Posts Tagged ‘Final Four’

Mario Chalmers Lives (John Calipari)

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

The NCAA is trying to tell you, thanks to John Calipari/Derrick Rose’s SAT debacle, that the Mario Chalmers shot didn’t really happen — even if you think it did. Sorry if you’ve got video footage to back your claim up. It still didn’t happen. Although, try telling that to all the Kansas [...]

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The Final Four Rocks Detroit

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

TGIFFF. Or, Thank God it’s Final Four Friday, either/or would work. The best in the land of college basketball descend on Detroit tomorrow to decide who’s going to the National Championship game on Monday. The first game is Michigan State versus Connecticut, with North Carolina/Villanova closing us out.
So. Who [...]

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Tyler Hansbrough Can’t Dunk Like Blake Griffin

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Great find from The Dagger, which demonstrates not all dunkers are created equal. While Tyler and the boys beat Oklahoma for a spot in the Final Four, Griffin proved he was the best post player in the building, while Hansbrough proved he can’t throw it down — or dominate the post — in the [...]

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Obama Picks the Tar Heels

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

After making primarily chalk picks for his Final Four, President Obama finished his bracket with perhaps the ultimate chalk pick by picking the North Carolina Tar Heels as his National Champion. Remember, when the season first started, North Carolina was considered to be the best team in the land and the preseason favorite to [...]

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Obama Gets In On The Madness

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Obama filled out his bracket — I wonder if the White House has a pool, and if this means better things for sports gambling — and ESPN was there to catch every minute of it. Naturally, President Obama went primarily with the chalk picks as his Final Four looks like this:
Louisville
Memphis
Pittsburgh
North Carolina
Sigh. Take [...]

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Shooting Down Dick (March Madness)

Monday, March 16th, 2009

While we are waiting on Yahoo to get their Tournament Pick ‘Em in working order, we thought it would be fun to watch Dick Vitale’s mid-major argument get attacked by Jay Bilas. Vitale was upset about the apparent snubbing of St. Mary’s–while using it as a platform to defend mid-majors everywhere–and he let his [...]

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