Now He Knows What Those Analysts Do

Thank goodness for Billy Packer. There I was, enjoying the NCAA championship game, thinking I was watching a great game between two talented teams. But Mr. Packer was quick to point out how the players from both Syracuse and Kansas were horribly ineffective and made one bad play after another.

Then Mr. Packer informed us that Roy Williams and Jim Boeheim, who I mistakenly thought were high quality coaches, made numerous bad coaching decisions. And, despite barely having time to catch his breath, Mr. Packer was still able to point out the many bad calls made by the referees.

I now wondered how could I waste my time watching such a poorly played, coached and refereed basketball game. So I hit the mute button to think about it and, to my surprise, the game was good again.

Michael Gersch

Whittier

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The title and discussion in Paul Gutierrez’s article [“Collison, Hinrich Pull a Disappearing Act,” April 8] are erroneous and misleading.

Collison scored at 3:52, Hinrich hit a three at 3:18, Collison made a long pass to Hinrich for a dunk at 2:39, Hinrich passed over two defenders for a Collison dunk at 1:53.

These contributions in the final four minutes are hardly a “disappearing act” or “gross failure to come through when needed.” And since when is 19 points and 21 rebounds only “decent numbers”?

Blake Brown

Santa Barbara

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Forget LeBron James, any team not drafting Carmelo Anthony will miss out on the most exciting player to come out of college basketball since Magic Johnson. LeBron is an undeniable talent for sure, but he has beaten up on pimple-faced high school kids. Carmelo Anthony shined on the biggest stage this side of the NBA playoffs. Good luck Clippers.

Brian Beach

Sierra Madre