First, Happy Belated Opening Day everyone. Your commissioner was doing what everyone should have done yesterday afternoon and attended an afternoon baseball opener. Here in the nation's capital the game turned out to be a really good starting pitcher matchup that ended with the Nationals bullpen imploding in extra innings. Only 161 games to go.
And yes, I did stay up to watch my Cubs get a win in Arizona late last night.
Regarding the basketball, there were really interesting and exciting things going on in both The Association and the NCAA tournament.
Did you see my Chicago Bulls score 8 points in 12 seconds to make up a 5 point deficit to the Lakers and win on a half court buzzer beater? I did! By the way, the Bulls swept the Lakers this year with both Luka and LeBron on the floor. I should be happy about this.
Did you see the Washington Wizards give up 162 points to the Indiana Pacers in regulation last night? I did! It was actually funny watching the Washington crowd boo when Indiana held the ball and took repeated 24 second violations at the end of the game instead of running up the score. Great show of sportsmanship to hold the margin of victory to 53 points.
Did you see that the Crimson Tide hit the 100 point mark with 6:30 left in the game? I did! It's a 40 minute game and the score of 100-79 had already surpassed the betting over with six and a half minutes left. It's probably worth noting that Alabama broke a record for 3-pointers in a tournament game with 25, which gave your commissioner hives thinking that Tony Delk was on the floor somewhere. Look at this shot chart for Alabama! 51 threes taken? The game has changed.
Did you see the Texas Tech comeback against Arkansas? I did! Let me stat you down for a moment. Calipari was 35-0 in the NCAA tournament when he held a lead of 6 points or more during the game. He is 35-1 now after the Red Raiders walked them down from 16 back with 10:10 left in the game.
Did you see Cooper Flagg last night? I did! 30 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists to lead Duke to into the Elite 8, and that team looks ridiculous. He is even more skilled than I give him credit for.
Did you see that rather dominant performance from Florida last night? I did! Florida is really good, and my bracket pick to win the tournament, but I am really concerned with their free throw shooting. A team this good should be better at the line, and they are going to need to be better in San Antonio if they expect to win this thing.
On to the block squares pool. Did you see that your commissioner is heating up? I did! My arrival in Round 2 was followed by a definitive win in Round 3. Momentum is a dangerous thing my friends. The four winners from yesterday are below.
More basketball please! My Friday evening is currently free.
--Your Commissioner
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