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Thursday, March 19, 2009

March Madness

WOW I havent been on here in a while! Its March now and you know that can only mean one thing: The NCAA Tournament. Cinderella Stories, Buzzer Beaters, and on April 6th a National Champion will be crowned. I decided to weigh in on each bracket and give you my opinion on what will happen.
Midwest Region
Louisville is riding a 10 game winning streak and coming off a Big East Tournament Championship, But still for some reason they don't impress me. The Cardinals have been upset many times this year, by Minnesota, Western Kentucky, and UNLV. I don't see the Cardinals making it all the way, instead I have them being bounced by Wake in the sweet 16. Wake was an interesting pick for me this year, I have them making the final 4. If (Keyword: If) Wake plays to its potential, they can breeze thru this bracket with ease. Lets just hope the Wake team that beat UNC and Duke shows up and not the one that last to Georgia Tech and NC State. My upsets in this bracket are Arizona over Utah, West Virginia over Kansas is the second round (Kansas is so young, I don't know if I can trust them.) and Wake over Louisville and Michigan St. to make the Final 4 in Detroit.
West Region
UCONN is the number 1 seed in this bracket, and i'm also skeptcial of them. With Jerome Dyson out, I don't think they can make it all the way. I have them losing to Washington, yes that's right Washington in the Sweet 16. I like Washington a lot and I have them in the final four. They have a very good balance of guards (Isiah Thomas, Justin Dentmon, Lyle Overton) as well as Quincy Pondexter and JOn Brockman down low. They will be able to take down UCONN in the round of 16. My other upsets are Maryland over Cal, AND (Drum roll please) MARYLAND OVER MEMPHIS!! I have no respect for Memphis what so ever. They play in the C-USA, and the terps have a knack for pulling off the upset against a name-brand team like Memphis. You heard it here first. I have Maryland making it to the sweet 16 where they will lose to Missouri, who will lose to Washington, sending the Huskies to Detroit.
East Region
What's with me showing no love for Big East number 1 seeds?? Pitt has a record of 1-2 as the number 1 team in the nation this year, showing to me they cant perform under pressure. Also, Pitt's coach Jamie Dixon has choked, he has never made it pas the sweet 16. Once again this will hold true as FSU will knock them off in the sweet 16. Why? Florida state's front line of two 6'9 guys and one 7'1 guy can contain Dejuan Blair, and Toney Douglas is amazing and he will go off on Levance Fields. I ended up having Villanova coming out of this bracket, beating Duke in the sweet 16 and then FSU in the Elite 8 to make it to Detroit. I say this becuase I think Scottie Reynolds is the kind of player that can carry a team on his back all the way to the Final Four.
South Region
North Carolina will win this bracket. Ty Lawson will only be out for 1, maybe 2 games, in which the heels will play Radford and Butler/LSU. I don't really think they will need him till the sweet 16, when hell be healthy and ready to go. The big matchup will be UNC vs Oklahoma in the elite 8. I think Blake Griffin will destroy Hansborough, but Lawson and the UNC Guards will be too much to handle for Oklahoma as they head on to Detroit.
Final Four
SO this leaves me with Wake Vs. Washington and UNC Vs. Nova. Wake will ride their moment past the Huskies while UNC will be able to muscle up NOva inside. So in an ACC Championship game, UNC will beat Wake 92-88 in a Classic to win it all. You heard it all first hear. I'm out.