March Madness Baby!!! Basketball’s best time of the year…..way more
fun to watch college kids party than the NBA’s 7 game set-piece (although that
has it’s own fun as well).
So who am I taking and why? Let’s go through the brackets:
South
Region
Who doesn’t love Virginia – high IQ in the
classroom on the court….overall the tournament’s top-seed. Kentucky’s Diaper Dandy’s finally started to
jell towards the end of the year. Davidson
is everyone’s darling including super-alumni Steph Curry. Cincinnati has the muscle and the
meanness. But c’mon, nothing would cause
the NCAA more misery than the Wildcats from Arizona advancing to the Final Four. They were undervalued in their seeding in my
opinion. Deandre Ayton could be the #1
pick right ahead of Marvin Bagley.
My Final Four Pick:
ARIZONA
West
Region
Nothing struck my fancy here except North Carolina
is a 2 seed with 10 losses. Xavier is
the #1 seed but Gonzaga and Michigan are the hottest teams form this region entering
the tournament. Great Final Four story
last year, but not the same line-up for Mark Few’s Gonzaga squad. Michigan has the better fight song, and their
Big Ten tournament win over rival Sparty is more impressive. Hail to the Victors!
Team Holly’s West Region Champ:
MICHIGAN
East Region
Will I ever pick a one seed? Villanova under Jay Wright has been arguably
the best program in the country the last 4 years. I like Purdue’s size, and I’m crushin’ on
fellow Atlanta superstar Colin Sexton…..but this region doesn’t match up with ’Nova. Philly’s best heads to San Antonio.
Holly’s Hot Take:
VILLANOVA
Midwest Region
Did Jay Bilas say the South was the toughest
region??? No way Jay! Sparty, the Dookies, Kansas, and an assortment
of 20+ winning teams from Power 5 conferences…….everyone loved Michigan State
at the beginning of the year, and Izzo usually gets his guys to perform well in
the tournament. But Coach K has a free
path to the Sweet 16, that will galvanize his young players to meet the moment (Coach
Izzo does have better hair, sorry Coach K).
Cameron Indoor’s Finest will advance to the Final Four!
Holly’s “I love the men from Duke” pick:
DUKE
So, who cuts down the nets in San Antonio?
Arizona is too strong for Michigan, and Duke has
too much talent for Villanova to hold off.
In the finals, it will be Arizona vs. Duke, with a match made in NBA
front-office heaven. Who wins the
title? ‘Zona, with too much Ayton,
knocks off the Devils 72-66. We get to
watch the NCAA staff squirm as the trophy is handed to Sean Miller…..FBI agents
will remain on the sideline for now. 😊
2018 NATIONAL
CHAMPIONS PREDICTION? ARIZONA WILDCATS!!!
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