Sorry I'm a bit late to the game. Took the first part of the afternoon to go to some open houses in Racine. Please, somebody in MD... buy my house!!!
Not a big shocker in Memphis beating up on TX. I think the Longhorn loss may produce our first money winner in Joe Stevenson with what I think will be the last-place bracket. He's at 55 points now, but doesn't have ANY teams left.
Davidson is playing some good ball right now, bu if KU can pick up the pace of the game, I don't think Davidson will be able to keep up... unless Curry gets and stays hot like he has all tourney.
6:04 - Damn, this is a great game. Far and away the best of the last 4 days. Good job scheduling, CBS! Updates as soon. If Davidson cashes in, Steve Halstead is THE ONLY guy to pick 'em. Gutsy call!!! That would vault him to 2nd place with probably the best chance at winning it all.
6:12 - 16.8 seconds to go. Could Davidson prevent an all #1 seeded Final Four?
6:14 - Wow. Great D by KU in the closing seconds. Gotta wonder why when only down by 2 Curry didn't try to penetrate to get 2 points and possibly a foul. Sorry, Steve.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Elite 8 Saturday
UCLA vs Xavier
The first 5 minutes seemed to be all about big time dunks while the next 5 have been all about airballs, bricks and blocks. Pretty sloppy so far.
This is a throw away game. Nobody picked Xavier. There were a few who had the likes of Duke or UConn getting past UCLA, but nobody will be cashing in on the bonus points today.
Texas vs Memphis
39 picked the 'Horns, and 43 had Memphis. Too bad for the rest of you (including me).
The first 5 minutes seemed to be all about big time dunks while the next 5 have been all about airballs, bricks and blocks. Pretty sloppy so far.
This is a throw away game. Nobody picked Xavier. There were a few who had the likes of Duke or UConn getting past UCLA, but nobody will be cashing in on the bonus points today.
Texas vs Memphis
39 picked the 'Horns, and 43 had Memphis. Too bad for the rest of you (including me).
Friday, March 28, 2008
Sweet 16 Friday
20 point games, huh???
I didn't expect Stanford to ever lose by 20, let alone Wisco losing by 20 to a 10 seed! Congrats to Steve Halstead for being the only guy to pick Davidson over the Badgers.
I'm fairly pissed I have to watch more Drew Neitzel instead of the Jayhawks. As much sh** as I talk during the Big 12 season about KU, I always love them come tournament time. Don't know what it is.
Its a tight race at the top and another big upset (KU loss, anyone?) could spell disaster for many of te top contenders. This is why we watch, huh?
9:47 - Halftime of the KU game and nearing half of the Memphis/MSU game. Quite boring. Every time the 'dog makes tries to close the lead, the better team makes its point and widens the lead further. I don't think we're looking at a KU loss like I mentioned an hour ago. Just a couple more 3 point games, continuing the lead of Bill, Tom, Stefan and Tim.
For what its worth, since opening Thursday, my mom (MamaJuice) has been tied with herself. It started down near 98th, but she's been movin' on up lately and is in 77th as of right now. Its comical to see how rankings pan out. We may have our first 2-time winner this year in Bill McNary and I may actually have the honor of getting last place overall. I'm in 103rd right now, out of 107 entries, but have Pitt winning. Sigh. Perhaps, I'll enjoy that case of beer I promised to the loser for myself.
10:56 - So, KU didn't happen in a big way. I'm tempted to call the Memphis/MSU game, but its down to 14 points now. Weirder things have happened. The rankings will be updated shortly, though there shouldn't be any surprises.
11:07 - Less than 2 minutes to go. I'm calling it. I love that Drew Neitzel got shut out and therefore MSU got spanked. As much as I love to see upsets, there are teams and players that I just can't stand. He ranks right up there. Looking at Bill's sheet, he has all the 1 seeds in the Final Four. Any other year, I would have laughed at him. Looks to be a wise decision at this point. Good night and good luck.
I didn't expect Stanford to ever lose by 20, let alone Wisco losing by 20 to a 10 seed! Congrats to Steve Halstead for being the only guy to pick Davidson over the Badgers.
I'm fairly pissed I have to watch more Drew Neitzel instead of the Jayhawks. As much sh** as I talk during the Big 12 season about KU, I always love them come tournament time. Don't know what it is.
Its a tight race at the top and another big upset (KU loss, anyone?) could spell disaster for many of te top contenders. This is why we watch, huh?
