Mile-High Failure

So the Nuggest played like crap this whole series, anyone who has watched the games knows that they were perhaps the biggest disappointment of the whole playoffs.  Both Melo' and AI played terribly, and the Nuggets' defense couldn't stop Kobe.  George Karl is going to have to make some changes for his team for the future.  It's obvious that they had the capabilities of being a good team, you don't win 50 games in todays Western Conference if you don't have some talent, they have two of the best scorers in the league in Anthony and Iverson, they have a former defensive player of the year in Marcus Camby, who led the league in blocks and was second in rebounds this year, and they have good role players like JR Smith and Linas Kleiza.  All in all, what this team really needs in some form of consistency and for them to have that, the team is going to need to have its stars step up.

The unachievable 8-seed

For some reason, the Denver Nuggets feel like they need to just give the 8-seed to the Golden State Warriors.  The Nuggets put together a good run, moved ahead of the Warriors for the final playoff spot, and then ran into the immovable wall of......the Sacramento Kings?  Sooooo they lost to the lottery-bound Kings, but that was alright because they were about to visit the Seattle Supersonics, who they had already crushed three times this season, so what do they do?  They lose?  Again!!!  Luckily, despite Denver's determination to give up the final playoff spot, Golden State hasn't been doing so well either, so as of right now, the two teams are tied for the 8-spot and meet Thursday in a game that may as well decide who will be staying home for the playoffs. 

What a game

Monday night's National Championship game between the Memphis Tigers and the Kansas Jayhawks was one of the best title games I have ever seen.  The game had everything you could want in a championship game: the two undisputed best teams in the country, a stirring comeback, a last second shot, NBA-caliber players, and an overtime victory.  Mario Chalmers's game-tying 3-pointer with less then three seconds left sent the game into overtime, where Kansas prevailed due to the Tiger's poor free-throw-shooting.  Something that writers had been saying about them all year finally came back to haunt them as the free-throw-shooting cost Memphis the game.

So what is the big deal?

I don't understand why everyone is making such a big deal about Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart being pictured at his house with a group of co-eds in his hot tub.  He was reprimanded by coach Ken Wisenhunt and people are treating him as if he was caught stealing.  My question is......who cares?  Why is it such a big deal?  He's single, he's a millionaire, and he was at his own house.  He was not cheating on any spouse, he wasn't doing any drugs, he was just partying and doing what any young, single, millionaire would do, having a good time.  It's not that big of a deal and people need to leave it alone.

Microcosm of the Whole Season

The last game of the Orange's dismal season was a good summary of the season as a whole.  Syracuse started off dominant, flying out to a quick and impressive lead, but like so many games this season, they let the lead slip away and lost the game in the most heartbreaking of fashions.  Much like their loss to Pitt a couple of weeks ago, where Syracuse blew an 11-point lead in the final three and a half minutes, the Orange were up by a 22 points at one point, yet ended up blowing the game in the final couple of minutes.  Yes, once again, Syracuse had to break my heart and leave me waiting for next season. 

Mason vs W&M

I can't tell you how happy I was when I saw that William and Mary had beaten VCU in the CAA semifinals. I knew that VCU was going to be George Mason's biggest roadblock in winning the CAA title and going back to the tournament for the first time since their magical Cinderella run in 2006. I never feel confident about games, but I was confident in this one that Mason would pull it off, and they did, dominating W&M in the second half to win 68-59. With this win, GMU punches an automatic ticket to the big dance and here's to hoping they can pull off another couple of miracles.

I hope they all stay

I will be quite happy if Syracuse doesn't lose their freshman core of point guard Johnny Flynn and forward Donte Greene. Even though the Orange didn't have the greatest season this past year, their two star rookies showed a lot of potential and are both in contention for Big East rookie of the year honors. Although most people assume Flynn will stay, there are just as many people who think that Greene is definitely a goner as evidenced by the amount of "Don'te leave" shirts you see scattered around the Carrier Dome. Although most predict Greene will be a top-10 pick when he declares for the draft, I believe that for his own good, and for the good of the team, he needs to stay. Greene needs a couple more years of seasoning and a couple more years under Coach Boeheim in order to be the best pro he can be.