HUNGRY GERALD

HG has been glued to HG’s office TV. LSU (women) and Connecticut (men) were the national champs and gave HG hours of-pleasure. Caitln Clark of Iowa is extraordinary. Sure, her three-point shooting is thrilling, but it is her mastery of all elements of the game that gives HG many thrills. Her passing is a wonder (full court passes remind HG of Tom Brady) She sets up her team with dazzling assists (unfortunately, her mates have not been good enough to take advantage). She drives to the basket with ease. And, she snares rebounds.  Caitlin is the best. Stars give joy but teamwork wins games. And, that’s what LSU displayed: Tough rebounding. Deadly in the paint and mid range. Surprising three pointers. Excellent defense. A complete team–they deserved to  to be champs. As for Connecticut, this is a polished team, a worthy national champ. They outclassed all of their opponents—winning all games by double figures. Their finals opponent, San Diego State, made things exciting (momentarily). They had won by two buzzer beaters on their way to the champiônship game. After trailing the Huskies by double figures for most ot the game, they got hot (and Connecticut got sloppy) and the Aztecs were four points behind in the second half. The Huskies recovered and demolished the Aztecs, winning by 17 points. Teamwork triumphs.