NCAA Tournament- Midwest Region Preview

The Midwest region is an interesting one this year, at least to me. There are a few intriguing match-ups, lets take a look at the round of 64:
1 Michigan State vs 16 LIU
8 Memphis vs 9 St. Louis
5 New Mexico vs 12 Long Beach State
4 Louisville vs 13 Davidson
6 Murray State vs 11 Colorado State
3 Marquette vs 14 BYU or Iona
7 Florida vs 10 Virginia
2 Duke vs 15 Lehigh

Time for the AFC Playoff Picture Predicitions

Since the Monday Night game features two NFC games, and I am a big Ravens fan, I am going to predict the way the AFC playoffs shape up next week, and how the postseason will go for the conference.

Sixers Looking to Start Fast

As the 66 game, shortened season begins for the Sixers tonight as they travel to Portland, the young team needs to start quickly. A winning streak to begin the season is the most important thing this team could do for themselves to be positioned well when the playoffs come around. The Celtics and Mavericks proved yesterday that the teams with less new additions, either talent or coaching wise, will prevail early in the season since the lockout put a strain on the offseason. The Sixers welcome back basically the exact same team that finished 41-41 last season and 38-28 in the team's final 66 games.

The Sixers are getting 4.5 points when I typed this, even though I think the Sixers should win pretty handily tonight. Portland does not look as good as it did last year, especially with Brandon Roy, arguably the teams best player, retiring in the offseason. I expect Thaddeus Young to have an incredible season, even winding up posting 20 points a game by season's end. I expect the Sixers to start fast as they take advantage of being in a familiar system as other teams adapt to new schemes and faces. Also, they play the East Conference alot with the schedule for the 66 game season, and the East is pretty weak. I like this team to finish 39-27 and make some noise in the playoffs.

Phillies Blog

Phillies Blog 1
June 7, 2007
After seeing the Phils take the first two games against the Mets, i have gained back the respect for them lost in the 2-5 homestand that could have been 0-7 the way they played. Sweeping the first place Mets could happen tonight as Cole Hamels is on the mound. His 8 wins tops the NL and is ERA is solid. If Eaton and Moyer were able to hold down the Mets, Hamels can shut them down and the Phils would be 5 1/2 back after the sweep.
One thing i liked about the 4-2 win last night was Rollins homer. he had not homered since April 27 and now has 10. The Phils will need him and his bat to come prepared every night to take over first.