This weekend’s task is simple. Forget about repeating as national champion. Forget about a potential Sweet 16 matchup with No. 1 seed Oregon in Anaheim.Concentrate instead on the Providence mini-tournament and the four contenders there.
The late Jim Valvano was one of the best tournament coaches I ever saw.
Obviously, his 1983 NCAA championship run with the Cardiac Pack is the stuff of legends. But it was more than that – Valvano consistently maxed his team’s chances at tournament time.
Look at these numbers – in 10 seasons at N.C. State, his teams were barely over .