I have to admit. I'm not as jazzed for tonight's lineup like I was last night.
No. 5 Butler vs. No. 1 Florida
No. 6 Vanderbilt vs. No. 2 Georgetown
No. 7 UNLV vs. No. 3 Oregon
No. 5 USC vs. No. 1 North Carolina
I guess the 5, 6, 7, 5 is cool.
History shows that Florida or UNC will lose tonight. Think that's the case? I don't see it happening. I really hope we get the UNC game in New York though. I've yet to see Southern California play and it might be our last chance before OJ Mayo shows up on campus.
I saw Mayo play on TV earlier this year. Now, he has a great power forward on his team who is getting national attention on the recruiting scene, but the dude would not pass. Mayo would come down and pull up for a 3 from beyond the NBA line. It was honestly a little depressing. I hope Tim Floyd can actually coach the kid next year, but someone at work told me that Floyd doesn't call Mayo to talk to him, Mayo calls Floyd. If that's true, give me a break, he's not worth the trouble.
Because it's my blog, I can wonder how great would it be if Vanderbilt beats Georgetown tonight and with like 5 seconds left Derrick Byars puts home one of those authority dunks and pulls a UVA flag from his shorts (his former school) and starts dancing on it. I'd probably get up and dance with him. Hope all of my Virginia readers enjoyed that one. Love you guys!
Alright, let's pick some games.
Florida should and will breeze by Butler. I have them winning it all, so I have to say this. Butler can D up. They held Tennessee to 44 points, that's the only stat you need to know about the Bulldogs' defense. Wins over Notre Dame, UT, Gonzaga, Indiana and Purdue are nice, but this is Florida. Al Horford and Joakim Noah might take guys like Brandon Crone and Pete Campbell and dance on top of them as Byars would do with that UVA flag.
I like Georgetown to win. That's all you need to know. I don't know if they'll cover that 7.5 they're giving, but we're not talking spreads now, are we?
Another reason I hope UNC-USC is on is because it'll be high scoring which means Ty Lawson will run around like a madman (which is beyond awesome to watch). He's Allen Iverson, but takes seven shots a game, not 37. I'm seeing this as a typical UNC game this year. Get up by 15 early, let USC make it a game, then nail the coffin shut.
Lastly, UNLV-Oregon. I've only seen the live look-in of UNLV twice this tournament and both times they seemed like great guys (?). We gotta have one upset tonight, right??? Why not this game?
Okay, I'm out. Gotta get some things done before I head into work. I will not play FreeCell (I'm a loser), I will not play FreeCell (I'm a loser), I will not play FreeCell (I'm a loser), I will not play FreeCell (I'm a loser).