Midwest South
1 Kansas 1 Duke
16 Campbell/ Eastern Kentucky 16 Norfolk St.
St. Louis Raleigh
8 Iowa 8 Tennessee
9 Harvard 9 Cal
4 Memphis 4 Marquette
13 NDSU 13 Weber State
Spokane San Diego
5 Oregon
12 UNLV/St. John's 5 Gonzaga
12 Stanford/Cincinnati
3 Florida 3 Ohio State
14 Oral Roberts 14 Robert Morris
San Antonio St. Louis
6 New Mexico 6 Notre Dame
11 Temple 11 Kansas State
7 Virginia 7 Baylor
10 Boise State
10 Temple
Orlando Orlando
2 Louisville 2 Kentucky
15 Vermont 15 FGCU
East West
1 Michigan State 1 Arizona
16 Townson / Boston U 16 Texas Southern
Milwaukee San Diego
8 George Town 8 Pitt
9 St. Louis 9 La Salle
4 VCU 4 Wichita State
13 Green Bay 13 New Mexico St.
Buffalo
Spokane
5 Uconn 5 Wisconsin
12 Southern Miss 12 Washington
3 UNC 3 Oklahoma St.
14 Toledo 14 Western Kentucky
Raleigh
San Antonio
6 UCLA 6 Indiana
11 Illinois 11 LSU
7 Creighton 7 Colorado
10 Mizzori 10 Villinova
Buffalo
Milwaukee
2 Syracuse
15 UC Irvine
2 Michigan '
15 Iona
Last 4 IN *Bold team indicates conference Champion
Stanford
St. John's
UNLV
Cincinnati
First 4 IN:
Arizona State
BYU
Maryland
Iowa State
Next 4 IN:
Butler
Northwestern
Texas
UAB
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
2013-14 NBA Predictions
Western Conference Eastern Conference
1. Oklahoma City 1. Miami
2. Houston 2. Chicago
3. LA Clippers 3. Brooklyn
4. Memphis 4. Atlanta
5. San Antonio 5. Milwaukee
6. Golden State 6. New York
7. Minnesota 7. Toronto
8. Denver 8. Indiana
9. Utah 9. Cleveland
10. LA. Lakers 10. Philadelphia
11. Dallas 11. Detroit
12. Portland 12. Charlotte
13. Sacramento 13. Boston
14. New Orleans 14. Washington
15 Phoenix 15. Orlando
Western Conference Quarter-Finals Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals
Oklahoma City over Denver 4-1 Miami over Indiana 4-1
Houston over Minnesota 4-0 Chicago over Toronto 4-2
Golden State over LA Clippers 4-3 Brooklyn over New York 4-3
Memphis over San Antonio 4-2 Atlanta over Miami 4-1
West6ern Conference Semi's Eastern Conference Semi's
Oklahoma City over Memphis 4-2 Miami over Atlanta 4-0
Houston over Golden State 4-1 Chicago over Brooklyn 4-2
Western Conference Final Eastern Conference Final
Houston over Oklahoma City 4-3 Chicago over Miami 4-2
NBA Finals
Chicago over Houston 4-2
NBA MVP Lebron James
NBA Finals MVP Derrick Rose
1. Oklahoma City 1. Miami
2. Houston 2. Chicago
3. LA Clippers 3. Brooklyn
4. Memphis 4. Atlanta
5. San Antonio 5. Milwaukee
6. Golden State 6. New York
7. Minnesota 7. Toronto
8. Denver 8. Indiana
9. Utah 9. Cleveland
10. LA. Lakers 10. Philadelphia
11. Dallas 11. Detroit
12. Portland 12. Charlotte
13. Sacramento 13. Boston
14. New Orleans 14. Washington
15 Phoenix 15. Orlando
Western Conference Quarter-Finals Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals
Oklahoma City over Denver 4-1 Miami over Indiana 4-1
Houston over Minnesota 4-0 Chicago over Toronto 4-2
Golden State over LA Clippers 4-3 Brooklyn over New York 4-3
Memphis over San Antonio 4-2 Atlanta over Miami 4-1
West6ern Conference Semi's Eastern Conference Semi's
Oklahoma City over Memphis 4-2 Miami over Atlanta 4-0
Houston over Golden State 4-1 Chicago over Brooklyn 4-2
Western Conference Final Eastern Conference Final
Houston over Oklahoma City 4-3 Chicago over Miami 4-2
NBA Finals
Chicago over Houston 4-2
NBA MVP Lebron James
NBA Finals MVP Derrick Rose
Friday, October 4, 2013
Sharks Bite Canucks in Season Opener
The
John Tortorellaera era kicked off for the Vancouver Canucks last night in San Jose
and the skillful led Sharks team outmanned the Canucks by a final score of 4-1.
