The NCAA Men's Basketball tournament came to a crashing end last night in Houston, Texas. Actually, I think an actual crash may have been more entertaining than the show that finalists UCONN and Butler put on. Butler was an abysmal 12 for 64 from the field. 12 for 64 ??? 18% ???? Are you kidding me? As much as I wanted to see the Bulldogs finish off their run, they will go down in history....as the team that had the absolute worst shooting game in the history of the Men's Championship game. The worst thing is that on any given night, if UCONN plays like that, they lose regardless of the opponent. It is just too bad that they too laid an egg yet walk away National Champions. I wonder how the teams that lost to these two feel today. Anyways, another year, another dollar for the NCAA and in eleven more months we will all be glued to our TV's again looking for that upset, unexpected superstar, or that "One Shining Moment".
The Master's kicks off this week at Augusta, Georgia. There is nothing like the Master's if you are a golf fan. What will make this week even more enjoyable is watching Tiger not even make the cut. While this presumably won't happen, we can all dream, can't we?
Speaking of Tiger and golf, Johnny Miller is a horrible announcer. It isn't that he doesn't know the game, it is that he is such a jerk to anyone who mishits a shot or isn't Tiger. Last week watching the Shell Houston Open, he was squaking off about how the golf season had been boring this year without the likes of Tiger and Phil on the leaderboard. Honestly, I far prefer watching golf on the weekends when these guys aren't at the top. What I am saying is that if you aren't Phil or Tiger and you are in contention, or even shooting the lights out, the Johnny Miller's of the world would much rather watch Tiger line up a ten inch par putt, and then talk about the mental strength and determination he had to find to make that putt. What a joke! That is why I would much rather watch someone like Hunter Mahan, Ricky Barnes or Boo Weekley win this week.
The WHL Play - offs are into the second round, and good match ups across the board. Saskatoon takes on Kootenay in a series which I would not have given the Ice much of a chance in two weeks ago. However, given that the Blades struggled to get by Prince Albert and Kootenay won twice in the hostile Crushed Can, this should be a good one. In the other series, The Red Deer Rebels take on Medicine Hat. The Rebels disposed of Edmonton in four and have had a week off while the Tigers are coming off a hard fought six game series that saw them ride the bus to Central Manitoba abd back TWICE! The Rebels will have the edge in terms of energy but the lay - off could be a bad thing. Time will tell. As for out west...Portland is still the team to beat.
As the NHL season wind's down, there is talk of who should be nominated for the Jack Adams Award given to the Coach of the Year. Why is Barry Trotz' name seemingly never mentioned in this discussion? The only coach the Predators have ever known will once again guide them into the playoffs, and with what?? Look at their forwards; they are seriously lacking firepower unless you call Erat and Kostitsyn bonafide snipers. And it is not like this is the first season they have been lacking that go to star. Yet, he continues to put them into the play - off's. Granted he hasn't got them out of the first round, but aren't these candidates based on regular season performance alone? Look back in the days to come for my predictions on all the major award winners in the NHL.
The Toronto Maple Leafs can thank the Boston Bruins for basically killing any hope they had of making the post season. The Leafs, needing the Rangers to lose out essentially watched as the Rangers erased a 3 - 0 lead last night and skated away with a 5 - 3 victory over the Bruins last night. Now the Leafs must win out, in regulation and hope the Sabres lose all their remaining games. Sorrl Leaf's fans, looks like it's time to start looking forward to 2012.
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