The 3 that shocked the World

With 37 seconds left to go in the ball game and 33 seconds on the shot clock Ali Farokhmanesh, a 6ft senior for Northern Iowa, could have easily milked the clock, but he didn’t, he fired a 3…and nailed it. money, buckets, ‘J’ied it in his eye, whatever you want to call it, he made the shot. That very shot sealed the game for Northern Iowa who were playing number one overall seed Kansas. Sealed the coffin shut. Let’s rewind and go play by play. So, on the previous possessions, Northern Iowa turned the ball over on the in-bounds pass or the pass ensuing the in-bounds pass. Kansas inched closer and was down by one point, maybe this magical upset wasn’t meant to be…or was it? Jake Koch in-bounded the ball to Adam, who then made a dangerous pass to Ahelegbe, who managed to avoid a steal by the Jayhawks and fire up-court to Farokhmanesh. What happened next was simply magic to watch. Ali, who had been 3-9 from 3 up until that point elevated, released the ball, and swoosh. Nothing but net. The Panthers bench erupted and then when on the other end…charge…at that point everyone knew the Panthers had just shocked the world.

The definition of clutch

That shot defines March Madness, this is why we watch the game, and to be honest, I don’t care that my bracket is absolutely horrendous now, seeing magical things like that is why we watch the game, to get away from reality and just relax. This shot made his day. This shot defines his career. And this shot will follow him for the rest of his life. This shot was heard around the world, and made you say, “Why the hell would you take that?” yet deep down you though, “Good decision kid, good decision” This years March Madness has been essentially defined by that one shot. That shot was gutsy, pro, boss, and superb. That shot screwed my bracket, and probably yours even though I didn’t have them winning. (Thats two teams out of my final four now).  This team made history, and it was the same old for the number 1 overall seed, all because Ali Farokhmanesh, as Lil’ Wayne said, “I got ice in my veins”. Check out my video on youtube.com/persianballer1994 soon to come

~PB

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