Legendary college basketball analyst Billy Packer succumbed to kidney failure yesterday and Dan Patrick takes a moment to memorialize Packer and his legacy. Â He lauds Packerâs insatiable desire to teach the game he loved so much to as many people as he could reach. He broke down the game in terms everyone could understand and his voice is now eternally entwined with the Final Four.
Dan Patrick: âBilly was no-nonsense. Billy wanted to teach you the game of basketball, similar to Hubie Brown. Hubie Brown, longtime analyst, longtime coach, but to give you the Xâs and Oâs, they viewed it as almost a tutorial. He wasnât there to be a showman, he wasnât there to entertain you with anything other than: hereâs hardcore basketball, hereâs the Xâs and Oâs. And he left quite a legacy.â