BY RODERICK BOONE
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Earlier today, I asked Davidson coach Bob McKillop about what it's been like over the last week or so. Being a native New York guy (and theater critic, mind you), I was sure more than a few of his old friends tried to get in touch with him.
Here's his response: "It is kind of amazing how players I've coached in 1972, '73, '74 at Holy Trinity or '80, '81, '82, '85 at Long Island Lutheran or teammates from high school in the '60s or guys I played stickball with or stoopball or punch ball with in the streets of South Ozone Park ... they connect.
That tells you what this experience is about and what this event is about -- how it's national in scope and it's something that is embraced by everybody in the country. It's just wonderful for me to be able to talk to someone either by text or e-mail or phone that I haven't talked to in 50 years.
It's funny when you see them and you look a lot shorter than they were when you were younger."
And that, ladies and gents, is what the NCAA Tournament is all about..