HAWKS!!!

to quote Mike K, "My Mind Is Melting". of better yet to quote Major League, "Who are these fucking guys?" Atlanta Hawks, you give us all reason to smile. after taking it to the Celtics two games in a row and turning Phillips Arena into the Thunderdome, it's enough to make up for the Falcons' shitty draft. i am going ahead and calling Josh Smith the next big superstar in the NBA, this has totally been his coming out party and also even if the Celtics blow out Atlanta in the next two games, they aren't winning no fucking NBA title this year, not with that collection of old ass dudes. The Hawks were just out jumping them, out hustling them, out everything athletic. and give it up to Zaza Pachulia for getting in KG's face last night. i think that might have been the moment that totally sung the momentum of the game. not to mention TWO comebacks from double digit deficits. Hawks, you are making a believer outta me.

THERE WILL BE BLOOD: Bracket Busters Day 2

has there ever been so much fucking red on your bracket after one round of the NCAA tourney?

Worst First Round EVER. only got 20 out of 32 and tied for next to last place. holy fuck. what were you thinking about by having faith in Vandy? you know they can't win any games away from their fucked up homecourt.

again i overthink things and they bite me on the ass.

STEPHEN HILL!!!! Arkansas thugs on Indiana who ushered themselves out of the tourney and back into irrelevance as Gordon will be heading on to the League. why'd i lose faith in the Hawgs and change that pick? goddamn it.

Western Fucking Kentucky owns your darkhorse pick Drake. don't fuck with anybody whose nickname is the Hilltoppers. they climb mountains bitch! and they sink game winning three point daggers into your motherfuckin' heart!

so much for the Pac 10's dominance. there are officially as many SEC teams that made it to the 2nd round and Pacific Ten'ers. of course UCLA and Stanford both could make it to the final four and Mississippi State and Arkansas are probably gettin' bounced in the 2nd round...but still.

oh well, lessons learned for next year: you know nothing about basketball, stop picking upsets.

bright side: my elite 8 and final fours are still intact and i've got a Final Four that no one else in my pool has got, so i'm still in the running for the cash despite my low spot right now. hopefully round 2 treats me better, cuz i just got my fucking ass kicked.

i need to watch something to make me feel better.

ok, i'm fine now.

UGA Wins The SEC Tournament...thus telling the world the SEC sucks this year.

so i make no secrets about my hatred of The University Of Georgia's football program. it dates back to my early childhood. it threatens to dwarf the hatred i hold for the New York Yankees/Boston Red Sox rivalry...but UGA basketball is an entirely different beast. i've always been a sucker for a good underdog story and UGA is by far the best one i've seen in a while. they had to win three games in 48 hours knocking off favored teams in al of their matchups during the SEC tournament and they did it...earning them an automatic bid in the NCAA tournemnt. will i pick them to actually win any games? uh, no. but still i appreciate the effort that a pretty lousy college basketball team was able to put forth under the strangest of situations and so as much as it pains me to ever fucking say this, "Go Dawgs". anyways a little bit of advice for the gambling masses: don't pick any of the SEC teams to go further than the Sweet 16, that's all you need to know.

Tear The Roof Off The Motherfucker

so apparently it takes an act of god to stop the Crimson Tide. Bama has been on a tear to close out their season, knocking off Vandy to end the regular season and then completely destroying Florida in the SEC Tournament. last night they were in overtime trying to eliminate Mississippi State when a fucking tornado hit the Georgia Dome, knocking off some pieces and scaring the shit out of everybody inside. after about an hour long delay the game resumed and the Tide lost. tough luck Bama. see you in the NIT.

as far as the Dome goes, this is what we like to call a sign from God. it's time to tear that piece of shit down and build a new state of the art facility outside the city limits. you can't bring fans to see the Falcons play with the shitty team they are fielding, so you might as well give us a bunch of fancy bells and whistles to keep the people distracted from the horrible football you are pushing.

here's some video of the whole thing.