Women's Hoops Blog

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Monday, March 29, 2010

At The Nation, Dave Zirin writes about Brittney Griner: Your March Madness MVP
A 6' 8" freshman is changing the way we understand hoops in the 2010 NCAA tournament and unless you're paying full attention to all the glories of March Madness, you'd never know it. Maybe it's because the player in question is not a fresh-MAN at all. Her name is Brittney Griner, and despite the incredible buzzer beaters and upsets in the men's draw, she is the individual story of this year's "Big Dance." Griner, with her agility, quick hops, and size 17 men's shoes, is more than just evolution in action. That would imply that there are more Brittney Griner's in the high school pipeline. There aren't. She is simply a player apart.