RECAP: Poodle Keeps Up His Winning Ways Going 6-2

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Stellar weekend with the Wins:

UNC was pretty much a given - at home on Senior Day - they have Duke's number and now a #1 seed for the NCAA Tournament.

Gators - here is a prediction for Kentucky Fans - Coach Gillispie will be Texas - San Antonio with Larry Coker next year. No way he returns to UK with that talent and playing that poorly. Who knows where Billy Donavan will be too....

Spartans - the only Big 10 team that can play with the rest of the country. We'll see if they make it past round 2 of the NCAA Tournament.

Pittsburgh - just out hustled and out played UConn they will be in good shape for the Big East Tournament and #1 seed for the NCAA Tournament.

Oklahoma - Their team play just outshines the speed of OSU. I think OSU will be a sleeper team for the NCAA Tournament.

The Avs - lucky pick. I'll get a few of those each weekend.

The Losses:

The Bruins: who is this backup goalie - Manny Fernandez - he play more like Manny Ramirez - don't be afraid of the PUCK

The Suns: Nash on the floor is a liability - all their big runs came with him on the bench. He isn't playing with heart. They had that game in hand, coming back from 13 down and losing in the last 2 minutes.

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RECAP: Weekend Results 4-3 but Respectable

One unexpected loss (Celtics) is offset by an unbelievable upset (Suns).

Loses:
LSU vs Kentucky: The Wildcats almost pulled it off. They came back from way down and took a good lead inthe 2nd half until BAD COACHING cost them the game.

Duke vs Virgina Tech: Almost the upset again!! The Hookies came from down 10 at the half but just couldn't hold on.

Pistons vs Celtics: No A.I. - the Pistons play better. Stephan Marbury the Celtics play worse.

Wins:
North Carolina vs Georgia Tech: That is the UNC we like to watch - dominate and destroy.

Notre Dame vs UConn - The Huskies played it close - Big game next weekend: Pitt Rematch

Mizzou vs Kansas - I guess Mizzou was without a key player. Allen Fieldhouse is just a tough place to play in if your the road team.

Suns vs Lakers - holy cats - the Lakers lose 2 in a row. They just couldn't keep up with the running Suns - just too up tempo. Suns looked so slow on the Wedensday night game. Shaq really put in together for the home crowd.

Next Weekend Picks:
Pitt vs UConn
Duke vs North Carolina
Kentucky vs Florida
Oklahoma State vs Oklahoma
Purdue vs Michigan State
Suns vs Spurs
Bruins vs Rangers
Avs vs Blackhawks

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RECAP: 5 Wins 3 Losses - Including a surprise and close upset

I returned to my winning ways this weekend. It could have been a really good weekend, as some of these loses should have gone the other way:

North Carolina loses to Maryland - not sure what happened here... UNC was coasting at the start of the 2nd half and then just collapsed at the end. I think Gary Williams felt administration coming down on him and just pulled out the miracle win to save his job. UNC will rebound as they will be another PoodlePick for their game with Georgia Tech this coming weekend.

Illinois Beats Ohio State in a squeaker - I thought I had a chance with the OSU upset pick as the Illini only scored 33 vs. Penn State earlier in the week. Ohio State made it close at the end but the Illini just ate the shot clock and made key 3 pointers to win.

Heat vs. Magic - Jermaine O'Neils has been a bust so for the Heat: out rebound 53 to 28 just terrible. Wade could score a 100 points - but unless you win on the boards you'll never advance. They better learn to jump higher and get after the ball real fast or the playoff position will push them to a first out knock out.

Wins came fromthe Celtics, Capitals, Villanova, Michigan State and Purdue.

Coming This Week:

Pistons vs. Celtics
Lakers vs. Suns
Notre Dame vs. UConn
Georgia Tech vs. North Carolina
Duke vs. Virgina Tech
LSU vs. Kentucky
Missouri vs. Kansas
{stayed away from the Tenneesse vs. Florida game}

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