Saturday afternoon, 16 thousand or so were in KeyArena to watch powerhouse Gonzaga take on powerhouse UConn. (Yeah, that's a sellout. Still think Seattle can't draw for basketball?) We've been driven to the point of adopting a team from Spokane, a team from leastern Washington, a team that spawned John Friggin Stockton. We've managed to swallow our collective pride and hope Josh Heytvelt can go beast mode on some poor backup forward. We've learned how to pronounce Jerheme Pargo. We've learned to appreciate the undeniable genius of Mark Few.
And in return, at the end of the biggest regular season game in Gonzaga's history, in the basketball heart of the Pacific Northwest, UConn stomps all over our poor little bandwagon faces.
A lucky shot from a UConn shooting guard tied the game, and also gave huge momentum to the Connecticut team who went on to win in overtime, leaving the Seattle fans to shake their heads wondering how their team failed to record a massive win.
Sound familiar? Like maybe it's happened before? Well, for those of you who haven't picked up the hint, this game was highly reminiscent of UW's Sweet Sixteen loss to UConn in the 2006 NCAA Tourney. Denham Brown hit a similarly lucky shot, killing the #1 seeded Huskies. Never mind the crap officiating and the fact that the #1 seeded team had to play in Washington DC. And seriously, Denham Brown? Last I heard he was playing ball in friggin North Dakota. Denham Brown ain't a basketball player, it's a type of jacket. Goddamn I hate UConn.
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