PHOENIX — Welcome back to the women’s Final Four. Maybe you’ve heard this weekend should feel pretty familiar. But consider something here. Maybe that’s not so bad.
Yes, all four No. 1 seeds made the Final Four, and yes, they’re the same four programs from the last Final Four. There are valid debates to be had about parity. But some of those conversations seem to miss the forest for the trees. So much focus on the general state of the game has almost overshadowed this particular slate of games. When UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina take the floor on Friday, it should not feel anything like a rerun.
