So here I sit, in the MSG Media Room, in between writers for Fox Sports and Sports Illustrated, and it’s really starting to sink in: this place matters.
I’m feeling totally overwhelmed, and I’m an adult. A grown man. You know, more or less. Meanwhile, there are college students in a locker room somewhere (I don’t know where; this place is enormous), preparing to actually get on one of the most famous basketball courts in the world to play a nationally televised game. I never could have done this, even if I’d had the requisite athletic talent, which, to be very clear, I did not.
So ponder that for a moment. These kids, kids like Shabazz Napier and DeAndre Kane, whom we’ve turned into household names, are facing exponentially more pressure than I’ve ever been able to handle.
As for the game, is there even anything left to say? If Daniels gets going, I’m not sure that ISU has the height to do anything about it. If not, and this becomes a battle between Napier and Kane, well, it’s going to be an exciting night.
