A couple of days ago, I sat down to write about how Brittney Griner’s halftime tweet and second half domination in Baylor’s second round game against Florida State showcased the lack of parity in NCAA women’s basketball. I planned to write about how her tweet represented the spirit of entitlement among the elite women’s programs that had developed as a result of the stark contrast between the talent of the few elites and everyone else. I was going to talk about how the lack of parity put Griner in position to feel confident enough in her team’s skill set that she could tweet about dunks rather than focus on her opposition and making adjustments for the second half. Trust me, I had it all planned out. And then an amazing thing happened; Baylor lost. And they didn’t lose to a fellow number one seed or even a number two seed. In what may be the biggest upset in the history of the women’s game, they lost to the...
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