Madness Time Closing In

A wonderful, wonderful Saturday of basketball. UCLA wins the Pac10 title with a win over Stanford (after having previously beat Berekley on the past Thursday.) So they're the 1-seed for the Pac10 Tournament this week and will very likely have a high seeding for the NCAA tournament. Selection Sunday is this Sunday! And the Lakers beat the Pistons with Kobe going for 40 and Lamar for 24 points. It was the 3rd time this year that a player has scored 40 points on the Pistons and their defense, and the first time in those 3 times that the team with that 40 point scorer has won the game against the Pistons. I didn't think this team had a chance to beat the Pistons because of our defense, but it was a great win. I'm sure it instills confidence in the players, they've beaten the team with the best record in the league, albeit in just one game, but at least they know they can do it.

I'm such a terrible gambler when it comes to things that involve teams I love. I'm going to put UCLA into at least the Final Four this year in my office bracket. Depending on who they match up with, I might take them further but I'm at least going to send them to the Final Four. I really think this team has the heart and the talent to make a lot of noise in the tournament this year. It's probably a bit of a reach anyway though, but that's what I mean when I say I'm a terrible gambler. :) Which is also why I don't gamble on sports.