There was no firing of machine guns at Bullets and Burgers, nor a visit to Dr. Reefer (gotta love that highway billboard) nor any earning of fortunes.
On the court, there were so very few consistent shooters (making two in a row from outside apparently was verboten) and a bevy of mystery talents as too many of those on the court sported a jersey number not listed.
Kids certainly found out that many shots they can get off on their homecourts never reach glass or rim in Vegas. Some of these squads have four or five bigs -- amazing.
Fortunately, there were the positive exceptions with teams utilizing ball and player movement as well as a variety of screens to get good looks on shots. And no, selfish play wasn't prevalent as so many generalize.
Walked by John Calipari and received nary a glance -- he thereby missed the opportunity to connect with 'World Wide' Kevin. Geez, thought he could recognize talent...
Here's a thought: how about just two tournaments rather than three? Less talent dilution as well as hopefully a reduction of time spent traveling to gyms. But who is willing to give up their cash cow?
We did have the hands down winner for "Best Coaching Hair" and New Mexico's Craig Neal won by a landslide:
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