TEAM TO BEAT: Pittsburgh. The Panthers are a nasty team. They are talented and physical and can make you play the way they want you to. They are like Mike Tyson in the 1980s. It seems as if the best shot to take them down is to get DeJuan Blair in foul trouble (which can happen). If that is what you are hoping for, good luck.
TEAM THAT WILL WIN THE REGION: Pittsburgh. I don't see anyone challenging them until the Elite Eight. From there, they've played Villanova before and they match up nicely against Duke.
TEAM TO WATCH FOR (LESS THAN No. 3 SEED): UCLA. They have only been to the last three Final Fours. Granted, several of those guys are gone to the NBA now but this team is still tournament savvy and has the talent to run with most teams.
YOUR CINDERELLA: Portland State. Look, Portland could get smoked right off the bat. But they do face a Xavier team that hasn't looked too hot over the last few weeks. From there they'd most likely face a Florida State team that is riding a hot player in Toney Douglas. If they can figure out how to bother Douglas, they could pull off another upset. Remember that this team was in the tournament last year so the awe factor is cut down quite a bit.
WORST SEEDING ERROR: UCLA. To be honest, there really isn't much of an issue of bad seeding in the East Bracket. I just think that No. 6 UCLA is stronger than No. 5 Florida State and No. 4 Xavier. That doesn't mean I believe they definitely should be a No. 4 seed but I think they deserved better. Also, UCLA gets to fly aaaaaalllllllllllllllllll the way to Philadelphia to play VCU. If they win that, they get to face Philly-native Villanova in the second round.
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE: Villanova. Duh! They get to play their first two games at home in Philly and then, if they advance, move up the coast to Boston.
MUST WATCH GAME: Florida State-Wisconsin. Two teams who play in conferences that got 7 teams in. Wisconsin loves that slow-down game and physical defense. FSU wants to seperate Toney Douglas from that sticky D and have him go off.
TEAM THAT WILL WIN THE REGION: Pittsburgh. I don't see anyone challenging them until the Elite Eight. From there, they've played Villanova before and they match up nicely against Duke.
TEAM TO WATCH FOR (LESS THAN No. 3 SEED): UCLA. They have only been to the last three Final Fours. Granted, several of those guys are gone to the NBA now but this team is still tournament savvy and has the talent to run with most teams.
YOUR CINDERELLA: Portland State. Look, Portland could get smoked right off the bat. But they do face a Xavier team that hasn't looked too hot over the last few weeks. From there they'd most likely face a Florida State team that is riding a hot player in Toney Douglas. If they can figure out how to bother Douglas, they could pull off another upset. Remember that this team was in the tournament last year so the awe factor is cut down quite a bit.
WORST SEEDING ERROR: UCLA. To be honest, there really isn't much of an issue of bad seeding in the East Bracket. I just think that No. 6 UCLA is stronger than No. 5 Florida State and No. 4 Xavier. That doesn't mean I believe they definitely should be a No. 4 seed but I think they deserved better. Also, UCLA gets to fly aaaaaalllllllllllllllllll the way to Philadelphia to play VCU. If they win that, they get to face Philly-native Villanova in the second round.
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE: Villanova. Duh! They get to play their first two games at home in Philly and then, if they advance, move up the coast to Boston.
MUST WATCH GAME: Florida State-Wisconsin. Two teams who play in conferences that got 7 teams in. Wisconsin loves that slow-down game and physical defense. FSU wants to seperate Toney Douglas from that sticky D and have him go off.
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