alot of intriguing storylines happening/left to be written this week before Selection Sunday. Here's a few:
LOVE that Harvard & Yale have this rare one-game playoff this Saturday. Yeah it's the Ivy, but it's such a cool little thing, and at the Palestra no less! High drama there no matter how you slice it. I imagine SHU fans will be divided 50/50 as usual around here in whether they're rooting for Amaker. I'm going to root for them if only bc they have a much better chance of scoring an upset in the tourney than Yale.
Does Gonzaga somehow get back on the 1 line? They got their revenge against BYU last night in a pretty good game that simply got away from BYU at the end. I don't see it though, people were lookng for an excuse to dump the Zags as a 1 seed and they got it when they lost a few weeks ago. I don't blame them, they haven't lived up to expectations in the tourney for a while now. It's probably better for them to not have the target on them as much as a 1 seed anyway.
On a side note, I would not want to get BYU. They're tough, experienced and can SHOOT (what a surprise). They have been tested a good amount this season, and look worlds better than when I watched them in Maui.
I'm rooting hard for Temple & URI to make some noise in their tourneys so they get off the bubble and get in safely. URI has alot of work to do. Or, do we NOT root for URI so Hurley doesnt get a tourney appearance now, perhaps keeping the better programs from poaching him before we take a crack at him after next season?
Murray State anyone? That OVC final was the most entertaining game I've watched in weeks. Both teams bombing away and hitting. Prohm's teams don't seem to know much about defense, but man can they score. I think they look like a tourney team and I'd put them in over a middling Texas A&M team who hasn't beat anyone either.
I really hope Wisconsin wins out to ensure it is a 1 seed. I do not want to see them have to play kentucky before the Final Four. I think Wisconsin deserves a one seed alongside Kentucky, Virginia & either Duke/Arizona depending how this week shakes out. Certainly won't complain if they give one to Nova though, as it forces ESPN to talk about the Big East more than they want to.
LOVE that Harvard & Yale have this rare one-game playoff this Saturday. Yeah it's the Ivy, but it's such a cool little thing, and at the Palestra no less! High drama there no matter how you slice it. I imagine SHU fans will be divided 50/50 as usual around here in whether they're rooting for Amaker. I'm going to root for them if only bc they have a much better chance of scoring an upset in the tourney than Yale.
Does Gonzaga somehow get back on the 1 line? They got their revenge against BYU last night in a pretty good game that simply got away from BYU at the end. I don't see it though, people were lookng for an excuse to dump the Zags as a 1 seed and they got it when they lost a few weeks ago. I don't blame them, they haven't lived up to expectations in the tourney for a while now. It's probably better for them to not have the target on them as much as a 1 seed anyway.
On a side note, I would not want to get BYU. They're tough, experienced and can SHOOT (what a surprise). They have been tested a good amount this season, and look worlds better than when I watched them in Maui.
I'm rooting hard for Temple & URI to make some noise in their tourneys so they get off the bubble and get in safely. URI has alot of work to do. Or, do we NOT root for URI so Hurley doesnt get a tourney appearance now, perhaps keeping the better programs from poaching him before we take a crack at him after next season?
Murray State anyone? That OVC final was the most entertaining game I've watched in weeks. Both teams bombing away and hitting. Prohm's teams don't seem to know much about defense, but man can they score. I think they look like a tourney team and I'd put them in over a middling Texas A&M team who hasn't beat anyone either.
I really hope Wisconsin wins out to ensure it is a 1 seed. I do not want to see them have to play kentucky before the Final Four. I think Wisconsin deserves a one seed alongside Kentucky, Virginia & either Duke/Arizona depending how this week shakes out. Certainly won't complain if they give one to Nova though, as it forces ESPN to talk about the Big East more than they want to.