1999 HWCI NCAA Pool Update

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Friday, March 26, 1999                      http://www.HWCI.com/ncaa
Issue # 13.5.1 "Players revealed..."

                     1999 HWCI NCAA TOURNAMENT POOL
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         FINALLY, THE NICKNAMES MAKE SENSE (WELL, NOT REALLY)
    It's Duke's Final Four to lose as tournament resumes Saturday

     EL SEGUNDO/LA MIRADA, CA (smt)-  The Final Four begins this
Saturday with the two semifinal games with #4S-Ohio St. (27-8) taking 
on 5 1/2-point favorite #1W-UConn (32-2) in the first game and then 
11-point favorite #1E-Duke (36-1) taking on #1MW-Michigan St (33-4).  
This Final Four seems to be about the dominance of Duke and the 
coaches.  Mike Krzyzewksi of Duke has been to the Final Four five 
times in the 90's and has won two NCAA championships and is leading 
the highly favorite Duke Blue Devils easily through the tournament 
so far.  Michigan St. coach Tom Izzo has lead the Spartans to a 
22-game winning streak and two consecutive Big 10 titles after 
finishing below .500 in 1997.  Ohio St. head coach Jim O'Brien was 2nd 
in the AP Coach of the Year voting after turning the Buckeyes' program 
after going 8-22 record last year.  Jim Calhoun of Connecticut finally
made it to the Final Four after many near misses.  The Huskies have
a 9-game winning streak.  No team had advanced (until Ohio St.) to the 
Final Four without appearing in the NCAA tourney the year before.  
Only Krzyzewksi has been to the Final Four before.

     In the first game, Ohio St. coach Jim O'Brien (then at Boston
College) has lost his last 18 meetings with UConn coach Jim Calhoun.
Also, Ohio State's team has been barricaded from the sights and sounds
of Tampa while the other three teams are accessible.  This could
backfire and send UConn to their first national title game.  The other 
game is a rematch of an earlier game in December where Duke nearly 
blew a 17-point lead before taking care of Michigan St.  It's only one 
of three close games Duke has played all season.  If Michigan St. once 
again starts off slow, Duke will likely win its 32nd straight game.  

     In the pool, if Ohio St. wins the first game, then Scott T will
win some money (either with FREE FABONE or THE FABONE V or both) and
LUIS ENRIQUE'S ARMADA and BIG SPIDER BECK will be eliminated.  If 
UConn wins, then SHARY BOBBINS will win 1st, CARSERONI will win 
some money, and THE FABONE V will be eliminated.  If, at the end of
the day, it's a DUKE-OHIO ST final, SHARY BOBBINS will win 1st, 
Scott T will win 2nd (either with FREE FABONE or THE FABONE V),
and CARSERONI will win 3rd or 4th.  If it's a DUKE-UCONN final, then
SHARY BOBBINS will win 1st and CARSERONI will win 2nd or 3rd.  If it's
a MICH ST-OHIO ST final, then CHRIS and SHARY BOBBINS will finish in
the top two spots (1st-2nd or 2nd-1st) and FREE FABONE will take 3rd.
If it's a MICH ST-UCONN final, then SHARY BOBBINS will win 1st and
FREE FABONE will win either 2nd or 3rd.

     Finally, here is the list of participants with their nicknames,
the number of HWCI NCAA pools played (# years and # total entries),
and money won.  As you can see, half the entries are from first-time
HWCI NCAA participants (18 of 36).  

Nickname               First      LI  Yrs Ent   Money
--------               -----      --  --- ---  --------
Big Game               James      L    3   3   $ 100.00
Big Spider Beck        Fernando   B    5   5   $  70.00
Bob Bruins             Bob        G    1   1
Buckeye Mike           Michael    B    4   4
Cantona                Scott      L    1   1
Carseroni              Carson     D    1   1
Chris                  Chris      R    1   1
DarkShark              Mark       C    5   5
Free Fabone            Scott      T    5   6   $  40.00
Jaybian V              Jason      S    4   4   $ 145.00
Jayloc                 Jeremy     S    5   5
Keikosaurus            Keiko      K    1   1
Knievelkid             Rick       F    1   1
Kuya Glenn             Glenn      A    1   1
Legend                 Lily       G    2   2
Lenny                  Dennis     K    4   5
Leonardo               Leonardo   R    1   1
Luis Enrique's Armada  Rob        C    1   1
Majerus for SDSU       Gareth     M    1   1
Max Power              Andy       F    3   3
Mino                   Cliff      T    1   1
MoFun                  Maurice    F    1   1
Murrito's Burritos     Murray     H    1   1
Q                      Byron      W    1   1
Red                    Jon        K    2   2
Shakermaker            Alvin      K    5   6
Shary Bobbins          Lisa       T    1   1
Shaw                   Bobby      J    1   1
Tamo                   Kevin      T    2   2
The Fabone V           Scott      T    -   -
The Flying Elvi IV     Brian      S    5   5   $  60.00
The Mighty Mobelfakta  David      F    5   6   $  20.00
Tiger                  Spencer    K    1   1
True Bruin             Loretta    A    1   1
USC-NITChamps          Sam        N    2   2
Yellowmonkey           Man        V    4   4

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Go Ohio St and Duke!!!...
Scott HW