It's NCAA Basketball Time!!!
[I know I haven't posted for a few days, so to make it up for you I have a wonderful post on the NCAA tournament.]
The 2006 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament
Earlier today, I filled out my bracket for the NCAA tourney (thanks Burb). Now, I won't give away all my magical secrets that make my surefire picks the winners that they are, but I can give you a little preview of the tourney as I see it.
Now that's a mighty 'stache!
This is Adam Morrison, one of the best basketball players in the tourney. He has a kick-ass moustache, not to mention some crazy hair. And, because he's white, he is constantly compared to Larry Bird. I've got Morrison and his Gonzaga teammates going to the Elite Eight.
This guy kicked my ass on the court
The guy on the left of the picture is Grant Billmeier. He lived in the same small town that I grew up in. He and his older brother lived down the street from a friend of mine and we played basketball at their house over the summers. Grant is nearly 7 feet tall, his brother about the same. Needless to say, I got my scrawny butt whupped on a regular basis. Grant is a senior at Seton Hall, a #10 seed. I have them winning their first round game before falling to Tennessee in the second round.
The "Ays" Have It
For some reason, this year seems to be filled with people whose names confuse me. In the Big East Conference alone, you have Allan Ray, Rudy Gay, Aaron Gray, and Antonio Graves. These players represent three of the top teams in the tourney, which I think is a sign. That's why I picked Ray's Villanova Wildcats, Gay's Connecticut Huskies and Pittsburgh, where Gray and Graves play, to make it to the Final Four.
I think, to avoid confusion, everyone should have a nice unique name...like Pittsnogle.
Them Boys Can Shoot!
In the last category of the evening (I know there's not much written here, but it took me a long time to find all these damn pictures) I present the two most clutch guys in the tournament: J.J. Redick of Duke and Gerry McNamara of Syracuse. Both of these guys will have good (if not great) NBA careers because of their ability to hit from long distance. For now, though, it is exciting to watch them tough it out against other college guys. I hope that they both get to play some close games and take some heroic last shots. I have Duke and Syracuse meeting in the Sweet Sixteen. Duke will prevail on their way to another Final Four.
I hope that you enjoyed my NCAA Tournament breakdown. Good luck filling out the brackets.
PS- In case you wondered: searching for "Gay Huskies" on Google gets you very few pictures of the basketball player. Among the funniest finds is this:
The 2006 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament
Earlier today, I filled out my bracket for the NCAA tourney (thanks Burb). Now, I won't give away all my magical secrets that make my surefire picks the winners that they are, but I can give you a little preview of the tourney as I see it.
Now that's a mighty 'stache!
This is Adam Morrison, one of the best basketball players in the tourney. He has a kick-ass moustache, not to mention some crazy hair. And, because he's white, he is constantly compared to Larry Bird. I've got Morrison and his Gonzaga teammates going to the Elite Eight.
This guy kicked my ass on the court
The guy on the left of the picture is Grant Billmeier. He lived in the same small town that I grew up in. He and his older brother lived down the street from a friend of mine and we played basketball at their house over the summers. Grant is nearly 7 feet tall, his brother about the same. Needless to say, I got my scrawny butt whupped on a regular basis. Grant is a senior at Seton Hall, a #10 seed. I have them winning their first round game before falling to Tennessee in the second round.
The "Ays" Have It
For some reason, this year seems to be filled with people whose names confuse me. In the Big East Conference alone, you have Allan Ray, Rudy Gay, Aaron Gray, and Antonio Graves. These players represent three of the top teams in the tourney, which I think is a sign. That's why I picked Ray's Villanova Wildcats, Gay's Connecticut Huskies and Pittsburgh, where Gray and Graves play, to make it to the Final Four.
I think, to avoid confusion, everyone should have a nice unique name...like Pittsnogle.
Them Boys Can Shoot!
In the last category of the evening (I know there's not much written here, but it took me a long time to find all these damn pictures) I present the two most clutch guys in the tournament: J.J. Redick of Duke and Gerry McNamara of Syracuse. Both of these guys will have good (if not great) NBA careers because of their ability to hit from long distance. For now, though, it is exciting to watch them tough it out against other college guys. I hope that they both get to play some close games and take some heroic last shots. I have Duke and Syracuse meeting in the Sweet Sixteen. Duke will prevail on their way to another Final Four.
I hope that you enjoyed my NCAA Tournament breakdown. Good luck filling out the brackets.
PS- In case you wondered: searching for "Gay Huskies" on Google gets you very few pictures of the basketball player. Among the funniest finds is this:
posted by Spec at 10:37 PM
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2 Comments:
thanks for the inside poop, I'm tweaking my picks now
that is the BEST basketball post EVER!
too bad I can't change my picks anymore . . . but the Huskies are HOT! (and not just in a tournament way either)
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