No more Gody

With six seconds left in a 51-48 first round game, Carleton Scott watched as his three from the corner rimmed out and Luke Harangody tipped in the miss as the buzzer sounded.

And thus, with a whimper, came an end to the career of Notre Dame center Luke Harangody. The buzzer beating layup was just his second basket of the game.

So I ask you, how will you remember Harangody?

It is not possible to argue that Gody wasn't a talented basketball player. You don't average the numbers that he was averaged the last three years, especially when you play in the Big East, without talent.

But despite the numbers, Notre Dame never won anything. They never won a Big East title. They never made any noise in any postseason other than the NIT. Hell, even this season, this Irish team -- Gody's team -- has been better when he was on the bench with an ankle injury.

So, obviously, Gody is not going to be remembered as a winner.

But why can't we simply think of him as a producer; as a guy that gave you 20 and 10 every night. Why can't we praise how he has changed himself from a chunky freshman to a stream-lined, svelte forward? Gody's development into a player that can score in the low-post, the high-post, from the wing, and knock down a three is the reason that he put up sensational numbers the past three seasons.

You can remember him as you will.

I'll remember him as one of the most productive players I've ever seen at the collegiate level.