I was impressed by how aggressive the Wizards have become offensively.  They took it to Cleveland on Saturday.  The Wizards might be stuck in the #3 slot in the East.  Not sure if the Celtics or Cavs will finish first.  One or the other will be the Wizards opponent in the 2nd round.

One of the brightest spots is the Beal/Wall combo – here is a take on Bradley Beal becoming the best he can be – click here … Read More »

UNC — Kentucky  —one of the great games of March Madness

Early Lines for Saturday  Tar Heels -4 1/2 over Oregon       Gonzaga  -6 1/2 over The Gamecocks

Luke Maye, a sophomore from NC scored 17 points in 20 minutes

Could you believe that Roy Williams refused to call a timeout as North Carolina sank–Finally he did and adjustment to a zone defense befuddled Calipari and thus the comeback.

Notable errors—Why would Williams allow Kennedy Meeks to throw in the ball … Read More »

Oregon shocked the nation — eliminating Kansas 74-60, advancing to the Final Four for the 1st time since 1939

Gonzaga ended Xavier’s Cinderella run 84-59 becoming the 1st team from the Western Conference to reach the Final Four  since San Francisco and Bill Russell did in 1956

Today Florida is 3 1/2 point favorites over South Carolina–I like the Gamecocks

Carolina is 2 1/2 pt favorites over Kentucky–Go with the Tar heels

The Terrapin nine squeezed past Michigan (coached by … Read More »

from umterps.com

 Senior Brionna Jones became the Maryland single-season scoring record holder but the third-seeded Terps fell to tenth-seeded Oregon, 77-63, in the Sweet Sixteen Saturday.

Jones finished with 16 points against the Ducks and 697 points this season, passing Vicky Bullet’s former record of 686 from 1989.

Senior Shatori Walker-Kimbrough also had 16 points while sophomore Brianna Fraser had 10 points. Jones led the game with 15 rebounds.

Oregon led … Read More »

Senior Matt Rambo tallied five points and recorded his 200th career point to lead the No. 10 Maryland men’s lacrosse team to a resounding 15-7 victory over No. 14 North Carolina Saturday afternoon.

Rambo reached the milestone on his third point of the day, becoming just the fifth Terrapin in program history to achieve the milestone. Joe Walters (2003-06) was the last Maryland player to reach 200 career points.

Junior Connor Kelly also continued his hot … Read More »

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Only decent close game Friday night was an OT Buzzer beater Classic between Wisconsin and Florida with Florida winning on a trey at the Buzzer by Chris Chiozza

Disappointed in Lonzo Ball—really impressed with De”Aaron Fox–39 points

Barkley said it best –too much talent on Kentucky–how does Calipatri ever loseEarly lines for Saturday—Gonzaga -8 over Xavier   and   Kansas -7 over Oregon

North Carolina vs Kentucky will be a classic that Calipari will find a way to … Read More »

Yes that is the same Xavier that the Terps were 2 point favorites over.

Yes that was the same Xavier team, that the Terps were up on 46-40      Just saying

Once again Sean Miller coached Zona to defeat. Zona was up 69-61 with 3:45 left. Miller continued to fail to direct his team to get the ball down low. Instead they 3’d themselves to an early ride home.  Miller knew there would be a a variety of zones thrown at … Read More »