UConn, Miami, San Diego State and Florida Atlantic may not get any national respect, but...
Miami players hoist the Midwest Regional Championship trophy after beating Texas 88-81 to advance to the Final Four in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, March 26, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo.Whether it’s Otis Redding’s gruff, gravelly interpretation or the Queen of Soul’s sultry spelling in her take on his original, the quest for respect encapsulates the 2023 Final Four.
By the end of the season, all of the star players and all of the big-time teams we chronicled through the year are done. They will be at home watching this weekend. There are so many chips on shoulders of these teams that it might be difficult for players to dribble around all the rocks on the court when the semifinals tip-off Saturday at NRG Stadium.
Did you hear the one about the Final Four coach who gets no respect? The team psychiatrist told him he was nuts. The coach demanded a second opinion, and the psychiatrist said, “OK, you’re ugly too.”“You know, they're going to label us whatever, but we're some pit bulls and rottweilers,” FAU’s Alijah Martin said. “Just label … just call us beast boys, you know, because we're going to come out and show you how it's done.
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