>>>>>It looks like the real Memphis team showed up today, at least through half time. We are ahead of Maryland by 20 at the half!
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>>>>They really didn't look so good the first round. I thought it was weak conference syndrome exhibited once again. Maybe not.
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>>>Ok, so how do you like them ahead of Maryland by 20 right now? lol
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>>They have a lot of talent. Let's see how far street ball carries them <g>.
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>>Derrick Rose is having an excellent rookie season with the Bulls, thank you very much. He's a winner even on a loser team. (They make me groan every time I watch them, which is not so much any more). His defense is terrible, absolutely terrible, and he is regularly benched at crunch time for that reason. But there is a glow about his game that makes any basketball fan smile. Doc Rivers, Chris Paul, and others have complimented him, so I'm not alone. He's only about 20.
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>Yeah, we've done pretty good considering this was supposed to be a rebuilding year!

There's that "we" again <g>. But yes, Memphis has probably removed any doubts about their weak schedule in the first two rounds of the tournament. They came into the tournament truly an unknown quantity. You and me and three guys on the bus could beat most teams in Conference USA after all the other good programs fled to the Big East. But they look like they're for real.

It looks like the selection committee mostly nailed it. UConn, Louisville, and Carolina have all been annihilating people, and I don't think Pitt will have much trouble with OK State in the second round. Some of the 2 seeds are through as well. (But how did Michigan State get a #2 seed? USC will get them.)