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Michigan State vs. UConn Final Four Preview
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Michigan State isn’t supposed to be here, right? The Spartans were picked by virtually no one to make it to Detroit, let alone win it all. The usual suspects were selected by the experts, including myself to win it all: North Carolina, Memphis, UConn, Louisville, etc. Tom Izzo told CBS after the Spartans upset Louisville that before the season began, he wrote two words on the locker room chalkboard: Ford Field.

The Spartans have overachieved all year, and they face a Connecticut program that is facing all sorts of adversity off the court. Many feel this may be Jim Calhoun’s last golden opportunity to win it all in the immediate future for two different reasons. First, at age 67, rumors have begin to come out that if UConn can cut the nets down in Detroit, Calhoun may step away. The other, more obvious reason, is that if the allegations of recruiting violations are true, UConn may be slapped with probation, or worse. The team that is led by NBA-bound Hasheem Thabeet are built to win right now, but they will be going against a team of fate Saturday. [click to continue…]

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The Final Four almost no one had

by The Boss on March 29, 2009

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I’m sure there will be plenty of people in many of your office pools talking about how they had all four of this years Final Four teams in their brackets this year. North Carolina, Michigan State, UConn and Villanova will all be heading to Detroit still with hopes of bringing home the national championship, after some interesting regional finals this weekend.

The game of the weekend was Pitt/Villanova by far. Oklahoma relied solely on Blake Griffin, and simply weren’t even in the same league as UNC. Michigan State caught just about everyone by surprise by knocking off Louisville, and UConn was too much for the press of Missouri. [click to continue…]

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Missouri has no match for Hasheem Thabeet

March 28, 2009

UConn vs. Missouri West Regional Final Preview
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Missouri surprised many around the country Thursday(except Digger Phelps), with their destruction of the Memphis Tigers. While brackets in office pools were in shambles thanks to the full court press of DeMarre Carroll and company, Missouri is somewhere no one expected when the season began. UConn, on [...]

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The Big East is about to do something special

March 27, 2009

Watching Pitt pull out a victory against Xavier in the Sweet 16 round last night, you can see the weight of the world lift off his shoulders of head coach Jamie Dixon. Levance Fields hit two of the biggest clutch shots of the season against Xavier, keeping Pitt’s title hopes alive.
The Big East already [...]

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Sweet 16 Predictions Part One

March 26, 2009

I am going on record to make my Sweet 16 Predictions, many of which haven’t changed since I filled my bracket. Here are tonight’s match ups, alonng with predictions and reasons.
1. UConn vs. Purdue
When: 7:07PM EST
Where: CBS in HD
Vegas Likes: UConn
Intangible: UConn scandal hits the fan 24 hours before the big game
We Like: I don’t [...]

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Great Moments in Sweet 16 History

March 26, 2009

The NCAA Tournament resumes tonight with four games(UConn vs. Purdue, Memphis vs. Missouri, Pitt vs. Xavier, Duke vs. Villanova), and those games are certain to create memories I will be talking about on here Friday morning. No matter what those eight teams do on the court, trying to measure up to these four classic Sweet [...]

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