Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Sweet 16 - With 14 of the top 16 teams

Best 1st round Buzzer Beater: Siena over OSU... not exactly a buzzer beater, but a 3-pointer in regulation, in OT, and in double OT to win certainly qualifies.

Team Most Likely to be Compared to Deer: Wake Forest. Wake was down 9-0 and 25-12 just minutes into the game. Deer in the headlights look was happening all over the court! It may have messed up my bracket, but I was much happier to see Cleveland State win a game in the tournament!

#1 Seed Most Likely to Lose in the Sweet 16: I'm going with UConn, though it looks like all the #1s have relatively easy sweet 16 games. UConn is missing that guard and Purdue has players at all the positions and could pose a very tough challenge.

Mid-Major Most Likely to Do More Damage: The easy pick here is Gonzaga. Gonzaga gets a shot at a #1-seed, which they haven't seen since 2003 (where they lost to Arizona in a classic double-OT game). They also lost to #1s in 2001 (where they lost to Michigan State when Gonzaga was a 12-seed) and in 1999 of course (to eventual champion UConn and Rip Hamilton and Khalid El-Amin). Is the fourth time the charm???

Most Intriguing Matchup: Villanova-Duke. No question for me. Duke is an interesting team with the fact that they have no true low-post presence but they seem to be much more efficient than in past years (where they had early exits).

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