Hurricanes Magical Season Ends In D.C.

Well, that's all she wrote folks.

In about the most embarrassing and pathetic way to end a season, the Miami Hurricanes basketball team lost to Marquette in the Sweet 16, [enter score here]. It has been a historic, wonderful season for the Canes, most of which I outlined in a 3,000+ word monster ode to the best basketball season in school history. Yet it all came crashing down prematurely, as the Canes were upset in a game in which they failed to become the best tournament team in school history.

As hard as this loss feels, the season the Canes have had is still something to be celebrated about for a long time to come. I will tell my kids about beating Duke by 27 at home and rushing the court and being ranked #2 in the country at one point in the season. I will never forget the season Shane Larkin had, in which he became a second-team All-American to lead the Canes to a double ACC championship. I will never forget Reggie Johnson or Julian Gamble's photo bombs or Trey McKinney-Jones' dagger threes. I will never forget Kenny Kadji scoring from all over the court or Durand Scott's jaw-dropping drives to the basket. I will never forget any of it.

But hot damn was this one hard. Everything that made this season so special came crashing down in the same place that Coach Larranaga went to the Final Four with a team called George Mason or something. The Canes shot about -17% from the floor, couldn't rebound, and couldn't make the loss the least bit respectable. I actually type this with 15 minutes left to go in the game. If we end up losing by like 5, it's embarrassing that a team let up on us in the Sweet 16.

If you want to feel better about yourself read my article about the team's regular season. It will make you happy, trust me. I don't condone drinking this one out, but hey, who am I to tell you what to do?

Even with this loss your Hurricanes team won two games in the NCAA tournament for the first time in about 13 years and only the second time in the history of the program. We all witnessed history this year, folks. And it's about damn time to celebrate.

Also, if y'all still need something to make you feel better, here is Donna Shalala in a hat that says "swag". You're welcome.