00:00 Again?!

It was not my intent to twice address the subject of hoops, but I can't let the opportunity go by to mention that little 6th overtime win!

Talk about stress, I had a most difficult time riding the sofa. I can only imagine the intensity of being at the game. Move over Boeheim. Move out of the way Calhoun. I GOTTA HAVE A LANE TO PACE.

As far as I'm concerned, Syracuse won the Big East tourney and the NCAA championship right there, that moment. To beat UConn and Thabeet was victory enough in itself. To play an extra hour and a half to do it was extraordinary.

Did I mention 6 overtimes?

I found myself holding my breath. How will it end? WHEN will it end?

Did I mention immeasurable exhaustion?

Players muscles and tendons functioned by memory recall alone.

No one can fathom how mentally and physically depleted EVERY player was when the score finally ended not in a tie. I, myself, spectator-drained, too wound for immediate slumber, was forced to unwind with Forensic Files until my eyes eventually gave way to gravity. It was reported Jonny Flynn couldn't sleep at all that night. Go figure? An athlete who's already played two-in-a-row games, one going until 1:23 a.m., managing to perform at TOP level, AGAIN, in overtime the following night with no sleep. Now that, my friends, is breathtaking commitment, not to mention extreme physical conditioning. I want that kind of dedication in the workplace!

The fact Flynn was required to play almost every minute of every game last year, due to Rautins and Devendorf's season-ending injuries, surely paid off this season, this tournament.

Remarkable athletes, inconceivable endurance, mind-blowing quarterfinals.

The look on Devendorf's face just about sums it up. These hoop giants had the honor to play in the most incredible display of stamina and will in college basketball history.

Where will it take them? Most won't see the NBA. Doesn't much matter because they will forever cherish the memory of that moment in time when the game clock at Madison Square Garden struck 00:00 seven times.