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The man on the left is Randy Bennett, coach of the St. Mary's College Gaels. The man on the right is Bruce Cutler, the outspoken attorney whose zealous defense earned three acquittals and the nickname "The Teflon Don" for mobster John Gotti in the 1980s. Bennett's players aren't wiseguys, but they do defend. Seeded second in the West Coast Conference tournament, they're a lock for an NCAA bid. They're on track to face Gonzaga in Monday's title game.
Just couldn't pass up a Separated at Birth possibility.

Other thoughts:
** Bad weekend for most mid-majors -- I generally hate that term, but it'll have to work for now -- aspiring to squeeze into the field. Syracuse and Ohio State helped their cases with victories over Marquette and Michigan State, respectively. The field of reputable candidates once looked more shallow than Mike Huckabee's fan base, but it has now expanded. It may yet be tough to whittle down the contenders for the final spots.
** VCU, which entertained at-large hopes, is now in trouble after a loss to William & Mary in the CAA semifinals. Yes, William and Mary. The Tribe is its league's title game for the first time since 1983 -- when the current Colonial Athletic Association was known as the ECAC South. The Tribe has already won more games in this year's tourney (three) than it won in the previous 19. Furthermore, all three triumphs have come on their final shot.
And in the final, W&M plays everybody's favorite underdog from two years ago, the George Mason Patriots.
** If anybody tries to tell you that the ACC women's tournament is unpredictable, kindly ask them to take their rhetoric elsewhere. Duke won the first five championships of this decade; Carolina has taken the past four. Those two have met each other in six of the nine finals in that span. With two such outstanding programs, you'd at least like to think the title game can be compelling. Well, it can't. Five of the past six championships affairs have been decided by 11 or more points. The one moderately interesting one involved an interloper, N.C. State, which played the Tar Heels to a 60-54 score last year.