A
huge talking point over the offseason in Vancouver was the fact that, star goaltender
Roberto Luongo was still in a Vancouver Canucks uniform. After it was
determined at the trading deadline last year that he was untradeable and Luongo
himself saying, “my contract sucks”. There was huge speculation of how he would
preform being the starting goalie again.
Personally,
I believe Luongo played well last night despite giving up four goals. He was
bombarded by many San Jose scoring chances and kept the Canucks in the game
until Patrick
Marleau netted home the insurance marker with 5:21 to go in the game. This is
where I think Luongo could have handled his emotions better. After the goal, he
instantly went down on his back like he was crumbling in pain. To be fair, the
goal was a huge back breaker in the game that basically sealed the deal. However,
I always found it a bit immature.
When the game resumed, the San Jose fans started
to get on Luongo by heckling his name. This seemed like it was more of a
distraction for the rest of the team. Soon after the Sharks had a two on
nothing break-a-way where Tommy Wingels scored on the rebound to make it 4-1.
Overall, I think Luongo handled him self fairly
well. Early on in the game he looked poised to prove his critics wrong. He
looked sharp making some big saves in the 1st period and was able to
keep the game scoreless until Jason Garrison blasted a shot home on the power
play to give the Canucks a 1-0 lead. As the game wore on, Luongo looked up for
the task. He was in good position on the rare two minute 5 on 3 that the
Canucks had to kill off in the 2nd period when the game was tied at
one.
Unfortunately, the team didn’t play that well in
front of Luongo, as the Canucks were very undisciplined taking eight minor penalties
including a too many men call and a roughing penalty that took the Canucks off
the power play.
All in all, the Canucks maintained their
composure fairly well. In spite of the team playing sloppy at times, they were
able to keep calm and have their teammates pick up the slack. For example, there
are a lot of bright spots from last night’s game. The Canucks Penalty kill was
able to kill off all eight minor penalties. This is a great improvement from
last year’s playoff series where the Sharks went 7-24 on the power play last
spring on route to knocking the Canucks out of the playoffs.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Slow NHL Trade Day Leaves Canucks With Nothing Except For Derek Roy
The trade deadline has came and gone for the NHL's 2013 shortened season and Mike Gillis was unable to pull off any eye opening moves today. The lone trade remains the one from yesterday when the Canucks grabbed center Derek Roy from Dallas for exchange, the Canucks sent D-man Kevin Connauton and a 2nd round pick in this year's NHL entry draft this June.
This seems to be a good trade for the Canucks. Derek Roy has the potential to improve this hockey team playing on the second line. If anything, it will give the Canucks an extra reliable player if any more injuries occur. Roy has tallied four goals while dishing out eighteen assists so far in the shortened 48 game season. Roy becomes a Unrestricted free agent come July 5th so it will be interesting to see what happens in the future.
When Ryan Kesler comes back, Roy will likely get bumped to the third line giving the Canucks strong depth at center. This will hopefully give Vancouver three lines that can give the team a goal at any point of a crucial game. As last year's Western Conference Quarter Final against the Kings proved, there is no such thing as too many goal scores.

Ideally, this is how I would make arrange the line combinations when everyone is healthy.
LW C RW
D. Sedin H. Sedin Burrows
Higgins Kesler Hansen
Raymond Roy Kassian
Jensen Lapierre Weise
This would leave J. Schroeder, T. Sestito and S. Pinizzotto as healthy scratches for the Canucks. It's important to note that David Booth isn't listed as a healthy scratch because he is out for the year. I feel Gillis needed to go out and get another depth chart player, preferably a left wing. I truly believe Jensen is not ready for intense playoff hockey this year. He has made big strides this year but playoff hockey is a totally different animal.
That being said, I fully expect S. Pinizzotto or T. Sestito to draw into the lineup against more physical teams.
Rest of the league
The rest of the league enjoyed a slow trade deadline day. However, the Columbus Bluejackets and Minnesota Wild came away as the big winners with the Bluejackets acquiring Marion Gaborik, while the Wild getting long time Sabers goal scorer Jason Pominville.
