Thursday, March 24, 2011

March Madness resumes...

Haven't spent a heckuva a lot of time writing about March Madness. (We have spent a helluva lot of time watching it. By the way, the move to show every game on either CBS, TNT, TBS or TruTV is pure genius.)

A quick peak at tonight's four pack:

UConn & San Diego State -- This should be a very close game. The Aztecs have the height advantage. But how can you pick against Kemba Walker?!? UConn 72 San Diego State 68.

Florida & BYU -- We'll say this about Jimmer. The dude's L-E-G-I-T. He will be a top 10 pick in June. And, no, he's not the next J.J. Reddick. He's got more size. More athleticism. And more range. He can pull up from 27 feet and flick it in like nothing. Look at the picture in this week's S.I. He's shooting a jumper and he's damn near three feet off the ground. We haven't liked the Gators all year -- but they have the athletes and the bench to win. Jimmer will get 30+, but everyone else will struggle. Florida 66 BYU 57.

Arizona & Duke -- Duke, our predicted championship runner-up, sputtered against a gritty Michigan team last Sunday and easily could have lost. The Wildcats won their first round game against Memphis by 2 and followed that up with a 1 point win against texASS. They will have the best player on the court tonight in Derrick Williams. The 6'8" sophomore averages 20 points a game, 8 rebounds and 1 block. And he hits his threes at a 58 percent clip. After tonight, his next game will be in the NBA. Duke, though, has enough good players to overcome one great player. Duke 64 Arizona 50.

Butler & Wisconsin -- Gosh, we hope the Butler ride continues. Their coach is refreshingly humble. Their best player is a white guy with a stache. And most of all, we just don't want to watch Wisconsin's boring brand of basketball. Ugh. Butler 51 Wisconsin 47.





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