2008 Woodie Awards
FACE OFF
Round 2: Austin Danforth vs. Lance Miller
judging by Jason Bushey
Issue date: 2/26/08 Section: Sports
It's mid-February which means it's time for the annual bracketology quiz. Who are the four number one seeds as of right now?
AD: In my book Duke, Memphis, UCLA and Kansas are the big four.
UConn is surging but still on the out¬side looking in.
UNC could finish the season, beat Duke at least once and maybe steal a spot. Texas could beat Kansas again and maybe win the Big XII, which would get them a win.
After beating Memphis, Tennessee is another one that could win the SEC and have a legit shot at a number-one seed.
But the first four have proven them¬selves to be the best and most consistent all season. The others have been close to great, like the big four, but those four have just been too good through now.
LM: Kansas is an all around solid team. They have dropped games to Kansas State and to Texas but I think they will win the Big 12 tournament and take the number one slot in their bracket.
Even though Memphis was beat by Tennessee on Saturday night, that will be their only loss of the season and they will still get the number one seed.
Tennessee knocked off #1 Memphis so there is no question that they will cruise into a number one spot.
UNC is going to win the ACC tourney and even though they lost at home to Duke, it was without Ty Lawson. UNC will edge Duke when both teams are at full throttle. You can say what you want about Duke, but they have nothing to offer in the post.
THE SCORE
Is it march yet?
I'm ready to dance.
Lance 0
Austin 1
According to Nets president Ron Thorn, the Jason Kidd trade to the Mavericks "appears to be a go." Does this make the Mavericks the favorite to win the West?
AD: First of all it's a joke that it "appears to be a go." Thorn runs the organization, he should "know." Second of all, this trade has been on and off so many times in the last week; I'm sick of it.
This is a great example of how far things have come in pro sports to the point where the athletes have more say over who gets traded than the teams that pay them. It's not your great-grandfather's sports world where Babe Ruth gets traded for startup capital for a theater production.
AD: In my book Duke, Memphis, UCLA and Kansas are the big four.
UConn is surging but still on the out¬side looking in.
UNC could finish the season, beat Duke at least once and maybe steal a spot. Texas could beat Kansas again and maybe win the Big XII, which would get them a win.
After beating Memphis, Tennessee is another one that could win the SEC and have a legit shot at a number-one seed.
But the first four have proven them¬selves to be the best and most consistent all season. The others have been close to great, like the big four, but those four have just been too good through now.
LM: Kansas is an all around solid team. They have dropped games to Kansas State and to Texas but I think they will win the Big 12 tournament and take the number one slot in their bracket.
Even though Memphis was beat by Tennessee on Saturday night, that will be their only loss of the season and they will still get the number one seed.
Tennessee knocked off #1 Memphis so there is no question that they will cruise into a number one spot.
UNC is going to win the ACC tourney and even though they lost at home to Duke, it was without Ty Lawson. UNC will edge Duke when both teams are at full throttle. You can say what you want about Duke, but they have nothing to offer in the post.
THE SCORE
Is it march yet?
I'm ready to dance.
Lance 0
Austin 1
According to Nets president Ron Thorn, the Jason Kidd trade to the Mavericks "appears to be a go." Does this make the Mavericks the favorite to win the West?
AD: First of all it's a joke that it "appears to be a go." Thorn runs the organization, he should "know." Second of all, this trade has been on and off so many times in the last week; I'm sick of it.
This is a great example of how far things have come in pro sports to the point where the athletes have more say over who gets traded than the teams that pay them. It's not your great-grandfather's sports world where Babe Ruth gets traded for startup capital for a theater production.
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