Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Bar Down Dandy March Madness Elite Eight(Brackets 1 & 4)
Posted on 7:32 AM by Unknown
The Elite Eight is upon us and now we must depart the ranks of the elite and enter the chamber of legends. The players that enter the Final Four will be enshrined in BDD&C legacy forever.
7. Kevin Love vs. 8. Kobe Bryant
Kevin Love is an individual who is building his legacy every 30-20 game he puts up, amassing stats even Bill Russell would applaud. But it's going to take Love a long time to ever establish the legacy that Mr. Kobe Bryant has. Even at the old age of 33, Kobe is still doing his thing. Yeah he can't go throw down a ridiculous up-an-under dunk anymore, but he's traded that in for strong perimeter defense and a deadly array of shots and passes. He still has that swagger that he had 5 years ago, and his shot is still as pretty as ever. I would not sleep on Kobe's sixth ring this year. His competitor, Love, is a phenomenal talent and should be in the hall-of-fame mix when he retires, but can he breakthrough the Minnesota spell and win a title? This all remains to be seen. Kobe wins, like Kobe always does.
1. Henrik Lundqvist vs. 2. Steven Stamkos
Over the years, through silly postseason campaigns, incredible shutouts, season saving games, Henrik Lundqvist has gotten no credit. He was never awarded a Vezina, though that's all about to change. Lundy finally has a team in front of him and his supreme skills are now in the spotlight. There's no doubt he's going to etch his name on the Vezina trophy, the question now is how far can this man carry the Rangers? I think he's going to carry them to Lord Stanley's greatest stage. Steven Stamkos, on the other hand, had a taste of playoff success losing in Game 7 of Eastern Conference last year. He's still growing and slowly trending toward becoming the NHL's best player. Stamkos, for some odd reason, remains on the back burner behind the ever-so inconsistent Alexander Ovechkin and oft-injured Sidney Crosby. Tampa Bay's franchise player has elite hands, but separates himself with incredible vision on the ice. He'll get his at some point, I'm just not sure it'll be with the Tampa Bay Lightning. But with that said, there is simply no denying the Swedish Stud who is just a Stanley Cup away from being up there in the ranks of greatest puck stoppers of all-time.
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