A few weeks ago I gave you my top 5 teams in NCAA basketball. The list went like this; 1. Kansas Jayhawks, 2. Syracuse Orangmen, 3. Villanova Wildcats, 4. Kentucky Wildcats, 5. Texas Longhorns.
Now I would like to make a few changes, first off I want to switch Villianova and Kentucky. Since their loss to South Carolina, Kentucky has responded well, especially with a big win against Tennessee this past week. They may be young, but they sure are talented. The only thing I want to say more is that they play in the SEC, one of basketball's worst conferences this year. The lack of competition may hurt them in the long run, but I still believe they deserve my number 3 spot.
That moves Villanova to 4.
My final change is to kick Texas out of my top five. Better yet kick them out of my top ten. Since the loss to Kansas State a few weeks ago, the Longhorns have done the exact opposite of impress me. Their latest loss came last night to an unranked Missouri team. They have failed to live up to any expectations I had of them, therefore they get the boot out of my top 5.
Who takes their place? This was a tough decision, but I'm going with the Duke Blue Devils. Number 1 in the ACC, and number 6 in the AP polls, Duke seems to have found their swag. Even on days when their shooting is lacking they have found ways to win games, mainly with hard nosed defense. The question is will Coach K have them ready to play come the Big Dance. Recent years have showed Duke going out earlier than predicted. We will see if that trend changes come March.
My revised top 5 looks like ->1. Kansas Jayhawks, 2. Syracuse Orangmen, 3. Kentucky Wildcats, 4. Villanova Wildcats, 5. Duke Blue Devils
Other notable teams that missed out on my top 5.
Michigan State, Purdue, West Virginia, Georgetown, Kansas State
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
NBA All-Star Weekend
Friday Night= The Rookie/Sophomore Game
Im excited to watch the two point guards, both of which went to Memphis and left after their freshman year. Derrick Rose, who will be on the Sophomore team, and Tyreke Evans who will play for the Rookie team will be the key matchup on friday. The other matchup on friday that i have interest in is taking place at half time, as DeMar DeRozan and Eric Gordan square off in a battle to see who will continue to Saturday's dunk contest. The winner will join defending slam dunk champion Nate Robinson along with Gerald Wallace and Shannon Brown.
Saturday Night=H.O.R.S.E., Skills Competition, Team Shooting, 3-Point Contest, and the Slam Dunk contest
In my opinion this is the most exciting night of NBA All-Star weekend. The events are definite crowd pleasers as the stars come out to display their talents of shooting, passing, dribbling, and of course dunking.
Looking forward to see if Nate Robinson will win back to back dunk contests. I believe Shannon Brown is the best dunker in the contest this year, the only thing I worry about is if he has the creativity to win it all.
Sunday Night: The All-Star Game
"the main event" The stars align in Dallas. NBA's best play a game of offense and more offense. You think defense disappears in during a regular season game in the NBA, that is nothing compared to what goes on during the All Star game. The only disappointment I have is that Kobe Bryant, in my opinion the best player in the league will not be playing due to injuries. I am however very excited to see my boys Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups teaming up and representing the Denver Nuggets.
What a weekend if you love NBA basketball.
Im excited to watch the two point guards, both of which went to Memphis and left after their freshman year. Derrick Rose, who will be on the Sophomore team, and Tyreke Evans who will play for the Rookie team will be the key matchup on friday. The other matchup on friday that i have interest in is taking place at half time, as DeMar DeRozan and Eric Gordan square off in a battle to see who will continue to Saturday's dunk contest. The winner will join defending slam dunk champion Nate Robinson along with Gerald Wallace and Shannon Brown.
Saturday Night=H.O.R.S.E., Skills Competition, Team Shooting, 3-Point Contest, and the Slam Dunk contest
In my opinion this is the most exciting night of NBA All-Star weekend. The events are definite crowd pleasers as the stars come out to display their talents of shooting, passing, dribbling, and of course dunking.
Looking forward to see if Nate Robinson will win back to back dunk contests. I believe Shannon Brown is the best dunker in the contest this year, the only thing I worry about is if he has the creativity to win it all.
Sunday Night: The All-Star Game
"the main event" The stars align in Dallas. NBA's best play a game of offense and more offense. You think defense disappears in during a regular season game in the NBA, that is nothing compared to what goes on during the All Star game. The only disappointment I have is that Kobe Bryant, in my opinion the best player in the league will not be playing due to injuries. I am however very excited to see my boys Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups teaming up and representing the Denver Nuggets.
What a weekend if you love NBA basketball.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Saints Victorious in Miami
The Super Bowl in a sense was a huge surprise. It seemed as though all odds were against the Saints. Peyton Manning was supposed to add a Championship to his hall of fame career. Dwight Freeney wasn't supposed to play, but instead he surprised everyone when he ran out of the tunnel ready in full pads. Despite all these assumptions, the Saints believed in themselves, and got the job done, as they won their first ever Super Bowl.
