Friday, March 21, 2008

Friday 03/21 A.M. Quickie:
Belmont, Beasley, Round 1 Day 2, More!

Let's get this out of the way: 12-4 yesterday (when going chalk would get you 14-2.) My biggest miss was George Mason, who I (stupidly) picked to the Sweet 16.

I also (stupidly) discounted Beasley & Co. against what was supposed to be a pretty good USC defense. In hindsight, picking Winthrop over Wazzu was stupid and forgetting how UNLV performed last March was a mistake, instead selectively listening to the minimal buzz around Kent State. OK: Enough self-flagellation.

Today's Names to Know in today's Sporting News column:

Belmont, Michael Beasley, Bill Walker, Kansas, UNLV, Wisconsin, Pitt, Michigan State, Purdue, Stanford, Marquette, UCLA, Texas A&M, West Virginia, Butler, South Alabama, Boston Celtics, DeAngelo Hall, Adam Wainwright, John Patterson, Freddy Adu, David Beckham, Barack Obama and More!

Including:
Why Belmont saved the Tournament's first day...
Why OJ Mayo's college career is over...
Why Wisconsin will be a tough out for K-State...
Why Pitt and Michigan State will batter each other...
Why Purdue is the surprise of the first round...
Why George Mason left its mojo in 2006...
Why Butler vs. Birmingham fans is the match-up of the day...
Why we better see a few more upsets or buzzer-beaters today...
Why the Celtics are more for real than ever...
Why Adam Wainwright is in better shape than John Patterson...
And more... after the jump!

More Bonus Posts coming throughout the afternoon as the two rounds of games finish up. Here's where you'll net out on Monday: How many Sweet 16 teams do you have left?

I'll be posting all weekend, obviously...

-- D.S.

1 comment:

Qwagmire said...

PAC 10: OVERRATED

2 of my 3 losses were PAC 10 Teams (USC, Arizona) coughing one up.

East COast Bias doesnt exist, West Coast teams are weak