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I preview Saturday's gameshere. The three best and worst games, five appealing matchups, and a handful of interesting news and notes. Enjoy! Commentary :: Link & Discuss (7 comments) yocontrarian"Why the top four seeds could lose early," my latest column, is now available through Fox Sports. Commentary :: Link & Discuss (8 comments) Heh.The NCAA Tournament is keeping our friends at the Associated Press busy.
EDITORS News :: Link & Discuss (6 comments) Re: Bill SimmonsESPN's "Sports Guy" rarely writes about college basketball. But he's currently up with his NCAA Tournament diary.
4:26 – Put it this way: If I were a New Mexico booster, and my team was reacting to the 1-3-1 press like they had never seen one before, I wouldn't be very happy with my coach. 36-16, Villanova. As I noted earlier, Ritchie McKay's contract extension is a case of Pete Gillen redux. In other words, the Lobos' administration jumped the gun in extending McKay's contract. A coach that, graced with the play of Danny Granger, only barely led UNM to the Tournament is not a coach worth employing. About Vermont's RPI rating...An impressive win for the Catamounts. All but assures Coppenrath will be a lottery pick in the NBA Draft. Sorrentine impressed. Syracuse never looked like itself. Warrick was impressive (save the bad decision/pass in overtime), but McNamara could have used more first-half juice. Louisville survives. As does Wisconsin. Duke puts Delaware State away in the second half. Live Blogging :: Link & Discuss (4 comments) Heh.A friend emails.
Wanted to point out that I am No. 8 in the Bloggers Bracket after one night. I think you are about 90 people behind me. And I know nothing about college hoops. Bring on the money baby. Like I said, Sue in Marketing, Jimmy in Accounting...or Jeremy in Strategy & Development. Commentary :: Link & Discuss (3 comments) What Might Have BeenAfter 12 games, 11 of 347 Bloggers Bracket participants remain perfect. Arizona overcame a sluggish first half to defeat Utah State. Ditto for Wake Forest against Chattanooga. In a tremendous game, Nevada beat Texas. Daniel Gibson's ill-advised three pointer with under a minute left cost the Longhorns a valuable opportunity. Though Gibson on the next possession made a greater interior pass, it was too little, too late. Finally, a one-dimensional Gonzaga squad (read: Adam Morrison) held on to beat Winthrop. Folks who last saw Ronny Turiaf play early in the year were gravely disappointed by his lack of quickness and agility. Unless his body fully recovers, I don't expect to see Ronny in the NBA next year. The loss shouldn't, however, dim Gregg Marshall's bulb. I expect the current Winthrop coach to fly the coop this summer. Maybe to Tennessee. Maybe to Virginia. Maybe elsewhere. Live Blogging :: Link & Discuss (1 comment) Utah Hangs OnCostly UTEP turnover with under a minute left. Live Blogging :: Link & Discuss (3 comments) Four More (Almost) Done..BC beats Penn, Washington beats Montana and Cincinnati tops Iowa. Utah and UTEP are locked in an epic first day March Madness game. Go Utes! Two Down, Two to GoBC has all but beaten Penn. Ditto for Washington and Montana. Iowa, however, has pulled to within three against Cincy while UTEP heads into the locker room down five. Update: Cincy just made a couple threes. Lead is back up to nine...The Bearcats look good. Real good. 2nd Update: After four games, 47 folks are tied for first place in the Bloggers Bracket. News :: Link & Discuss (2 comments) Four DownOklahoma runs away from Niagara in the second half. Kentucky hangs on. Pacific beats Pittsburgh. And Wisconsin-Milwaukee trumps Alabama in the NCAA Tournament's first big upset. fyiA reader earlier asked about CBS Sports' announcing teams for the NCAA Tournament. Here's an interesting tidbit:
The only change CBS Sports made in its announcing teams for the NCAA Tournament this year compared to last is that Jay Bilas replaces Matt Guokas as Dick Enberg's partner. Rondo, Gonzo?Rondo just made a huge bucket to keep Kentucky on top. Niagara, on the other hand, has fallen far behind Oklahoma. Live Blogging :: Link & Discuss (2 comments) High Tide?Bama came out of the locker room play passionate team basketball. UWM withstood the Tide's rally early on. But their lead is now down to five. Should Cinderella Nation be concerned? Chuck HayesAnybody else remember when he thought he'd be an All-American? Update: He just traveled... Live Blogging :: Link & Discuss (1 comment)
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