First Week Recap- BG

All of readers who are not currently in my office pool, I apologize ahead of time, because this is mainly for members of the CA office pool. Still, its a recap of the first week, so read at your own discretion.....


Now that was fun wasn't it? The good thing is that there are a lot of people vying for that coveted top spot and its still anyone's tournament. My father Mike is currently sitting a top the leader board and it gets worse for me, because we basically have the same bracket going forward, so the best I can do is second. The $300 for second place will pad my pockets nicely when I hit the track in Florida in a few weeks. Gotta love those Chariot Races! Moving on...

The reason why everyone is so close is because for the most part the tournament has gone as planned. There was Dayton knocking off a West Virginia team, that apparently decided that basketball wasn't for them anymore and sent the Morgantown Boys and Girls Under 14 team to play Dayton. Just an atrocious showing and it really screwed up my chances. There was also the Cleveland St. upset over Wake Forest. Thank God that the game was on Friday night and we didn't have to listen to Jalyn board the CSU bandwagon and rub it in everyone's face about how Ohio is the greatest state in the world. But on Sunday, in true Ohio team fashion, they got blitzed by Arizona. Cinderella, I am going to need those slippers back and the keys to that pumpkin your sitting in, thank you.


I would also like to thank the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers for clearing the runway to allow Gonzaga point guard, Demetri Goodson, to lay the ball in with 0.6 left of the clock. His head was on a swivel the whole time up the court begging for someone to pass to. Finally, he channeled his inner Sully Sullenberger and said "This balls gonna be in the basket". I'm actually surprised that one of the Hilltoppers didn't pick him up so he could dunk it. I had Gonzaga, so I was thrilled, but I thought the lack of defense was worth mentioning.

(By the way, doesn't Orlando Mendez-Valdez sound like an oil tanker that had a massive spill and killed thousands of wildlife species? Just a thought)

The game that lacked luster for me was the North Dakota St Bisons getting knocked off by the Jayhawks. That game had Gus Johnson announcing orgasm written all over it. Woodside had the potential to become the next Steph Curry, but despite his 37 points, he couldn't do it. Time for the Bison farm boys to go back plowin' the fields under that Amarillo Sky!

Quick news bulletin for everyone!! In the first round, Hasheem Thabeet found out that he is a 7' 3" African, therefore making him about 5-6 inches taller than anyone else on the court. Upon finding this out, Hasheem discovered that if he just stands there and puts a little bit of effort in, he can go for 20-15 on any night. Only took him 3 years. The good news for UConn fans is they are playing the best basketball of anyone in the tourney, the bad news is, after the first round Hasheem forgot who he was again and scored a whopping 4 pts again, 1-2 from the field. Good for you! Hasheem wishes he was half the player as Saleh was.


Cuse versus Oklahoma! What a matchup?! Both teams looked unfazed by their opening round games and it should make for a marquee matchup. As a Cuse fan, I hope its 2003 all over again where they treated the Big 12 worse than Jodie Foster was treated in The Accused. How will we cover Blake Griffin? Well, Cuse plays the 2-3 zone. Any sort of drive will be double teamed, so he will have to dish, and if he wants to dance around the perimeter, be my guest. Hopefully this, Blake Griffin will show up and The Cuse shouldn't have a problem.

Pittsburgh looked the most flappable of all the number ones. If it wasn't for Sam Young, Pitt loses by 10. Okla St was bombs away from the beginning and it was really fun to watch. I hate Pitt, always have, and I'm not sold on Dejuan Blair. Yes hes a beast, yes he will be a lottery pick and deservedly so, but he thinks he's better than he is. He's a good defender and a great rebounder, but would you want Blair with the ball in his hands with the game on the line? No you wouldn't. He's also 6' 7" 265, he should be a defensive end. I just think Big Baby Davis everytime I see him and he's not even as big (Baby is 6' 9" 289). I know there will be some strong disagreement, but where does he fit in the NBA?

(Side Note: Speaking of useless NBA players, why does every good college white guy always remind me of Bryant "Big Country" Reeves? My new favorite player is Washington's Jonathon Brockman. He is a beast, but will probably suffer the same fate as Big Country. So will Cole Aldrich. Do you think the Kansas recurits gave Aldrich's dad a new tractor ala Ricky Roe's dad in the movie Blue Chips? You know he's got that JOOOHHNNN DEEEEREEE GREEEN.)

That is all for now. As I stated above, the tourney went pretty much as scripted. I am heading up for a Company ski trip up in Killington this weekend. Hoops, beers, hot tubs, chocolate sauce, snow bunnies, and live music are sure to make for a great time. Did I mention no one is actually skiing? Come on folks, we are in a recession! Getting fucked up is the only real way to spend your hard earned cash.

P.S. Mikki Moore...STOP FOULING PEOPLE OR LEAVE MY FUCKING CITY. You know the part in every Texas Chainsaw Massacre when Leatherface runs down the dirt road waving his chainsaw like the maniac he is? Well that is Mikki Moore every time he is on the basketball court. Sorry, had to get that off my chest.