My breakdown:
Well, let's not kid ourselves, the EIVA and MIVA champions have no chance this year or any year, so they lose. That leaves us with Pepperdine and UC Irvine for the title. As you know, the two met last night for the MPSF conference title, with Irvine winning in 5 games 16-14 in the 5th, handing the Waves their first loss since super-setter Jonathan Winder returned from injury back in mid-January. Some contend Marv Dunphy had his boys tank the match to get Irvine in the Final 4 instead of BYU (though the Waves swept both during the regular season). I don't think Marv would do that. I think they just got beat; but with a legend (and soon-to-be-named National Player of the Year) like Jonathan Winder leading the team on the court (against his hometown team, no less) and a legend (and soon-to-be-named Coach of the Year) like Marv Dunphy coachin' 'em up, I predict Pepperdine wins 3-1 in the championship match, with Tom "The Incredible" Hulse as Final 4 MVP, despite the best efforts of Irvine's senior leader Jayson Jablonsky, who will also have a great match in a losing effort.
What do you think?
2 comments:
law school makes me want to eat fire. literally. reading and writing/notes 5-7hrs per day, hence reading and writing for a blog seems oh-so-not-enjoyable oftimes. plus, i plead finals in this specific circumstance: i am in the middle of them and do not finish until two fridays from now. excuses i know, but i cannot force myself to write when my brain wants to scream.
plead finals... wha, wah, wah... boo-hoo, my life is so hard...
go waves.
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