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San Diego + 5 1/2
like getting the points in this matchup as two high seeded teams face off. im not quite sure how western kentucky will come out in this one after that buzzer beater against drake in OT. sure san diego is also coming off an OT win but i give the edge to san diego here as their coach has 9 seasons of being the assistant at gonzaga and knows the kind of mentality a team needs heading into the second round. with pomare down low and johnson running the point this game should be low scoring and close without, western kentucky needs to come back to earth after being on cloud nine the past 2 days and i'll take the team with the experienced coach getting points in this one.
Georgetown - 4 1/2
curry curry curry, thats all you hear when it comes to davidson and its hard not to root for the kid, he looks like a 14 year old out there and he has unlimited range. one thing the hoyas do great however is FG% defense and i dont expect davidson to see as many open looks against the hoyas as they did versus the zags. expect jesse sapp to be on curry all day and watch as JT3 will make davidson beat them with someone other than curry. g-town plays their boring princeton offense and expect them to use most of the clock on every possession. JT3 should use hibbert early and often in the low post to rack up the fouls on davidson as they will be doing everything they can to stop him, and once the inside game has been established expect the see wallace and summers start launching them from behind the arc. davidson is a great story but i still think they are a year away from making some serious noise in this tourny.
UNC -11
this one is simple, i will take the consistent team in UNC over the inconsistency of arkansas. i watched this arkansas team many times this year and just havent been too impressed. ervin turns the ball over way too much and weems forces up too many bad shots. They have the bodies down low to pound the glass with UNC but the question will be whether or not they even have a chance to post up down low. i say this because this is sonny weems potential last game and he has been known to shoot often and from wherever he wishes. arkansas as just been too inconsistent all year to back them in this one. hate to lay DD in round two but if there is one team im doing it with its the heels. keep in mind that both teams shot exceptionally well in the first round so one is sure to falter from the field in this one but ill take my chances that the razorbacks are the one to falter as carolina will use their speed and defense to force arkansas to put up some bad shots.
Lou -7
oklahoma got a cupcake matchup in the first round as st. joes had no inside presence to stop to tandem of longar and griffin. unfortunately for them they now face a louisville team that is filled with height and long athletic bodies. the sooners are not a good shooting team and they shot 57% from the floor and 42% from 3, opposed to their season average of 44% from the floor and 34% from 3. so you have a team that shot above their season average against an average team, and now they face a team that allows only 38% from the floor and 30% from 3. so to expect the sooners to have another shooting game like they did is unlikely, also dont expect padgett to be as quiet in this one as he only had 9 points and 2 rebounds against boise state.
GL guys
San Diego + 5 1/2
like getting the points in this matchup as two high seeded teams face off. im not quite sure how western kentucky will come out in this one after that buzzer beater against drake in OT. sure san diego is also coming off an OT win but i give the edge to san diego here as their coach has 9 seasons of being the assistant at gonzaga and knows the kind of mentality a team needs heading into the second round. with pomare down low and johnson running the point this game should be low scoring and close without, western kentucky needs to come back to earth after being on cloud nine the past 2 days and i'll take the team with the experienced coach getting points in this one.
Georgetown - 4 1/2
curry curry curry, thats all you hear when it comes to davidson and its hard not to root for the kid, he looks like a 14 year old out there and he has unlimited range. one thing the hoyas do great however is FG% defense and i dont expect davidson to see as many open looks against the hoyas as they did versus the zags. expect jesse sapp to be on curry all day and watch as JT3 will make davidson beat them with someone other than curry. g-town plays their boring princeton offense and expect them to use most of the clock on every possession. JT3 should use hibbert early and often in the low post to rack up the fouls on davidson as they will be doing everything they can to stop him, and once the inside game has been established expect the see wallace and summers start launching them from behind the arc. davidson is a great story but i still think they are a year away from making some serious noise in this tourny.
UNC -11
this one is simple, i will take the consistent team in UNC over the inconsistency of arkansas. i watched this arkansas team many times this year and just havent been too impressed. ervin turns the ball over way too much and weems forces up too many bad shots. They have the bodies down low to pound the glass with UNC but the question will be whether or not they even have a chance to post up down low. i say this because this is sonny weems potential last game and he has been known to shoot often and from wherever he wishes. arkansas as just been too inconsistent all year to back them in this one. hate to lay DD in round two but if there is one team im doing it with its the heels. keep in mind that both teams shot exceptionally well in the first round so one is sure to falter from the field in this one but ill take my chances that the razorbacks are the one to falter as carolina will use their speed and defense to force arkansas to put up some bad shots.
Lou -7
oklahoma got a cupcake matchup in the first round as st. joes had no inside presence to stop to tandem of longar and griffin. unfortunately for them they now face a louisville team that is filled with height and long athletic bodies. the sooners are not a good shooting team and they shot 57% from the floor and 42% from 3, opposed to their season average of 44% from the floor and 34% from 3. so you have a team that shot above their season average against an average team, and now they face a team that allows only 38% from the floor and 30% from 3. so to expect the sooners to have another shooting game like they did is unlikely, also dont expect padgett to be as quiet in this one as he only had 9 points and 2 rebounds against boise state.
GL guys
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