As someone who (foolishly) likes to think I know a little something about basketball, I fill out my brackets--yes plural--each year for the NCAA Tournament with the belief that my knowledge will lead me to the winner's circle. And each year I get proven wrong, this year included.
I figured that Ohio State and Kansas were sure things to reach the Final Four and I'm looking good as far as that goes. But as far as the other 62 teams go, well, my bracket has more red in it than a seventh-grader's essay on the Emancipation Proclamation written in the car on the way to school (see attached).
That being said, the NCAA Tournament has been it's usual thrilling self--George Mason's early ouster notwithstanding--with the usual collection of stunning upsets, game-winning shots and controversial finishes. I was at the Butler-Pitt game on Sunday and it was one of the five best games I've ever seen, but who knows, a game in the next two weeks could top it?
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