The George Mason Ball

The question on everyone’s mind going into the Final 4 weekend, is will Cinderalla Mason ever hear the bell toll Midnight? Or will they become coronated as champions? The odds seems to be that they will finally start missing some shots and come belly up… anyways, here’s some interesting George Mason news I could dig up:

• George Mason claims every other team thinks they are Superman, but they are Kryptonite. I found it funny when one article said that George Mason’s coach might be… Lex Luthor! As opposed to rooting for Cinderella, suddenly, you are rooting for a supervillain!
• For those who haven’t seen the link, http://www.dispatch.com/sports-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/03/29/20060329-F2-04.html, only 4 people selected the Final Four correctly on ESPN out of 3 million entries. The funny thing is, one guy meant to choose George Washington in the Final 4, not George Mason, as he couldn’t remember which team he liked watching from earlier in the season.
• Apparently, Hofstra beat George Mason TWICE in the final two weeks of the season leading up to the Tournament. The key? Apparently, it was utlizing quick guards who are also able to rebound if need be. http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/9347080/2
  On one hand, ‘Nova may have been the most likely candidate to beat George Mason. As said on CBS, maybe Florida should just pretend that ‘Nova was a good warmup game for George Mason!
• Recognizing it takes good guard play to beat George Mason (they’ve simply manhandled all the big men at Mich. St, UNC, Wichita St, and Uconn), then the team with the best chance to slay Cinderalla may be UCLA. I would still be very intrigued by an LSU-George Mason final. If George Mason’s two big men can handle Tyrus Thomas and Big Baby, then would it be possible for 2 Cinderella big men to play their way into the NBA?????