Even on an amazingly loaded basketball saturday....the lead is....
- TO on his way to Upstate New York....1 year, 6.5 million....ALL guaranteed....This seems like a coup for Owens and Drew Rosenhaus b/c it's guaranteed money and that's more than I thought he'd get....On one hand I think the smaller market may help him just play football....and on the other, it may make him go at Trent Edwards and company even harder....I don't see this ending well, but the honeymoon period gives them a suddenly competent skill-position lineup of Edwards/Lynch/TO/Lee Evans....I like that
To the college hardwood....
- Pitt knocks off #1 UConn at home....well it seems like Pitt is a very bad matchup for UConn but underneath the surface, Pitt has just played out of their minds in both matchups....thanks to Sam Young's 31 points, Pitt looks like it has a strong-hold on a #1 seed barring a Big East tourney implosion....
- Missouri has to be the best example of a good home team/worst road team combination in the land....they got blitzed by Texas A&M on the road after taking it to Oklahoma at home....
- Speaking of the Sooners....Blake Griffin is back to form with 33 and 14 in a Bedlam rivalry W....
- Marquette can't buy a win without Dominic James....they go down in OT thanks mostly to Johnny Flynn's 24 points in the Cuse's road win....
- The previous lock for "Best team in the dreadful SEC" LSU gets run out of the gym @ Auburn today....and there really isn't a single threat in that entire conference for even a semi-deep tourney run outside of them....so SEC fans better hope they get it together
- Washington wins the Pac 10 regular season....for the first time in 50+ years....amazing story of a bunch of guys who have been their forever finally coming into their own (Quincy Pondexter and Justin Dentmon mostly) with an infusion of freshman talent (Isiah Thomas)....I'm rooting for them
- Xavier with a classic let-down after clinching the A-10....The usual suspects are the "Non-major" threats again this year....Gonzaga, Xavier, Butler, and St. Mary's are the 4 you've heard about....but watch for Utah State, BYU, and Siena.....don't forget I told you...
- And a personal-interest story for me....Michigan wins @ Minnesota! It's looking to be a promising bubble situation...I couldn't be happier lol
To the NBA....
- The Hawks live and breathe again.....a huge, gigantic, massive, over-riding (enough adjectives?) home win over Detroit tonight....and Josh Smith re-emerges with 19 and 12....and 43 minutes....what changed? your guess is as good as Mike Woodson's....
- I had a proud moment....as one of my basketball man-crushes...Mr. Mike Conley had his career night....31 points...9 dimes....loved it
- Cleveland beats Miami with ease....but Lebron has only 15 points? seems impossible....until you factor his 12 dimes and 10 boards....Win at all costs seems like the montra to me....
What to watch for...
- Duke @ UNC 4:00 CBS....Speaks for itself....For the ACC crown adds even more...
- Missouri Valley Title Game: Illinois State vs. Northern Iowa CBS 2:00....Always an underrated league
- Clemson @ Wake Forest 6:00 FSN
- Phoenix Suns @ SA Spurs 3:30 ABC....gotta have the Sunday pm NBA game....but I'd choose Duke/UNC here
Boy that ran long....
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