-Of all the years I don't enter a pool, I almost surely would've won any that I entered. At the very least placed top 3. Basically anyone who didn't have UConn at least their Final 4 was screwed this year, because few people had Kentucky that far and, well, Gordon Hayward was probably the only one with Butler in his Final 4. And I don't think anyone had VCU there, simply because it didn't even pass the laugh test.
-Perhaps the most disturbing number from last nights game is 3. 3 as in: number of two-point field goals made by the Bulldogs all night long. 3-31 from inside trey land. Not a misprint.
-As bad as last nights game was, that's still no excuse to tune into WWE Raw. I know this kid, let's call him "FR", who opted to watch WWE because "one of my childhood idols (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) came back last night", he said. That's just lewd, lascivious ,salacious, and outrageous.
-Scary part about UConn? They might be even better next year. Obviously Kemba will be missed, but their other four starters this year were underclassmen, including three froshies. I'd put them on a short list with Duke (providing Kyrie Irving comes back to team with Austin Rivers) and Ohio State (with Sullinger back in the fold) to be the early favorites.
-The Bruins blew a 3-0 lead last night. Granted it wasn't a series lead or a Game 7 lead, but there's simply no defense for that. I know we're pretty much locked into the 3-seed at this point and the Rangers are desperately fending off the Whalercanes for the eighth and final spot in the East, but c'mon boys this isn't how you tune up for a playoff run that's supposed to last into June.
-If I'm Doc Rivers, just keep Shaq out till the playoffs at this point. And possibly even the second round. There's zero point in playing him hurt, because as much an injury liability as he might be, Banner 18 won't be raised to the rafters if he's not the starting center when the real tests come along.
-Early returns on baseball predictions: the I knew the Orioles would be improved, but not this much! 4-0 for the first time since I was finishing up Kindergarten. Didn't hurt they had a double-play combo of Cal Ripken and Roberto Alomar that year.
-I refused to drink the Milwaukee Brewers kool-aid (or since it's just as poisonous, Milwaukee's Best Light), but wow it's looking like it could be a trying season for the Brew Crew. That's what you get when Yuniesky Betancourt is your everyday shortstop. And Prince, remember it's a contract year. Just because the Yankees and Red Sox have no room for you doesn't mean the Cubs or Angels won't overpay you by about $60 million.
-How bout them Cowboys? Good to see a QB controversy brewing at the hands of the backup tight end. Only in the Big D.
-Beckett going for the Sox tonight to try and stop the bleeding. I liked the way Michael Smith put it on Around the Horn yesterday, "it's a three game losing streak, it just happened to be at the start of the season". Tellin' you right now, I wouldn't be surprised to see Beckett deliver an "F-You" season. If he's any kind of competitor, he's taking it real personally he got named the number 4 starter. He should be under the mentality "who the hell are Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz? I'm a freaking World Series MVP! I shut down the Yankees in Yankee Stadium! I don't care if it was 2003! I'll show 'em who the real ace is". And if that's not how he's going to operate? We'll always have 2007. And the next 4 years of his contract.
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| Is it just me, or are we still waiting for Beckett to finally live up to his potential as a surefire ace? He's going to be 31 next month. Has the time come and gone? |
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