We're in the thick of it now...being that this is Elite Eight weekend. While the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship is composed of 64 games, there are only potentially 6 games that I care about: North Carolina and whoever they play.
To recap:
19 March UNC v. Radford 101-58
21 March UNC v. LSU 84-70
27 March UNC v. Gonzaga 98-77
29 March UNC v. Oklahoma TBD
Now, I'm not a sports junkie, so I can't talk the talk. I just know what I like and I like UNC. My love of UNC basketball came about in a strange way. In 1989, there was this group - oh, you may have heard of them: New Kids On The Block...and with them being fans of the Boston Celtics and me being a fan of them, there started me watching the Celtics. Well, the more I watched basketball, the more I realized I liked the Chicago Bulls. My grandma and I watched a lot of their games together and watched them take three straight NBA titles. While the NBA is fast-paced, I found that it was easier (therefore more enjoyable) to follow college basketball games...and due to Dante Calabria...I discovered a love for UNC basketball, my senior year of high school. UNC came to mean even more to me after doing my summer internship in Chapel Hill in 1999. I can't say I follow hardcore, keeping up with stats and whatnot...I catch a game when aired...and am sure to catch all UNC/Duke games...
So, will UNC secure yet another championship? I certainly hope so. Hansbrough, Ellington, Green and Lawson and the rest of the guys certainly have been rocking the court. Not to mention they have now won the most games in NCAA history, pushing out Kentucky. Pretty dang impressive if I do say so myself. :)
Go Heels!!Update: Carolina took Oklahoma 72-60, so off to the
Final Four...
