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2011 NCAA Tournament Bracket Breakdowns:
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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.
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 or more.
9-2 road record. Quality road wins: Vanderbilt, Georgia, Xavier, Florida State, Tennessee.
WHY TO HATE: Only three conference wins of 15+ points.
NCAA Champions average 76+ ppg and win by 10+ points. Florida averages 72.1 ppg and wins by 9.3 ppg.
Georgia (21-11)
EXPERIENCE: Top six scorers: Jr, Jr, Jr, Sr, Jr, Sr
WHY TO LOVE: Above-average offense (42nd).
Experience: The top six scorers are all upperclassmen.
Head coach Mark Fox took Nevada to the second round of the NCAA Tournament twice.
7-4 road record. Quality road wins: Tennessee.
WHY TO HATE: Bad offense (80th).
Kentucky (24-8)
EXPERIENCE: Top six scorers: Fr, Fr, Fr, Jr, Jr, Sr
WHY TO LOVE: Elite offense (8th).
Great defense (25th).
Balanced scoring: Four players average 10.9 ppg or more.
Fulfills all five requisites in the Portrait of a Champion (returning head coach, scored 76 ppg, 10+ margin of victory, in the tournament last year, seeded 1-5).
WHY TO HATE: Brandon Knight is a terrific player, but he’s a freshman point guard. They usually don’t do well in the NCAA Tournament unless they’re on a No. 1 seed.
Kentucky’s three leading scorers are all freshmen.
4-7 road record. Quality road wins: Louisville, Tennessee.
Only three conference wins of 15+ points.
Tennessee (19-14)
EXPERIENCE: Top six scorers: Jr, Fr, Jr, Sr, Sr, Sr
WHY TO LOVE: Above average defense (49th).
Experience: Five of the top six scorers are upperclassmen.
6-5 road record. Quality road wins: Vanderbilt, Georgia, Pitt.
WHY TO HATE: Mediocre offense (72nd).
Lazy team that doesn’t take inferior competition seriously.
Vanderbilt (23-9)
EXPERIENCE: Top six scorers: So, Jr, Jr, Jr, Jr, Jr
WHY TO LOVE: Elite offense (13th).
Balanced scoring: Four players average 10.8 ppg or more.
There are no prominent seniors, but five of the top six scorers are juniors.
5-5 road record. Quality road wins: Georgia.
WHY TO HATE: Mediocre defense (73rd).
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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