Half of the MVC and CAA teams in the field are still playing in the tournament as we head to the Sweet Sixteen, despite the fact that they have played only one game where a MVC or a CAA team has been the better seed. Suck on that Billy Packer.
It appeared that George Mason finally received the respect they deserved. Clark Kellogg said that the Patriots have a good chance against UNC, the defending champions. Seth Davis agreed, based on the strong play of the team's center, "Jai Ellis." Then I realized, no respect. Why not, you may ask? The Patriots' center is named Jai Lewis. Seth Davis didn't just say Jai Ellis once, he said it twice, no respect. But maybe Will Thomas and Lamar Butler gained some in the second round. GMU has already beat two of last year's Final Four teams this tournament. I predict that streak will end, because there aren't any more left.
All of the number 1 seeds advanced. Not without some tense moments, but the gap between 1 and 16 has shrunk. It seemed as if the 1 seeds already realized any 8 or 9 seed could beat them, so Memphis, Villanova, UCONN, and Duke took those games very seriously.
Gonzaga reaches the Sweet Sixteen. But I'm wondering what was the controversy over Adam Morrison's trash talking. At the end of the game, while on the free throw line against Xavier, he muttered something about "crackers" but I wasn't sure what he said, although it sounded suspicious.
For me, Saturday was miserable, after a good first round. I lost 6 out of 8 games, despite the fact that I had a chance to win them all, losing zero Sweet Sixteen teams after the first round. The way it went was the upsets that I picked (GW over Duke) weren't even close, and the favorites I had winning, were upset (Wichita State over Tennessee). Sunday was better, but no where near as good as my first round.
I've already lost 3 Elite 8 teams, so I'm looking for Texas, Memphis, UCONN, Villanova, and Georgetown to win at the end of the week. Of course I did another pool where I have George Mason winning it all, just for kicks, or so I thought.
2 comments:
I can't come up with a rational or constructive way to describe my hate for Billy Packer... Did you see the Real Sports piece on HBO? they talked about how people don't like him because he's just so honest, but they failed to mention how he's overly critical of players and teams just because he doesn't like the coach on a personal level... The final straw for me was when the prick had the nerve to rip into Steve Blake as he was winning a National Title....
Sorry to get off on such a rant there, but I feel better.
have read this blog? you never have to apologize for going on a rant.
billy packer honest? i didn't see the show, but a better argument for why people hate billy packer is that he is a grumpy old man who must be on the payroll of the big 10 or something. at least the tournament results set him straight, unless he wants to dispute those too.
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