SOME HARDWOOD TO GIVE OUT AND THE BE TOURNEY

The Floss is in a good mood today, so an update is in order. The Floss had an interview this morning(Business Floss was in full gear), which basically ends all the important things he needs to do on Spring Break Murrysville. Now it's on to drinking, watching copious amounts of basketball, and eating so much food that the 3LB burger will be mine in the summer months. I couldn't think of a better update for today than to give my end of the year college basketball awards. These are actually national awards, I will focus on a team other than Pitt, shocker.



MVP: The Floss comes from the school of winning. This is a 2 horse race between Psycho T and Michael Beasley. Tyler Hansbrough averages 23.1 pts. and 10.5 reb. a game, while Michael Beasley averages 26.5 pts. and 12.5 reb. a game. Truly the numbers are quite similar with the difference being that Psycho T led his team to a number one overall ranking, while Ty Lawson was injured. Again going with the winner, even if he plays for Roy Williams(2nd least favorite coach to Calhoun for the Floss)

MVP: TYLER HANSBROUGH

COACH OF THE YEAR: Note: I did very minimal research and actually have no idea who will win these awards in the eyes of the media. To the Floss, this was a wide open race. I will give you a list of finalists and then break down who the winner and runner up is. The List(Top 5, no order)

Coach K--This Duke team lacks size and is definitely not as talented as their record.

Ron Everheart--I'm giving him some local love. This team had 3 wins 2 years ago. They also went through the tragedy of 6 players getting shot. He has 17 wins in a above average conference.

Keno Davis--Drake was predicted 7th in the MVC at the start of the year. They went 15-3 in league, won the conference tourney(champ game by 30) and finished a sizzling 28-4. (google "Drake Basketball Coach", it asks you if you meant "Duke's Basketball Coach", lol)

Bruce Pearl--The Orange suit went 28-3 this year and won the game at Memphis. One of the Floss' favorite teams. Final 4. Lock it up.

John Calipari--Some Pitt lovin', even though he did poorly at Pitt, Floss still respects the man, and his 30-1 record.

COACH: KENO DAVIS(His star player is Adam Emmenecker, and he wins 28 games)

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: I'm not going to waste your time with this one. It's Beasley enough said. Does any stud player need a nickname more than Michael Beasley? I'm thinking something thug, because of him getting kicked out of Oak Hill and respecting Bob THuggins. If I was creative I would give him one.

ROOKIE: MICHAEL BEASLEY

1ST TEAM ALL AMERICANS: Unlike the Big East who announced 11 on their first team, the Floss will go with the traditional 5. As always, very biased picks.
C: TYLER HANSBROUGH
PF: BROOK LOPEZ
SF: MICHAEL BEASLEY
SG: CHRIS DOUGLAS-ROBERTS
PG: D.J. AUGUSTIN

Now on to some fun awards for the season.

BEST DRESSED COACH: SIDNEY LOWE. Bruce Pearl in a close 2nd for that orange blazer that he likes to don. Pitino should get votes, but since the Diet Pepsi ruined the suit for the 2nd half, he loses. When he puts on that big red sports coat, he looks like Clifford the Big Red Dog. I just love the jacket. I really do. I feel like if there was a Polish Day instead of St. Patrick's Day I would want to own that coat.

OLSEN AWARD: LOPEZ TWINS. I just really like the Lopez twins. I've even developed a mini-man-crush on them. Stanford is a team to root for in the tourney. They do not have much talent other than Brook Lopez. Twins are also the gayest story line in the NCAA tourney, barely ahead of cousins and brothers. Since it was so gay, and the Floss has a mini-man-crush, why not an award?

WHAT DID I GET MYSELF INTO AWARD?: TIE--RICK MAJERUS AND TOMMY AMAKER. Majerus was a good coach, so he figured he could take a team in a weaker conference and compete. Wrong. After watching them get run out of the gym by Duquesne, not too mention scoring 20 pts in a whole basketball game, Rick must wonder why he gave up on ESPN. Honestly, the buffets must have switched to the Atkins diet or something for him to have left. Tommy Amaker was a worthless coach at Michigan, who decided to try and make a name for himself at Harvard. Harvard? Really, come on. Then he locks up a top 25 recruiting class. Did he really not expect investigations? He is effed three ways til tomorrow when all his violations come out.

THE ALL WHITE MAN TEAM: This team could take me to a title easy. I love this team with all my heart.

C: TYLER HANSBROUGH
PF: KEVIN LOVE
SF: CHASE BUDDINGER
SG: A.J. GRAVES
PG: GREG PAULUS

The best part about this team is off the bench we have Luke Harangody, Jon Brockman, A.J. Ogilivy, Kyle Singler, and Jon Scheyer. This was all off the top of my head. Props to the white man.

Enough with awards. Now it is time to show off the BE Tourney bracket that the Floss is taking.

FIRST ROUND WINNERS: CUSE, PROVIDENCE, MARQUETTE, PITT
SECOND ROUND WINNERS: GTOWN, UCONN, MARQUETTE, PITT
SEMI-WINNERS: GTOWN, PITT
CHAMPIONS: PITT

You would have to be high to think that with me in a good mood that I wasn't picking Pitt all the way in this one. Also notice WVU goin down tomorrow against Providence. I truly think that could happen.