2011

2011 NCAA Tournament: West Bracket Picks 2011 NCAA Tournament: West Bracket First Round No. 1 Duke vs. No. 16 Hampton Remember the episode of Seinfeld when George Costanza lied about having a place in the Hamptons? Good times. I’ll be laying the points with Duke. 2011 NCAA Tournament Pick: No. 1 Duke No. 8 Michigan…

2011 NCAA Tournament: Final Four Picks 2011 NCAA Tournament: Semi-Finals No. 1E Ohio State vs. No. 1W Duke Some may say these are the top two teams in the country. But who’s going to win? Let’s check the tale of the tape: Offense: Ohio State (1) over Duke (6). Defense: Duke (6) over Ohio State…

These are notes I took while studying each NCAA Tournament team. Most of this is unedited. I’ll have a more coherent breakdown in my NCAA Tournament picks. Colorado (21-13) EXPERIENCE: Top six scorers: So, Sr, Sr, Sr, Jr, Fr WHY TO LOVE: Elite offense (11th). Balanced scoring: Four players average 11.5 ppg or more. WHY…

These are notes I took while studying each NCAA Tournament team. Most of this is unedited. I’ll have a more coherent breakdown in my NCAA Tournament picks. Akron (23-12) EXPERIENCE: Top six scorers: Jr, Sr, Jr, So, Sr, Sr WHY TO LOVE: Experience: Five of the top six scorers are upperclassmen. WHY TO HATE: Awful…

These are notes I took while studying each NCAA Tournament team. Most of this is unedited. I’ll have a more coherent breakdown in my NCAA Tournament picks. Illinois (19-13) EXPERIENCE: Top six scorers: Sr, Sr, Sr, So, So, Fr WHY TO LOVE: Great defense (22nd). Good offense (33rd). WHY TO HATE: I don’t think Bruce…

These are notes I took while studying each NCAA Tournament team. Most of this is unedited. I’ll have a more coherent breakdown in my NCAA Tournament picks. Florida (26-7) EXPERIENCE: Top six scorers: Jr, So, Sr, Sr, Sr, So WHY TO LOVE: Elite offense (12th). Good defense (36th). Balanced scoring: Four players average 11 points…

These are notes I took while studying each NCAA Tournament team. Most of this is unedited. I’ll have a more coherent breakdown in my NCAA Tournament picks. Arizona (27-7) EXPERIENCE: Top six scorers: So, So, Jr, So, So, Jr WHY TO LOVE: Great offense (16th). Head coach Sean Miller has taken Xavier to separate Elite…

These are notes I took while studying each NCAA Tournament team. Most of this is unedited. I’ll have a more coherent breakdown in my NCAA Tournament picks. Cincinnati (25-8) EXPERIENCE: Top six scorers: Jr, Jr, Fr, Fr, Sr, Sr WHY TO LOVE: Elite defense (15th). Road record: 8-4. Quality road wins: Marquette, Georgetown, St. John’s….

These are notes I took while studying each NCAA Tournament team. Most of this is unedited. I’ll have a more coherent breakdown in my NCAA Tournament picks. Richmond (27-7) EXPERIENCE: Top six scorers: Sr, Sr, Sr, So, Jr, Fr WHY TO LOVE: Richmond is one of the best three-point shooting teams in the nation (40.7%)….