Kornacki: Reflecting on a Special NCAA Tourney Run

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- When the storybook ending pops off the rim, what do you do?

The University of Michigan men's basketball team took the long walk back to the locker room -- which had been the scene of so much joy and some very wet celebrations in recent weeks -- and one by one took a seat in the rows of chairs.

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They could hear the raucous elation of the Oregon Ducks through the walls at the Sprint Center because it was so quiet in their room that you could hear water being poured into a cup.

The Wolverines starters sat in the front row, many of them with heads bowed and towels draped over them. There was plenty of emotion under those towels, which were…