Sunday, March 20, 2011

The Madness Continues...

After another day of college basketball, the Graves Family Pool finds Brandon the Beast still in first place…but he’s not alone! He’s in a 4-way tie with The Commissioner, NC Big Ticket’s Dad and Tamieka G-Low End. (Note to self - - Next year, all nicknames will be reviewed by The Commissioner before being allowed in the tournament.)

Others near the top of the list (…only one game behind the leaders) are Doris Smith0722, Jay the Big Shot and Morgan B. This is still anyone’s tournament to win. Well…maybe not anyone (Cam/Jordan)…but we’ll get back to that in a bit.

Before the first tipoff on Saturday, Momma Graves conceded defeat. Her conversation has already turned to next year. “I’ll be ready for you next year.” “I’ll have a new strategy next year.” It’s a shame when some folks fall out before the first weekend is over. It would be nice if everyone could enjoy the entire tournament. Oh well… Good luck next year, Momma Graves!

Speaking of next year, KDarnellAdams 2 and shelbilaurenn1, perhaps you should take a page from Momma Graves’ playbook. …start thinking about next year. If you continue to bother with this year, you’ll only frustrate yourself.

Jodi and Wisemen are on the move. They’re a little more impressive than the day before. (…but who am I kidding…it wouldn’t take much for them to impress me considering they were in the back of the pack. Any forward movement on their part would be impressive.) They have moved up to 14th and 17th place. How does it feel to be in the middle of the pack? How does it feel to be AVERAGE?

It appears the comeback kid (formerly known as the Champion) has taken my advice on changing his nickname. Again, it looked funny for someone who has never won…and usually finds himself toward the bottom of the list to call himself “Champion.” Unfortunately, I don’t think the new nickname (comeback kid) is any more fitting. See...“comeback kid” implies something…a COMEBACK! Ain’t gonna happen. Sorry. Maybe a more appropriate name for Will Banks is “Participant.” You can’t go wrong with that. Think about it…

Last, but not least (…well, actually, she is the least)…Cam. With a whooping 0.7 percentage, Cam is still bringing up the rear. Honestly, I didn’t know ESPN had computers that calculated that low. Come on Cam…see if you can break their computers!

The Commissioner!

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