Women play basketball?

Doh! Of course they do, and often I enjoy watching them play more than the guys. It's a 'purer' game, depending more on shooting, rebounding and defense than on size, or raw athleticism.

At any rate, the women's game has come a long way in the last 15 years or so. I went to a few Big 12 (8) games at Missouri in the early 90's. Maybe 500 people in attendance. Now they get 5,000 or more routinely and even sell out on many campuses (Tennesee, UConn, Texas). The NCAA tournament gets quite a bit of attention, and the baseketball can be phenomenal.

The one drawback I see is that it's almost always the same teams vying for the championship. Tennessee and UConn have dominated the sport, with occasional runs by North Carolina, Stanford, and a very few others. An underdog once in a while would be nice, a Davidson or SIU even making it to the elite 8 would attract more interest. It will come, I'm sure...

My pick this year is for Pat Summitt to win her 8th National Championship at Tennessee. What a great coach and role model she is and has been. So GO VOLS!!!