When most of the games are tournaments, you can assume that there are going to be a lot of losses. After all, only one team can go undefeated in an 8 team tournament. But the points were piled on this week, shaking up the leader board and leading some people to wonder just what the hell they were thinking when they drafted _____ .
A recap of the "point worthy" tournaments and who took home the booty:
a. Coaches Vs Cancer = 2 pts Syracuse (Akaoni) won this last week.
b. NIT Preseason = 4 Duke (Gunz) knocks out UCONN to take the big one.
c. College Ball Experience Classic = 2 Texas (Akaoni) beat Pitt (Akaoni) to take this yawner.
d. Maui Invitational = 3 Gonzaga (NotaTurtle) rose up to win this over Cincinnati (The CEO), Wisconsin and Colorado in a fantastic 3 game tourney. Zags are back in the game!
e. 76 / Anaheim Classic = 3 West Virginia (Jutdog) knocked off the great looking Portland Pilots.
f. Old Spice Classic = 3 Florida St (Jaybird) took out Alabama and Marquette to take the Old Spice.
g. Puerto Rico Tipoff = 3 Villanova (Phumnunki) beat George Mason, Dayton and Ole Miss to take Puerto Rico
h. Paradise Jam = 3 Purdue (NotaTurtle) knocked off Tennessee (Jutdog) in a thriller to take the VI.
i. Hawaiian Diamond Head = 2 (not til December)
j. Charleston Classic = 2 Miami beat South Carolina to win Charleston, no points for anyone!
k. Cancun Challenge = 2 Kentucky (Jaybird) faced little threat in Cleveland St and Stanford to win Cancun
l. Chicago Invitational = 2 Northwestern (Jaybird) beat down Notre Dame and Iowa State to take Chicago.
And a SHOUT OUT to the Richmond Spiders (Babblemur) who knocked off Miss St and Missouri to win the South Padre Invitational, worth no points!
While Akaoni managed to hold onto the number one spot for another week, Gunz won week three by picking up 30 points due to Duke's NIT win, Wisconsin's 2-1 run in Maui, UNLV's big win over Louisville Saturday and Illinois State's four wins. NotaTurtle brought home 27 points, and Boaris and Jaybird banged in 26 a piece. Some Guy in Illinois was the Big Loser this week, picking up only 13 points and falling from 2nd to 9th place.
Standings after Week Three:
# 1. AKaoni - 57 (39-6)
# 2. Gunz - 56 (36-9)
# 3. Jaybird - 53 (32-11)
# 4. Boaris - 52 (34-6)
# 5. Babblemur - 49 (31-13)
# 6. NotaTurtle - 47 (31-11)
# 7. Jutdog - 47 (32-12)
# 8. Phunmunki - 47 (30-14)
# 9. Some Guy in Illinois - 43 (33-12)
# 10. The CEO - 41 (29-16)
9 comments:
"Penn State."
What's up wit Illinois (not of the SomeGuy varitey)? They apparently don't like to play over the holidays...
So, for all you hoops junkies out there, I pose a question, if Arkansas (losers of three straight home games to mid majors) was in the Pac 10, what would their outlook be for the rest of the season? We all know they would likely split with Oregon State who also likes to lose to crappy mid majors at home. I'm hoping their five suspended players come back soon and they start to salvage their season. A repeat performance against Texas would be a good start.....
-The CEO
They might as well be in the pac 10 because they stink - thanks for the extra points.
ummmmm, huh??? I go to put my kids to bed, Clemson is up 23, crusing along, game over, I come back out and Illinois is up 2? Now, putting two little kids under four to bed can be a little chore, but really, how do you blow a 23 pt lead at home that fast? I can't imagine this will do a ton to boost Clemson's confidence
-The CEO
Poor Gunz!! Wisconsin is playing the best game they have in a couple of years, probably since they had Carolina on the ropes in the great 8 on Easter 5 or 6 years ago, and even if they pull the upset, it's only 1 pt, since he has Duke. Speaking of Carolina, maybe there is hope this season, there was actually a guard sighting last night, if they can shoot that well, with the big trees, they might have a shot at the final four, great game though, and I have to think on a neutral court, Michigan State brings that home, great game to watch, a lot of skill on the floor on both sides,
-The CEO
What an exciting Badger game. In 10 years, Iowa might beat a top 100 team too!
We can only hope...
CEO starting to move towards a strong record. CEO is winner of the week's "Could've done that blindfolded" award.
Jut
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