We have our first major upset of the Tournament! Morehead State just clipped Louisville, after the Cardinals' go-to scorer (Preston Knowles) went down in the 2nd half with a toe/foot/ankle injury. Of course, I invested heavily in Louisville... and my favor is always the kiss of death for good teams with strong seeds in the first round. I lost my 3rd round pick (Knowles) and my moneyballer (Terrence Jennings, such a beast). Teigue lost Peyton Siva, and Brady lost Kyle Kuric. While those two guys might still be alive in the player pool, I am now officially declaring my team DOA.
But WOW, what an awesome upset! Good for Morehead! I tear up my 1-in-19 lottery ticket, and now get to sit back and relax as I watch the rest of the action unfold.
I really liked this Louisville team, too. Siva is the kind of tough, scrappy point guard you want. Knowles is explosive. Jennings is a monster. Kuric is a deadeye shooter. I honestly thought they had a good chance to upset Kansas in the Sweet Sixteen. Shows how much I know!
This might leave a pretty decent path for Richmond to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. Go Spiders.
Good God Almighty, I love the NCAA Tournament.
4 games in and we're already seen 3 buzzer beaters! The only way this could get any better is if we were in a bar.
ReplyDeletepoor ODU :-(
ReplyDeleteSt. John's is killing me...painful to watch :(
ReplyDeleteWatching a lot of basketball usually dooms me by luring me into picking an upset-prone team like Louisville... but it can also be beneficial in that I knew to stay the hell away from St. John's. Battle for last place, Keens?
ReplyDeleteOuch Keens.
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