Basketball Choke and Dominance

I wasn't all that interested in the NCAA tournament this year, but I did watch the second half of the men's game Monday night. It looked like Memphis had it won until they had a choke for the ages. They let a 9 point lead with just over 2 minutes slip away, missing free throw after free throw. Kansas tied it with an incredible 3-pointer with two second left, which sent the game to overtime, where it was no contest. We were given the final results of the basketball pool at work, and I was third from the bottom, seeing as my UCLA-USC prediction was just a little off.

I also watched some of the women's final last night. Tennessee won for the second year in a row. When you talk about dominance in a sport, maybe Pat Summitt and the Lady Volunteers should be added to the discussion. Her record in over 30 years coaching at Tennessee is 983-182 with a total of 8 national championships. That is an incredible winning percentage. No coach in any sport at the Division I level can come close to that. She is only 56, so she has a lot of winning left in her. Next year she will achieve victory #1,000. That's rather impressive.