Whether you love or hate Dickie V, there’s no denying it’s time for brackets baby! If you’re like me, you just love b-ball. And there’s nothing better than game after game of the best college hoops you can imagine.
For the moment, I’m talking about the young men. Of course, there’s always the close call of who is in and who is out, and who is where and why. But that was Sunday and today’s Tuesday and it’s all about to begin with Coppin State playing Mt. St. Mary’s playing the opening-round game in Dayton.
So whether you’re lucky enough to be in the seats in Dayton, Anaheim, Denver, Omaha, D.C., Birmingham, Little Rock, Raleigh, Tampa, Charlotte, Phoenix, Detroit, or Houston or watching TV like me, it’s March Madness.
Michael Beasley at the McDonald’s
For those of you who love the pro game, this is your chance to see some of the most likely lottery picks in the upcoming NBA draft.
You’ve got perhaps the future #1 pick, forward Michael Beasley of Kansas State going up against the guard phenom, O. J. Mayo of Southern Cal at 6:10 on Thursday night , March 20 in Omaha. Beasley averaged 26.5 ppg with 12.4 rebounds.
O. J. Mayo
Then there’s Indiana’s Eric Gordon playing Arkansas the next night. And whatever you do, don’t miss the chance to see the extraordinary Derrick Rose – the guard who might actually take the #1 draft pick from Beasley – lead Memphis vs. Texas-Arlington on Friday.
Derrick Rose – Photo Bill Waugh/AP
And, of course, there’s Kevin Love of UCLA and Jerryd Bayless of Arizona.
Now we all know that as amazing as it is to watch the superstars, b-ball is the supreme team game. So who makes it to the Final Four this year? The Big Dance? Who wins it all?
Did you pick one of the four tops seeds: North Carolina, Memphis, UCLA or Kansas? Did you go for one of the always dangerous #2s: Tennessee, Georgetown, Duke or Texas? Having just watched D. J. Augustin of Texas come close, nothing would surprise me this year.
Anyway, get ready for some great basketball. And let me know who you picked and what you’re thinking.
