WCC, Rockets, Etc.

• San Diego "shocks" (more on this later) Gonzaga to win the WCC and seemingly lock up THREE bids for my favorite conference (since the big 10 is terrible and Ryan claims the Pac 10 already)....2 days in a row my boy Dan Shanoff (and others) have somehow been shocked that a good San Diego team has beaten Saint Mary's and Gonzaga AT HOME in conference tourney play....um word? San Diego was the 3-seed playing at home throughout the tournament...no shock here....they've already proven to be a dangerous team (winning at Kentucky included)



• Conf. Tourney Watch: Stephen Curry (see below) has to be the best shooter in the country....South Alabama deserves an at-large regardless of their loss to Middle Tenn. State....George Mason isn't the same George Mason as last time so don't pick them to repeat their run....Major conference tourneys start with the famous Big East Noon start-time on Wednesday....get fired up

• Rockets win again...19 straight....this one was of the ho-hum variety as they beat a bad New Jersey team at home....but 18 point wins can't be sneezed at.....I'm going on record saying the streak ends at Philips Arena tomorrow night....Slightly homer pick...but the Hawks have the 4th best home record in the east (behind the big 3) and match up favorably with Yao-less Houston IMO



• NBA Recap: Spurs hold serve by beating Denver....Shocker (LOL)....Lebron with yet another triple-double...he's bordering on ridiculous.....Hawks shoot 51% FG and 65% 3-point FG and.....still lose by 11....that's what happens when you give up 123 in regulation....::winces::



• Shaun Alexander is miffed with Seattle b/c they brought in Julius Jones....umm...Shaun....remove the gigantic fork that is currently in your back before you start complaining about competition



• Lute Olsen is back next year for Arizona....hope he got his personal stuff together...he's one of the best in the land



• Last thing...Pat Riley is just missing scheduled NBA games that HE IS COACHING!!! to go on scouting trips of college players? um....what?.....I know your squad is awful...but it's the one that YOU put together and that YOU coach on a nightly basis.....And this isn't the first time he's bailed...inexcusable......Refer to the picture below for the figure that explains Riley's deal with the devil in Miami....Hey, at least you won that title....

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