Matthew Kredell broke into the Daily News in 1998, working part time
at the paper while going to USC. The basketball team’s Elite Eight
run in 2000-01 was USC’s athletic highlight in his time at the
school, when the football team was stuck in the Paul Hackett-era.
After graduating in 2001, he started writing for the Daily News full
time. He’s in his second year covering USC, which coincides with the
rise of the program. He’ll take credit for the success, though Tim
Floyd may have more to do with it. A third-generation Los Angelean,
he grew up reading the Daily News while at El Camino Real High School
in Woodland Hills.
5-12 jinx
The fifth seed has been one of the most prone to upsets in NCAA history, a fact of which Tim Floyd is well aware.
In the 22 years since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, the 12th seed has upset the fifth seed 29 times in 88 games. Only in 1988 and 2000 was there not a 12-5 upset.
``We'll make sure our players are aware of that,'' Floyd said. ``... We want them to hear that type of thing. We want them to be on edge. We want them to understand that when you get to this level, anyone can beat you. There's too many quality teams.''
Comments
This year's 5-12 will be Butler being upset by Old Dominion. Arkansas doesn't have the horses to compete with a USC team ready to play.
Posted by: Frank Alvidrez | March 13, 2007 7:55 PM