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Pastimes : 2003 NCAA College Basketball March Madness -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (120)	3/21/2003 9:50:24 PM
From: Robert F. Newton	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 278

I picked Louisville to win it all over KU in the Battle of Kentucky.............It's probably my only legitimate chance to win any of the pools I'm in. I lost another Sweet 16 with Penn losing to Oklahoma State. I can't remember having a poorer first round. I couldn't buy an upset (i.e. 11 seed or lower) this year

To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (120)	3/21/2003 10:02:02 PM
From: EL KABONG!!!	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 278

Hi Jeff, Louisville played great tonight. It was a toss-up whether to choose them or Mississippi State to eventually knock off Oklahoma in the Sweet 16-- and I chose the latter. If that doesn't happen, my East bracket is a mess. Great thinking!!! Wrong conclusion??? In close calls like that, I'd always favor the more experienced coach, in this case Rick Pitino. In any event, my thoughts were very similar to your own. I just couldn't see Oklahoma making it all the way to the Final 4, so I looked for a team to knock them off. In the East bracket, I saw only 3 teams with any real potential, aside from Oklahoma. That was Louisville, Syracuse and Mississippi State. The Orangemen are too young (and thusly inexperienced) to seriously contend, so that left the Bulldogs and the Cardinals. Of the two coaches, Pitino and Stansbury, I like Pitino better. And besides that, Louisville is one of only 3 teams this year to have defeated Kentucky. That said, Oklahoma shouldn't be a pushover for anyone. When they're playing good, they're really, really good. And when they're playing bad, they're still fairly good. But Oklahoma has been inconsistent this year, so they can be "had" by someone. Went 3-1 in tonight's early games. Missed on Colorado. My mistake. Upon re-examination, I should have gone with Michigan State. My call. My bad... KJC