Great NCAA Men’s finals game last night.  Lots of drama, controversy and freshmen stepping up.  SU’s take:

• SU did not like Bo Ryan’s comments about the officiating after the game.  We all know Duke will eventually get its share of the calls – been that way for about 35 years now.  But in the first half, the calls went Wisconsin’s way.  Whining about the refs sends a bad message to the players and the program, and it makes you sound like Tom Izzo.  It’s part of sports and you have to rise above that – win or lose.
• Okafor gets all the hype but Justise Winslow is really, really good.  I would draft him over Okafor and quite frankly, even over Towns on Kentucky.  Okafor could not even stay with a slow-footed Kaminsky on defense and except for a couple of put-back baskets late in the game from about 1 feet, he was a non-factor.  The NBA is a guard-oriented league now.  Big men rarely dominate.  It will be interesting to see where Phil Jackson goes with his pick.
• Coach K is obviously a great coach but he actually could have played that kid Grayson Allen more minutes in the 2nd half.  He single handedly brought them back when they were down 9 and then went to the bench for a while.  He will be fun to watch next season.
• Wisconsin had a great run but having to beat, Arizona, Kentucky and then Duke in succession is a tough draw.  SU really enjoys the way this Duke team plays and I never like Duke.  Several future NBA stars but the ball moves all around and the points are distributed.  In contrast, Kentucky runs almost no offense.  How Calipari’s name keeps coming up for an NBA coaching job is beyond me.
• SU did not like how some of the Kentucky players did not stick around to shake hands after their loss to Wisconsin.  Your opponents shook your hands for the first 30+ wins of the season.  Show some class.

Anyway, it’s on to baseball season.  SU will not over-react to the Yankees’ opener even though many games this year will look like that one.  Zzzzzzzzz.  The Mets are off and running and with Harvey on deck, have a chance to get off to the good start that they desperately need.