With a little bit of luck, Rutgers will tip off the season in just a few hours.
No matter what happens, even if things go off without a hitch, at some point there will be basketball. The squeak of the shoes on hardwood. The bounce of the rubber ball. And because of that, there is something I’m trying to remind myself of. One of Steve Pikiell’s phrases is “Enjoy the journey.”
Last season, when everything came to an abrupt and disappointing halt, I wrote a column saying that Pikiell taught us the most important lesson of all.