I kinda harped on it yesterday on Deadspin, but I want to do it here, too… Bradley and Wichita State are very good basketball teams. It’s not a fluke that they’ve advanced this far. They’ve been the better team in the games they’ve played.
They’ve been well-prepared, disciplined, and as athletic as they need to be. They play defense, they take good shots, they run their offenses… they’re not intimidated, and they play like they expect to win. I’ve enjoyed watching them.
It’s a little bit of a shame, in fact, that their coaches are likely to be leaving… I haven’t heard any rumors or anything, but that’s how it goes. Coaches accomplish a lot at a smaller school, and then they move on to bigger schools. That’s how it goes. I kinda wish all the MVC coaches could stay in place, build their programs for 5-10 years and just see how good they can get.
I don’t mean to slight the other CinderFella, but I haven’t seen as much of George Mason… I have a feeling they’re losing to Wichita State, though. Various other tournament thoughts…
- UConn hasn’t been all that impressive. It’s like, for some reason, they can’t get things hitting on all cylinders. A team with their talent should beat Kentucky a lot worse than they actually did.
- I think Pitt’s Carl Krauser could best be described as a younger, angrier, Stephon Marbury.
- Memphis looks like a team that can do some damage. Bucknell’s no pushover, Memphis just ran through them like Ron Jeremy plowing through a 38-year-old skank in a cheerleader outfit. Their athleticism is going to be difficult for any team to deal with.
- Florida vs. Georgetown should be a very good game… I think both teams are playing at a very high level.
Say what you want about the man… but within hours of signing with the Cowboys, 
