Basketball Tournament Thoughts

I have for the past seven years been in one of this areas famous bracket busters that has well over 100 people.  I have finished 6th,  8th 11th 18th, 22nd and my worse year 33rd.  Heading to the last weekend I still have Carolina to win it but I am 85th.  It hasn't been all upsets the first weekend but heading into this weekend I had three of four in the final four right.  Virginia and Kansas killed me.  Even if Carolina wins it all I doubt I can finish any better than 50th.

It doesn't matter how well you play eight bad minutes by Virginia and they are home today.  I didn't see as well as they have played all year seeing this collapse coming.

Can anybody tell me what Brice Johnson did to get a technical?  The replay shows he never said anything and tossed the ball over his shoulder towards a referee.  How many times since the tournament started do refs call fouls before the play happens.  Replay many times have shown no contact at all but the refs anticipated there would be.

From about the ten minute mark in the first half Notre Dame waited at least 15 seconds before they shot to limit Carolina's scoring chances.  They still scored 88.

You can put to bed the 1974 eight points in seventeen seconds by Carolina over Duke as the biggest blown lead.  Northern Iowa 11 point lead the last 40 seconds has now surpassed that.  Texas AM won the game trailing by 11.  Carolina's 1974 comeback only got the game to overtime.  It was also a regular season game not the playoffs.

How many times have teams taken three point shots with 25 seconds still on the shot clock.  I have seen so many games that there was one game both teams shot three pointers in ten second and neither shots were made.  There is one thing about three point shots.  People make one and think they will never miss another.

All the talk about Coach K's conversation with one of the Oregon players is much about nothing.  Any body remember years ago when Dean Smith said something to a Clemson player while the game was going on and Clemson coach Rick Barnes went Ballistic.

All the upsets still one number one seed and two number twos have made final four.  Syracuse beat a 7-11 and a 15 before they beat Virginia.  So the only real upset the Orange had was beating Virginia.

I still don't understand how the tv networks have two games going at one time that started at least 20 minutes or more apart and yet when you flip the dial when the game you are watching goes to commercial the other game also has a commercial on.

Oklahoma's Buddy Hield is the best player in the tournament.  Don't know why he won't be the top pick in the upcoming draft.

I don't know how it happens but whenever a team hits that groove and everything falls in place and they start playing great is a beautiful to watch.  February 17th after Carolina   lost to Duke in Chapel Hill most Carolina fans were ready to fire Ole Roy.  Many were hoping all the knee misery Roy is having was going to make him want to retire.  Just 40 days  later the Heels are on the verge of winning their 6th national title.