It is a great time of the year for good basketball fans nothing on our sports calendar compares to March Madness.

Before Syracuse and Pittsburgh advanced to the final, no team had ever achieved four games to gain the Big East tournament. If you just focused on Syracuse and the way McNamara carried the team on his back in the Big East, you would've had your fill of enthusiasm.

He seems to be a master of the 3 pointers just in the right time, he scored a 3-pointer with less than second left in the first game; in the second game he tied the game with a 3-pointer with just a few seconds left on the clock; a late 3-pointer followed by an assist on the game-winning basket in the third game; and concluded with 14 points and six assists in the championship.

At the early stages of the conference tourneys and opening rounds always makes the time we spend in front of the TV worth the while because they have something special to offer. The end to end action, the outbreak of games, and last minute saves are what distinguishes March Madness from other major team sports events. Conference tourneys caused in offices around the nation to diminish, and even less work gets done during the NCAA's first round so be prepared.

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