Mike Freeman is an idiot.

[23Steps]

What a biased piece of crap article. CBS should be ashamed for even publishing this trash.

Michigan State's Tom Izzo was talking about his team being a shining beacon amid the economic depression that has hit this city and your gag reflex actually didn't activate after he said it.

It was sincere, you just knew it, and not the usual manipulative coach-speak we so often hear.

North Carolina's Roy Williams was speaking to reporters and in the span of several minutes managed to mention how he looked at tape for eight hours, referred to himself in the third person and then spoke about how he hasn't looked at the tape from last year's Final Four loss.

"I have not looked at that tape, not one time," Williams said. "Until I die, at the Pearly Gates, if I happen to be lucky enough to go there, I'll ask St. Peter to give me the tape and I'll watch it at that time."

Wait, hold on, I have to run to the bathroom real quick and ...

Baaaarrrrffffff!

And, in a nutshell, those two scenes are typical Izzo and typical Williams.


http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/11595774

[23Steps]

Here's a good article to make up for it:

First, we should honestly appreciate the burden carried by the team in green Monday night. Talk about Final Four pressure, the Michigan State Spartans are being asked to atone for General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Fannie Mae, Wall Street and Washington.
A compelling plot twist, isn't it, how a gaggle of collegians is brightening the lives of laid-off assembly line workers and struggling shopkeepers?

But just a second. Won't the guys in white be playing for something, too? That might be overlooked, amid the Spartans' love-in going on at Ford Field.

Sunday was the day to inspect North Carolina for motivations. Find out what torch the Tar Heels carry, as they get in the way of Michigan State's Hollywood ending.

"You know, if we're playing against the city of Detroit and the state of Michigan, they outnumber us," North Carolina coach Roy Williams said. "I do realize they have a cause. Well, we also have a cause. We want to win the national championship, period, the end.

"And if you would tell me that if Michigan State wins, it's gonna satisfy the nation's economy, then I'd say, 'Hell, let's stay poor a little longer.' "



http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/lopresti/2009-04-05-lopresti-unc_N.htm

[23Steps]

Who's a better sports journalist, Freeman or Ron Burgundy?

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/24a480d6c2/ron-burgundy-interviews-roy-williams-unc