Quote of the day
"It's going to be one that we have to live with the rest of our lives." -- Iona coach Tim Cluess, after the team blew a 25-point first half lead – the largest come-from-ahead loss in tournament historyDaily blurb
Twice last night, I started watching NCAA tournament games, only to have them look like such blowouts that I clicked over to watch some Frasier reruns instead. Twice, I checked back in the second half just to see what was going on, and saw two record-setting comebacks. Iona choked away the biggest lead in tournament history (the lead wasn’t the biggest, just the choke), and Mississippi Valley State coughed up a 16-point lead in the final five minutes, a record for that time frame. Those will be tough acts to follow for tonight’s games.
If you’re active in RotoGuru sports, you’ll need to be focused today. The RIBC drafts are all underway. GuruGolf tees off early tomorrow morning. Market Madness entries need to be locked in by 12:15pm Thursday. Don’t let anything fall through the cracks.
And if that’s not enough to pay attention to, the NBA trade deadline looms tomorrow. Already, Milwaukee and Golden State made a trade involving Monta Ellis, Ekpe Udoh, Kwame Brown, Andrew Bogut, and Stephen Jackson. Other deals are undoubtedly in the works. But it’s going to be hard to pay attention amidst the March Madness noise this week.
Accuscore has posted a cool (free) tournament bracket simulator. If you’re looking to generate a random bracket with relatively accurate implied odds for each game, you might want to give it a try. Fun to play with, if nothing else.