if you had chalk in your ncaa pool, go to the head of the class. only two of the sweet sixteen participants were not in the top 16 original seeds - purdue and arizona. bad news for fans of the underdog, but on the flip side, we're set up for some serious ball next weekend.
I agree Rob. A pretty mundane first weekend of the tourney as far as upsets go. However, there were a slew of closely contested and entertaining games and there are some great matchups on the horizon next weekend (Plus, I'm in decent position in my main pool). Consider me sufficiently pumped.
It's annoying to me. In my biggest money pool, I'm tied for second place. The leader has Pitt over Louisville in the final, just like me. He also has exactly two seeds that aren't 1-4 in his sweet 16 -- both 5-seeds. His Final 4? All 1-seeds. Yes, by being boring and conservative, he's winning.
unless you really did something stupid, like take wake into the final four (and my marquette over maryland in the sweet sixteen is close to qualifying), you should be in pretty good shape in most pools. i'm pretty far down the table in my pool, but i'm the only one in the pool to take oklahoma to win. i gambled on kansas into the final four, as well.
what's to be gained by having gilbert arenas play the last 10 games of this dismal season? prove that he can play so they can trade him? failing that, this idea stinks for the wiz.
They're trying to get season ticket holders to renew...we got invoices a few weeks ago. They've also been running "thank you fans, we love you" clips on the jumbotron during games.
I just had to say the word "rural" on the phone, twice in fact, and each time I sounded like a complete idiot. "Rural" is much tougher to say than I thought.
dominic james playing today for marquette. hmmmmmm.
ReplyDeleteSwint is pissed he can't bet on that game because of the James news.
ReplyDeleteThere is a heated "silo" vs "waterball" debate occurring in the car.
ReplyDeleteit's really not that difficult a concept.
ReplyDeleteSwint just had a huge run coming over the Del Mem Br...Teejay 3, Swint 3, Dennis 1
ReplyDeleteAnd I love this new Flo Rida joint.
ReplyDeleteJackson and Onuaku need to play huge today.
ReplyDeleteboredom sets in during the road trip - teejay officially changes his gtb name.
ReplyDeleteThe TR/TJ thing was just too much.
ReplyDeleteTJ's love for Flo Rida flummoxes me...
ReplyDeleteif cuse could guard the big white foreign kid, this game would be over. shouldn't rautins be able to use some kind of euro mind trick?
ReplyDeletejust feels like arizona state has no chance here.
ReplyDeleteI don't want Mark to have another hissy fit, but I'm pretty fired up for Siena/Louisville.
ReplyDeleteTeejay, how was Atlantic City? Were you able to grab the guys you wanted?
ReplyDeleteWhen did I have a hissy fit?
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry that I don't appreciate the commercial crap that passes for hip-hop these days, Teej.
The Seacrest Top 40 countdown had a lot of that type stuff.
ReplyDeleteWhit, I'm too braindead to say much more than AC was awesome once again.
And I drafted Fatty Sabathia.
"there's not a poet in the country that could do this>' I love Raf.
ReplyDeleteThis battle of the fat point guards is one hell of a game so far...with both o fthe overweight lovers playing quite well
ReplyDeleteagreed - this is a blast to watch
ReplyDeletepitt's gonna owe sam young if they pull this out.
ReplyDelete'you said pudgy!'. siiiick pass.
ReplyDeleteso, cbs. i care a lot more about the pitt game than i do the cleveland state game. can we switch back?
ReplyDeletewow, that was easy. now, can i have $500,000? i'm not greedy.
ReplyDeletepitt seems to have forgotten how to play basketball.
ReplyDeleteTJ--I think Gus loves Siena as much as you do.
ReplyDeletetoo much louisville
ReplyDeletescrappy saints trying to prove me wrong. hope i am.
ReplyDeleteHasbrouck just gonna shoot his way out of it
ReplyDeleteTim Floyd, good coach or corrupt west coast calipari?
ReplyDeleteUm, can we please cut back to the Siena game please?
ReplyDeleterough endgame for marquette.
ReplyDeleteThat's a long ride home for the kid that stepped on the end-line on the throw-in.
ReplyDeleteLonger than TJ's ride home from AC. Longer than AC's ride with OJ.
Hate to kick a city when it comes to sports issues, but that kid just happens to be from Buffalo.
ReplyDeleteif you had chalk in your ncaa pool, go to the head of the class. only two of the sweet sixteen participants were not in the top 16 original seeds - purdue and arizona. bad news for fans of the underdog, but on the flip side, we're set up for some serious ball next weekend.
ReplyDeletewas just flipping through the channels and landed on espn to hear jon miller's voice. welcome, old friend. i've missed you.
ReplyDeletesteve phillips' and then joe morgan's rang out shortly thereafter. my reaction was not quite the same.
ReplyDeleteI agree Rob. A pretty mundane first weekend of the tourney as far as upsets go. However, there were a slew of closely contested and entertaining games and there are some great matchups on the horizon next weekend (Plus, I'm in decent position in my main pool). Consider me sufficiently pumped.
ReplyDeleteIt's annoying to me. In my biggest money pool, I'm tied for second place. The leader has Pitt over Louisville in the final, just like me. He also has exactly two seeds that aren't 1-4 in his sweet 16 -- both 5-seeds. His Final 4? All 1-seeds. Yes, by being boring and conservative, he's winning.
ReplyDeleteBut it's far from over.
Let's just say I'm dragging a tad bit at the office today...
ReplyDeleteunless you really did something stupid, like take wake into the final four (and my marquette over maryland in the sweet sixteen is close to qualifying), you should be in pretty good shape in most pools. i'm pretty far down the table in my pool, but i'm the only one in the pool to take oklahoma to win. i gambled on kansas into the final four, as well.
ReplyDeleteSo, having Wake play Cuse in the Final is not gonna help me?
ReplyDeleteyou're still in the running for the 2010 money.
ReplyDeletewhat's to be gained by having gilbert arenas play the last 10 games of this dismal season? prove that he can play so they can trade him? failing that, this idea stinks for the wiz.
ReplyDeleteThey're trying to get season ticket holders to renew...we got invoices a few weeks ago. They've also been running "thank you fans, we love you" clips on the jumbotron during games.
ReplyDeleteJody Meeks, really really good.
ReplyDeleteI just had to say the word "rural" on the phone, twice in fact, and each time I sounded like a complete idiot. "Rural" is much tougher to say than I thought.
ReplyDelete"The Rural Juror", by Kevin Grisham
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