HOT HOT HOT

Should be a scorcher in Glendale, AZ this coming weekend. Temps supposed to be above 100 degrees every single day we are there. Fortunately the weather has been pretty warm in SOCAL lately and has been very close to 100 degrees where I live. Plus it is a dry heat rather than the strength sapping humidity of the East Coast and South.

Back to a 24 team draw which I do not like at all. I would rather have a 16 or 32 team draw. Giving a good team like the 16th or 17th seed that warm-up game to play is an advantage rather than a disadvantage. They get to feel the wind, sand ect... where as the top 8 seeds go in cold. Of course, that extra game sucks if they win and then lose the next one. Every extra game in this kind of heat is going to make it that much tougher.

No predictions for this tourney. Not sure what to expect from the new venue. Tempe was always a great site. Location was near the airport and there was the little water park to cool off in on the hot days. Plus grassy areas to lounge in. I think we are in another parking lot but then again, Phil and I are two for two on parking lots. Hopefully we can repeat in AZ.

If you are out there, please come and say hello.