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Here you will find a 16 year old's take on today's top and not so top stories in the sports world! I am an aspiring sports journalist and/or sportscaster so I would appreciate your comments! Thanks and enjoy the blog!

Monday, March 14, 2011

March Madness-Huskies?

Sooo, on Saturday night I went onto my computer and saw the shocking news...the Huskies had beaten Arizona to win the Pac-10 championship on a Isiah Thomas buzzer beater..in OVERTIME! At first I was shocked, then angry, then confused.

Let me take you though my thoughts...

Shocked: Wow! I couldn't believe the Huskies won AGAIN without Overton. Wow! They went into overtime? Isiah Thomas played the whole game and swished it at the buzzer? Holy cow! How did that happen?

Then the angry stage....
Angry: OMG! Why did I miss that game? I should have known it was on!!!!! Why don't I pay more attention to college hoops? Dad!!! Why didn't you tell me it was on??? Wait, he doesn't watch college either...and the Huskies beat his alum so he probably is angry at the moment...ill just step away now...

Then I was confused...
Confused: Wait soo they won....now what?

End of thoughts.

Okay, so after my whirlwind of thoughts, I decided to find out exactly how this whole college bball works. Yes, I do know what March Madness is and how there are 68 teams, and who were the champs last year, but I really don't know a lot about the specific college teams, so I started my research.

Sunday afternoon: To my surprise I found out that the Huskies were named the No.7 in the East. What in the world...the east? Hmm..still doesn't exactly make sense...Any answers? Then I found out that Gonzaga was No.11. I didn't know Gonzaga was even that good...I guess I have a lot to learn! I googled the college bracket list and filled out my picks. Yes, i did it randomly, mostly looking at the rankings then from past knowledge of big name teams. My pick to win? Kansas over Ohio State. Don't ask why, i wouldn't remember how I got there anyway! But, maybe its beginners luck and im right!

I'm excited to watch the tourney this year and maybe learn a thing or two along the way. How about you? 

What To Think of the Heat....

What is there to think about with the Heat? Are they losing it? Was their losing streak just too much for them? Should they fire their coach?

All these questions are stupid. The Heat are a first year team. They came together only this season and have three players that are used to carrying the weight of a whole team on their shoulders. Yes, it is over halfway into the season, but you have to give them some slack.

First off, firing the coach and having Pat Riley step in isn't the answer. It's not the coach's fault that the team went through a slump. Truthfully, I doubt the coach does anything more than stand on the sidelines and motivates them during timeouts. I mean seriously, when you have Lebron, D-Wade, and Bosh, who needs the instructions? They all know what to do and have been exceeding the expectations for several years.

Second, yes I agree Chris Bosh doesn't carry his weight and can't make shots. But...to get rid of him means that you are losing faith in your team. Its like kicking a member out of a group and saying that they aren't good enough to play with you. Think about what that would do to the Heat organization and fan base. They had so much hype about another Big Three and you want to kick him out? Imagine all the taunts from the other teams..However, there is a reason for Chris Bosh not having a spectacular season.

Lebron and D-Wade share the court with him. It's the LJ and D-Wade show, not so much CB...

There isn't much Chris can really do because he doesn't get a ton of touches on the court and when he does he usually kicks it out to the guards.

I know i have faith that the Heat will pull it together in time for the playoffs. I mean, they already secured a spot in the Eastern Conference, so now they just have to focus on closing.

Ahh...closing....a big question for the Heat is who should take that last shot in games. I believe D-Wade should take it to the house. He is way too good of a player to watch Lebron isolate and miss (srry Lebron but you have been doing that often..) D-Wade was leader of the team before all the moves and he should stay that way. D-Wade should take the last shot.

In closing, the Heat are fine. They will make it to the playoffs. They will make it passed the first round and _________________.

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