Blanchette: Don’t cry over spilled milk

John Blanchette/SR puts the departure of Nigel Williams-Goss and Zach Collins from Gonzaga into perspective:

So make that two one-and-dones. Or is that ones-and-done?

Whatever. This spring, they’ve come in multiples, as have the mystery and possibilities that now attend Gonzaga basketball.

Technically, Nigel Williams-Goss was in the Bulldogs program for two years, and having a psychology degree and some masters credits in his academic quiver make him something substantially more than a hit-and-run scholar.

But as a practical matter – in uniform – his romance with Gonzaga followers was November-April.

This was not the sense imparted, however, in his Instagram adieu on Tuesday. When he broke it to the world that he was passing on his final year of eligibility to pursue his NBA muse, Williams-Goss’ sentiments left Hallmark in the dust.

“I cannot describe the incredible relationships I have formed in my time here and would not trade my experience for anything in the world,” he wrote. “I could not be more grateful or humbled to call myself a Zag for life!”

But, as they say, life is short. More here.