MISTER FADED GLORY
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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Syracuse Sweet Sixteen Postmortem
Well, that didn’t work. I stand corrected. What’s most disappointing is not showing up, from the beginning. And if this is the start of a trend for Oklahoma, rather than a white-hot aberration, they’ll win the title. For the Orange, … Continue reading
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Tagged Blake Griffin, Jim Boeheim, Jonny Flynn, Oklahoma Sooners, Paul Harris
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Syracuse Sweet Sixteen preview
I have little to say – what more could the ‘Cuse do this season to surpass my expectations? On the road against Florida, Kansas and Memphis in the non-con, they took care of them all. After a swift rise into … Continue reading
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16 Winners, 16 Sentences
Pittsburgh. Not exactly inspiring lots of confidence for those of us who swore by this team – though this is how they won in the regular season; hanging with an opponent and running away at the finish. Xavier. In case … Continue reading
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Walking into Memphis
It’s easy to forget how sweet the Sweet Sixteen actually is, until your team hasn’t been there for five years. Syracuse played a sharp game today in dispatching of Arizona State; the Sun Devils’ two stars rendered virtually meaningless. Eric … Continue reading
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32 Winners, 32 Sentences (with only a few liberties)
Louisville. Not sure in which round it will occur, but at the 15-minute mark of one unfortunate second half, the sleepwalking Cards will find themselves trailing, attempt to flip a switch – and nothing will be there. Siena. Good for … Continue reading
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Quick tourney check-in
Doesn’t seem like anything monumental has occurred, does it? Unless you’re one of the few college basketball fans who don’t read this blog, and mistakenly forecast West Virginia into your Elite Eight. At least not until tonight’s slate, but during … Continue reading
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Finally, a tournament philosophy.
In case you’re wondering, St. Mary’s defeated Washington State in the NIT last night . Not sure if you’re aware, but Wazzu is a Pac Ten school, and defeated Arizona by 16 points on Feb. 26. Arizona, as you might … Continue reading
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The Struggle Within
Stop me if you’ve heard this one, but I totally don’t get this bracket. I know, it’s not like I’ve ever said this before. And each year, I try and adhere to my published canons (Memphis sucks, Duke sucks, UConn … Continue reading
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By the time I get to St. Mary’s v. Arizona
Not that I’m thrilled to champion the cause of a team that suffered a serious shellacking in its final conference tournament game, but a disturbing trend emerged from this week’s early dissection of the NCAA tournament bubble. Promulgated on ESPN … Continue reading
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Oh, and, by the by…
Forgot to inform you all that Mister Faded Glory would be out a couple of days, visiting his homeland’s thawing frozen tundra. But, uh, did we miss anything?
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