Lets now take a deeper look at the other things that were affected by the biggest football game of the year.
1. How about Drew Brees. Let look a few years back when Brees was let go by the San Diego Chargers because of a shoulder injury. Brees was looking to make a name for himself and he certainly has, proving to the Chargers that he had what it took to be a winning quarterback in this league. Though Brees is far from cocky, I'm sure this thought is in the back of his head. Since he was let go, he has been one of the leagues top passers and now he has led the Saints to their first ever Super Bowl victory.
2. Now for me, this is the most important question to raise after this game. How does this game affect Peyton Manning's legacy? For last the few weeks I have said that with a win in Miami, Manning would go down as the best ever, end of story. But now some questions have been raise. Not only did Peyton Manning lose on the biggest stage, but he threw an interception to help the Saints secure the win. I don't know about you, but when the Saints took their first lead late in the fourth quarter, I had all the confidence in the world that Manning would lead the colts down the field to tie it up at 24 a piece. I keep hearing so many questions: How will this loss affect Manning mentally? Will he rebound next season? (My opinion=Of course he will), but the better question would be, when will he have another chance to win a Super Bowl? To me the questions need to stop. Manning will get another chance, very soon in my opinion, and he will still go down as the best quarterback to ever play in the NFL. I mean come on, he has been to two Super Bowls, and lost one. Its a little early to raise questions. Look at John Elway for instance. He appeared in 4 Super Bowls before winning his first in 1997 and another in 1998.
But enough of Peyton Manning.
3. The game changing moment would have to be the onside kick recovery out of half time. The amount of guts it took for Sean Peyton, the coach of the Saints, to make that call is ridiculous enough, but it was something that had to be done. If the Colts were to score on that opening possession coming out of half time, the game would have been almost out of reach for the Saints. Not only did that play give the Saints the ball, but it gave them the momentum. Their attitude, especially on the defensive side of the ball, had changed drastically. They were an inspired football team on a mission, looking like nothing could stop them. And with the help of a missed field goal from Colts kicker, Matt Stover, the Saints began to role. They made all the right plays in that second half, including a pick six late in the game to put them up by two touchdowns. Congratulations to the New Orleans Saints. As much as I wanted the Colts to win the game, you can't help but to give the Saints all the credit in the world.
Lets now take a deeper look at the other things that were affected by the biggest football game of the year.
1. How about Drew Brees. Let look a few years back when Brees was let go by the San Diego Chargers because of a shoulder injury. Brees was looking to make a name for himself and he certainly has, proving to the Chargers that he had what it took to be a winning quarterback in this league. Though Brees is far from cocky, I'm sure this thought is in the back of his head. Since he was let go, he has been one of the leagues top passers and now he has led the Saints to their first ever Super Bowl victory.
2. Now for me, this is the most important question to raise after this game. How does this game affect Peyton Manning's legacy? For last the few weeks I have said that with a win in Miami, Manning would go down as the best ever, end of story. But now some questions have been raise. Not only did Peyton Manning lose on the biggest stage, but he threw an interception to help the Saints secure the win. I don't know about you, but when the Saints took their first lead late in the fourth quarter, I had all the confidence in the world that Manning would lead the colts down the field to tie it up at 24 a piece. I keep hearing so many questions: How will this loss affect Manning mentally? Will he rebound next season? (My opinion=Of course he will), but the better question would be, when will he have another chance to win a Super Bowl? To me the questions need to stop. Manning will get another chance, very soon in my opinion, and he will still go down as the best quarterback to ever play in the NFL. I mean come on, he has been to two Super Bowls, and lost one. Its a little early to raise questions. Look at John Elway for instance. He appeared in 4 Super Bowls before winning his first in 1997 and another in 1998.
But enough of Peyton Manning.
3. The game changing moment would have to be the onside kick recovery out of half time. The amount of guts it took for Sean Peyton, the coach of the Saints, to make that call is ridiculous enough, but it was something that had to be done. If the Colts were to score on that opening possession coming out of half time, the game would have been almost out of reach for the Saints. Not only did that play give the Saints the ball, but it gave them the momentum. Their attitude, especially on the defensive side of the ball, had changed drastically. They were an inspired football team on a mission, looking like nothing could stop them. And with the help of a missed field goal from Colts kicker, Matt Stover, the Saints began to role. They made all the right plays in that second half, including a pick six late in the game to put them up by two touchdowns. Congratulations to the New Orleans Saints. As much as I wanted the Colts to win the game, you can't help but to give the Saints all the credit in the world.
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