Socks & Shoes

"Y'all know what time it is playa! Let's get it in!"

Ben Franklin once said, “Diligence is the mother of good luck.” Ernest Hemingway broke it down like this, “For a long time now I have tried simply to write the best I can. Sometimes I have good luck and write better than I can.” Jack Youngblood shut the building down with this one bruh, “Good luck is a residue of preparation.”

Well homeboy, who’s gonna have a residue of preparation starting today! It’s official, the NCAA Tournament kicks off this afternoon and boyz have to be both prepared and lucky to win it all. I can hear some clowns in the background screamin’ from schools like LaSalle, James Madison and North Carolina A&T that won on the 19^th and 20^th saying, “Naw playboy, the tournament started when we started play earlier this week.” Naw playboy, that was the rudy poot round! Now you gotta face the No.1 seeds and start earnin' your strips pimpin’! That joint earlier this week was the NIT Championship makeover!

Now James Madison has to face those 3’s coming from Indiana just to eat dinner! Then tell me that the tournament started earlier in the week playa. Enough of the preliminaries, let’s talk turkey.

Starting in the South Region, I’ve got VCU on everything! Boyz keep hollering Michigan but Trey Burke is merely Carmelo Anthony bruh! He’s the ball stopper jackin' up shots all night and never getting the other cats involved. They’ve got way too much talent to have Trey ruining this team. It’s time for him to bounce to the NBA and be Melo's twin brother. At least Melo won a title at Syracuse! Being a black hole didn't hurt him in college because he had to shoot that joint because he was the only true scorer on that squad! However, Burke's got plenty of studs around him that are hungry for the rock that can score but they're frustrated because this dun keeps shooting from the parking lot! 

In the Midwest I’ve got Duke coming out of that joint because they’ve got the best coach in the tournament. Also R. Kelly is back "Bumpin’ N Grindin’", "Flirtin'", bangin the rock "Down Low" and tellin' boyz "I Wish" you would bring that in the paint! That will give them that extra bounce they need to get to Atlanta. Louisville is the No. 1 overall seed but St. Louis will slow their role because that’s probably the most dangerous team in the tournament but because they’re in the same region with Duke where coaching and experience has to go to the Blue Devils.

Out West I’m going with Ohio State instead of the No. 1 seed Gonzaga because the Zags got the 1 seed by default! They just happened to be sitting on top when the smoke cleared because boyz kept getting knocked off. They had to give them that seeding because they were ranked #1 down the stretch but their schedule strength was a garbage 97^th bruh! They haven’t played anybody. They’re freaking Boise State football and they’ll get muscled and manhandled by dull Wisconsin who will get beaten again by the Buckeyes!

In the East I’m rolling with the “U!” The Hurricanes are the best team in the tournament bruh! They blew through the ACC like toilet paper beating the brakes off of Duke at the crib by darn near 30 points and lost to them by only 4 on the road. Larranaga’s got these boyz rollin'! I can hear the delusional Indiana fans screamin’, “How dare you pick Miami over your alma mater? That’s blasphemous!” Naw playa that’s called being an objective observer! The only way IU can win this Ship is for the 3 ball to fall for 6 straight games and that ain’t gonna happen. Without the 3 falling their suspect and don't put it in Crean's hands in a tight one because he'll completely fumble that joint away coming out of a dull timeout.

 Cody Zeller is probably one of the most talented 7 footers to come along in years but he needs to go see the wizard! He has no heart at all. Watford is a 6’9” shooter but won’t fight in the paint for a single bucket. So if his jumper is still at the hotel he’s worthless to you just like Jordan Hulls who is a straight liability on defense. The only two cats that are willing to fight for their sneakers is Oladipo and Yogy. The rest of those duns will give you everything they have just not to get beat up in the alley. Although I'd love to see my Hoosiers cut the nets down. They just don't have the heart to pick up the scissors! I'm just keepin' it real bruh!

So once boyz get to Atlanta I’ve got Duke and Miami playing for all of the marbles! Now if I were Larranaga, I’d turn on some Drake, put my socks and shoes on only, sit there butt naked and tell them that I need to see the athletic director ASAP! When he comes in I’d say, “If you want me to put the rest of my clothes on and go out there tonight it’s gonna cost you another couple million! I've taken your program from to the bottom to the top now we here! What you gone with that? Holla At Ya Boy!"

The “U” cuts the nets down with Larranaga fully dressed! I would say good luck to you boyz on your brackets but I wouldn’t mean it!

Holla At Ya Boy!
Jay Graves
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