Spain

So I finally predicted the winner of a tournament. Spain pulled it out and won the World Cup. It wasn't pretty, and I was actually cheering for the Dutch, but Iniesta came up big and spoiled it for the Dutch. Too bad it's over and I'm left to wait 2 years for Euro 2012. South Africa hosted a great tournament.

Finals

My prediction is Lakers in 7, but I would love to see the Celtics pull it out. History shows that the winner of game one will win the series (especially if your coach is Phil) so tonight's game is huge.

NBA Finals

Unfortunately it looks like it will be the Lakers and the Celtics in the finals. Unless the Suns or Magic can pull off something miraculous, I'm stuck watching Kobe and the Lakers. Definitely cheering for the Celtics in the finals if it's Lakers vs Celtics.

One Month and Counting

World Cup begins in exactly one month! My early champion prediction is Spain.

Down But Not Out

I doubted the Jazz. I didn't give them much of a chance to win game two, or to win a game at all with the injuries piling up, but they proved me wrong. Let's hope DWill can go for 30 and 10 again and help the Jazz win a pair at home.

NBA Playoff Picture

The seeds in the western conference (besides 1 and 8) are still undecided as of the last day of the regular season. The race is so close that the Jazz could end up in 2nd or down in 5th depending on the outcomes tonight, crazy!

My predictions:

1. Lakers

2. Mavs

3. Jazz

4. Suns

5. Nuggets

6. Blazers

7. Spurs

8. Thunder

So Close

What a great way to finish the college basketball season. If only Butler could have pulled it off. The game was intense the whole way through, much better than recent championship blowouts. I think I was more nervous than the Butler faithful, and I'm not even associated with the school. It seemed most of America was rooting for the underdog bulldogs. None of the ESPN guys gave Butler much of a chance though, saying Duke would win by double digits. Well, they were wrong. Butler hung around and came inches away from a hoosiers-like celebration. I, unlike the experts, thought the game would be close and that Butler really did have a chance. They just came up a few inches short. So now the dance is over and I'm left to wait till next year. If Hayward stays, Butler should be back making noise in the tournament next year. Only 346 days to go.