Thursday Night Notes from Open Practice Day at the NCAA Tournament

GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 16: Head coach John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats walks the court during a practice session ahead of the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Greensboro Coliseum on March 16, 2023 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)Good evening, friends. After a long morning of driving through the mountains and a long afternoon of catching up with the Cats, I am now relaxing in my very nice room at the entirely too nice media hotel here in Greensboro. Greensboro is the one North Carolina city I haven’t spent a lot of time in, so I came in with low expectations, but so far, the O.Henry Hotel by itself has exceeded them. Live jazz, afternoon tea, a top-notch restaurant/bar, and a rubber ducky in the bathtub? This is a far cry from the Holiday Inn in Memphis that Jerry Tipton refused to stay in.

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