With The 21st Pick In The NFL Draft The Kansas City Chiefs Select....

DP's Pick:
Brooks Reed, DE, Arizona

This is a kid who is ferocious and his hair matches his wild style of play. He is a high character guy so thats a plus for Scott Pioli, and can come off both sides of the line. The Chiefs are a work in progress, but as soon as their defense improves, so will their team.

BMack's Pick:
Phil Taylor, DT, Baylor

This is a real risky pick, because Taylor has been in trouble in the past (assault), and has trouble controlling his weight at times, but he is a huge (listed at 334 more like 350) and moves pretty well. Taylor would be a big upgrade over anything KC at NT, and if he can keep his head right could end up being a steal.

Derrick Williams To Enter Draft

Finally, at least one of these guys came to his senses. After the shocking news that Perry Jones is going back to Baylor, Tyler Zeller and maybe Harrison Barnes is headed back to UNC and that Jared Sullinger is headed back to Ohio State, Derrick Williams (who many consider a front runner for the number 1 pick) is headed to the NBA and hiring an agent.

Williams was a beast in the tournament and averaged about 20 points and 9 boards during his sophomore campaign at Arizona. Even though I'm a big fan of players leaving early all these people coming back is going to make college basketball very fun to watch next year. All I need is the Kentucky guys to come back.

NCAA Recaps

Well your Final Four is UConn, Kentucky, Butler and VCU (Yea... VCU)

We will start with the UConn/ Arizona game which ended 65-63, I'm not a big UConn or Kemba Walker fan however you can't deny what they have done this tournament. Walker seems to hit every clutch shot and they are playing like a really team on a mission. They have proved to win close games and last game was no different. Arizona could have won the game on a 3 pointer by Jamelle Horne, however it clanked out and UConn advances.

74 Butler, 71 Florida

I'm happy that Florida is out but I'm not thrilled that we are going to see VCU or Butler in the National Championship game. Butler was in the championship last year and lost to Duke and now Brad Stevens and Butler are marching back the final 4. Led by Shelvin Mack with 27 points and some awful late plays from Florida they were able to hang on.

76 Kentucky, 69 UNC
What turned out to be a scary game at the end Kentucky was able to go to the final 4 for the 1st time since 1998. UNC played flat for a majority of the game until Harrsion Barnes got all number 1 pick on everyone and got the game within 2. But it seemed everytime UNC came knocking on the door a well timed 3 by Brandon Knight or anyone else by Kentucky. It was a great win and now Kentucky is taking on UConn, who whooped them earlier this year.

71 VCU, 61 Kansas
Kansas just didn't play well and VCU is advancing to the final 4. What really goes to show you the true grit of this VCU team is when they blew a 15 point lead and were able to right the ship, not get flustered and still pull out the win.

NCAA Recaps

74 UConn, 67 San Diego State University

The refs blew this one for SDSU as they called some bullshit technical on a Kemba Walker flop. Completely changed the momentum in the game and caused SDSU from advancing.

83 Florida, 74 BYU
Jimmer has range but shooting 11-29 and 3 for 15 from beyond the arc didn't help. Total meltdown in overtime.

61 Butler, 54 Wisconsin
Who cares right? I don't like either of these teams.

93 Arizona, 77 Duke
HAHAHAHAHA

Nolan Smith showed his leadership that everyones been clammering about by going 3-14 and Arizona played the game of their lives especially in the 2nd half where they shot 65%. I don't know if you can attribute that to great offense or the lack of defense on Dukes part.

Either way I asked Duke fan and our very own Wilde about his reaction to the game and this is what he had to say:

Nevermind he's busy being gross.

Miller Decides To Stay At Xavier....Then Doesn't

Another day another coach turning down Arizona. Miller has a really good team at Xavier next season, and he is seeing a lot of potential problems if he was to go to Arizona. Zona is under investigation, and they have been having recruiting problems over the past couple seasons. As more and more coaches turn down this once proud franchise, you have to wonder what Arizona will do now. If I was them I would just keep their interim coach, who got them a couple rounds into the tournament, because it doesn't seem like anyone is going to want this job until that investigation is over. Plus, now any coach to try to hire is going to know that he wasn't their top 3 choice, so you know that they aren't going to be very happy about that.


**UPDATE**

"Barring another last-minute change of plans, Sean Miller will be introduced as Arizona's next basketball coach despite the fact that he turned down the job late Sunday, a source has told CBSSports.com.'

