I love the NCAA tournament. I thought Syracuse and Kentucky were locks. Go, Butler! (Although I'm a Duke fan, truth be told.)
I hate this years NCAA tournament (even though i still love it cuz it is one of the best sporting events there is but this is a down year for it)... When Butler, Tennesse, or Michigan St. (without their best player) one of them being in the finals, you know that all the contenders this year were flaud, and there really was no one really good team in the tournament...
And Roy no offense, but I don't get it, how can you be a Duke fan and want them to get beat, I don't get it?
What's the fun in seeing dominant teams rampage through the tournament? I like it better this way: some semblance of parity, where even the perceived 'best' teams can get beat in any given round. Every game is close. For me, the tournament couldn't get much better.
I'd rather have the best teams duking it out against each other to win it (no pun intended lol), so you can get games like that Memphis Vs. Kansas '08 game, which I was hoping could have been Kansas Vs. Kentucky.
And I didn't say rampage...
just win with the games hopefully being close, because who other than their teams fans, would have wanted Tennessee, or Mich St. in the finals other than their own fans, not couting Butler cuz their the defacto home team and tons of people want them to win agaisnt a team like Duke or WV...
which most likely would not be a good championship game and would have a better chance being like last years.
Based upon your rationale, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say you could never appreciate the likes of NO. 8 seeded Villanova over NO. 1 Georgetown or, NO 6. NC State over NO. 1 Houston. Or more recently, even though it wasn't for a championship, NO. 11 George Mason over NO. 1 Connecticut to get to the Final Four. It's these types of games that make March Madness one of the greatest basketball events of the year.
That is completely true...
Villanaova over Georgetown, both were great and the George mason elite eight win was ok, but I knew George Mason was going to get bounced the next game.
Butler's story so far I have to admit is as good as George Mason, probably better, and could be better than Villnova's and NC States because Butler still has a good chance to win unlike George Mason did and how they are at home.
I just don't like when all the powers are knocked out, and you have teams that aren't really that great in West Virginia, or Duke most likely to win it.
But I was hoping for a Kentucky Vs. Butler final so it could have been like the Villanova and NC State victoriies with Big Bad Big Blue and all the one and done NBA prospects losing to the huge underdog in Butler, but Butler defeating Duke would be the next best which still defintely would be comparable to the Villanove and NC State upsets if not bigger.
Even though, Butler is much better than George Mason was when they made it to the Final Four, and it wouldn't be a complete shock to me if Butler found a win it all, but it still would be comparable to the Villinova, NC State upsets, becaue who would have thought Butler would be in the Final Four, and winning it.
