NCAA Tournament Part II: The Early Outs
So I already wrote about what I think the potential upsets are. These are the four teams I think will bow out early in the Tourney.
1. Syracuse – I don’t think the Orange are that good, despite having Otto as their mascot. They needed a miracle shot to advance out of the first round of the Big East Tournament and just a week and a half ago they lost more than 30 at home to Seton Hall, the worst lost in Syracuse history. Texas A & M is a good team that can beat anyone with their solid defense and good perimeter game. Go Aggies.
2. Oklahoma – I had to sleep on this one. I like the Sooners, mostly because I like Kelvin Sampson. However, UW-Milwaukee is an outstanding team. If they had some more height they would be national champion contenders. The champs of the Horizon League play an up-tempo game on offense and defense and the Panthers will take it to the Sooners in an upset special.
3. Gonzaga – Yeah the Bulldogs are everyone’s final four pick. WRONG! Over-rated. Yeah, the WCC champions almost lost in their conference championship game to Loyola Marymount, a team that was 12-17 entering that game. The ‘Zags played in the best college game of the year (and in the last ten years) in the Maui Classic when they edged out Michigan State 109-106 (left side, left hand Suton) in triple overtime, but their defense is too weak to go deep in the Tourney. For all the thrills Adam Morrison brings offensively, he is a defensive liability. The Bulldogs will meet the Indiana Hoosiers in the second round and Marco Killingsoworth and Robert Vaden will dominate. Bye, Bye, Bulldogs.
4. Villanova – Well I would have put Florida here, but I figured I pick on the Gators enough (but they’ll get back to their spring semester of schooling before the weekend is done). The Wildcats will either meet the Wildcats or the Badgers in round two. Either way I think the eighth or ninth seed will upset Villanova. Both Arizona and Wisconsin are too big and are just as athletic as ‘Nova. The Wildcats will be the first number one seed to lose.
So there are my early outs. However, I’m always wrong, so pick those four teams to go deep into your tournament. Perhaps this will be the final four. Whatever, I think these teams will lose early.
1. Syracuse – I don’t think the Orange are that good, despite having Otto as their mascot. They needed a miracle shot to advance out of the first round of the Big East Tournament and just a week and a half ago they lost more than 30 at home to Seton Hall, the worst lost in Syracuse history. Texas A & M is a good team that can beat anyone with their solid defense and good perimeter game. Go Aggies.
2. Oklahoma – I had to sleep on this one. I like the Sooners, mostly because I like Kelvin Sampson. However, UW-Milwaukee is an outstanding team. If they had some more height they would be national champion contenders. The champs of the Horizon League play an up-tempo game on offense and defense and the Panthers will take it to the Sooners in an upset special.
3. Gonzaga – Yeah the Bulldogs are everyone’s final four pick. WRONG! Over-rated. Yeah, the WCC champions almost lost in their conference championship game to Loyola Marymount, a team that was 12-17 entering that game. The ‘Zags played in the best college game of the year (and in the last ten years) in the Maui Classic when they edged out Michigan State 109-106 (left side, left hand Suton) in triple overtime, but their defense is too weak to go deep in the Tourney. For all the thrills Adam Morrison brings offensively, he is a defensive liability. The Bulldogs will meet the Indiana Hoosiers in the second round and Marco Killingsoworth and Robert Vaden will dominate. Bye, Bye, Bulldogs.
4. Villanova – Well I would have put Florida here, but I figured I pick on the Gators enough (but they’ll get back to their spring semester of schooling before the weekend is done). The Wildcats will either meet the Wildcats or the Badgers in round two. Either way I think the eighth or ninth seed will upset Villanova. Both Arizona and Wisconsin are too big and are just as athletic as ‘Nova. The Wildcats will be the first number one seed to lose.
So there are my early outs. However, I’m always wrong, so pick those four teams to go deep into your tournament. Perhaps this will be the final four. Whatever, I think these teams will lose early.
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