Heretofore, LeBron James didn’t have It. But once he wins a title, he’ll be more Michael Jordan and less Karl Malone.

…Such ethereal reverence is often simply a function of a winning team; We rarely discuss or even remember spectacular performances in defeat. We endlessly celebrate the achievements of the victors and overlook their follies.

‘I think the Big East is the most overrated conference,’ said a man whose overwhelming disappointment with what basically amounts to 19-year-old boys playing basketball makes one wonder what his priorities are, if he understands that there are millions of things much more interesting to talk about, or whether or not he’s aware that such passion could be focused on saying something that actually matters.