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
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 Eight and Sweet 16 appearances.
WHY TO HATE: Below-average defense (67th).
Arizona has just one prominent scorer – sophomore forward Derrick Williams (19.0 ppg, 8.3 rpg).
None of the top six scorers are seniors; conversely, four are sophomores.
UCLA (22-10)
EXPERIENCE: Top six scorers: So, Jr, So, Fr, Jr, Jr
WHY TO LOVE: Good defense (35th).
Balanced scoring: Four scorers averaging 10.8 ppg or more.
WHY TO HATE: Mediocre offense (88th).
No quality road wins.
Lost opening conference tournament game. No team that lost its opening conference-tournament game has won the national championship since 1985.
USC (19-14)
EXPERIENCE: Top six scorers: Jr, Jr, Sr, Jr, Fr, Sr
WHY TO LOVE: Good defense (30th).
Experience: Five of the top six scorers are upperclassmen.
WHY TO HATE: Bad offense (76th).
5-8 road record. Quality road wins: Tennessee, Washington.
Head coach Kevin O’Neill has been in only one NCAA Tournament game (0-1) since 1994. And O’Neill’s status for the tournament is up in the air.
Washington (22-10)
EXPERIENCE: Top six scorers: So, Jr, So, Fr, Jr, Jr
WHY TO LOVE: Elite offense (9th).
Above average defense (42nd).
Balanced scoring: Four scorers averaging 10.8 ppg or more.
Lorenzo Romar is a solid NCAA Tournament coach. In his past four appearances, Washington has gone to the second round and Sweet 16 thrice. Romar’s record in the NCAA Tournament is 7-5.
WHY TO HATE: No quality road wins (5-5).
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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