Guess Who's Back... And Lucious For The Win

Yeah, I kinda figured MIB was dead too. We had peaked with the White Man Tourney, and really there was nowhere else to go. Everything we had to say had been said. But, much like Jesus and CT from The Challenge, some things just can't go away forever. Plus, it's March and I have plenty of inspirations. I've had more discussions and arguments over the best NCAA Tournament games than Kyle Korver has had three pointers drained. Since we're sixteen days away from Selection Sunday, and sixteen is such an appropriate number for March (ie the round the Bearcats never seem to make it to) I thought I'd list out my sixteen favorite March Madness moments. Anyway, here are some rules on how this will go:

1) All the games will be from my lifetime. They don't count unless I watched them live, which means we're starting at the 1999 Tourney. Yes, I skipped school in first grade to watch March Madness. Did you really expect anything else?
2) All the games also have to have a Youtube video for me to link you to. Its no fun if you can't actually see it, which very much limits many games played before 2008. Salim Stoudamire's game winner against Oklahoma St, BJ Raymond's shot against West Virginia, Michigan St vs Kentucky in 2005, and the Ohio St vs Xavier game unfortunately had to be left out for this reason.
3) Bonus points for upsets. Sure it's cool when a one seed wins on a buzzerbeater, but it's way cooler when a 13 seed does.
4) Bonus points for games called by Gus Johnson or Bill Raftery. Honestly, this should go without saying.
5) Finally, this list is very subjective and biased. I also came up with it during an hour long business law class. Long story short, if you don't agree with it, come up with your own. With that said, here is number sixteen.

Korie Lucious For The Win

It wouldn't be March Madness without Tom Izzo and the Spartans, and this game shows why. First of all, Lucious shouldn't have even been in at the time - he was filling in for Kalin Lucas who was injured earlier in the game. Then, when Greivis Vasquez, clearly the greatest Venezuelan to ever play at Maryland, hit the go ahead floater with 6.6 to go, Lucious had to step up. His shot sent Sparty back to the Sweet Sixteen and ultimately another Final Four. Also, quick sidenote here, I love how Tom Izzo barely holds off calling a timeout right before the game winning shot. How funny would it have been if he took it, the shot didn't count, and they had to take a rushed shot off an inbounds play with less than two seconds left. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the video, and keep checking back here every day until Selection Sunday for more.