Yes, the sun shines even on a Dog's ass every once in awhile. I was right in all my picks! No one is more shocked than me, seriously. Let's all bask in my mediocrity from yesterday:
West Virginia/Xavier: I know a lot of people are jumping on the West Virginia bandwagon, good for you if you're one of them. But I don't believe in Joe Alexander. I'll never believe in a guy who talks smack to a Duke guy. Please, spare me. Where was this against teams like UConn, Providence, and Cincinnati? Not there, you know why? They'd smack the taste out of your mouth, that's why. Yest, WVU is good, but I like Xavier's seniors, look for Josh Duncan to have a double-double and that other team from Cincinnati to win by 9. Well, the game went to OT. I'm glad to see that Xavier never panics, because I was doing plenty of that on my couch. Josh Duncan didn't have a double-double, but he did manage to have a career scoring day with 26 pts. I'm glad I got this one right, I like this Xavier team, it's senior-laden and is extremely cohesive.
Washington State/UNC: I know some who pick this game as a walk for UNC. Or there are those that claim Wazzu will be an upset pick. How about neither? I say that the 'Heels have too much firepower, but this game is close, and UNC doesn't break 90, but win anyway. Alright, UNC won by 19, and what I noticed while watching this game was that while they are both good teams, this was a horrible matchup. These teams were never going to give us the viewing public a good game. It's like 2 boxers whose styles don't match, so you get an ugly game. That's what last night was. UNC was far too athletic for Wazzu and this game was over at halftime. I can take not that not only was I correct in my pick, but UNC didn't even come close to 90.
Western Kentucky/UCLA: Really? I get to pick this one? UCLA, and it won't be close. I think Bruin Coach Ben Howland is ticked that his team didn't thump Texas A&M last week, so if Josh Shipp can get over the strep throat, Kevin Love has a double-double and UCLA holds super-scoring Hilltopper G Courtney Lee to 20, but a lot of shots taken, and win by 15. I don't get UCLA. They were up by 21 at one point in this game, and then let WKU come back to make it a 4 pt lead. What gives? Will the real UCLA Bruins please stand up? Yes, they won by 10 in the end, and Kevin Love played awesome, again. But how many times does this freshmen have to bail this team out with clutch shots, rebounds, and even better outlet passes?
Louisville/Tennessee: Look, I know I picked Tennessee to go to the finals, but I'm not seeing the urgency out of this team, and Louisville has proven me wrong all the damn time. I think if Vols G Chris Lofton is really hurt then the Cardinals run Tennessee off the floor. You know what, I'm picking Pitino (this is when you call your wife, cash in the kids education bonds, then call your 'guy' and makes millions picking against me-just a hint). Louisville wins by 10, in a somewhat of a surpise. Oh, not only did Louisville win, they just put UNC on notice. I think tomorrow's game will be a fantastic track meet. But back to this game, I think it's safe to say that Tennessee blew its wad vs. Memphis earlier this season. They peaked too early. A great regular season turned to an iffy conference tournament to a downright yucky NCAA tourney. They never looked right to me, and last night was no different. The Cardinals, on the other hand, looked great. They play frantic basketball, and get teams to play right along with them.
So there's my 4 for 4 evening...Let's see what I've concocted for tonight's games:
Davidson/Wisconsin: I know a ton of people are falling in love with Davidson and especially Stephen Curry, but tonight Cinderella is no more. Wisconsin plays some of the best D in the country and Davidson cannot matchup inside with those widebodies from Madison. Wisconsin will only win by 7, but it won't look that close. On a side note, in case no one saw what the trustees at Davidson did, here's a story. Kind of makes me wonder why other Universities with far deeper pockets aren't doing the same thing. For this action alone, wouldn't you at least tell your kid to consider Davidson?
Stanford/Texas: Home court advantage be damned. I'm going with the kids from Palo Alto tonight. I don't think that Texas has the size up front to deal with the Lopez twins. This game will be played in Houston, TX, so I won't be shocked if Texas wins, but my gut tells me that the Cardinal take this game by 5, and both Lopez twins have a double-double.
Villanova/Kansas: Kansas, in a romp. No, seriously. If the Jayhawks come into this game and take 'Nova even slightly, they're doomed to repeat past mistakes. I think Kansas has too much depth, but I've been wrong about Villanova all year long, mostly due to my Big East bias. Hey, at least I can admit it. I think if Kansas shows up to play like they have their last 2 tournament games, they win by 18.
Michigan State/Memphis: On paper this ought to be a rout. Instead, they play games for us to watch on TV. That being said, this had better not be a game that comes down to free throw shooting if you're Memphis, because they are 337th out of 340 D-1 schools from the stripe. How awful is that? I feel that the Tigers have too much speed for the Spartans and should win. My only hedging is that if somehow Tom Izzo can get Memphis to play at his deliberate slow-down speed, the kids from MSU have a shot. Nah!
In other news, we have porn camp. And since I was curious what the instructor would look like, I've taken the liberty of having her picture here....don't worry, it's all safe for work.
Have a great weekend and I'll be back tomorrow with a wrap up of tonight's games and predictions on tomorrow.
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