NCAA Tournament
A
team seeded 9 beats one seeded 8 is not an upset, same for a 4-5 match up. As for others there are upsets aplenty, number
4 Wichita State losing to number 13 Marshall, number 4 Arizona losing to number
13 Buffalo. There were others number 11 Loyola
Chicago beat number 6 Miami and we could include number 10 Butler beating 7
Arkansas as an upset.
I guess it’s okay to discuss after the fact, no team was able to establish itself during the regular season. The Top 25 teams are not proof but just look at how often there were changes from the start of the season up to the second day of this tourney. Chances are good there will probably be more upsets. In the immortal words of the late movie star Betty Davis: “Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.” This basketball tournament is not referred to as March Madness for no reason.
I guess it’s okay to discuss after the fact, no team was able to establish itself during the regular season. The Top 25 teams are not proof but just look at how often there were changes from the start of the season up to the second day of this tourney. Chances are good there will probably be more upsets. In the immortal words of the late movie star Betty Davis: “Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.” This basketball tournament is not referred to as March Madness for no reason.
They are gone too
Arizona
and Sean Miller were bounced out of the NCAA Tournament in its first game. Number 4 seed Arizona was a loser to 13 seed
Buffalo Thursday evening. Evening more
shocking the game wasn’t even close, Buffalo won 89-68. As I’ve often indicated I try to avoid being
too critical of coaches, they have far more basketball knowledge that us
fans.
Despite this fact I help but wonder: “When is he (Miller) going to begin making adjustments?” So, Arizona is gone and so are their top two players, Allonzo Trier and Andre Ayton both announced they are leaving for the NBA. As for Miller his status is still unknown as this is written, I believe it might be advisable to look elsewhere. Losing the top players in the program plus the incoming talent who de-committed Arizona might struggle mightily next season.
It was a different NBA
To
clear up your confusion (and mine too) allow me to explain Ben Simmons
eclipsing the tie for triple-doubles with Magic Johnson. The emphasis had focused on Magic, I never
figured Oscar Robertson was a part of the story. In the 1960-61 season the Big O recorded 26
triple-doubles, in 1979-80 Magic Johnson logged seven triple-doubles in his
rookie year.
Magic was in a second-place tie with Sixer Ben Simmons until Thursday evening. In his game against the Knicks Simmons broke the tie recording his eighth triple-double and now stands in second place, Magic has now dropped into third place. Every time I mention a record of the past I’m always reminded “It was a different NBA.” I can agree with the statement however are we simply going to ignore all records established at an earlier period?
Where is he?
After
Oregon State fired Craig Robinson we lost track of him, I came across an
account and figured I’d fill you in. You might remember Robinson is the brother-in-law
of former President Barack Obama. Steve
Mills reached out to his college teammate and asked him to come work for the
Knicks. I missed the fact Robinson took
the job last August, he was hired as vice-president of player personnel and
G-League operation for the Knicks. It’s
going to take a stint for Robinson to help rebuild the Knicks, given time
hopefully he will be successful in this endeavor. What is funny to me long-time Bulls fan
Barack Obama is now rooting for the Knicks.
