http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=2794388&sportCat=ncb&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos1

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"They stunned Duke in overtime, then Virginia, then Virginia Tech. The 72-64 elimination of the Hokies was perpetrated on what would have been the 61st birthday of the late Jim Valvano, the man who led the Wolfpack to the '83 national title as college basketball's ultimate Cinderella. How's that for karma? As the latest upset wound to a conclusion Saturday, assistant coach Monty Towe leaned over and whispered in Lowe's ear, "Happy birthday, Jimmy V." Jim Valvano GettyImages Jim Valvano, who would have turned 61 on Saturday, would enjoy this Wolfpack team. Since returning to his alma mater as head coach last spring, Lowe has paid more than one visit to Valvano's grave site in Raleigh. When I talked to Lowe last week on the phone, he referred to V in the present tense, speaking with genuine affection for his former coach. Even before Towe whispered in his ear, Jimmy V was on Lowe's mind in the final seconds. "He would be very proud of these guys," Lowe said of Valvano. "Their passion and the way they've been playing." V would be very proud of his former point guard, too. All he's done in his first year in Raleigh is take the lowest-seeded team ever to the final of this august event. A No. 10 seed had never won a game in the ACC tourney before, much less three. V would no doubt love the player meetings the Pack have held before every game this tournament, too. He'd love to hear Gavin Grant's description of the message before the Pack played Duke on Thursday night: "Don't come out and let anybody punk you." Might not be soaring oratory, but it's solid playground pragmatism. "

3/11/2007 1:06:37 AM

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[Edited on March 11, 2007 at 1:08 AM. Reason : majestic for those thinking it's a typo]

3/11/2007 1:07:15 AM

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This was a good try at a thread, though.

3/11/2007 1:08:51 AM