Although we tend to think of grief as a response to the loss of a loved one, a pet, or something of that stature in our lives, grief is just the emotional and mental response to loss. That is it.
It is fair to grieve right now. Yesterday, the Zags entered the NCAA Tournament favored against the No. 4 Arkansas Razorbacks. This morning, Arkansas is scheduled to play Duke on Saturday, and Gonzaga is looking back and wondering what the hell happened.
And there is plenty to wonder about. What if the Chet Holmgren actually committed his third, fourth, and theoretically fifth fouls?