Up until Saturday, it seemed clear that Gonzaga was on a glide path to an easy championship. Surely no one could stand up to the Zag-ernaut.
Only UCLA did and exposed a way to attack Gonzaga that we thought Virginia would have done in their earlier meeting this season since they do it so well: just don’t let them run after made baskets.
This is something that UNC loved to do under Roy Williams and Virginia took it away every time.
And then factor II, Baylor’s extremely impressive performance against Houston.
We thought Baylor would win but also thought Houston would be competitive.