And then there was 16

Well the first two rounds of the NCAA Men's Tournament have officially come to a conclusion after a fun and eventful four days of action. We are now down to the Sweet 16 remaining and as I doubted, there are several surprises.

Who is left playing in the Sweet 16:
From the East Region:
1. North Carolina
2. Tennessee
3. Louisville
4. Washington State
From the Midwest Region:
1. Kansas
3. Wisconsin
10. Davidson
12. Villanova
From the South Region:
1. Memphis
2. Texas
3. Stanford
5. Michigan State
From the West Region:
1. UCLA
3. Xavier
7. West Virginia
12. Western Kentucky

So as you can see there are three double digit seeds playing in the Sweet 16, which is a shock to me. Basically my bracket is shot, so all I have left is rooting for my Tar Heels, who averaged 110 points in their first two games of the tournament. But now it is time to get down to the business.

Now I want to address the two comments left from the other day and boy am I shocked to see comments from these two. I thought they feel off the bandwagon or something, especially Mr. John. Anyways I am all happy when any leaves comments, it always gives me something extra to talk about.

First T's comment about the Georgetown "choke" Hoyas. As most of you know the Hoyas got upset in the second round by a mighty Davidson team lead by sophomore stud Stephen Curry who scored 30 huge points in a winning effort against the Hoyas, just days after he torched Gonzaga for 40.

Yes I picked Georgetown to make it to the final four, just because I didn't want to have all four 1 seeds in there because that has never happened. But what can you do, evidently the Hoyas weren't ready to big it and got shocked by this year's Cinderella.

I don't think they let me down last season though, they upset my Tar Heels in the Elite 8 in an overtime game that they never should have won, only to go on to lose in their final four game. Most of the time I don't consider making it to the final four a let down. Anyways, tough lose, tough pick. I'll survive.

Now to get onto the business of John's comments. Where have you been man? No E-mail, no comments in like 2 weeks, not even any bracket talk. It's okay, I know you are a busy man. But now I have to Smak ya.

I don't know who that lose friend was who said Georgetown was going to tear it up and if it was me, then I must have been losing it, but it is sad that they lost in the second round. I had better expectations, but I don't think I said they would tear it up.

As for Skip Bayless, I don't even want to talk about that fool. I can't even watch that show he is on because he just makes the worst points. Especially when he has the nerve and calls Lebron the Queen and KG the softest power forward in the league. That is just plain ridiculous. If I ever have the chance to go 1 on 1 with that guy in the future, (probably won't since he is like a 60 year old bum) but I would have to pull a Stephen A. Smith on him and talk a million words a minute and just rant him out. That is the only good time to watch Skip, when he is going against Stephen A. because he makes him look like the fool he is.

I'm sure Skip called Roy Hibbert a weak, slow center, blah, blah, blah. Which is something he would say but Roy will be a legit center in the next few years in the NBA. He will do a lot better than any of the Florida bums from last year who have stunk it up this year, with the exception of Al Horford, he is the only legit player out of that group.

I'm telling you, people are sleeping on Greg Oden and Roy Hibbert. But they are true centers and will be the face of the league for the next 10 years mark my words. Yeah the NBA has become a guards league, but they will keep the center game around because both of them will be studs.

Pacers? Only 1.5 games out, yeah there are several teams trying to get that 8 spot in the East, even the Bulls are in the mix and when it all comes down to it, I think the Bulls will win that 8 spot. It doesn't really matter who gets the 8 spot in the East because they will just get swept by the Celtics in the first round anyways. Hawks, Nets, Pacers, Bulls all fighting for the 8 spot, Bulls will get it and will be swept in the first round by the Celtics.

Oh and the Pacers just need to let Jermaine O'neal go, because he is causing them problems with his injuries and not so hot play. The stars on the Pacers are Dunleavy and Danny Granger. So build around them and part ways with O'Neal.

What's the deal with the Wizards? I just can't figure them out. They lose 5 games, then they win 5 games, all without Gilbert Arenas. They're one of those teams that can beat the Celtics and Pistons one night and then turn around and lose to the Bobcats or Heat the next. They're just one of those confusing teams to understand, but Antwan Jamison has been playing great during Arenas's absence and has kept them around in the East.

I saw when Dirk injured his leg, I thought he was done for the year, it just didn't look pretty at all. But two weeks, that's going to be huge. I really don't think the Mavericks are going to be able to hang out to survive the playoffs. The Warriors are playing some tough ball and the Nuggets will make that push and to get and the Mavericks and reigning MVP Dirk will miss out on the playoffs after a 67 win season last year.

The Spurs are fine, they are still settling in their their new pieces and will be in tip top shape when the playoffs come around. Whether their a 1 seed or the 6 seed, they will be a tough challenge for any team in the West.

I don't see why you are a Rick Carlisle fan anyway, he chocked with a good Pistons team and he chocked with the Pacers, why would you like him as a coach. I think he should coach the Bulls though, maybe he can do something with them, since there wouldn't be high expectations right away.

I don't know what this Larry Bird riddle is about, but I'm looking forward to hearing about it. I heard that Jerry West wanted to move from Memphis to New York. Not really sure why, but I saw a little excerpt about it on SI the other day.

I also saw a website has been created to help bring Lebron to New York. That's right, the Knicks fans are already trying to convince Lebron to come play in the Big Apple. Check out www.nycforlebron.com and you will see their little campaign to try to get Lebron to come to New York when his contract runs out in 2010.

Personally, I could see Lebron playing in New York, but only if they were a team competing for a Championship. And of course with Lebron and any one's team you have a chance to compete for a championship, but the Knicks have just to many situations going on and as long as Isaiah Thomas is there, I don't see it happening.

Wow, that was a lot of information. I hope you all enjoy it and I'll be back in a couple days with more information.

Take it easy.