Championship Week

I'm finally back from Vegas and I couldn't be in more need of a vacation. That place just sucks the energy out of you!

I'll be including a kind of cool story from what happened out there shortly, but for the time being - let's catch up on what has happened this week:

Monday: Gonzaga Rolls. And I mean roll. I've never heard a coach - much less a coach I could care less for, Mark Few, say his team played perfect. But after both the Semi-final thumping of Santa Clara and one-time top 25 team St. Mary's the following night - Few said his boys played "perfect". I've got to admit, I was impressed with what Few has done with a team that has often relied on it's talent to win games. Fact is, this team hadn't shown a lot of heart until this weekend. I have to attribute that to Few and the coaching staff.

Meanwhile, I go 4 for 5 on my bets:

Wins:
W. Kentucky -4.5 vs. N. Texas (W 77-70)
VCU -3 vs George Mason (W 71-50)
Siena -3 vs Niagara (W 77-70)
Chattanooga +1.5 vs. College of Charleston (W 80-69)
Loss:
Ark-Little Rock -1.5 vs. S. Alabama (L 44-54)

Tuesday:
Big win for Cleveland State over Butler to advance, as major conference bubble teams cringe. I really, REALLY hope Cleveland State wins a game in the dance (or is atleast respectable) to shut up the pundits that wold rather have a sub-.500 team from the SEC or ACC in that slot instead of Cleveland State.

Wednesday:
Great win for Portland State, as they advance to the dance for the second straight year. They could be a force to be reckoned with, as they already beat Gonzaga at Gonzaga this year.