Hopski Sweet 16 Preview II

Spring seems to finally be here in Sitges as the sun is shining and temps will be in the 70s for the next week.  SWEET!  That said, I am typing instead of pedaling :(

CURRENT STANDINGS

I have already covered the top of the standings in the post-Day 2 post, so here we go with the bottom….

LavinsTurtleNecks (Dave Iudica with Yahoo in NYC), unfortunately Dave's position of Strategic Insights and Research Director does not cover the tournament as let's just say with 40 points and ZERO underdog points, this year's entry is less than insightful!  With 3 of his Final Four still alive though, including Kentucky, Dave has hope of getting out of the Toilet Bowl!  Who will replace Dave though…..odds on favorites for me are MyDressAin'tBlue (long-time Hopski entrant & fellow Hoosier alum Susan Eslick of Denver, CO) and This One's for Rollie (2009 Hopski Champion Joe Drozdowski and record holder for highest picks % of all-time - 84.1% that year!  Oh how the mighty have fallen - say it isn't so Joe!).  Both had Villanova to win it all and both are mired at the bottom with very low max point totals.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Round 2's results allowed for some entries to skyrocket up the charts, here are a few of the success stories:

The Greg Anthony Escort Service (Ron South, of NYC and Henry Schein fame and an Illinois State graduate) shot up a whopping 112 places from Round 1 to Round 2!  Ron was light on the upsets, picked the right favorites in Round 2 and now with 7 of his Elite 8 and all of his Final Four remaining, this Service will keep on servicing up the standings!

My Other Bracket Is On My Personal Server (THE Big Dog himself, none other than Ron Genty of Chicago and Ernst & Young fame!) jumped up 75 spots on the success of 12 Round 2 winners!  Ron has an intact Final Four and 7 of his Elite 8, so this dog may have some legs!

When you gotta Big Dog, Ya Need A Big Yard……unfortunately - a wonderful picture of Ron Genty was censored by his wife Linda and had to be removed from this update.  This CAN however be emailed by special request!

Some other big moves were made on Round 2 results (Calipari's Recruiting Budget - Matt Whip and Mighty MVC - Bryan Robson), however, these two picks both unfortunately had Villanova moving into the Final Four and thus, these moves will be short lived.  Congrats none the less!

At the other end of the spectrum, Sweat the Petty (Jeff Luebbert,  not sure but the only JL I can find online is a cardiologist in Pennsylvania.  Jeff, if that is you, get this entry on life suppport!) dropped 84 spots to 116th and this rock is not done falling!  Jeff's maximum point total is 111 and certainly with only 4 picked teams remaining, contention for the Toilet Bowl this year is not far fetched.

Ok, gotta go and hit the pavement.  Too beautiful of a Sweet 16 Day to miss out on a ride!  Enjoy the games.  The next FULL update with any luck will be on Saturday AFTER I enjoy the next 8 games!!

Adios -

The Commish

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