I Was Correct on Sunday; I Just Didn't Know It

VCUs Eric Maynor has made (re: passed the final cut, not just the 30-to-14 cut) the United States Pan Am Games team. Bravo for him, for VCU, and for the CAA. Nothing but good comes from this, and once again I mean for reasons having nothing to do with anything that occurs on the floor. Maynor doesn't even have to get off the bench; that isn't where the story resides.

Andy Katz, ostensibly freed for the summer, has already penned a July column about Maynor. To the rest of the country, Maynor may only be that guy that hit that shot against Duke. But the fact remains, when the MSM is busily working their way through stories as they cover the Pan Am Games, Maynor's is at the top of the list. And that is good for the entire conference.

What I mean is that there are only so many "Roy Hibbert came back!" columns that can be written that are interesting. Maynor has the CAA finals against Mason, the Duke Dagger, and "you've never heard of this guy but he's good" on his side. For my money, the only better story (that I know about) is that two Washington State players made the team. Who'da thunk? The stories will be there and they will be written, and those are national stories about the CAA in the offseason--unheard of three seasons ago.

PS--let's not forget Smith, Elegar, and Vladie Kools.