9:47 - Halftime of the KU game and nearing half of the Memphis/MSU game. Quite boring. Every time the 'dog makes tries to close the lead, the better team makes its point and widens the lead further. I don't think we're looking at a KU loss like I mentioned an hour ago. Just a couple more 3 point games, continuing the lead of Bill, Tom, Stefan and Tim.
For what its worth, since opening Thursday, my mom (MamaJuice) has been tied with herself. It started down near 98th, but she's been movin' on up lately and is in 77th as of right now. Its comical to see how rankings pan out. We may have our first 2-time winner this year in Bill McNary and I may actually have the honor of getting last place overall. I'm in 103rd right now, out of 107 entries, but have Pitt winning. Sigh. Perhaps, I'll enjoy that case of beer I promised to the loser for myself.
10:56 - So, KU didn't happen in a big way. I'm tempted to call the Memphis/MSU game, but its down to 14 points now. Weirder things have happened. The rankings will be updated shortly, though there shouldn't be any surprises.
11:07 - Less than 2 minutes to go. I'm calling it. I love that Drew Neitzel got shut out and therefore MSU got spanked. As much as I love to see upsets, there are teams and players that I just can't stand. He ranks right up there. Looking at Bill's sheet, he has all the 1 seeds in the Final Four. Any other year, I would have laughed at him. Looks to be a wise decision at this point. Good night and good luck.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Sweet 16 Thursday
I'm going out for dinner and drinks, so I don't know how often I'll update the blog tonight. Should be some interesting games, though.
Since you're here, though, I feel I should give you something constructive. Check out these highlights from the Duke vs Belmont game a week ago. I promise you, its worth a watch.
http://www.withleather.com/post.phtml?pk=5346
8:54 - Decent ballgames so far. I said this afternoon to a coworker that UNC would win by 30, but when they only score 67 or so points, a 20 point win is equivalent, right? Maybe that math is a bit beer-influenced. I'm happy to see Huggins out of the game. Would have been better if it were the aforementioned 30 pointer, but I'll deal with an OT win when the Mountaineer's D went to sleep and left a 40+% 3 point shooter wide open at the right corner.
Looking forward to the late games!!!
Since you're here, though, I feel I should give you something constructive. Check out these highlights from the Duke vs Belmont game a week ago. I promise you, its worth a watch.
http://www.withleather.com/post.phtml?pk=5346
8:54 - Decent ballgames so far. I said this afternoon to a coworker that UNC would win by 30, but when they only score 67 or so points, a 20 point win is equivalent, right? Maybe that math is a bit beer-influenced. I'm happy to see Huggins out of the game. Would have been better if it were the aforementioned 30 pointer, but I'll deal with an OT win when the Mountaineer's D went to sleep and left a 40+% 3 point shooter wide open at the right corner.
Looking forward to the late games!!!
Sunday, March 23, 2008
2nd Round Sunday
Sorry for not having any updates available today. Spent easter with the cousins down near Chicago. Big stuff happening today. - G'town goes down, Miami and Butler almost pulled out some upsets and Mississippi St is taking the fight to Memphis.
Updates shortly....
6:28 - So, Memphis just put it away and the other two games are 30 pointers. I'm calling 'em. I'll post the results from the entire day shortly and update them later if for some freak reason, I'm wrong.
Updates shortly....
6:28 - So, Memphis just put it away and the other two games are 30 pointers. I'm calling 'em. I'll post the results from the entire day shortly and update them later if for some freak reason, I'm wrong.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
2nd Round Saturday
Coach K vs Thuggins. Good to see Paulus is up to his usual flopping tricks.
Looks like its a tougher race for last place than it is for the top spot. Lenny Smith is in some tough shape with 3 Elite 8 teams already eliminated. I hope he enjoys the beer money!
WVU's starting to play pretty well. If they can keep it up, only 10 people will pick up the 7 points available for this upset.
Now that I'm actually looking at how things would break down, as much as I hate Huggins, I'd love to see Duke lose. That would really create some separation in the standings!
3:23 - I'm not sure I'm happy that CBS just switched us to the Wisconsin game with only 2 minutes to go in the Duke/WVU game. Ticking down to 1:10. Duke down 11!!!
3:27 - First timeout. Wisconsin is really going to have to do a better job on the boards if they're going to keep up with the Wildcats. Good to see that Duke has resorted to fouling and more importantly that WVU is making the free throws. Don't get confused - I still hate Huggins, but I love upsets!
