Earlier today my NCAA Champion pick, Memphis, beat UCLA to advance to the finals. Right now I'm watching one of the more exciting games I've seen in the tournament this year: North Carolina is clawing their way back against Kansas. I picked UNC to lose to Memphis, so naturally I'm rooting for them in this game, but I really don't like either UNC or Kansas.
I've been a little disappointed with the tournament this year (and not just because IU was eliminated early (again)). The teams at the top have been so dominating that several of the games were decided in the first half. I haven't run the numbers, but I'd love to see different stats on average margin of victory and number of blowouts this year compared to usual. And of course this is the first time in history that all four 1 seeds made it to the Final Four.
UNC closed to 4, then Kansas (finally) scored a few times, and now it's a five-point game. Very exciting.
Update: And then UNC stopped playing. Another blowout.
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Saturday, April 5, 2008
Sunday, March 23, 2008
No more Indiana teams left
I just got done watching Butler fight to the finish against Tennessee. They were so close to pulling off the upset, and I still say that was goaltending when A.J. Graves drove to the basket near the end of overtime. I'm really impressed with how well this team without any superstars almost beat a team that was #1 for a week or so this year.
Not to make excuses, but I think the NCAA Tournament committee that did the seeding really hurt Butler in this one. While they should have been able to beat Tennessee if they were really a championship contender, they shouldn't have been a #7 seed. IU's #8 seed also didn't seem deserved at the time, though with the way they played their last few games, maybe it was accurate.
Purdue and Notre Dame lost yesterday, so we're out of Indiana teams now. So who do I root for? I picked Memphis to win it all, so of course I'd like to see them make it. But other than wanting to win my bracket group, I have no attachment for Memphis. I'd like to see Wisconsin win it all, representing the Big Ten. It would be cool to have another George Mason-like run from a team like Western Kentucky (who I haven't had the chance to watch yet) or Davidson. I think West Virginia has been playing well, but it's hard to say whether they'll be able to sustain it. They're in a good bracket, facing Xavier next and then possibly UCLA, who struggled with Texas A&M yesterday.
Memphis and Mississippi State are tied 8 minutes in. This should be a good game.
Not to make excuses, but I think the NCAA Tournament committee that did the seeding really hurt Butler in this one. While they should have been able to beat Tennessee if they were really a championship contender, they shouldn't have been a #7 seed. IU's #8 seed also didn't seem deserved at the time, though with the way they played their last few games, maybe it was accurate.
Purdue and Notre Dame lost yesterday, so we're out of Indiana teams now. So who do I root for? I picked Memphis to win it all, so of course I'd like to see them make it. But other than wanting to win my bracket group, I have no attachment for Memphis. I'd like to see Wisconsin win it all, representing the Big Ten. It would be cool to have another George Mason-like run from a team like Western Kentucky (who I haven't had the chance to watch yet) or Davidson. I think West Virginia has been playing well, but it's hard to say whether they'll be able to sustain it. They're in a good bracket, facing Xavier next and then possibly UCLA, who struggled with Texas A&M yesterday.
Memphis and Mississippi State are tied 8 minutes in. This should be a good game.
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