by Paul Casey Gotham Setting: Beale Street will be bopppin' tonight as the Sweet Sixteen comes to Memphis. Mark Few brings his number 4 seed Gonzaga Bulldogs (28-5) to town for a lip-smackin' tilt with Roy Williams and the number 1 seed North Carolina Tar Heels (30-4). Make my pre-game meal bar-b-que chicken. Ooops! Scratch that. It's Lent. I'll wait until midnight … [Read more...] about Gonzaga-UNC: Tale of the Tape
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Villanova – Duke: Tale of the Tape
by Paul Casey Gotham Setting: It's a Big East-Atlantic Coast Conference clash of the titans when Jay Wright and his 3 seed Villanova Wildcats (28-7) throw down with Mike Krzyzewski and the 2 seed Duke Blue Devils (30-6). Put on a pot of coffee this is the late game (9:57) at the Bank North Garden in the heart of Bean Town. Plot: This is Duke's 33rd tournament … [Read more...] about Villanova – Duke: Tale of the Tape
Xavier – Pittsburgh: Tale of the Tape
by Paul Casey Gotham Setting: The TD Bank North Garden in Boston, Massachusetts is the scene for a Sweet Sixteen matchup between Sean Miller's #4 seed Xavier Musketeers (27-7) and Jamie Dixon's #1 seed Pittsburgh Panthers (30-4). Plot: Xavier looked ripe for the picking after limping to the finish line going 5-5 in the month prior to the NCAA Tournament. A trip to … [Read more...] about Xavier – Pittsburgh: Tale of the Tape
Tale of the Tape: Cleveland State – Arizona
by Patrick 'Rey' Reynell Exposition: This 12-13 seed match-up comes compliments of #4 Wake Forest's climactic collapse after a 16-0 start and Arizona's not so unexpected win against #5 Utah in the Midwest Region. Plot: Who has more to prove: the team nobody wanted to get in or the little school that could? #12 Arizona continues on a mission to prove that they are supposed … [Read more...] about Tale of the Tape: Cleveland State – Arizona
UCLA – Villanova: Tale of the Tape
by Paul Casey Gotham Setting: Whoa Nellie! It's gonna be a barn burner at the Wachovia Center when Jay Wright's #3 seed Villanova Wildcats tangle with Ben Howland's #6 UCLA Bruins in the second round of the East Region. Villanova should enjoy some home-cooking and home support. Plots: Which team will be respond to the alarm clock that went off in the first round? … [Read more...] about UCLA – Villanova: Tale of the Tape