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(as if there's not already enough people doing this)Saturday, March 18, 2006
Dance : day three
My bracket gets worse each day. But, the tournament actually gets better.
Atlanta
Duke looked significantly better against George Washington than in their first game. They won with relative ease, and Greg Paulus and Josh McRoberts both played very well, as did Williams and Redick. I thought they started looking like the team that won the ACC tournament again. If they continue to play this well, they should make it to Indianapolis. Texas A&M should have been their opponent in the next round, but they gave up a 3-pointer with less than 4 seconds remaining and lost by one to LSU. LSU hasn't really looked that impressive in their first two games, but you never know what's going to happen in March.
Oakland
Gonzaga didn't have an easy time with Indiana, but managed to end the Mike Davis era and advance. I think Morrison had a horrible game and they still won, so they probably feel good about that. However, they won't go much further without him playing well. UCLA had their hands full with Alabama as well. I thought they would probably win more comfortably than they did, but Alabama took them to the end. I think the UCLA-Gonzaga matchup will be one of the better ones, but of course, nobody from the east will care.
Minneapolis
Boston College seemed to handle Montana without much problem. I didn't get to see much of that one here, but based on the score I was seeing updated in the top part of the screen, it looked like they were doing fine. Florida hammered Wisconsin-Milwaukee. I'm not sure what to think of Florida, still. They started the season with a long win streak, then lost a number of SEC games and didn't look that great, but in the last two weeks have looked pretty good. But, they really haven't played anyone in this tournament yet, so we'll see how they do next game.
Washington
Washington jumped all over Illinois at the beginning of the game and took something like a 14 point lead. Then, Illinois came back and had a lead and seemed to be in control. Then, Washington again regained the lead late and pulled out the win. I'll be anxious to see how far Washington can go. Wichita State, not surprisingly, beat overrated Tennessee, who should have lost in the first round. Tennessee really collapsed big-time at the end of the season, and I would have been surprised if they'd survived this game.
Final Thoughts
Well, not really any upsets here, although I guess, considering seeds, WSU over Tennessee was an upset. But I think after round one, everyone expected it, so I don't really count it. Tomorrow should provide some pretty good games.
Atlanta
Duke looked significantly better against George Washington than in their first game. They won with relative ease, and Greg Paulus and Josh McRoberts both played very well, as did Williams and Redick. I thought they started looking like the team that won the ACC tournament again. If they continue to play this well, they should make it to Indianapolis. Texas A&M should have been their opponent in the next round, but they gave up a 3-pointer with less than 4 seconds remaining and lost by one to LSU. LSU hasn't really looked that impressive in their first two games, but you never know what's going to happen in March.
Oakland
Gonzaga didn't have an easy time with Indiana, but managed to end the Mike Davis era and advance. I think Morrison had a horrible game and they still won, so they probably feel good about that. However, they won't go much further without him playing well. UCLA had their hands full with Alabama as well. I thought they would probably win more comfortably than they did, but Alabama took them to the end. I think the UCLA-Gonzaga matchup will be one of the better ones, but of course, nobody from the east will care.
Minneapolis
Boston College seemed to handle Montana without much problem. I didn't get to see much of that one here, but based on the score I was seeing updated in the top part of the screen, it looked like they were doing fine. Florida hammered Wisconsin-Milwaukee. I'm not sure what to think of Florida, still. They started the season with a long win streak, then lost a number of SEC games and didn't look that great, but in the last two weeks have looked pretty good. But, they really haven't played anyone in this tournament yet, so we'll see how they do next game.
Washington
Washington jumped all over Illinois at the beginning of the game and took something like a 14 point lead. Then, Illinois came back and had a lead and seemed to be in control. Then, Washington again regained the lead late and pulled out the win. I'll be anxious to see how far Washington can go. Wichita State, not surprisingly, beat overrated Tennessee, who should have lost in the first round. Tennessee really collapsed big-time at the end of the season, and I would have been surprised if they'd survived this game.
Final Thoughts
Well, not really any upsets here, although I guess, considering seeds, WSU over Tennessee was an upset. But I think after round one, everyone expected it, so I don't really count it. Tomorrow should provide some pretty good games.
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