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Thoughts on the Final Four

By Jay Bilas

Monday, March 30, 2009

If you are one of the populist BCS bashers, please consider this: The Final Four and the NCAA tournament are really big deals, and not taken for granted by most of the "big shots." When Villanova outlasted Pittsburgh, the senior class of the Wildcats called former Villanova star Ed Pinckney to say thank you, and to let him share in the win. Not only that, but the parents of the seniors got on the line. Pinckney, the star of the 1985 Final Four, told me that he broke down on the call. He coul ...

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