2010 NCAA Tournament(1st 2 rounds)
Folks, I know this post has absolutely nothing to do with Beebe High sports, but if you're like me, you've been glued to the TV for the past 4 days, watching the first 2 rounds of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. There have been some great games and teams that have jumped up and caused some upsets. They include:
1. Northern Iowa- This school out of the Missouri Valley Conference shocked everyone by upsetting #1 overall and the #1 seed out of the MidWest region, the Kansas Jayhawks. Before this year, this school had only one NCAA Tournament victory and that came the same year that the Razorbacks made it to the Final Four in Denver(1990). These kids have ice water in their veins and can hit some clutch shots. I believe that the Panthers have a legitimate shot at beating Michigan State in the regional semifinals and could push for a trip to the Final Four. One note on them. They are a #9 seed and no #9 seed has ever advanced to the Final Four. Could this be the year?
2. St. Mary's- The West Coast Conference tournament champs have looked like a foreign team with 5 Aussies on their roster, but these kids can play! After knocking out #2 seed Villanova on Saturday, I'm convinced that St. Mary's could also push for a trip to Indianapolis. Their center is an Iranian-British player named Omar Samhan, but this guy is a game changer. Villanova had no answer for him inside. Watch out for the Gaels!
3. Cornell- Before this year, no Ivy League school had been to the Sweet 16 since Penn did it in 1979, which was the same year they made it to the Final Four in Salt Lake City. What they did in the first 2 rounds was remarkable, in dominating Temple and Wisconsin. These kids can shoot, play defense, and unlike a lot of mid-majors, they don't fold under pressure. Unfortunately for them, they get Kentucky in the regional semifinals and to date, no #12 has ever defeated a #1 seed in this round, but you never know.
The first two rounds of the 2010 NCAA Tournament reminds me a lot of the tournaments in 2000 and in 1990 in that there were a lot of upsets in the early rounds and double digit seeds went deep into the tournament. Could this tournament be just like those that I just mentioned? You never know. The fun resumes Thursday evening in prime time.
1. Northern Iowa- This school out of the Missouri Valley Conference shocked everyone by upsetting #1 overall and the #1 seed out of the MidWest region, the Kansas Jayhawks. Before this year, this school had only one NCAA Tournament victory and that came the same year that the Razorbacks made it to the Final Four in Denver(1990). These kids have ice water in their veins and can hit some clutch shots. I believe that the Panthers have a legitimate shot at beating Michigan State in the regional semifinals and could push for a trip to the Final Four. One note on them. They are a #9 seed and no #9 seed has ever advanced to the Final Four. Could this be the year?
2. St. Mary's- The West Coast Conference tournament champs have looked like a foreign team with 5 Aussies on their roster, but these kids can play! After knocking out #2 seed Villanova on Saturday, I'm convinced that St. Mary's could also push for a trip to Indianapolis. Their center is an Iranian-British player named Omar Samhan, but this guy is a game changer. Villanova had no answer for him inside. Watch out for the Gaels!
3. Cornell- Before this year, no Ivy League school had been to the Sweet 16 since Penn did it in 1979, which was the same year they made it to the Final Four in Salt Lake City. What they did in the first 2 rounds was remarkable, in dominating Temple and Wisconsin. These kids can shoot, play defense, and unlike a lot of mid-majors, they don't fold under pressure. Unfortunately for them, they get Kentucky in the regional semifinals and to date, no #12 has ever defeated a #1 seed in this round, but you never know.
The first two rounds of the 2010 NCAA Tournament reminds me a lot of the tournaments in 2000 and in 1990 in that there were a lot of upsets in the early rounds and double digit seeds went deep into the tournament. Could this tournament be just like those that I just mentioned? You never know. The fun resumes Thursday evening in prime time.
posted by ssmith at 7:28 PM
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