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Mary Croswhite br> Arkansas /p>

While I enjoy most all of the Spectator's well-written articles, Wlady Pleszczynski's "Trash Talk" was one of the most incoherent and unprofessional articles I've read on the site.

It starts out basically stating that the game wasn't even worth playing because UNC more gifted physically despite the fact that Illinois was 37-1 and one of the fastest teams in the nation. UNC definitely had better athletes, but those teams get beat all the time by teams that play well together. Illinois plays better together than anyone in the nation, and almost pulled it out.

It then stumbles into a rant that the game was unexciting despite the fact that the #1 and #2 teams were playing in a great game that came down to the last 2 minutes.

It then diverts to a rant about sportscasters. I agree that sportscasters talk too much and I'll admit I'm not a fan of Billy Packer, but Jim Nantz is universally regarded as one of the best there is.

The paragraph on the lack of politics really threw me for a loop. Isn't that reason we watch sports, for the lack of rhetoric and politics and the thrill of true, fair competition? Who wants to bring politics into sports? You've obviously been doing political commentary too long.

The last three paragraphs are just pointless ramblings. I'm not really sure if you are advocating that the game should have been postponed (which I see no reason to), or if you're upset that people in sports move on with their lives during tragedy and death. I guess I agree with the author that the midrange jumper is a lost art, but what a strange place to make this argument.

Sure, last night's game may not be replayed in twenty years, but nor will a great majority of championship games. Take the game for what it was: two great teams playing their hearts out in a game that included a heroic second half comeback and was decided in the last minutes. Could you really ask for much more than that?

p>I think the writers at American Spectator should stick with what they know: politics. br> -- Caleb Lamz

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