Sunday, March 27, 2016

March 27, 2016: Yeah, we even do this on Easter


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Stat of the Day


It’s not the tweet of the day, but this stat comes directly from somebody else’s Twitter account, so we’ll just properly source it….


Fat. Lever.


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Buddy, Buddy, Buddy, can’t you see, sometimes your threes just hypnotize me


We feel like we could just copy and paste the recaps from all of the Oklahoma tournament wins we have written up in the past two weeks. Buddy Hield scored 37 points with eight made threes and Oklahoma led Oregon comfortably throughout the entirety of their Elite Eight matchup. The only person to score more points than Hield in the NCAA Tournament prior to the Final Four is some guy named Steph Curry and if memory serves he is pretty good and about to win his second straight NBA MVP award. Also, Buddy’s real name is Chavano and it’s a damn shame announcers don’t get to shout that while he lights everybody up for 30+ points.


Super-Nova


One game after posting the most efficient offensive game in the last five years of college basketball, Villanova held Kansas to their season low scoring total en route to a spot in the Final Four. They’ll need to have the same effectiveness on defense against Oklahoma as the Sooners are similarly ranked to Kansas in many offensive categories. And while Villanova is known for its three-point shooting--and they take a ton of threes--Oklahoma is actually 2nd in the country in three-point shooting percentage. And, they take the same number of threes per game as Villanova.


Professional Detroit sports teams do not do well


The Red Wings and Pistons are each in tight races for a playoff spot, and neither did themselves any favors yesterday. The Red Wings were absolutely stomped by the Penguins at home. The 7-2 loss leaves the Wings tied with the Flyers for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot at 85 points, although the Flyers have a game in hand.


The Pistons are still in the eighth and final Eastern Conference playoff spot, with a two-game lead on the Bulls. Saturday’s loss against Atlanta ends the Pistons’ five-game win streak, and denied them a chance to take over the seventh seed. There are definitely arguments to be made that playing the Cavs in the first round is a better option than playing the Raptors, so this may not be so bad, and perhaps the Pistons did do themselves a favor. This, ladies and gentlemen, is what we call writing yourself in a circle.


Today is the ACC’s day


All four teams playing for the last 2 Final Four spots hail from the ACC. The conference’s run this tournament has been impressive by any standards, sending six teams to the Sweet 16. They are going to set a record for most money earned by a conference at a tournament, we just need to wait for the final buzzer to sound before we have a total. Just imagine if ACC heavy-hitter Louisville hadn’t self-imposed a postseason ban halfway through this year. Or, I guess you could imagine a world in which Syracuse and North Carolina faced some sort of substantial punishment for their misdeeds. I’m not sayin’ . . . I’m just sayin’.....



Tweet of the Day


Free idea: Put Air Bud vs. Buddy Hield on pay per view and make millions.


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Vine Video of the Day


Uhhhhhhhhh . . . . . . . . . . H?
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Helloooooo . . . Is it meeee you’re looking forrrrr?


No. Nobody is looking for Tim Tebow and he remains a free agent at this time.


NCAA Tournament Scoreboard

Oklahoma 80
Oregon 68
Villanova 64
Kansas 59

NBA Scoreboard

Atlanta 112
Detroit 95
Brooklyn 120
Indian 110
Chicago 89
Orlando 111
Toronto 115
New Orleans 91
Cleveland 107
NY Knicks 93
Boston 102
Phoenix 99
Portland 108
Philadelphia 105
Utah 93
Minnesota 84
San Antonio 92
Oklahoma City 111
Charlotte 115
Milwaukee 91

NHL Scoreboard


Pittsburgh 7
Detroit 2
Nashville 5
Columbus 1
Chicago 4
Calgary 1
Arizona 2
Philadelphia 1
Edmonton 4
Los Angeles 6
Buffalo 3
Winnipeg 2
Minnesota 4
Colorado 0
Dallas 4
San Jose 2
Boston 3
Toronto 1
NY Rangers 5
Montreal 2
Anaheim 4
Ottawa 3 (OT)
Florida 5
Tampa Bay 2
St. Louis 4
Washington 0
NY Islanders 4
Carolina 3 (OT)


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