While the Tournament of Hotties continues to blow up (thanks to everyone for voting!!!), the actual NCAA Tournament has been pretty exciting too. Apart from Duke nearly getting it’s biggest kick in the pants since the lacrosse scandal, the 1st day was relatively tame, but day number 2 is already making up for it big time. Here’s what I’m pondering as I brace for the love of my life, Julianne Hough, to be knocked out in the first round…
– I coulda swore I saw Greg Anthony throwing alley-oops to Larry Johnson, while the “Plastic Man” Stacey Augmon shut down Kent State’s guys for UNLV all game long. Man, was I ever wrong about that matchup. Though in fairness to me, if the real Kent State showed up in the first-half instead of mid-way through the second, I’d look like a genius right now.
– I was wrong about the Miami-St. Mary’s game too, though I’m not apologizing for that one. If you watched any of that contest, it became pretty obvious that Miami is horrible regardless of the outcome… but with the way Gonzaga and St. Mary’s sh*t the bed in this tournament, you gotta wonder if pigs will fly before the West Coast Conference gets an at-large bid again.
– Speaking of Gonzaga: I TOLD YOU SO! I never thought I’d see the day when Gonzaga would be an overrated albatross, resting on the laurels of its previous Cinderella-ing, but that day has come. And I know I told you all about the greatness of Stephen Curry, but I don’t care who it is– if you let a guy run around like a pedophile in a playground (30 2nd-half points, 40 overall for Curry on 14-22 shooting), I’m thinking the NCAA Tournament just isn’t the thing for you. As far as Curry goes, unlike most pro athlete’s children (namely Patrick Ewing, Jr.), he has a chance to be a much better NBA player than pa-dukes was. I mean the guy’s not even looking at the basket half the time when he shoots, and he’s got a lightning-quick trigger that would make John Wayne jealous.
– Sticking with that overrated theme, Duke is sh*ttier than any of us could have ever imagined. I thought the committee was trying to make up for sending them out West by fellating Coach K with cupcakes in the first few rounds, but they won’t even be around long enough to enjoy it. If West Virginia doesn’t send them to their second-consecutive 2nd round defeat, then Xavier will be waiting to send them back to hell in the regional semi-final. The funny thing about this is if I’m a Duke fan, I’m not half as worried as I’d be if I’m a UNC guy. No one expects Duke to win the whole thing, but if UNC doesn’t, this season will be considered a monumental failure. And, well, considering the Blue Devils were their stiffest competition in the ACC, a trip to the Final Four is no sure thing at this point.
– Any Baldwin not named Alec, Ashlee Simpson, Emilio Estevez, Nikki Hilton, Eric Roberts, Eli Manning… and you can now add Klayton Korver to the list of people who get an inordinate amount of media attention simply because their sibling is a big deal. No knock on Korver, who played a great game today, but he’s not even the third-best player on his own team.
– I don’t know what’s in the water down in Tampa (aside from insanely hot women), but just when you thought it couldn’t get any better than the Western Kentucky-Drake thriller, the UConn-San Diego game turned out to be just as good, if not better. Makes me feel pretty good about my Siena over Vandy upset pick.
Alright, that’s all for now. Enjoy the tournament and check back with us tomorrow when the Second Round of the Tournament of Hotties kicks off!!!
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