Posted by Dave as College Basketball, Georgia Tech, Memphis Tigers, Nevada, North Carolina Tar Heels, USC, UTEP, Utah State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Washington, Washington State at 12:35 AM EST on March 2nd, 2007
UNC 77, Georgia Tech 84: Well, I’m hoping I can save up some money over the next week so I can splurge at the mall on some “dancing shoes.” Well, I may be getting a little ahead of myself (like you couldn’t tell that from the title), but a win on Sunday against Boston College pretty much makes my Yellow Jackets a lock. Tyler Hansbrough had as many points as he had complaints. I’ve never seen a player cry so much. Thaddeus Young had 25 points and was 5-6 from beyond the arch. Javaris Crittenton had 13 points and 11 assists, as the freshmen really helped carry the load.
VT 56, Virginia 69: You never know what Hokie team is going to show up: The one that goes on the road and beats Duke, or the one that loses to Virginia by 13. Every time I convince myself to pick VT as my sleeper in the tourney, they go off and lay a total egg. I know it’s on the road and all, but I at least like to see raod losses that are close and hard fought. I really like Zabian Dowdell, who led the Hokies with 17 points. Sean Singletary, the prick who beat up on GT last week, led the Cavaliers with 17, as well.
Nevada 77, Utah State 79: Nick Fazekas scored 20 points, but also fouled at the end of the game to give Utah State the winning two free throws. Chaz Spicer had 17 points, Jaycee Carroll had 18, and Stephen DuCharme led the way for Utah State with 20.
Memphis 78, UTEP 67: It looks good for Georgia Tech, but if Memphis is really a one seed, then the Committee is about as dumb as the BCS. Wake me up when this team actually plays somebody.
USC 70, Washington 85: It’s probably too late for Washington, but if they can beat UCLA on two day’s rest, they might have a shot of sneaking in.
UCLA 53, Washington State 45: You’ve gotta like the way UCLA plays defense. They may not always show up offensively, but that defense of their’s is suffocating.
Steve Said,
March 2, 2007 @ 5:19 am
I like your blog. Hopefully your wishful thinking about Tech is right.
Skew Said,
March 2, 2007 @ 1:01 pm
Jackets are looking good at the right time. That was a big win against a very good Carolina team. If we win Sunday against BC we should be a lock, but I’m always worried that the Selection Committee will screw the ACC..again. One, maybe two deserving ACC team is going to get left out just because the Committee won’t take a team with a losing conference record, no matter that there are 9 tough team in the conference.
Skew Said,
March 2, 2007 @ 1:16 pm
Does anyone know what happens if Tech wins and Duke loses this weekend as far as seeding in the ACC tourney?
Dave Said,
March 2, 2007 @ 1:31 pm
Skew,
You’re right; the ACC does often get screwed, but if there’s a year that’s deserving of that, it might be this year. Yes, Carolina has got Final Four potential, but outside of them I’m not certain I see a real threat (Duke, I believe, will fall out around the Sweet 16). I don’t say this because of my biased opinion, but if I had to take a second team from the ACC to go deep, it might be Tech: We’re talented, athletic and deep, but we’ve gotta hit on all cylinders for it to work out.
As for the Duke loss, I dunno. I’m sure there’ll be some fancy point system that will figure that out, one that’s too confusing for you or me.
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