'Cats enjoy President Obama's support
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'Cats enjoy President Obama's support
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Villanova coach Jay Wright and star guard Scottie Reynolds are quite pleased that President Obama picked the Wildcats to make the Final Four. The president picked his bracket for ESPN and his Final Four selections were released Tuesday.
"I always thought he had a great basketball mind. I really did," Wright said about Obama. "I like his game. I saw him play. I hope he's right. If the president likes your program, that's a great thing. I'll take it. I voted for him. If [his wife] Patti gets to meet him, that's even better. She loves him, more than [she does] me. She said, 'What does that mean? Do I get to meet him?' [His son] Reilly wants to meet him to. But Patti's got a crush on him."
Said Reynolds: "Oh, man. I've been trying to meet President Obama, for the longest time. So for him to pick us means a lot. I wish he was at the Georgetown game [on Feb. 6, in Washington, during snowstorm]. The game before that, I saw him at the Duke game [down there]. I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing. It feels good, having that under your belt. It's something you can always look at it, the rest of your life."
Reynolds talked about March Madness at today's media session. "Me and Reg [Redding] were just watching some tapes of last-second shots," Reynolds said. "I just remember the feeling [of last year's Final 8 win over Pitt], what it took to get there, all that emotion coming out. We want to get back to that same feeling. We've talked about that, with this team. Every team is different. Not every game, but every group of guys you're with.
"I think that's what makes this program special. The younger guys look to the guys ahead of them. They buy in, respect what they've gone through. You know what's expected of you as a senior. That's how it got to be where it is today. We're going to give it up for each other."
On Wednesday, ESPN released President Obama's entire bracket. His Final Four was Villanova, Kentucky, Kansas State and Kansas. The president picked Kentucky to beat Villanova in the semifinals and Kansas to beat Kansas State. In the title game, he picked Kansas over Kentucky.
well his final 4 is wrong. obama picing you is a kiss of death— sasquatches- That may be the kiss of death from this socialist pacifist naif in the WH who is going to make sure all those kids playing now, will not have a country or Care or free enterprise left . He has not made any predictions correctly done for this entire year. Copenhagen is just one. I hope he is correct but not for him but for the Cats.— KGKoons
Comment removed.- At least he got something right. can't believe he picked Cornell over Temple, Temple will rule with defense. Big 5 bball rules.— StorminNorman
- Spot on JerryD---I was thinking exactly the same thing as I scrolled down to comment after reading this---I loved Nova before the head dope picked em---— will_wonders_never_cease
I hear George Bush and Michael Vick picked Nova too. Word is that Nancy Pelosi and Rush Limbaugh did as well. So did T.O. So I guess Villanova should just come home now and not even play the game. You guys are all morons . . .— Justicek
Obamsky only picks winners.....see ya at the Chicago Olympics....- If this is as successful as healthcare is going to be, Nova will be destroyed first round...and bankrupt. The Cats will be like Corzine and the other "picks" of Obama— phillyjhawk
- If Nova is as good as some of the posters are dumb (about politics), they'll be fine...— ocboy
- "Hey, I'm Barack Obama, and I'm cool. I go on ESPN to show the country that I'm hip by filling out my tourney brackets. Nevermind that my healthcare bill is going to costs trillions of dollars and drive tax brackets up 10-15% across the board over the next 10 years so that our country doesn't go bankrupt. And the great thing is...no one's current health insurance is going to cost less. In fact, it's going to cost more - how cool is that!! But hey, I'm Barack Obama, and guess what? I'm cool." Jagoff.— Dean1
- OBAMA IS DA MAN!!! nOVA is a sham!!! THWND !!!!!— Hawks2004
