SLAM: The 6 Coolest People in the NCAA Tournament. More like 6 people the guy likes, but one of them is Quincy Pondexter so I couldn’t care less what the title is:
No offense to the floor general from Chicago (Jerome Randle, Cal) but Quincy Pondexter got hosed for the Pac-10 Player of the Year award, and his play in the Pac-10 tourney let us know who the best player in that conference truly was. Q-Pon averaged 20 and 8 on a team, and in a conference that got zero shine this season (somewhat deservedly so) Pondexter found a way to help lead U-Dub to the NCAA Tournament. With the diminutive Isaiah Thomas (5-8) flanking him, the Huskies have become a team with their shoulders pulled back, chest out, and something to prove. Interestingly, the Huskies will go into their first round matchup against Marquette being the bigger squad, and the Vegas bookmakers have this matchup as a “pick-em” game. If you need a sleeper team to get to the Sweet 16, take a look at the boys out of Seattle.
UW/Marquette 4:20pm Pacific Time tomorrow. And at around 6:00pm hearts will be broken, hopefully not mine.