2011 NCAA Tournament Picks:
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2011 NCAA Tournament Bracket Breakdowns:
West | East | Southwest | Southeast | Final Four | Schedule
2011 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Breakdowns:
West | Southeast |
2011 NCAA Tournament Preview:
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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%).
Four of Richmond’s top five scorers are upperclassmen. Three are seniors.
10-3 road record.
WHY TO HATE: Average offense (53rd).
Average defense (54th).
This team hasn’t won an NCAA Tournament game since 1998. Head coach Chris Mooney has never won a tournament game.
Quality road wins: None.
Temple (25-7)
EXPERIENCE: Top six scorers: Jr, Sr, Jr, So, So, Fr
WHY TO LOVE: Good defense (37th).
Above-average offense (46th).
7-4 road record.
WHY TO HATE: Junior forward Scootie Randall (11.6 ppg) missed the Atlantic-10 Tournament with an injury. If he comes back for the NCAA Tournament, he may not be 100 percent.
Another injury: Center Michael Eric (7.1 ppg, 5.9 rpg) is out for the year.
No quality road wins.
Fran Dunphy is an awful NCAA Tournament head coach; his record is an abysmal 1-12.
Xavier (24-7)
EXPERIENCE: Top six scorers: Jr, So, Jr, Sr, Sr, So
WHY TO LOVE: Great offense (30th).
Balanced scoring: Four players averaging 10.8 ppg or more.
Experience: Four of the top five scorers are upperclassmen.
8-4 road record. Quality road wins: Georgia, Richmond.
Head coach Chris Mack has only one NCAA Tournament appearance, but led Xavier to the Sweet 16 during that trip last year.
WHY TO HATE: Mediocre defense (59th).
Lost opening conference tournament game. No team that lost its opening conference-tournament game has won the national championship since 1985.
2011 NCAA Tournament Picks:
Sweet 16 Redo | East | West | Southwest | Southeast | Final Four | Winning Tips | 2011 NCAA Tournament Home
2011 NCAA Tournament Bracket Breakdowns:
West | East | Southwest | Southeast | Final Four | Schedule
2011 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Breakdowns:
West | Southeast |
2011 NCAA Tournament Preview:
ACC | Atlantic 10 | Big 12 | Big East | Big Ten | Mid-Majors | Mountain West | Pac 10 | SEC
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