March Sadness

I hope my tears don’t ruin my already beat up laptop.  Yes, it’s true, those tickets are bound to given away and I am very sad and embarrassed.  How could I let this happen?  To tell you the truth, I got too cocky and didn’t even really do any research besides what I had picked up from seeing a few games here and there.  With only 3 games remaining (2 semis and the finals) I have to concede defeat to either Erica’s Picks or Butch McCrae AKA Coletrain.  If Michigan St can indeed defeat UConn to make it to the finals and UNC loses or UNC makes but loses in the finals, Erica will win. If UNC can make it to the finals and win Coletrain will win.  So congrats to which ever of you can win this because you have indeed beat the all mighty GoatDiesel and get to watch the Raps play and ACTUAL Playoff team, The Hawks.

Since I have been M.I.A the last few weeks, let me give you some quick thoughts on what I have seen throughout the tournament.  First things first, Blake Griffin is a BEAST that should be a good pro and will most likely be effective, even next year.  He has an NBA body, unreal athleticism and from what I learned from watching the tourney and that hip toss is this guy is composed. Secondly and in contrast, I am not sure Tyler Hansbrough will be as effective as a singular player but in the right team setting he can provide tough D.  In the first half against OU last game when ”Psycho T” was guarding Griffin he was held scoreless.  The 9 minutes Hansbrough was off the court Griffin put back a quick 11 points.  I just think Tyler is too small to be a PF in the league and not quick enough to be a SF but as strange as this sounds, sometimes I am wrong.  Thirdly and lastly, March Madness is the BEST and college basketball is so much different then NBA ball its refreshing.  No players getting iffy calls because their jerseys sell well, no players taking 6 steps before a shot and my favourite, WAY BETTER TEAM DEFENCE.  People think college ball games are weak because they only score about 60-80 points in a normal game but it’s not that they can’t score, its because the team D is so respected by the players and they just seem to really all defend a lot better than the NBA players.  I guess if I was getting paid millions of dollars to play basketball, I wouldn’t really be too concerned about D as much as kid playing for millions while in college. But then again, I am not particularly well known for my defence in my Men’s League either and trust me, I’m not getting paid to play in that so…Maybe I am just way off.

Well if you are interested in checking out your standing in the Madness Pool click here and as for a playoff pool for Hockey or Basketball, I am into that.  I will be letting you guys know in what format you will be losing to me soon enough…Watch the site for updates.

Peace!