The greatest 12 hours of basketball, and the greatest first day of the NCAA Tournament (ever), since I can remember kicked off what ended up being a truly fantastic four days of hoops. Buzzer-beaters, upsets, one-man performances, close games, clutch shots, dunks, three-pointers -- everything. I could write a reaction/reflection piece on the weekend that was, but I don't think I can sum it up into words. If you want to check out some videos from the top moments, feel free to go over to College Hoops Journal or Ballin' is a Habit and read their recent stuff.
Looking forward, I will have a complete Sweet Sixteen preview beginning tomorrow, broken down region-by-region. It will include players to watch, favorites and sleepers, and much more.
Also, how is everyone's bracket doing? My bracket started off fairly well in the first-round, and I was in the mix heading into the weekend. However, due to Kansas and New Mexico losing on Saturday, I completely fell off after the second round. If you use the typical one point for each first round win and two points for each second-round victory, I would have 39 points. How is everyone else's doing?
Luckily, the NCAA Tournament has been so great thus far that it is difficult to truly care what place I am in or how many points I have in various bracket pools. Double-digit seeds pulling upsets, mid-majors reaching the Sweet 16 and unsung heroes hitting buzzer shots are what makes the Big Dance great -- not picking 12 of the Sweet 16 teams correct, or having all Final Four teams still remaining.
It should be a great next two weeks -- exactly 14 days from today, someone will be crowned the new NCAA champion. I can't wait.
It should be a great next two weeks -- exactly 14 days from today, someone will be crowned the new NCAA champion. I can't wait.
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