Thursday, March 31, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Picks for Today's Elite 8 Matchups
Two great games on Saturday and I went 1-1 with my picks. For Sunday:
VCU vs. Kansas- The Jayhawks seem like the complete team with quality guards and strong inside play. VCU continues to surprise. Anything is possible but it's hard to pick against Kansas.
Kentucky vs. North Carolina- Both teams are young and talented. UK may be tougher but UNC has a longer bench. Maybe it's wishful thinking but I'm picking North Carolina.
VCU vs. Kansas- The Jayhawks seem like the complete team with quality guards and strong inside play. VCU continues to surprise. Anything is possible but it's hard to pick against Kansas.
Kentucky vs. North Carolina- Both teams are young and talented. UK may be tougher but UNC has a longer bench. Maybe it's wishful thinking but I'm picking North Carolina.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Picks for Today's Elite 8 Matchups
Went 2-2 with my picks on Friday night, making me 3-5 in the Sweet 16. Why stop now?
Butler vs. Florida- If Florida hits their 3's, their senior leadership and deeper bench should be enough. But they're playing Butler who just excels at tournament time. With that said, I'm picking the Gators to reach the Final Four.
Arizona vs. Connecticut- Two teams riding amazing last-season runs. Kemba Walker continues to build his legend. UConn to the Final Four.
Butler vs. Florida- If Florida hits their 3's, their senior leadership and deeper bench should be enough. But they're playing Butler who just excels at tournament time. With that said, I'm picking the Gators to reach the Final Four.
Arizona vs. Connecticut- Two teams riding amazing last-season runs. Kemba Walker continues to build his legend. UConn to the Final Four.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Picks for Tonight's Sweet 16 Matchups
Yesterday's picks didn't go so well (I went 1-3), so I might as well try this again.
Marquette vs. North Carolina- The Tarheels underclassmen are playing well. Marquette has great guard play while North Carolina is strong inside. Should be a Tarheel victory.
Richmond vs. Kansas- The Jayhawks have been known to lose to lesser opponents as they did in last year's tournament to Northern Iowa. The Spiders' best shot to win the game would be to shoot an incredible percentage from the floor. If not, Kansas' size should control the boards and be enough for the win.
Kentucky vs. Ohio State- The Buckeyes experience, bench and inside-out game should be enough to defeat the Wildcats.
VCU vs. Florida State- Who guessed this would be a Sweet 16 matchup? Both teams are probably surprised to be here- the VCU team is a great post-season story but they had to play in a Round 1 game just to be in the tournament. Won't be surprised either way this game goes, but I think the Seminoles' size and likely rebounding edge will pull out a close victory.
Marquette vs. North Carolina- The Tarheels underclassmen are playing well. Marquette has great guard play while North Carolina is strong inside. Should be a Tarheel victory.
Richmond vs. Kansas- The Jayhawks have been known to lose to lesser opponents as they did in last year's tournament to Northern Iowa. The Spiders' best shot to win the game would be to shoot an incredible percentage from the floor. If not, Kansas' size should control the boards and be enough for the win.
Kentucky vs. Ohio State- The Buckeyes experience, bench and inside-out game should be enough to defeat the Wildcats.
VCU vs. Florida State- Who guessed this would be a Sweet 16 matchup? Both teams are probably surprised to be here- the VCU team is a great post-season story but they had to play in a Round 1 game just to be in the tournament. Won't be surprised either way this game goes, but I think the Seminoles' size and likely rebounding edge will pull out a close victory.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Picks for Tonight's Sweet 16 Matchups
Connecticut vs. San Diego State- The game being on the West Coast will help SDSU. After an amazing late season run, UConn's season likely ends tonight.
Brigham Young vs. Florida- If Florida's guards are healthy, they should be able to stay with Jimmer. Florida's experience and speed will win out.
Arizona vs. Duke- Arizona has won two close games to get to this game. I don't see that happening again tonight.
Butler vs. Wisconsin- Nothing flashy here. Just good, solid fundamental basketball. Could be close, with either team winning. I'm thinking Wisconsin.
Brigham Young vs. Florida- If Florida's guards are healthy, they should be able to stay with Jimmer. Florida's experience and speed will win out.
Arizona vs. Duke- Arizona has won two close games to get to this game. I don't see that happening again tonight.
Butler vs. Wisconsin- Nothing flashy here. Just good, solid fundamental basketball. Could be close, with either team winning. I'm thinking Wisconsin.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Fun on Friday
This week, we experienced some technical difficulties with our Comcast Triple Play (our home phone, cable and internet service). When I called Comcast to report the outage, using my cell phone, I was electronically put on hold but told that I could report the outage by going to www.comcast.com. I would have done that except that I had no internet service.......which is the reason I was calling.
Yesterday, a new Chick-fil-A opened less than 5 minutes from our house. Tonight, we fought through the masses to experience the grand opening. Heard lots of "my pleasure" and was very impressed by the organization's opening team that comes in to assist the new restaurant staff as they ease into their roles.
Yesterday, a new Chick-fil-A opened less than 5 minutes from our house. Tonight, we fought through the masses to experience the grand opening. Heard lots of "my pleasure" and was very impressed by the organization's opening team that comes in to assist the new restaurant staff as they ease into their roles.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
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