Top 10 Final Four moments, 2006
Just having returned from Indianapolis, I have my list of Top 10 moments of Final Four Week 2006. From the home office somewhere in the Indiana Convention Center, here they are:
10. Bill Russell walking down the street alone and unimpeded, Friday afternoon
9. John Calipari having lunch with Billy Tubbs, Sunday afternoon
8. Tornado warnings force evacuations to hotel basement, Sunday night.
7. George Mason coach Jim Larranaga walking out to the court and high-fiving the pep band 75 minutes before tipoff, Saturday afternoon
6. Awe-struck fans watching Danny Ainge walk past them, Friday afternoon
5. Florida AD Jeremy Foley taking in the John Mellencamp concert, Sunday night
4. Bo Deans concert, Saturday afternoon. A great improvement from the musical entertainment I encountered last year during the tournament. That was The Fixx in Syracuse.
3. Joakim Noah post-championship game: "This doesn't just feel good. It tastes good."
2. Sign outside The Finish Line sportswear store in Circle City Mall: "Meet Seth Davis of CBS Sports. Limit of one autograph per person."
1. The ritual spitting on the RCA Dome, the building that stole my football team, Thursday morning.
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No need to spit on the Fixx, Rob. As I recall, you walked out of the concert in Syracuse before it even started. It was a great show. Not to slam the Bo Deans, who are pretty darn good from what I've heard, but I at least have to defend the honor of Cy Curnin's underappreciated band.
Posted on April 6, 2006 1:46 PM