Scott Looks Good at the Scott

Hello. Well, look at Kelly Scott's BC rink. Big wins today over Team Canada and Alberta clinch first place for BC at 9-2. Nova Scotia is 8-2 with a game tonight, but Scott beat them head-to-head. Canada and Newfoundland are 7-3, with Alberta and Quebec at 6-4. Everyone else is playing spoiler or for experience.

Scott's team looked great against Alberta, particularly since Alberta had to win to control their own destiny. BC just doesn't seem to make any crucial mistakes. Alberta almost seemed to know this, because their tension level seemed to grow as the game progressed.

It's amazing to see Scott curling over 80% for the week. It's almost unheard of for a skip to be that high in such a competitive field.

Here's my good, bad and ugly for the Scott field:

Good
1. BC
2. Nova Scotia. For some reason Colleen Jones never seems to be favoured. All she's done is win more Scott games than anyone.
3. Canada. Their game against Alberta will be the one to watch tonight
4. Newfoundland. Boy are they on a roll! 7 in a row
5. Alberta. Have to beat Canada to avoid going to my bad list. Very inconsistent.
6. Quebec. Very good showing for first trip to the Scott
7. New Brunswick. Out of playofs, but what a showing for a junior-eligible team

Bad
1. PEI. Suzanne Gaudet did so well 3 years ago, but it's been downhill ever since
2. Ontario. Beat BC, should've beat Nova Scotia, but very inconsistent
3. Territories. They go straight from the cold to fire. No chance really.

Ugly
1. Manitoba. Hard to believe curling rich province can't field 2 competitive teams.
2. Saskatchewan. See Manitoba. This rink beat a lot of good ones to get here. Must've left their game at home.

Regards,
Steve