What a game. I remember Alex Spaulding just sort of came out of nowhere in the tourney. Najera, Martin, et al., were their usual selves but Alex really came on making a big difference. Of course he was a flash in the pan and was never to be seen from again after looking so promising. Eric Martin was one of my favorite guards in Kelvin's era. They guy was a freaking sharp shooter. Loved watching him play. The 99 team was a foundation team. They sort of helped set a standard for Kelvin. Soon guys like Price, Johnson, White, etc. etc. would step in with butt loads of talent yet continue to play gritty competitive ball which is the only way you can describe that 99 team.
Not enough can be said about Najera. I mean really. He hustled all the time. Even when he went to the bench he freaking hustled. He was ridiculous. My buddies and I used to call him 'dirty Najera' because some opponents would simply get thrown around or worse gashed open by him just hustling. :ez-laugh: He truly played like a warrior on the battle field and opponents knew what was coming. Loved every minute of it. Thank you Najera!
But yea... this was a great win for the program.