Wow.

Ok, so I was really not prepared for a comeback, OT win for Michigan before Duke tipped off against a Michigan State team that all the "experts" picked to advance. My blood pressure returned to normal........ now, just now.

Update time (which means, of course, that I am doing well and want to tell you about it)

Shootout
Big Dig extended his lead on the strength of a 51 point game (Curry 27, Sheed 14, Harris 9), but is down to 2 players. After some quick math:

• 1st Digger, 265 points, Sheed & Curry averaging 37ppg combined, max 3 games remaining
• 2nd Matty, 233 pts, team averaging 56ppg, will lose Blue or Fair next round but guaranteed a final 4 participant
• 3rd Gak, 230 pts, Plumlee & Craft averaging 27pts together. Needs stars to align to move up, or move down

Sib has a great chance of catching Lars for 4th, and like me is guaranteed a player in the Final 4. The real problem for me & Lars is that one of those players is Russ Smith, the leading scorer in the Shootout (81 pts).
Phil also drafted 6 players....
Thats kind of unfair because I'm almost equally abysmal, but I have an outside chance to slide into 5th for a point.

LDD
I still sit atop the leaderboard, but I have a large piece of Gak on my shoe. We differ on 2/4 picks this round, so if the ball bounces my way I could have a 3pt lead going into the final weekend. If fortune favors the Jews, Gak will be your new leader. Phil is just one behind the Gakker in third, and is guaranteed to move closer to the top because he's got one different pick from both Gak & me.

Bracket
Ok, the leader here is, oh! What do you know? Me! Sib, Gak and I are separated by 6 points with a max ~120, so anything could happen. Problem is, Matty is also 6 points back, but with 3 possible final 4 teams his max is a lofty 142! Much like in the Shootout, his fortunes may be tied to Michigan, his predicted Champ.

NIT
I win. If I lose the Sickness title this year by a few points when the NIT didnt count, I might end this whole competition. So, if you want to play next year, either root for me, or root for my complete obliteration so its not close enough to matter...

Sickness
I'm still on top of the pile with 20, but as stated above my grip on the trophy is like Stallone's at the beginning of Cliffhanger. I'm just hoping that chick doesnt fall to her death this time. With massive swings still possible, the contenders are Gak (15), Digger (13), Matty (12). Sib and Phil are the spoilers, poised to steal points in the bracket (Sib) and the dilemma (Phil).

Hope you enjoyed the update. Feel free to heap praise upon me before this elaborate house of cards I have built crashes down around me....