Wow, What the fuck is this all about. Well, Arizona looks to finally got someone to coach this team. Miller is a very good coach, and Arizona has to be really happy to have him. I wonder how much extra cash it took to reel him in after he turned the offer down yesterday...

We'll have more when the information about his contract are released.

Tim Floyd Pulls Chicken Shit Move

Arizona is still looking for a replacement for Hall of Famer Lute Olson after Southern California coach Tim Floyd turned down the job.

Floyd announced his decision in a meeting with reporters in Los Angeles Thursday afternoon. Floyd said he not only visited Arizona but also spoke to Memphis about its opening.

"I felt that I needed to look at those two programs," Floyd told reporters on Thursday. "I am at a point where I want to do something really special and I feel like I needed to go look at an elite program. ESPN

Well Tim Floyd had a chance to become a serious college basketball coach, and turned down Arizona because of one reason. Pressure. That is why Floyd had a 93-235 overall NBA record, and wants to be overshadowed by football at USC. So whatever, Arizona is still looking for a coach and hopefully they can pull Sean Miller from Xavier.


BMack's Take:

Well it seems that all the baggage that comes along with the Arizona program ended up being too much. Floyd looked into the job, and probably looked into how serious this NCAA investigation is and said that it wasn't worth leaving the solid program he has at USC. DP and I have been going back and forth about this. We both agree Arizona is an elite program, but we differ on what an investigation means. DP thinks it means nothing, and isn't even relevant to picking a job. I on the other hand see it like I see picking any job. If you were going to join a new company, and that company was under investigation by the government, then that might be something you would want to look in to. The same goes for a basketball coach. Floyd probably sized up the program's status, what recruits he may lose, what scholarships he might lose, and saw that this might not be the right job for him. Fan do not care if you lose scholarships at a school like Arizona they expect to win every year. So, if (from no fault of his own) the program can't get him the players that he needs then it would be a bad idea to leave a solid program to go to one that has too high expectations if the school does end up being in trouble.

Tim Floyd To Coach Arizona

Tim Floyd has decided to leave USC and head to Arizona. Floyd, 55, has spent the last four seasons at USC with an 85-50 record. He led the Trojans to three NCAA tournament appearances -- including the Sweet 16 in 2007. BMack and I argued back and forth about the Arizona job, as BMack called it a coach killer because it was under investigation. But that is really irrelevant and stupid, because Arizona is basically the Kentucky of the west coast. Floyd should not only push his coaching rank up higher if he succeeds in Zona, but should get way better recruits.

Arizona Wants Mark Few

"Arizona's coaching search is now centered on Gonzaga's Mark Few. Multiple sources told CBSSports.com that Arizona used third-party representatives to gauge the interest of Few as early as November at the Old Spice Classic in Orlando, and that informal conversations continued this past weekend, right after North Carolina eliminated Gonzaga from the NCAA tournament (Sportsline)."

No way Few takes this job. Arizona' program has been decimated by departures and a lack of recruiting (yes I know they made a nice run this year). On top of all that Arizona is being investigated by the NCAA. Few has a good thing going at Gonzaga, and the only thing Arizona can offer is the program's tradition. So, I think Few will stay at Gonzaga until a more stable program offers him a job.

I Guess Arizona Does Belong

Arizona was one of the most controversial teams coming into the tournament because their record was unimpressive, and they weren't that good in general. But after knocking off favorite Utah and Cinderella, Cleveland State, it looks as if Arizona gave everyone a big fuck you. Yesterday, Arizona showed how dominant they can be when all cylinders are clicking. 4 of their 5 starters were in double figures led by Nic Wise with 21, and if I were Louisville, I would take this game serious, and not take the Pittsburgh approach to this game. Louisville gave us a little scare yesterday against the feisty Siena team and really hasn't instilled that much confidence in me this tourney. I'm not going to go as far as saying that the number 1 ranked Louisville will be the first to seed to be knocked out, but I wouldn't put it past Arizona to do it.

Lute Olson Steps Down

Olson has a career record of 780-280 at Long Beach State, Iowa and Arizona. He's 589-188 since heading to Arizona for the start of the 1983 season.

Arizona won the 1997 NCAA national title. His 27 NCAA Tournament appearances as a coach are one behind Bob Knight for the all-time record. His streak of 24 straight tournament appearances between 1985-2008 is second all-time to North Carolina's 27 (between 1975 and 2001).

Olson is one of the legendary coaches in NCAA and did a hell of a job for Arizona. He was one of my favorite coaches and a Hall of Famer. What can you expect from a 74 year old, it had to happen sooner or later and with Arizona not making a lot of noise recently, I think it is best he walks away now.