"Hello? Yeah, can I speak to Tom…Tom O’Connor please?" "Sure, tell him it’s Mike Brey from Notre Dame." "No, he’s not expecting my call." "Hey Tom." "Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you too." "Yeah, hey Tom I’m gonna cut to the chase here. Whose idea of a cruel joke was it to give us George Mason in the first round?" "Don’t give me that line. Lightning CAN strike twice! … [Read more...] about Mike Brey’s Blues: The East Bracket
Archives for March 2008
Bracketology 101: The Midwest
Now that we have the brackets in front of us, we get a chance to analyze, synthesize, digitize and…and discuss ad nauseam. For no particular reason let’s consider the Midwest. Two teams from the Big 12: Kansas and Kansas State. Two from the Big East: Villanova and Georgetown. Clemson is the lone representative from the ACC, Wisconsin from the Big Ten, and Vanderbilt from … [Read more...] about Bracketology 101: The Midwest
NCAA Hoops: double headers, technicals, crab cakes and championships
So there I was in the Hampton Inn lobby Saturday morning when it hit me. I had hoped to spend the day at nearby Hudson Valley Community College watching the youngest daughter and her Nazareth Academy teammates play for the New York State Class B Girls’ finals. That didn’t happen. Hoosic Valley gave a little more credence to the front page jinx. Another high school sports … [Read more...] about NCAA Hoops: double headers, technicals, crab cakes and championships
NCAA Hoops: Rating the Small Forwards
These guys have the responsibility of rebounding amongst the Redwoods, feeding the post, driving the base line, and when the matchup warrants, playing with their back to the basket in the post. Let’s hear it for the small forwards. Joe Alexander Junior/ West Virginia 16.2PPG 6.1RPG – Small never looked so big. Don’t be misled by Alexander’s 6’8” frame. Yeah he’ll play with … [Read more...] about NCAA Hoops: Rating the Small Forwards
Naz to Troy; Chugiak keeps on rolling.
The kids are all right. Nazareth Academy reached their fifth final four this decade. Wally's daughter (Sara) led Chugiak into the state tournament. … [Read more...] about Naz to Troy; Chugiak keeps on rolling.