March Madness

Bulls vs. Celtics: Where Amazing Happens

May 1, 2009

After watching game 6 of the Bulls vs. Celtics series, I wanted to write a post on how magnificent the series has been. I have been sitting in front of my laptop for the past hour trying to come up with something to write. Why? The series has been that magical. There is not one [...]

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Paul Pierce, Overrated

April 21, 2009

First, I want to apologize for the lack of posts lately. We have been extremely busy on some other projects and just have not had the time to work on posting our thoughts on what is going on in the basketball world. If you have a chance, check out our Lahaina.com website. It is a [...]

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Big East. Failure or Success?

April 8, 2009

On my way to the airport last night, to catch a “red eye” flight to Minneapolis, I listened to a couple of guys discussing “March Madness” on a rather famous radio network.  Michigan State and North Carolina had just defeated the last two remaining Big East teams, UConn and Villanova.  One guy in particular was [...]

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UNC – “One Shining Moment”

April 7, 2009

As we all know, last night the UNC Tarheels won the 2009 NCAA Men’s basketball championship. To many, their win came as no surprise and the Tarheels were hands down the best team in the tournament. From the beginning of the year, even with their slight hiccups, they had the most talent in the nation [...]

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History of March Madness

March 24, 2009

Interestingly enough, the term March Madness has been around to describe basketball tournaments since 1939. However, it initially described the Illinois State High School tournament, not the NCAA tournament. Over the years, it has become associated with the NCAA tournament to the point where it overshadows its true roots. Illinois Roots “March Madness” was born [...]

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Random Thoughts on Weekend #1 of March Madness

March 23, 2009

Below are some random thoughts I had from the first weekend of the NCAA tourney. Care to add? I would love to hear your thoughts as well. I officially hate the University of Arizona. Every year, they screw me. In previous years, I have picked them to go to the Elite 8 or the Final [...]

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NCAA 2009 Printable Bracket

March 19, 2009

We would be remiss in our duties as a provider of basketball information if we did not post the brackets for the 2009 NCAA tournament.  (click on images for ginormous printable bracket) Below, please find the bracket for the Men’s 2009 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship:

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March Madness

March 18, 2009

It snowed in the state of Washington over the weekend. Right now, it is mid-40′s in New York City. LA was even a little cold over the weekend in the lower 60′s. Yet, all I keep hearing is, “I love this time of year!” That’s right, the best time of year is back–March Madness. A [...]

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High School Basketball

March 13, 2009

Wednesday, I went to the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association 3A Boys and Girls State Basketball Championships being played in the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington.  It’s the old fashioned type of tourney with16 teams having qualified through various regionals in order to get to the State Tourney.  The Tacoma Dome is a big building….they can play [...]

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The Revolving #1 Door

March 10, 2009

Well, U Conn gets beat this weekend in a hard fought and entertaining game at Pitt.  This is the second time Pitt has beaten UConn this season, both times when UConn was ranked #1 in the polls.  North Carolina was the pre-season #1.  Then UNC went on to hold that position for the next 7 weeks.  In the last [...]

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