I don’t typically like women’s basketball.It’s generally boring. The players whine too much. They don’t have fancy dunks. And they play way too much defense for my liking.It’s like watching Tim Duncan play.He’s great, but you’d rather watch the paint dry on the court than see him play in it.But that’s all changed this season — for the women at least.Three things have gotten me to commit to watching at least a little of the women’s NCAA tournament. First and foremost, the LSU women’s basketball team has shocked me with its recent play.LSU has won six of its past seven contests and has notched a No. 6 seed in the tournament.This may not seem impressive for a team that’s been to the past five Final Fours, but it’s a lot more than many expected from a team with just three upperclassmen on the roster.They’ll probably win their first-round matchup against Green Bay in the tournament, but a sixth straight Final Four seems improbable. The Lady Tigers need to try to knock off Louisville whose only bad losses are to the best team in the country, Connecticut.It’s been a good run for the Lady Tigers, but there’s probably no way they can make it to the Sweet 16 — which is a shame considering the success of the program this decade.The next positive mark for the sport has been the play of Connecticut. They’re the reason I’ve even been paying attention to the sport outside of LSU. Those girls are scary good.They finished the season 33-0, and none of the games were even very close. All 33 wins came by double digits, and they’re outscoring opponents by an average of 32 points a contest this season.I wonder why teams even bothered to show up those last few weeks of the season.I don’t like to jump on bandwagons, but this is probably the best women’s basketball program in the history of the sport. If this UConn team doesn’t win the championship, I’ll be shocked.UConn coach Geno Auriemma’s squads have finished in first place of the Big East 18 times in the past 20 seasons. This run has also included 15-straight appearances in the Sweet 16 and five national championships.The Huskies are led by the best college women’s basketball player in the country, Maya Moore.She’s legit.The Suwanee, Ga., native averages 19 points and nine rebounds a game as a sophomore.Moore’s already too good for everyone else in the sport, and it’s a waste of her time to stay in college playing inferior opponents. If possible, she should probably forgo her remaining years of eligibility, pick up some sweet endorsement deals with a sneaker company and make some cash playing basketball in the WNBA and overseas.The third significant happening in the sport is a guarantee made by Oklahoma senior center Courtney Paris.In a speech on senior night, Paris guaranteed the Sooner faithful a national championship, or she would pay back her scholarship.That takes guts and a whole lot of faith in your teammates.The cost of the scholarship is valued at more than $60,000, and she’s depending on her fellow Sooners to help her win so she doesn’t have to pay it back. I don’t think I have 12 people I know who I’d trust to achieve a goal.Paris must be hoping she and the No. 1-seeded Sooners can somehow upend the beast that is Connecticut and save her a year’s worth of WNBA salary.It’s going to be an interesting next few weeks in the normally dull landscape of women’s basketball.—-Contact Johanathan Brooks at [email protected]