21.2 seconds left for Duke's March run. I've called it officially. New scores are up.
3:46 - Good to see Wisco's sticking (mostly) to their guns and playing a slow-down kinda game, playing patient ball and letting K-State make their mistakes. I love both of these teams. It'll be fun to watch either one of them beat up on twiggy Hibbert from G'town.
13 have K-State winning this one. 10 points available.
5:15 - K State is starting to play frantic basketball. I think this one could be all wrapped up.
5:17 - 3 for hughes... DAGGER!
6:26 - Purdue's fouling every possession and Xavier is making the freethrows. I'm going to call it. Steal, Xavier. Yep... its over.
Marquette vs Stanford might turn out to be a great game. Looks that way so far.
6:29 - 2 T's for Stanford's coach... damn. Early in the game, too. This really could be interesting.
8:07 - Turns out I was right. Jerel McNeal played lights out. Not quite enough, though.
This Kansas game really shouldn't be as close as it is.
9:01 - I'm not so sure about this Michigan St. stuff. 74 people picked Pitt, but more importantly, I have them winning the whole thing. Not like I really have a chance at the championship, but they have to win to at least keep me interested.
In the other game, only 2 people had A&M winning. Good luck, Steve and... oh, crap... me. I guess these two games are make-or-break for me. Sonofabitch.
10:16 - I hate Drew Neitzel. That is all.
10:30 - Damnit, Pitt. A&M has to help me out now.
10:41 - I'm officially done. I hope that dunk counts.
Congrats to Tom Hengst for picking EVERY GAME today!
Looks like its a tougher race for last place than it is for the top spot. Lenny Smith is in some tough shape with 3 Elite 8 teams already eliminated. I hope he enjoys the beer money!
WVU's starting to play pretty well. If they can keep it up, only 10 people will pick up the 7 points available for this upset.
Now that I'm actually looking at how things would break down, as much as I hate Huggins, I'd love to see Duke lose. That would really create some separation in the standings!
3:23 - I'm not sure I'm happy that CBS just switched us to the Wisconsin game with only 2 minutes to go in the Duke/WVU game. Ticking down to 1:10. Duke down 11!!!
3:27 - First timeout. Wisconsin is really going to have to do a better job on the boards if they're going to keep up with the Wildcats. Good to see that Duke has resorted to fouling and more importantly that WVU is making the free throws. Don't get confused - I still hate Huggins, but I love upsets!
21.2 seconds left for Duke's March run. I've called it officially. New scores are up.
3:46 - Good to see Wisco's sticking (mostly) to their guns and playing a slow-down kinda game, playing patient ball and letting K-State make their mistakes. I love both of these teams. It'll be fun to watch either one of them beat up on twiggy Hibbert from G'town.
13 have K-State winning this one. 10 points available.
5:15 - K State is starting to play frantic basketball. I think this one could be all wrapped up.
5:17 - 3 for hughes... DAGGER!
6:26 - Purdue's fouling every possession and Xavier is making the freethrows. I'm going to call it. Steal, Xavier. Yep... its over.
Marquette vs Stanford might turn out to be a great game. Looks that way so far.
6:29 - 2 T's for Stanford's coach... damn. Early in the game, too. This really could be interesting.
8:07 - Turns out I was right. Jerel McNeal played lights out. Not quite enough, though.
This Kansas game really shouldn't be as close as it is.
9:01 - I'm not so sure about this Michigan St. stuff. 74 people picked Pitt, but more importantly, I have them winning the whole thing. Not like I really have a chance at the championship, but they have to win to at least keep me interested.
In the other game, only 2 people had A&M winning. Good luck, Steve and... oh, crap... me. I guess these two games are make-or-break for me. Sonofabitch.
10:16 - I hate Drew Neitzel. That is all.
10:30 - Damnit, Pitt. A&M has to help me out now.
10:41 - I'm officially done. I hope that dunk counts.
Congrats to Tom Hengst for picking EVERY GAME today!
Friday, March 21, 2008
Session 4
Can you tell I'm getting tired by the lack of posts?
Pick Counts - Arkansas - 51, Louisville - 100, Clemson - 65, Memphis - Everybody
Good last set of games tonight. Nice comeback, Nova.
Pick Counts - Arkansas - 51, Louisville - 100, Clemson - 65, Memphis - Everybody
Good last set of games tonight. Nice comeback, Nova.
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