Conned

Or Konged as the NCAA women's basketball world knows too well...once a long long time ago a hand painted sign bobbed and weaved above the basketball court in the Hartford, Conn. stands. The sign said, "UConn. Where the men are men and the women are Champions." Does the Auriemma train ever get de-railed? The best team in all of college basketball has won 75 games in a row, and is closing on John Wooden's 88 game record. Not a lot of the sporting world is aware of that fact. Why? Because women's basketball is played beneath the rim. It's slower than the men's game, and more predictable. Phi slamma jamma does not live here. Games are won by point guards with guile, inside presence and coaches that are cutthroat schemers. While spectators are having out of body experiences watching the men; women's game is a steady constant endorphin charge. There are 2 teams that MIGHT be able to halt the UConn juggernaut: Baylor and their young super star 6'8" Brittney Griner who destroyed Tennessee today with her 28 points and 10 blocks. It's hard for an ol Blue to say the next word, the S word, but this could be the year for Tara VanDerveer and Stanford. All the pieces are in place. Point guard is healthy. Big forwards Kayla Pedersen, and Nnemkadi Ogwumike are balanced by Jayne Appel in the post who can bang with the best. The key for this Stanford team is to forget about all the bitter losses, the big chokes, and not look ahead to San Antonio. If they do that, and remember that UConn has to climb into their basketball uni's just like they do, then Stanford might be able to pull a Northern Iowa of their own. By the way, this is not a sports blog! It's the Madness.