Posts Tagged ‘Sweet 16’

Dancing: Sweet Sixteen Open Thread

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Well folks, it’s Sweet 16 time. You ready? Starting us off is West Virginia/Xavier with North Carolina/Washington State overlapping.
6:20 – Xavier, who has come from behind in both of their earlier wins, jumps on West Virginia early, 10-2.
6:35 – Xavier/WVU is quickly turning into a rout. Did the Mountaineers think the tournament ended [...]

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Dancin’ At The Sweet 16: Tennessee – Louisville

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Tennessee/Louisville
Outlook
This might be the only regional semi-final where the two coaches outshine their respective teams. On one side, it’s Bruce Pearl and his never-ending quest of self-promotion (albeit, for the benefit of his team) and on the other, there stands Rick Pitino, the apple of the eye for all University of Kentucky fans. [...]

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Dancin’ At The Sweet 16: UCLA – Western Kentucky

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

UCLA/Western Kentucky
Outlook
I’m not sure Western Kentucky should even bother showing up, seeing how no one in the free world is giving them much of a chance. All you hear is UCLA is going to blow them out and WKU is the weakest team left in the tournament. Maybe so, but while they are the [...]

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Dancin’ At The Sweet 16: Washington State – North Carolina

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Washington State/North Carolina
Outlook
Great defense versus great offense. Who wins? That’s what this game is coming down to. On one hand, you have North Carolina. They’ve scored over 100 points in their first two tournament games, making one harken for the Loyola-Marymount days. On the other hand, you have Washington State. [...]

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Dancin’ At The Sweet 16: Xavier – West Virginia

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Were taking a look at all four games this evening and with some things you might want to watch for, starting with the Xavier/West Virginia game.
Outlook
This is an intriguing match-up because on one side you have the balance and tenacity of Xavier going against Joe Alexander, Alex Ruoff and the rest of the [...]

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