I’m not talking about Christmas. I’m talking about NCAA Tournament time! What other time of the year is it acceptable to openly gamble and talk sh*t at your job? Most of you have probably already turned in your brackets and put your money up for the office pool by now, so I know someone out there knows what I’m talking about! Basketball fans, THIS IS OUR CHRISTMAS!!!
As commenter “Anonymousnupe” pointed out last week, Davidson will not be in the big dance, so we won’t get another chance to see Stephen Curry repeat his amazing performance from last year. We also won’t get a chance to check out his sexy mom, as many a dude has lamented over the past week. You know it’s crazy when reporters are angry that your mom isn’t going to be courtside. Maybe it’s for the best, because if I were Curry, and some reporter asked me about my mom, the conversation would go a little something like this:
Reporter: Stephen, you played an amazing game today, scoring 42 points. What do you think was the key to victory?
Stephen Curry: Well Reporter, I scored 42 points. It was a team effort and everybody contributed to the win. We played hard for 40 minutes, and it paid off.
Reporter: Your mother wasn’t in the stands today. Where is she? And what is she wearing?
Stephan Curry: N*gga f*ck you! Ask me about my momma again! I’ll slap the sh*t out you on live television!
Reporter: Umm…Back to you, Dick Vitale…
As far as teams winning it all, who is your pick? I’m about to submit my bracket, and this year, I’m actually going to listen to some opinions from other folks, instead of doing it all on my own. I always get a respectable amount right, but lose to someone in the office who picked his or her teams based on random criteria like “whose uniform colors look better” or “which team has the cooler nickname.”
Go Morgan! Even though I hear they dont have a chance.
Uhm, I’m gonna go out on a limb and predict that a Big East team will win it. It’ll proly be UCON since they’re due to beat Pitt and L’ville. But I’d like to see L’ville win it. I’m a big Pitino fan. He’s always done it the right way. My team through the years has always been Duke, but that’s because my man Johnny Dawkins was there, either as a player or on the coaching staff. I just don’t identify with them anymore, though, these days.
The down side of this time if year is that I go into this deep funk after the final buzzer of the final game. My wife and kids don’t like being around me for a few days afterward.
I’m gonna miss Steph, but the beauty of this thing is that invariably there’s always another Steph Curry we discover during the tourney. His name might be Jack “Goose” Givens, or Harold Arceneaux, Steve Nash, or Jameer Nelson, but there’s always a player who captivates us and inspires many a man crush during this special fortnight. (Of course Givens was not from a small school, but turned in the game of a life time in the 1978 championship game.)
Man, let the games begin!
Man its like a true casino in my office all the bets/predictions going on around here…you know thats not how government workers are suppose to act !
I hope that whoever wins, it’s NOT Duke, blah! I need to fill out my bracket ASAP
I work with a bunch of dweebs so I thought I’d spank them all last year. Wrong. I lost to a 60 year old woman who went based on the names she liked best.
I’m going for Duke because I’m a huge fan (don’t hate NFL chick!) Coach K is the shit.
Man, I’m lunchin’! I get to see Curry again! They play in the NIT TOMORROW NIGHT!!! I believe I’m aroused.
Too funny, pick Oklahoma because they got the greatest light skinned n*gga ever since Dennis Johnson and George Gervin.
BOOMER SOONER!
-Ed.