UConn basketball is good or something

In case you missed it, the UConn men's and women's basketball teams are going to their respective Final Fours this weekend. This marks the first time this has happened since UConn did it two years ago. In all seriousness it is really, really hard to do for any team not based in Storrs. The women's Final Four will feature two teams, UConn and Stanford, that have made the last four Final Fours. Before you get on your high horse about women's sports and parity, just remember the Red Sox and Yankees finished first and second in their division every season from 1998-2005 so blow me.

Anyway, the Huskies are led by their respective stars, Kemba Walker and Maya Moore. ESPN took advantage of their proximity to sit down with the two All-Americans before they jetted off to Houston and Indianapolis. It was an intense look into the daily lives of two college athletes furiously finishing their studies between relatively meaningless basketball games as their work towards their all important degrees. I kid, I kid, it was a typical ESPN fluff piece featuring two kids who have not seen the inside of a classroom in a month. Notice that the interview was done with both athletes sitting down because it might embarrass Kemba to stand next to the taller Maya.

Questions that ESPN should have asked and did not: Who got more tail during their time at Storrs? Who can bench press more, Maya or Shabazz Napier? Which was the bigger cheating scandal, Jim Calhoun and the phone calls or Geno Auriemma and the illegal tours of ESPN?

Answers that should have been given to questions that were actually asked: What skill of Kemba's would Maya like? Dunking. What skill of Maya's would Kemba like? Bringing a girl to orgasm.

Maya Moore is pretty

In this particular case, when I say pretty I mean her basketball game is a thing of beauty. In the highlights from ESPN below, the show a little of her scoring by her sweet, sweet jumper and her patented scoop move as she glides to the rim. It does not show how effortlessly she dominates a game. When her jumper is working, she will score whenever she wants from anywhere on the floor. Try to throw extra defenders at her and she finds the open teammate, usually for an uncontested layup. Despite all the talent and beauty, she still does the dirty work such as diving onto the floor after loose balls (*snicker*).

Moore is frequently compared to ghosts from UConn's storied past, most notably Diana Taurasi. She is also unfairly subjected to speculation as to how she would fare on a men's basketball team. The great thing to do right now is to appreciate her stature in the game today, relish every opportunity you get to watch her perform at the highest level, and hope she stays the hell out of Turkey.