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Watercooler Chat: March Madness

Sadly, the Houston Rockets win streak was halted at 22 games. However, it took the best team in the NBA, the Boston Celtics, to stop these guys. Make no mistake, the Rockets are still an incredible team. They probably have the best team chemistry in the league, and nobody wants to play these guys in the playoffs.

The big news of the weekend: March Madness. And it sure lived up to that name. The first day didn’t see many upsets, but the second day was full of them. The #12 seed Western Kentucky Hilltoppers literally hit a shot at the buzzer to end #5 seed Drake’s successful season. #13 seed San Diego dropped the mighty UCONN (#4 seed) in a game that went down to the wire. It was one of those games where you say, “There’s no way San Diego can hang on to the end.” But… they did, as De’Jon Jackson hit a jumper with 1.2 seconds remaining to advance to the next round, pitting them against another potential sleeper… Western Kentucky. And in a mighty display, in which Western Kentucky looked like any strong basketball program from a major conference, Western Kentucky prevailed, beating San Diego 72-63. Now — they will have to take on the #1 seed juggernaut UCLA.

stephen-curry.jpgElsewhere in the tournament, another cinderella emerged. The name: Davidson. They are led by Stephen Curry (son of NBA star Del Curry) who scored 40 points (30 in the second half) in an upset win over Gonzaga. While some may have predicted that Davidson would prevail over Gonzaga, nobody could have imagined that they would oust the extremely intimidating Georgetown Hoyas. Georgetown was bigger than Davidson, faster than Davidson, and more experienced than Davidson, but Stephen Curry stepped up yet again, scoring 30 points and dropping the Hoyas 74-70.

So now we can look forward to another weekend of heart pounding college hoops. What will happen?? Can Western Kentucky pull the ultimate upset and defeat UCLA? Can Davidson continue their run with a win over Wisconsin? Is this finally the year that Kansas wins? Or will #1 Memphis silence its naysayers and cut down the nets in April? These are all difficult questions to answer, but there is one question that’s already been answered. Duke… will not win this year.

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