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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…

2010 NCAA Tournament: Projected Final Four Teams Kansas (32-2) WHY TO LOVE: So many reasons why Kansas is awesome: – Sherron Collins (15.3 ppg, 4.3 apg) is the best experienced point guard in the NCAA Tournament. He was on Kansas’ championship team and knows what it takes to win. – Kansas has tons of experience;…

2010 NCAA Tournament: Midwest Bracket Teams Kansas (32-2) WHY TO LOVE: So many reasons why Kansas is awesome: – Sherron Collins (15.3 ppg, 4.3 apg) is the best experienced point guard in the NCAA Tournament. He was on Kansas’ championship team and knows what it takes to win. – Kansas has tons of experience; they…

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 – Midwest Bracket Synopsis The Midwest Regional is BRUTAL. Kansas earned the No….

BYU (29-5) WHY TO LOVE: The Cougars have an excellent offense that averages 83.5 points per game. That’s not surprising, as junior guard Jimmer Fredette is one of the top scorers in the nation. Fredette (21.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 4.7 apg) is a great shooter, who nails 45.4 percent of his threes. Including Fredette, BYU…

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 – West Bracket Synopsis For some reason, Syracuse just dropped below Duke and…

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…