That's it. The field of 68 (ooh that sound weird) is set. And my Arizona Wildcats are in as a #5 seed.
They lost to the Washington Huskies in the championship game of the Pac-10 tournament but their season as a whole was tremendous considering they missed the tournament last year. Their first round matchup is against Memphis, #12 seed. I look for Arizona to spread the ball around, have balanced scoring with Derrick William (Pac-10 player of the year), leading the way. I'm predicting they make the Sweet 16 at least. Anything less, to me, would be a disappointment. Outside shot at the Elite Eight but Sweet 16 definitely.
And yet, even as I'm typing this I'm watching an English feed of the NHK network in Japan. There was just a hydrogen explosion at another plant, post-earthquake & post-tsunami. The images that continue to come in each day are beyond heartbreaking. There are no words to describe them. Towns completely wiped out. Nuclear plants in danger mode. Cars upon cars upon cars piled on top of each other. Buildings flowing in the rush of water through towns. And more aftershocks and potential tsunamis either coming or predicted.
For me, elation with basketball as this is my favorite sports time of year. Mixed with utter sadness/helplessness watching what's transpiring in Japan. One only needs look at before & after pictures to understand the magnitude of the 9.0 earthquake followed by some reports of 14 foot waves from the tsunami.
Excitement & amazement. Fill out those brackets. Pray for Japan. May not make sense to some but it's all part of life.
Until next time,
RSPS Sunny
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