King's Things: News & Views from the first weekend

Eric B. make ‘em clap to this... No Love for Starbury has turned in the bracket of the tournament so far. Not only does he still have all Final Four teams left, but he’s picked several upsets along the way, including having Wichita State advance this far as a moneyball team... I liked “The Matrix” better the first time when it was called “Tron”... Don’t look now but DJ Jazzy Josh and the Get Fresh Brew is in second place after his bracket finally arrived in the mail Monday all the way from Massachusetts... Do you guys like Taco Bell?... Mya Flunt gets the award for best upset picks. No one else correctly picked a George Mason vs. Wichita State match-up, and he has George Mason as a moneyball team... Iowa in the Final Four? Sapientior and V for Vratsinas must be drinking from the same bottle... Note for next year that some of you already know: the Wall Street Journal has one of the best selection Monday tournament sections... If you are one of the five entrants who picked Georgetown in the Sweet Sixteen, salud... There has never been a better tribute to Sanford & Son than that of the human LinnDrum Ready Rock C... With 36 total entries, the winner of this is going to get $180 in addition to the Escobar Cup and subscription to Slam... Yes, Adam Morrison of Gonzaga pulls down the points and rebounds, but the stat they don’t give you is his mustache’s assist with the ladies... At what point did Mike Nail and Rick Schaeffer turn into Schiavone and Tenay... Boogaloo Watts offers this commentary on why he did not enter the tournament this year: “In past competitions, I would seek the advice of basketball mavens, but few in Texas give a rat’s a$$ about basketball, so advice is not readily available. However, in these days of American decline in basketball and baseball, your forum reminds me Uncle Sam will always dominate professional wrestling. In that sense, the terrorists have not and cannot win.”... Has there ever been a player better suited for the 40 Minutes of Hell style than UAB’s Squeaky Johnson?... The women’s tournament needs a play-in game, too? Come on, man... If you could time travel Gerry McNamara of Syracuse back to the Bird-era Celtics, he and Jerry Schisting would be the ultimate backcourt... Wayne Larivee doing the Big Ten tournament has been the nicest surprise of March Madness. Ring it up!... Special thanks to The Teacher for his generous donation to the Dr. Judo Organizing Committee... More news coming next week.