The coasts and all of their media donkeys are upset. Basketball purists and those “in the know”, predicted it. After a lackluster effort from UCLA, and a throttling of North Carolina, Memphis and Kansas will battle for the NCAA Championship tonight, a little after 9pm EST. Here is my final “Breakdown and […]

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I’m going to break down both games as much as I possibly can with as much information as I possibly can, knowing that numbers only tell part of the story. At the end of each breakdown, I will give my synopsis and predictions. Best thing for you to do is to pick the […]

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The 2008 Final Four, possibly the greatest Final Four since 1993 when we had Kansas, North Carolina, Kentucky and Michigan. That year had the 3 winningest programs plus the Fab Five. This year has 2 of the winningest programs in UNC and KU, the program with the most National Championships in UCLA, and […]

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Being that we are in the midst of a booming “media age”, where today’s newspaper is yesterday’s news, and the cliche that compares hind parts to opinions, (you know how it goes; everybody has one and they all stink), the expectations for coaches and athletes to perform at an unreasonable level is at an all […]

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For the first time in history, all four #1 seeds made the Final Four. These four teams, North Carolina, Memphis, Kansas, and UCLA were the four best teams throughout the entire season. All four were preseason picks to win their conference titles. All four won their conference titles. All four won their […]

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I just had some random thoughts about the tourney to this point. With 12 teams remaining I have been liking what I am seeing, for the most part.
*Now that we’ve moved past the team with a bunch of goofy white kids flopping, it’s good to see the quality of games we’re getting later in […]

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Well, my bracket is taking a beating, but I’m still hanging in there with 7 out of 8 Elite Eight teams still in it. (Thanks Georgetown). After the 1st day of the tourney, there was not as much general excitement because of the lack of upsets, but Friday picked up the pace as […]

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Well, the regular season and conference tournaments are in the books and Selection Sunday again proved why it is easily my favorite day of the year. Already, many great stories are playing out, none more “Cinderella-like” than Georgia’s improbable 4 day stretch-run to win the SEC Tournament and sneak into the NCAA with a […]

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