Think Conference Tournaments Don't Mean Much...

People have talked a lot about how conference tournaments don't matter. If they watched any of the games this week, I believe they will change their minds. In each tournament every champion at some point had to claw, scratch and fight their way to the title. In the Big East, West Virginia went to the last second in each of their 3 games. Their best player Butler to travel to get the last shot off against Georgetown. Even more shocking WVU coach Bobby Huggins was damn near in tears after the victory! Tell me that title didn't mean something to that man. In the Big Ten, POTY Evan Turner had to hit a 40 footer then in the next game survive double overtime with his team on his back to win the title. Ask him if he would rather be well rested for the big dance or be a Big Ten title holder. If you are reading this blog I am sure that you saw Demarcus Cousins' last second tap in to send Kentucky to overtime against MSU in the SEC championship game. And the MASSIVE celebration that followed OMG you would have thought the game was over. This celebration from a team picked to possibly win the national championship! Finally the Duke Blue Devils and the ACC Tournament. In a tournament where every other team within the top 5 of the conference was at home, Coach K was as fired up as ever before. Duke has actually won 9 of the last 12 ACC tournaments. O and did I mention that overall number 1 seed in the NCAA tournament Kansas took care of business in the Big 12 title game beating Kansas State 3 times in one year! And you say it doesn't matter, that my friends is a laugher