Last Splash

The gene pool could use a little Chlorine.

Just a quick rant about the basketball tournament. Um, Bullshit?! This is the worst bracket I can remember in years...rankings make no sense, the Big East has 8 teams in, the ACC has 4 (along with the Missouri Valley...very even conferences, right). I know the Big East teams are deserving, but you are telling me that you play in a conference with the Number 1 team most of the year that also carried an average of 4-5 teams in the top 25 all season, and a team like Florida St can't make it in (who recorded one of Duke's 3 losses)? Not just that...but so much value is placed on end-of-season play that NC State is a 10 seed, at 21-9, and Indiana is a 6 seed at 18-11? I'll tell you what all that is about: Gonzaga, the Division I Darlings, needed an easy 6 seed in their bracket, and Littlepage apparently thought we just wouldn't notice. George Washington really got shat on as well..they should have been a 4 or 5 seed team. Now they have to play Duke in the 2cd round. I really want to pick GW...every instint I have tells me to do it, because I know Duke can choke if Williams gets into foul trouble and Redick isn't 'on', but they also just won the ACC championship, and the game will be in Greensboro...advantage, Duke. Can I tell you how happy I was that Carolina got a 3 seed, and didn't get the close-to-home DC pod? I'm so excited and pissed I can't breathe! I filled out one of my brackets last night...I'll probably do a couple more today in some online games...it's just fun stuff. March Madness oh my...and when that's over it'll be time for Hockey playoffs...bought our half of the Rounds 1 and 2 strips yesterday...yippeeeeee.

posted by: Cannonball14 at 14:04 | link | comments (5) |
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#1  13 March 2006 - 14:49

 

I saw two NHL games this weekend---Caps vs Devils on Friday and Caps vs Ottawa on Sunday. Have tkts to see the Caps vs Canes on April 7 (jealous???. Ottawa the best team I have seen all year----Heatley, Alfredson and Spezza are just too good...look for them to go all the way...too much skill, speed and size--even for the Canes....

JustMe63

#2  13 March 2006 - 14:51

 

Oh--on other thing--I think the other teams have figured out Ovechkin--in the two games I saw, he was not a factor....Caps need one or two more goal getters so that the attention can be taken off of Ovechkin....as it stands now, if you stop him, you stop the entire team..however he should still win the calder cup

JustMe63

#3  16 March 2006 - 14:25

 

He should win the Calder. And I've never argued with you about Ottawa...I've been saying since the beginning they were the team...it amazes me how we can stay on top of the league! I'd love to see us go to the Cup again though...this is a big area for bandwagon fans, so it gets really charged with excitement when we're playing...it was like a ghost town in that first game with Detroit...not bad for the South, eh? I'm VERY happy about Recchi (who wouldn't be?)

Cannonball14

#4  16 March 2006 - 16:02

 

I have followed Mark Rechhi since he entered the league...his dad and I went to school together..small world huh

JustMe63

#5  17 March 2006 - 19:04

 

Yes it is! I know so many teams want the young players now, but I really think it's been a benefit to the Canes to have a team full of mid-30's players...they may not be at the peak of their career, but they're smart players. Our issue is that we have too many playmakers (assist men) and they are reluctant to shoot sometimes, esp. in PP. But hey...Ottawa lost and we won last night, it's all good!

Cannonball14

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