COMMENTARY
Imagination is seemingly more important than ever in times like this — you’ve likely seen the meme going around about how William Shakespeare wrote King Lear while under quarantine.
The desire to use imagination as a counter to a dim reality explains why so many people around college basketball maintained hope that the NCAA selection committee would still release a tournament bracket for a tournament that would never happen. After all, coaches and players deserved some recognition for what they accomplished this season even if they never got the chance to finish what they started.