The quote of the year
Before the games begin, this is must reading by Mike Freeman of CBS Sportsline.com for more nonsense from our least favorite announcer.
The column is on Carolina guard Reyshawn Terry, who Billy Packer labels as "soft" because, in his estimation, he doesn't know how to play hurt.
And how does Terry, our hero, respond?
"He has his opinion," Terry said of Packer. "Billy Packer has been around the game long enough to know better. Soft? That's foolish. It's offensive to be called that. I try not to let that sort of stuff bother me but I will say that ... Read more
Here they are: Elite Eight picks
MIDWEST REGIONAL FINAL
No. 1 Florida vs. No. 3 Oregon
Time: 2:40 p.m.
Place: St. Louis
Oregon is the little team in this game, with the little guy on the court: Tajuan Porter is just 5-foot-6, but he has connected on a school record 108 3-pointers as the Ducks try to continue their surprising run. Is Florida vulnerable? The Gators looked it in the Sweet 16 against Butler, but then again, what No. 1 seed didn’t have a scare in this tournament? It is hard to imagine the defending champs losing this close to a return trip to ... Read more
On the verge of a Final Four swing
The sound coming from the secret lab was strange, to say the least. Bracket Boy had muted Dick Enberg and Jay Bilas during the second half of the UCLA-Kansas game - this, of course, was no surprise.
But what was that music?
Was that ... a swing band?
“One, two, three, four ... one, two, three, four ... one, two, three, four ...†our resident expert kept repeating as the UCLA Bruins pulled away from Kansas in the final minutes last night.
He has never revealed this to his loyal readers, but last summer, Bracket Girl forced him to take ... Read more
