The NCAA Tournament truly means One Shining Moment for so many — singular, not plural. Who would have provided the Christian Laettner turnaround jumper? The Tyus Edney coast-to-coast? Keith Smart from the corner? The 2020 version of giant slayers Maryland-Baltimore County?
What magic would rise from the madness?
That’s what makes the coronavirus cancellation so achingly unfair for San Diego State, which hit the jackpot on the finicky alchemy of talent and timing. Great team. Wide-open tournament. The road ahead, fascinating.
“This,” TV analyst Charles Barkley said Tuesday, “is going to be the craziest tournament ever.