Pac-10 Tournament Time

 
When it comes to making tournament bracket predictions a few weeks out, glad that this blogger doesn’t seem to have a clue.  Sure, did manage to predict Oregon State would finish 10th.  Oh, here’s a grand prognostication.  My picks of UCLA to finish 1st and Stanford to come in 2nd turned out to be correct as well.  That’s it folks.  The way the rest completed conference play came as a surprise. Or did it? Wait a minute.  The prediction garbage is over.  Now it’s time to look at the real deal. If you’re a Coug, you have to be pleased with the way the brackets worked out for the Pac-10 Tournament.  Washington State won’t face UCLA unless they reach the finals. First up for the Cougars are those Fightin’ Ducks from Eugene. Oregon came on strong at the end of the season because of some very nice sharpshooting from outside.  WSU knows how to beat this Oregon team because they have already accomplished that feat twice this year.  Sorry, but this blogger doesn’t buy ... [link]

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Pac-10 Tournament Time
When it comes to making tournament bracket predictions a few weeks out, glad that this blogger doesn’t seem to have a clue.  Sure, did manage to predict Oregon State would finish 10th.  Oh, here’s a grand prognostication.  My picks of UCLA to ...