women’s Tournament has spawned the birth of the WNBA, and 1-school is responsible for its explosive growth.
LADY HUSKIES..Gino Auriemma has U-Conn back in the Final 4-for a 25th time in his Hall of Fame career. He has won 12-women’s titles dating back decades when the tourney was small and no one paid attention. He has (1,288) career victories. This team has a (38-0) record, and has won 54-games in a row. U Conn has had two (39-0) seasons already and a (40-0) year in 2014. And if you posted the names of greatness, they would flash in neon lights as to their specialness. Think Rebecca Lobo, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Breanna Stewrt, Maya Moore, Paige Beuchers and this year’s star Azzi Fudd. In 44-years of women’s tourney play, U-Conn has been to the Final 4-25 different seasons. Can you say ‘Dynasty for a Lifetime’?
So while we watch what happens in Saturday’s men’s semi finals, don’t forget about what will come first on Friday, U-Conn-vs-South Carolina..and UCLA-vs-Texas.
The Ladies Version has become so impressive, and now as important as a Christian Laettner jump shot, Jimmy V-rushing the floor, Magic-vs-Byrd or so many other magic moments in modern basketball time.
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