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16 years ago 03/31/2008 10:24am EDT

Once again, the cream has risen to the top. Check out records against the top 25 and top 50. I am still not convinced that Memphis is the real deal -- most vulnerable of the top four based on SOS. If they shoot free throws like they did all season, they will lose late to somebody. However, the beautiful thing is that any of these four teams have a real chance to win. Frankly, I think KU-UNC is THE national championship. Too bad they wound up on the same side of the bracket.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/bkt0708.htm?loc=interstitialskip

16 years ago 03/31/2008 12:09pm EDT

re: Sagarin

If you're not convinced of Memphis maybe you didn't watch them annihilate Texas, who happens to be a very good team. Memphis is playing unbelievable right now. I had UCLA getting to the national championship game but after the way Memphis played yesterday, I'm not too sure that will happen. You can't just say someone is vulnerable by SOS, watch how they play, their experience, coaching. More factors than just SOS.

In fact, i think Memphis might win it all. Hansbrough doing his shitty jumping into people to draw the foul will only work for so long, and doing that against bigger more athletic guys like KU and Memphis has will not work.

16 years ago 03/31/2008 12:19pm EDT

re: Sagarin

Well, believe it or not, but I actually chose all four No. 1 seeds to make the Final Four and they have, so I'm sitting at the top of my basketball pool at the moment. I've picked North Carolina to win the whole thing, and the only way I don't win the pool is if Memphis wins it all.

Sounds like not really going out on a limb to pick all the No. 1 seeds except when you realize that never before have all 4 made the Final Four. Just seemed like they were the cream of the crop, so I chose them all.

I've got UCLA beating Memphis, but after seeing Memphis play in this tournament, I now think they have a better shot at winning that game.

I then have UNC beating Kansas.

I'll probably drop like a stone the last three games.

16 years ago 03/31/2008 12:31pm EDT

re: Sagarin

I'm pretty sure that UCLA is more than deserving to be in the national championship game. Kansas, in my opinion, just isn't as good as UCLA. I predict a UNC vs UCLA national championship with the title going to UCLA. That will be an amazing game though.

16 years ago 03/31/2008 12:36pm EDT

re: Sagarin

sucks. i like the BCS better. why should the basketball players decide who the champion is. we have coaches and sportswriters who know alot better and can pick a more worthy champion than just playing the game of basketball can. i mean, come on.

16 years ago 03/31/2008 12:45pm EDT

re: waste of time

Except that UCLA doesn't have enough pesos left to buy the Final Four refs.

16 years ago 03/31/2008 1:35pm EDT

re: Sagarin

UCLA's going down. They've been the most vulnerable #1 all tournament (should've lost to A&M) and Memphis does everything UCLA does...but way better. The Bruins will suffer through some ridiculous scoring drought (8 minutes or so) early in the first half, and that'll be it. Memphis goes on to defeat Kansas in the final.

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