Song #2

As any #2 seed in the NCAA Tournament should know by now, if you're not ready to play game in, game out, you won't have another chance to get ready to play. Just ask the Blue Devils or Georgetown when in doubt.


Both teams bowed out prematurely to lower seeds, Duke to West Virginia & the Hoyas to the biggest baddest Cinderella of them all, straight out of the state of North Carolina, Davidson.


This isn't to say that they're the only teams whose seasons ended before their time. IU got beat by the Razorbacks, Vandy lost to Siena (?!), UConn lost to San Diego & Clemson lost to Villanova. As far as my bracket goes, this weekend has been a rather rough one.


At least each of the #1 seeds advanced & I can't complain. But it's the #2 seeds that have amazed me more than anything, in particular the Hoyas.

I mean, why did Georgetown let a double-digit disintegrate into a 4-point Davidson win? Why did the Hoyas just go on autopilot & let a smaller, lesser-known school like Davidson back into the ballgame? Beats me but at this point if you're not ready to play or if you give your opponent the impression that they can compete with you chances are you will get knocked off. (In fact, Belmont almost knocked off the Blue Devils the other night but no dice.) Georgetown should have known Stephen Curry & company weren't going to be intimidated by a taller, more elite squad & were going to give it their all & the Hoyas shoulda prepared themselves accordingly. But then again, it's kind of difficult to deliver any knockout blows when one of your key go-to guys (Roy Hibbert) hasn't been on the floor long enough to make his presence felt. And when you're not hitting your shots or committing silly turnovers, it's definitely difficult to pull off a win.


All too soon Georgetown's heralded season has come to an abrupt stop. It's nobody's fault but theirs, a lot of Hoyas haters would be more than happy to exclaim. On the other hand, Davidson advances further into the tournament, the team's confidence riding high right now.


Those dudes can play with the best of the best. I don't care if it's the Zags or Patrick Ewing's alma mater: that little school in North Carolina is on a roll. Georgetown is still wishing they were.