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The flare of commitment

By Eric Neel
Page 2 columnist

Thursday, March 11, 2004

The NCAA tournament is a nice little three-week party. As a fan, it's easy. You meet your Cinderella that first weekend, and dance and laugh with her a while; and then she goes poof. And soon after, you head home. The NBA playoffs, on the other hand, are an eight-week extravaganza, the kind of party where you fall hard, where teams and players get under your skin and into your blood. You make commitments. You invest yourself. I know some of you are just waking up from your Super Bowl hangover ...

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