In light of the events of this week, we need to ask the question:
Who are the top seeds in the NCAA Men's tourney going to be? Does your opinions change after G-Tech beat UNC, UTenn beat UF, Ohio St. beat Wisconsin. Here's my bracketology takes for this coming weekend:
Who are the top seeds in the NCAA Men's tourney going to be? Does your opinions change after G-Tech beat UNC, UTenn beat UF, Ohio St. beat Wisconsin. Here's my bracketology takes for this coming weekend:
Ohio St.- While I do not think that they are the best team in the country, it is their turn on the mary-go-round that is the AP no.1. They do not get the ball to Greg Oden enough but, he does not have the aggressive demeanor to call for the ball more. It may be a sign of his youth. However, Oden and the Buckeyes are going to have to grow up quickly if they want to get to Atlanta.
UCLA- No one talks about them because the play their games in the middle of the night but they are good. Aaron Affalo is about the best player in the country that gets on attention. That have some African prince that is really good as well. And people are going to point to the lost at Washington and say that they deserve to be a no. 1 seed, but if you look at the entire body of work you'll see a pretty impressive resume.
Kansas- It's time to talk about Kansas. No one has talked them very much either. Not sure why. Last Saturday, they blue by the force that is Kevin Durant. They have an excellent core of players in Mario Chalmers, Julian Wright, and Brandon Rush. They also have a experience after getting wacked by Bradley last year in the tournament. Let's see can they cash in on a little of that potential; something that haven't been able to do in recent years.
Florida- Aside from the events of the last few weeks, the Gators have been one of the few teams that have separated themselves. They have dominated a league that is like to get, at least, six teams in the tourney. And of course, they have experience. What will be the test for them is if they have the killer instinct. They will need.
Now for the two seeds:
North Carolina- They have been relegated to this list because someone had to go. They have falter this week and while they have look dominant at times, they are still very young. Please don't look at the game against Duke as any sort of "indicator" because Duke sucks. Their key to victory is to play with poise because most teams they face will have more experience than them. Luckily for the Tar Heels, few will be as talented.
Wisconsin- Wisconsin may still win it all in the end, but they have got to get over their current slump. Yes, other teams are limping into the tournament but once again someone has got to be the second seed. This really isn't a bad place to be. There is a little less pressure. However, you may not be able to play in your backyard.
Texas A & M, Georgetown (watch out for Georgetown. The way they ended the Pitt game was phenomenal.)
The treys:
Memphis- Perhaps the nation's premiere mid-major team, they have run rough-shot over the Conferance USA. What they did to Rice was brutal. A couple times I literally saw them take the ball out of a Rice player's hands and coast to the basket. Even Big Joey Dorsey was leading the fast break. They are a little young and that would concern me in terms of how deep they can go in the tourney.
Pitt (potential tourney sleeper), Wassou (who knew they were good), Nevada (if they wrap up their conference tourney)
The four seeds: Texas, L-Ville, Notre Dame, Maryland
UCLA- No one talks about them because the play their games in the middle of the night but they are good. Aaron Affalo is about the best player in the country that gets on attention. That have some African prince that is really good as well. And people are going to point to the lost at Washington and say that they deserve to be a no. 1 seed, but if you look at the entire body of work you'll see a pretty impressive resume.
Kansas- It's time to talk about Kansas. No one has talked them very much either. Not sure why. Last Saturday, they blue by the force that is Kevin Durant. They have an excellent core of players in Mario Chalmers, Julian Wright, and Brandon Rush. They also have a experience after getting wacked by Bradley last year in the tournament. Let's see can they cash in on a little of that potential; something that haven't been able to do in recent years.
Florida- Aside from the events of the last few weeks, the Gators have been one of the few teams that have separated themselves. They have dominated a league that is like to get, at least, six teams in the tourney. And of course, they have experience. What will be the test for them is if they have the killer instinct. They will need.
Now for the two seeds:
North Carolina- They have been relegated to this list because someone had to go. They have falter this week and while they have look dominant at times, they are still very young. Please don't look at the game against Duke as any sort of "indicator" because Duke sucks. Their key to victory is to play with poise because most teams they face will have more experience than them. Luckily for the Tar Heels, few will be as talented.
Wisconsin- Wisconsin may still win it all in the end, but they have got to get over their current slump. Yes, other teams are limping into the tournament but once again someone has got to be the second seed. This really isn't a bad place to be. There is a little less pressure. However, you may not be able to play in your backyard.
Texas A & M, Georgetown (watch out for Georgetown. The way they ended the Pitt game was phenomenal.)
The treys:
Memphis- Perhaps the nation's premiere mid-major team, they have run rough-shot over the Conferance USA. What they did to Rice was brutal. A couple times I literally saw them take the ball out of a Rice player's hands and coast to the basket. Even Big Joey Dorsey was leading the fast break. They are a little young and that would concern me in terms of how deep they can go in the tourney.
Pitt (potential tourney sleeper), Wassou (who knew they were good), Nevada (if they wrap up their conference tourney)
The four seeds: Texas, L-Ville, Notre Dame, Maryland
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