Shame threatens to stigmatize Arizona State’s basketball team, a group that might be authoring one of the greatest collapses in Valley sports history. Maybe they were a desert mirage all along. Or they could receive a midnight reprieve, gifted with a final chance at March Madness redemption.
At this point, anything seems possible. Other than winning another meaningful game in 2017-18.
The fallout of Wednesday’s loss to Colorado is profound. Casual fans once drawn to the new winner in town have seen Cinderella excitement turn into disgust. A 20-win season that represents a major turning point for the program might go down as an epic failure, another cruel tease in our athletic scrapbook.