As Bill Simmons astutely observed in a 2001 ESPN.com article, 1986 was a time when Michael Jackson did not yet look like an alien, Gretzky and the Magic/Bird combination were the kings of sport, kids were playing Atari, and, most importantly, Ronald Reagan had his hand on the button.
However, not all was blue jeans and [...]
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The weak were weeded out. What once was a field of 65 is now down to 4.
Michigan State surprised many by knocking off the tournament’s overall #1 seeded Louisville Cardinals. North Carolina contained the Blake Griffin-express in a 12-point victory that wasn’t really even that close. Villanova won the Big East battle over Pittsburgh with a game-winning shot from Scottie Reynolds in the final seconds, and fellow Big East member Connecticut held off the pesky Missouri Tigers to advance to Detroit and the Final Four.
Each will head to Ford Field with thoughts of national championship, and it is only thanks to some great individual performances throughout the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. But who had the most outstanding individual performance in the Elite Eight? Who has earned the right to be named the ‘Elite Eight Workhorse?’ In honor of the elite eight, here are the eight candidates:
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While there have been some great team performances this year in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, it has been the individual performances of players such as Blake Griffin, Ty Lawson, and Cole Aldrich that everyone is talking about.
We’ve given you the candidates for the players who have had the most outstanding performances in the first two rounds (1st Round Workhorse & 2nd Round Workhorse), and after a Sweet 16 that saw several blowouts we’re back with the Sweet 16 candidates.
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The NCAA men’s basketball tournament is traditionally about great and, often improbable, team runs spurred by uncanny individual performances, and this year’s tournament has been no different. There have been a couple of upsets and a plenty of near-upsets. Those contests each had their own outstanding performances.
But who had the most outstanding performance to make them worthy of the distinction of being named the ‘2nd Round Workhorse?’ Here are our candidates (in alphabetical order) with a poll at the bottom:
Last season after each round of the NCAA men’s basketball national tournament, we compiled the candidates for the ‘Workhorse’ of the round (our version of Most Outstanding Player) and then let your votes decide who should be given the award. We culminated the ‘Workhorse candidates’ series by naming Mario Chalmers the NCAA ‘Championship Workhorse’ and you voted the tourney darling, Stephen Curry, as the NCAA ‘Tournament Workhorse.’
And we’re bringing it back!
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palliative \PAL-ee-ey-tiv\, adjective, noun:
adjective:
1. relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure
noun:
1. something that eases (symptoms) without curing the underlying disease
Usage
Watching a #14, #15, or #16 seed knock off one of the top three seeds is always enthralling, but the experience is only a palliative if the upset destroys your bracket.
CONTEST:
In order to win, your job is to come up with the funniest example sentence(s) using the day’s word. Therefore, all you have to do to enter is leave a comment with your example sentence.
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vinaceous \vye-NAY-shus\, adjective:
1. of the color of red wine
Usage
In the locker room, the vinaceous Virginia Tech basketball jerseys were not only saturated with sweat but also tears as the Hokies realized their loss to North Carolina and subsequent 18-14 record would not land them a NCAA tournament at-large bid.
CONTEST:
In order to win, your job is to come up with the funniest example sentence(s) using the day’s word. Therefore, all you have to do to enter is leave a comment with your example sentence.
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