Jason Pominville will make the race for the Northwest Division even tighter. Both teams have 44 points, but the Wild have a game in hand. That game in hand goes tonight when the Wild travel to San Jose to challenge the Sharks. Puck drops at 7:30 at the HP Pavilion Center. Canucks fans should have a close eye on that game as the playoff race heats up.
This seems to be a good trade for the Canucks. Derek Roy has the potential to improve this hockey team playing on the second line. If anything, it will give the Canucks an extra reliable player if any more injuries occur. Roy has tallied four goals while dishing out eighteen assists so far in the shortened 48 game season. Roy becomes a Unrestricted free agent come July 5th so it will be interesting to see what happens in the future.
When Ryan Kesler comes back, Roy will likely get bumped to the third line giving the Canucks strong depth at center. This will hopefully give Vancouver three lines that can give the team a goal at any point of a crucial game. As last year's Western Conference Quarter Final against the Kings proved, there is no such thing as too many goal scores.

Ideally, this is how I would make arrange the line combinations when everyone is healthy.
LW C RW
D. Sedin H. Sedin Burrows
Higgins Kesler Hansen
Raymond Roy Kassian
Jensen Lapierre Weise
This would leave J. Schroeder, T. Sestito and S. Pinizzotto as healthy scratches for the Canucks. It's important to note that David Booth isn't listed as a healthy scratch because he is out for the year. I feel Gillis needed to go out and get another depth chart player, preferably a left wing. I truly believe Jensen is not ready for intense playoff hockey this year. He has made big strides this year but playoff hockey is a totally different animal.
That being said, I fully expect S. Pinizzotto or T. Sestito to draw into the lineup against more physical teams.
Rest of the league
The rest of the league enjoyed a slow trade deadline day. However, the Columbus Bluejackets and Minnesota Wild came away as the big winners with the Bluejackets acquiring Marion Gaborik, while the Wild getting long time Sabers goal scorer Jason Pominville.
Jason Pominville will make the race for the Northwest Division even tighter. Both teams have 44 points, but the Wild have a game in hand. That game in hand goes tonight when the Wild travel to San Jose to challenge the Sharks. Puck drops at 7:30 at the HP Pavilion Center. Canucks fans should have a close eye on that game as the playoff race heats up.
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Bracketology - March 17th FINAL
West South
1 Gonzaga 1 Louisville
16 North Carolina A&T / Liberty 16 James Madison /LIU Brooklyn
San Jose Lexington
8 San Diego State 8 Minnesota
9 Illinois 9 Mizzouri
5 Arizona 5 Marquette
12 Akron 12 Cal/Middle Tennessee State
Detroit
Kansas City
4 Wisconsin 4 Kansas State
13 Bucknell 13 New Mexico State
6 Colorado State 6 NC State
11 Belmont 11 La Salle
Austin Detroit
3 Syracuse 3 Michigan State
14 South Dakota State 14 Valparaiso
7 Oregon 7 Notre Dame
10 Wichita State 10 Colorado
Lexington Dayton
2 Florida 2 Ohio State
15 Pacific 15 Florida Gulf Coast
East Midwest
1 Miami 1 Kansas
16 Albany 16 Southern U
Austin Kansas City
8 UCLA 8 UNC
9 Creighton 9 Temple
5 Butler 5 UNLV
12 Boise State/St. Mary's 12 Ole Miss
Salt Lake Salt Lake
4 Michigan 4 St. Louis
13 Iona 13 Davidson
6 Oklahoma State 6 VCU
11 Villanova 11 Oklahoma
San Jose Philadelphia
3 New Mexico 3 George Town
14 Harvard 14 Northwestern State
7 Memphis
10 Cincinnati 7 Pitt
10 Iowa State
Philadelphia Dayton
2 Duke 2 Indiana
15 Montana 15 Western Kentucky
First 4 Out Bids by Conference
St. Mary's Big East 8
Cal Big Ten 7 Middle Tennessee State Mountain West 5
Boise State Big 12 5
WCC 2
First 4 In Pac 12 5
Southern Miss SEC 3
Alabama ACC 4
Maryland A-10 5
Tennessee CUSA 1
Sun Belt 2
Next Few In
UMass
Kentucky
Iowa
Stephen F. Austin
Virginia
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