Ahhhhhhh, Bones cannot wait to sit back, relax and enjoy the mayhem. Some may say that predicting suprises and pandomonium that are certain to occur during the next two days is pointless but not Bones. I will provide predictions that will result in me inching past Nostradamus and pulling within striking distance of Al Gore on the list of the world's great prognasticators. Spoiler Alert. If you want to be suprised by by the tournament proceedings stop here as the following information will have you calling you cable provider and asking why ESPN classic is on CBS.
Upsets:
To all of the Chiefs out there that do not posess the last name of Kickingstallionsims, a 9 beating an 8 does not constitute an upset! A 10 beating a 7 does not constitute an upset and if this year 12th seeded Arizona beat Utah that would not be an upset. If Bones hears the following sentence one more time he is going to take a long walk off a short pier. Dude, picked 3 upsets yesterday, I had both 9 seeds winningg, Score! The following are real upsets that are as guarenteed as running into players from Duke at a tanning salon.
Cleveland State over Wake Forest: Wake Forest is the perfect example of a team that is fun to watch but would be awful to be a fan of. They are talented, athletic and stocked with NBA talent but cannot defend anyone. They also have the tendency of laying eggs at the most inapportune times and I think the NCAA tournament would qualify as an innopurtune time. In addition Wake's mascot is a complete oxymoron. A demon deacon? Why not the satanic priests or the righteous satans? The Vikings of Cleveland State will rape and pillage the men from Winston-Salem as if they were an unsespecting village in Nordic Times.
North Dakota State over Kansas: It is true the Jayhawks have been a pleasant suprise. Bill Self has done a great job keeping his hair piece looking fresh and developing the team this year. However, Kansas is still extremely young and inexperienced. It is also hard to back a team that plays a white guy named Tyrel, twins named Marcus and Markieff Morris and a best player named Cole. Add to this the fact that all 5 starters for North Dakota State are blood relatives of Jimmy Chipwood and its a lock.
Suprise Final 4 Pick: Bones believes the West Virginia Mountaineers will be the highest seed to be lucky enough to earn a free trip to Detroit. The Mountaneers posess everything a final 4 team needs except a quality point guard and I will ignore that because it really hurts my argument. They are tough, smart, shoot it well from the outside and play hard on defense. Mountaineers like Alex Ruoff and De'Sean Butler were taught the importance of passing and smart play by current Michigan coach John Beilein and are now being taught animalistic tendencies by Bob Huggins. As long as Bobby isn't teaching his kids how to act like an animal off the court the night before the games West Virginia will have a deep run.
National Champion: As much as it pains him to say it Bones believes the boys from Chapel Hill will stand alone at the end of the tournament. Lawson will be fine, they have two explosive wings and the second best player in the country in Tyler Hansborough. UNC's weakness throughout the year has been defense but I believe they will buckle down just enough to get it done.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
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