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Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 1:30PM VCU
It's St. Patrick's Day today, so maybe a little luck coming my way.
I love VCU getting 6 points from Indiana today. VCU has been impressive the last few weeks and theHoosiers are going to have to give it their all to keep up with the speed of VCU.
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Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 7:30AM North Carolina
Let's see if I can keep this up. 2-0 yesterday with Arizona and Butler.
I'm not sure why North Carolina is getting 1.5 points from Kentucky, but I'll take it. After all, the Tar Heels are 11-3 ATS in their last 14 NCAA Tournament games. UNC beat Kentucky back in December and their only loss in their last 13 games was to Duke. Harrison Barnes is proving to be a force and a team leader here down the stretch.
It has to be the Tar Heels day.
As far as Kansas and VCU. I like Kansas to win the game, but based on how this tournament is going I like VCU getting the 11 points.
VCU's run will come to an end, but they will cover with the 11.
Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 8:56AM 
Questionable as an at-large pick, Virginia Commonwealth is showing it belonged in the NCAA tournament after all.
Brandon Rozzell hit six 3-pointers and finished with 26 points, and the 11th-seeded Rams upset another big-name opponent, this time beating sixth-seeded Georgetown 74-56 in the second round of the Southwest Regional on Friday night.
Surprise winners over Southern California in the first round after struggling late in the season, VCU is sticking around after upsetting another team from a power conference.
VCU hit 12 3-pointers with Rozzell making 6 of 10 while tying a career high. Joey Rodriguez added 17 points and seven assists. Bradford Burgess added 12 points and eight rebounds, and Jamie Skeen scored 12.
The key for VCU to playing its best is head coach Shaka Smart.
Smart, who will be 34 in April, wants to succeed his own way. He is one of the youngest head coaches in the country, and he took over the VCU program when it was at its height.
VCU is 50-19 under Coach Smart Yet he knows there will be criticism unless they win the league title or gets an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament each and every year.
Smart is not just the name of the VCU coach. It also describes his approach to his work. Smart may be the breakout coach of this year's tourney, and will be a hot commodity for other jobs.
But first, VCU will play Purdue, which got 19 points from E'Twaun Moore and 16 points and 16 rebounds from JaJuan Johnson in an easy win over St. Peter's.
It will be a tough task indeed for Smart and his VCU Rams.
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