Men’s and women’s college basketball are straying further apart, by the day, like buoys on rough seas.
When seemingly every player with a semi-, partial-legitimate shot to make the jump to the NBA does so. (Even I was thinking about trying my hand last night after scoring 65 points in my intramural game.) It’s a free for all; they’re going all-in on a pair of 6’s.
Yet on the women’s side, is actually standing for something. They show valor, of giving a scholarship back to the university because they did not win Oklahoma a National Championship, and in their minds they “did not earn” it. (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/news/story?id=4045542) They demonstrate grit, the kind that comes in the form of playing before empty stadiums and long road trips that don’t encompass the luxuries that other teams enjoy. And they illustrate fortitude, when Brittany Griner decides, with “no doubt” in her mind, to finish her education at Baylor to play out her senior season. (http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/baylor-star-brittney-griner-says-shell-be-back-next-year/2012/04/03/gIQAfupOtS_story.html)
“I made a commitment. When I make a commitment, I keep my word,” said Griner.
A different game, a different mentality.
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