The Virginia Cavaliers are college basketball's anecdotal tree that falls in the forest.
Even if no one is around to hear it, that tree makes a sound. And even though people have been hesitant to accept it, Virginia is a powerhouse.
In mid-February, I wrote about college basketball's traditional powerhouses finally rounding into shape, which included the in-season turnarounds of Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State, Arizona, Wisconsin and, yes, Virginia.
One of the most liked comments on that article was from a Ches Goodall, who wrote simply, "I would not call Virginia a 'traditional powerhouse team.