It was a great weekend for anyone in the chalk business, as the tournament's four #1 seeds advanced to the Final Four for the first time. This sets-up what could be the best semifinal in sports history. UNC handled a feisty bunch of Cardinals from Louisville through the play of the country's best player, Tyler Hansbrough. His 28 and 13 single-handedly eliminated Rick Pitino. His ability to consistently hit an 18-foot jumper has been somewhat overlooked this season, but all have taken notice after he knocked down one after another on Saturday. This is the 17th trip to the Final Four for UNC, second to only UCLA's 18. The Bruins were impressive in dismantling an overachieving Xavier. Kevin Love continues to impress and a dream match-up of UNC-UCLA seems like a real possibility at this point. Memphis continues to advance, despite their poor free throw shooting. It will be interesting to see if this catches up with them against UCLA. Kansas squeaked out a win against the Davidson Stephen Currys. One thing is certain, that guy can shoot, but he needs someone else to create space for him. If all four top seeds were going to advance, this would be the year, as I have consistently pointed out here, there is a chasm between these teams and the rest of the field. My projection today is the same as it was at the end of the regualr season, UNC over UCLA in a great game.
Monday, March 31, 2008
"My" Blue Heaven
It was a great weekend for anyone in the chalk business, as the tournament's four #1 seeds advanced to the Final Four for the first time. This sets-up what could be the best semifinal in sports history. UNC handled a feisty bunch of Cardinals from Louisville through the play of the country's best player, Tyler Hansbrough. His 28 and 13 single-handedly eliminated Rick Pitino. His ability to consistently hit an 18-foot jumper has been somewhat overlooked this season, but all have taken notice after he knocked down one after another on Saturday. This is the 17th trip to the Final Four for UNC, second to only UCLA's 18. The Bruins were impressive in dismantling an overachieving Xavier. Kevin Love continues to impress and a dream match-up of UNC-UCLA seems like a real possibility at this point. Memphis continues to advance, despite their poor free throw shooting. It will be interesting to see if this catches up with them against UCLA. Kansas squeaked out a win against the Davidson Stephen Currys. One thing is certain, that guy can shoot, but he needs someone else to create space for him. If all four top seeds were going to advance, this would be the year, as I have consistently pointed out here, there is a chasm between these teams and the rest of the field. My projection today is the same as it was at the end of the regualr season, UNC over UCLA in a great game.
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