In Salt Lake, the S-R's three press row seat assignments were all together. But here in Oakland, two are together and one is by itself.

I assume I'll occupy the singleton, as John and Steve need to be able to talk about their postgame plans.

My seat is right along one of the baselines. It's close to the floor. Really close. Richie Frahm could have made a basket from where I'll be sitting.

Here's another thing about college basketball that Mark Few knows that I, on the other hand, did not know: Apparently ESPN's Stephen A. Smith likes to be called "Stephen A."