2010 NCAA Tournament: West Bracket Teams Syracuse (28-4) WHY TO LOVE: This Syracuse team seems to have it all: – They have five double-digit scorers. – They have experience (four of those five players are upperclassmen). – They can hit from long range, nailing threes at a 38-percent clip as a team. Wes Johnson (38.1%),…

Written by Paul Banks of the Washington Times, and David Kay of the The Sports Bank. Send Paul an e-mail here: paulb05 AT hotmail DOT com. All other e-mail, including advertising and link proposals, send to: [email protected] 2010 NCAA Tournament: Bracket Breakdown – South Bracket Synopsis I hate this bracket. HATE IT! I don’t want…

2010 NCAA Tournament: East Bracket Teams Kentucky (32-2) WHY TO LOVE: Freshman point guards don’t win the NCAA Tournament – unless they happen to be once-in-a-decade prospects. John Wall qualifies. Wall (16.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 6.2 apg) is one of the top players in the country and will be the No. 1 pick in the…

Florida (21-12) WHY TO LOVE: Florida has five players who average double figures: freshman guard Kenny Boynton (13.6 ppg), sophomore guard Erving Walker (12.6 ppg, 4.9 apg), junior forwards Chandler Parsons (12.1 ppg, 6.8 rpg) and Alex Tyus (12.0 ppg, 6.8 rpg), and junior center Vernon Macklin (10.4 ppg, 5.5 rpg). WHY TO HATE: The…

2010 NCAA Tournament: South Bracket Teams Duke (29-5) WHY TO LOVE: Duke perhaps has the best trio in college basketball. Three players score at least 17 points per game: senior guard Jon Scheyer (18.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 5.2 apg), junior guard Nolan Smith (17.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.0 apg) and junior forward Kyle Singler (17.2…

Georgetown (23-10) WHY TO LOVE: Georgetown has another big man. Sophomore Greg Monroe (6-11, 247) averages 16.0 ppg and 9.6 rpg. His presence really opens up easy jumpers for junior Austin Freeman (17.3 ppg, 47.9% 3PT) and sophomore Jason Clark (10.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 42.2% 3PT). Junior Chris Wright is a very capable point guard;…

Written by Paul Banks of the Washington Times, and David Kay of the The Sports Bank. Send Paul an e-mail here: paulb05 AT hotmail DOT com. All other e-mail, including advertising and link proposals, send to: [email protected] 2010 NCAA Tournament: Bracket Breakdown – East Bracket Synopsis With mid-majors New Mexico and Temple as two of…

Illinois*** (19-14) WHY TO LOVE: Illinois recently has been a team with an inept offense and an inability to win on the road. That’s not the case this year; the Fighting Illini averaged more than 70 points per game and went 6-4 in its away contests with victories at Clemson and Wisconsin. This team has…

Baylor (25-7) WHY TO LOVE: Baylor has a great balance of terrific guard play and size. The Bears are led by junior guard LaceDarius Dunn (19.2 ppg, 4.7 rpg) and senior point guard Tweety Carter (15.8 ppg, 6.3 apg). The interior presence comes from Ekpe Udoh (13.4, 9.8), a 6-10 junior. The Bears shoot the…

Richmond (26-8) WHY TO LOVE: Great guard play. Junior Kevin Anderson (17.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.7 apg) and senior David Gonzalvez (14.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg) are both terrific. Along with Anderson and Gonzalvez, Richmond’s five leading scorers are upperclassmen. The Spiders take care of the ball well and play good defense; they average only 11.4…