Can't sleep. It's 11 p.m. on a Saturday night. The New York Knicks are going to the NBA Finals, and I genuinely cannot process this like a normal person.
So instead, I'm going to break down every single season since 999 with a single sentence. Just one.
Buckle up. 🧵👇
Stephon Castle now has 8 games with 15+ points, 5+ rebounds, 5+ assists in these Playoffs.
Of all rookies and sophomores in NBA history, only Larry Bird (9) Magic Johnson (10) have more 15/5/5 games in a single postseason.
"What's the dude's name on Snoopy? Linus? He got a blanket? I'm Linus and Jalen's my blanket. He helps me relax at a lot of different times throughout the course of games, but that's what great players do."
- Mike Brown on Jalen Brunson
In addition to being a boost for UConn, it's a big win for college basketball that the guy who's responsible for one of the 10-or-so biggest shots in the history of the NCAA Tournament will again wear the uniform of a blue blood team while playing for a Hall-of-Fame coach.
Silas Demary Jr vs Illinois:
7 points, 7 assists, 9 rebounds, 2 steals
He is the 1st player to reach (or exceed) each of those stats in a Final Four game since Magic Johnson in the 1979 National Semifinal game.
ICYMI, threading some of the media the fellas have done the last 36 hours…
The Bringer of Rain joined:
@SportsCenter - https://t.co/oQe42QaDuk
@TheTodayShow - https://t.co/QknmRsj3KG
@PatMcAfeeShow - https://t.co/SpKwTAKdUS
Coach Dan Hurley has told us all we need to be talking about @AlexKaraban and for good reason. As @UConnMBB chases a third national title in four years, Karaban is completing one of the most decorated careers in program history.
Last night vs Michigan State, Malachi Smith became first player since Jason Terry in 1998 with at least 7 assists and 4 steals off the bench in a NCAA Tournament game.