Charles an embarrassment? Wow, we disagree there. Not exactly earth shattering news. In any case I was only commenting on his dead-on statement that the Big East came into the tournament overrated. I didn't hear anyone else saying that, certainly not the selection committee.

Yup, Charles is an embarrassment. A big flat loudmouth. I'll bet he and Pitino traded notes during the commerical breaks on what cities have the best in extra-curricular services.

I don't think your Jayhawks have much to fear from Illinois. There has been unbelievable grumbling about them around here all season, particularly about the graduating seniors. They came in with a lot of hype and have not come close to living up to it.

I expected the Illinois/UNLV game to be closer. Illinois shot the ball very well. Right now, no team in the nation can beat KU on the inside, not with the nasty Morris twins....but KU's 1 weakness is when teams shoot lights-out from outside. I think KU will still win tonight, but they need to be at their best (which they were NOT in the opening game).

Pitt is like Texas when March rolls around -- it's just a question of who is going to "upset" them this year. This is the fourth year in a row they have been knocked out by a lower seeded team.

I was stunned at the end of the Butler/Pitt game. Stunned.

Craig B. will probably cough up a hairball to hear this but I find myself cheering for BYU. I admired the way the whole Davies situation played out, including him being on the bench with the team after being kicked off the team. Granted, BYU's rules are not yours or mine, but they are their rules and they have stuck to them when many other top programs would have looked the other way. I also like the play of Jimmer Fredette. He led the country in scoring, plus that has to be one of the coolest names in basketball. I like the way he elevates for his jump shot. And so fast getting it off. There was one yesterday from behind the arc on the right side where he caught the ball with a defender all over him and drilled it like an assassin. The tiny opening was all he needed.

I agree that Fredette is lethal. He reminds me of Reggie Miller, who could shoot a three ball in a split second. And he can pass the ball well. Here's the problem - teams try to beat BYU at BYU's game. You have to play physical against them. A few bitch-slaps from the Morris twins at KU and I don't think Jimmer will be quite so Jimmer.

And you can admire the Davies situation, but I don't. If I were a player in demand (which Davies is) and someone tossed me for one night of de-flowering, I'd personally leave with 1 finger in the air and go play for who offered me the most.