Thoughts on UNC v. MSU

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Let me preface my comments by noting that UNC is clearly the superior team and would win nine of ten match-ups against an over-matched MSU team. That said, do you think the officials told Tom Izzo that they were going to job the Spartans? I half expected the officials to take off their stripes to reveal Carolina blue jerseys. Am I revealing a bias here or did anybody else the think the officiating was a little one-sided?

On another note, Tyler Hansbrough travels as he receives every entry pass in the post. He's a good player but his footwork needs a lot of work. He's going to get killed in the league. Hopefully he knows this and sticks at UNC for another year or two.

Oh, and Drew Neitzel is a beloved Spartan and every announcer raves about him but isn't he just the definition of a "chucker"? I don't care how bad his teammates are. He takes some of the worst shots I've ever seen. Sure he makes some difficult shots but isn't a lot of that just a function of the quantity he takes. It is ridiculous.

Of course, nothing is as ridiculous of the 20-13 halftime score of the UCLA/Indiana game. Ugh.

With UConn not in this tourney, and with MSU losing, I have no idea who I'm rooting for the rest of the way. I do like seeing Vandy win. Plus they play Georgetown next. So Vandy is one. But for teams with an actual chance of winning. I guess I'm going UNC or maybe Wisconsin. (Just watched a glowing interview about the Badgers' coach on HBO's Real Sports. He's like the anti-Bob Knight.) UConn fans out there, who are you rooting for?