Bruins. Who Knew?

We are as surprised as you that UCLA advanced to the Final Four today. They basically took Kansas' run and run and run game to the Jayhawks and shoved it down their throats.

While Ohio State demolished Memphis, and despite Oden's 17 points, we're not sold on the Caveman. He doesn't hustle, he doesn't have any kind of sense of urgency when he plays, and he shies away from contact. On defense he does nothing other than look for the potential blocked shot. On offense, he doesn't move. The only thing he seems to have going for him is that he is larger than everyone else.

Sunday games:

Florida(1) v. Oregon(3): no real expert analysis needs to be done here. If the Gators fall behind by a large margin in the first half then the Ducks will make them pay. However, we don't think Oregon is the team to beat Florida. Gators move on to the Final Four.

UNC(1) v. Georgetown(2): this game will be decided by whether or not the Heels want to win. They are certainly capable, with their slew of talent, of not only winning this game but going all the way. But, their lapses (see game against USC) are maddening. Ol' Roy has to get his team fired up and ready to play, or the explosive Hoyas will send them back to Chapel Hill. No word as of now on whether Reyshawn Terry will play, but, regardless, Tyler Hansbrough and Brandan Wright need to have solid games. We are calling this a win by the Heels. BUT, look for Georgetown to feed off of a Meadowlands crowd that will be Hoya-partisan. Carolina will be playing its toughest game of the year. If they beat Georgetown, we look for them to win it all.

Footnote: Billy Packer hates the Tar Heels. This week he called Terry "soft" to which Reyshawn responded that "Packer doesn't know sh*t about college basketball." We concur, as Billy Dook-Packer doesn't even try and hide his hate for the Heels. Note his defense of Gerald "Elbow" Henderson. Let's hope Terry uses Packer's comment as a catalyst.

If Packer is not calling the UNC-Georgetown game. we're betting he will be at Mike Cry's house, sipping chardonnay by the fire, cheering for the Hoyas.

Drar til helvete Billy.