Mace’s Place

We’ve gone from 16 down to four. If you wanted excitement, I hope you watched the previous weekend because this past weekend didn’t offer as much. Actually, this is the first time that the Final Four have been all #1 seeds since the seeding came into play decades ago. The highlight, at least for me, was I was at the Memphis win over Texas. It may have seemed like a blowout on tv, but it was sweet in person. Anyway, onto the top 10 (and me):

1. Suzanne Cascarano - 77
1. Emily Taylor - 77
1. Jason DeBruyn - 77
4. Mike Giddings - 76
4. Melissa Strzelinski - 76
6. Dustin Foster - 75
6. Shirley Everett - 75
8. Bridget Fry - 74
9. Jason Taylor - 73
9. Pat Riley - 73
21. Me - 66

Apparently I didn’t yell at Duke enough. But then again, after watching them in the 2nd round, they played like crap and didn’t deserve to win. Anyway, after Round 2, here’s the top 10 (and me):

1. Kurt Law - 48
2. Shirley Everett - 47
2. Jason DeBruyn - 47
4. Melissa Strzelinski - 46
5. Chad Howard - 44
5. Emily Helt-Taylor - 44
5. Greg Krause - 44
8. Mike Giddings - 43
8. Pat Riley - 43
8. Brandon Clark - 43
25. Me - 39

Don’t let this top 10 make you think it will finish this way. Though Kurt may be in first, he also had Georgetown winning it all. Ouch. After watching all the games this weekend, I’m still thinking North Carolina looks like the strongest team. I know they’ve only played Mount St. Mary’s and Arkansas, but ask the Hoyas what their thoughts on Davidson was before the game.

After the first round, here’s the top 10 (and my sad score):

1. Pat Riley - 25
1. Shirley Everett - 25
3. Melissa Strzelinski - 24
3. Matt Carlisle - 24
3. Kurt Law - 24
3. Greg Krause - 24
7. Jason DeBruyn - 23
7. Chad Meints - 23
7. Jason Taylor - 23
7. Brandon Clark - 23
33. Me - 19

There’s already been some great games, upsets, and yelling at the tv. I’ve thrown out phrases like, “c’mon Duke, don’t ____ me!” and “did Winthrop even show up in the second half?” Anyway, here’s the best highlight from the first round. Let’s hope for many more like this.