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Gonzaga is number 1 for the first time ever!

...watching Gonzaga right now, and your right....they ain't going far! Too many white guys with brains but not enough athletic ability to battle with the big boys! Seems like there team is a little on the small side as well?
 
I think they definitely give Stockton's kid too many minutes. I'd put Guy Edi into the game instead. He's an athlete and big, gives them a different element on the wing. They are definitely not small in the post though.

Best part of the game was knowing that the Manute Bol family legacy is ongoing. I had no idea he had a son playing college ball. And apparently he has another son named Bol Bol that's already like 6'5" and only in 7th grade:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=e23RE0aONr8
 
....well, they pulled one out against the 16th seed! Stockton's kid played well, I thought! Had half of the teams assists! The long haired freaky kid bailed the team out! Still seem a little on the small side to win against the big boys! Glad they advanced, though.
 
The SLC curse. Their path for a deep run was all set up about as easily as it could have been too....... Nothing but low fruit in front of them. Major choke job. They did play 2 good defensive teams though. If Wichita State is going to shoot 50% from 3 when they normally go ~ 30% and play the consistently good defense they are known for, they are going to win a lot of games in the tourney. I'm just surprised that Gonzaga both shoot poorly and allowed the other team to shoot so well. My confidence in them stemmed from the fact that both of those things wouldn't happen in any single game because they shoot so well normally and play decent on ball defense. At least I didn't bet on them.
 
I cheer for the little guys because when they do well, it improves college basketball. When they lose early like this, it gives all the more justification for the committee to select an 18-12 team that may have finished 7th-place in a big conference over a 25-5 team from a smaller conference that may have had a great season, but was upset in their conference tournament.
 
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