Odds & Ends

A few quick notes.

- All of this trade talk, and the best we got today was a four-team deal that included stars such as Earl Watson, Reggie Evans, Ruben Patterson, and Vitaly Potapenko. Should help Denver, because they didn't really need Watson with Miller & Boykins, and Evans is a very good rebounder. I doubt it'll have much of an effect though.

- Really good finish in Cincinnati, as Villanova pulls it out 74-72. Great play and execution on an in-bounds play in the final seconds that gave them a layup. We used to run the same play in high school, and it always worked there either. Radny Foye was awesome, scoring 25 points and grabbing 15 rebounds, and he's a guard.

I was also impressed with the Bearcats, who played a very good game, led by Eric Hicks and his 21 point, 9 rebound game. Even though they lost, this should help Cincy in their bid to secure and at-large berth in the tourney. They are 18-10 right now, and end the regular season with two tough homes. They are at Seton Hall (another team fighting for its life) on 2/28, and home against West Virginia on March 4th. They need a split to feel good about themselves, or they'll have some work to do in the Big East Tournament.

And speaking of the Big East Tournament, how great will that be? I wish all 16 teams would make it, because now it looks like Notre Dame may very well miss out despite playing some very good basketball, but this should be extremely exciting.

- According to a report, Zygy Wilf apparently told Daunte Culpepper that a trade is not in the works for him, which if you've read my stuff, you know I think this is a good thing. Daunte's still got loads of talent, and I'm excited to see what he can do under Brad Childress.