The nets are cut, the Final Four is finalized and an accolade has been added to the legacies of the qualifying coaches. The key word is added, as Lon Kruger, Jay Wright, Jim Boeheim and Roy Williams all have been here before.
Postseason milestones are a popular way to appraise college coaches. The Final Four is a merit badge for those who guide their teams through four elimination games. Though regular-season accolades carry greater weight in football, the new playoff system (and even the BCS National Championship Game before it), creates a helpful coaching partition.
But it’s not everything.