You are looking live at the catbird seat at the SAP Center, site of tonight’s Sweet Sixteen games. West Virginia and Gonzaga get us started — Mountaineers go first, of course — and the winner advances to Saturday’s regional final, a.k.a Elite Eight game, against the winner of our second contest: (11) Xavier v. (2) Arizona.

That’s Sean Miller against Sean Miller’s old team, and watch out for the Musketeers.

But Chris Mack is one of our game’s bright coaches, great coaches. He’s not my former assistant. He stands on his own two feet and his record and what he’s done speaks for itself.

And I don’t know if I’ve seen a coach take a team that had lost a number in a row and lost such a terrific player, and now flip it and have them playing at such a high level. We’re playing against one of the hottest teams that’s remaining in the tournament. And if last weekend is any indication of where they’re at, it’s scary for anybody that’s going to play against them.

The road to the final four … something something.