If I could start with any player in basketball I would pick DeJuan Blair. This guy is built like an NFL player, but he is also extremely talented at basketball. I'm not just basing this on the game where he dominated Hasheem Thabeet (NBA lottery pick) Almost every Pitt game that I've seen the last few years I've been extremely impressed. I would take Blair over Griffin anyday, especially with Big East, more physical style rules. I know alot of people will leave Pitt out of there brackets due to so-called "choking" in the Big Dance, but I think this team is Final Four material minimum. So here is a question for you. Who gets further in the NCAA Tournament, Pittsburgh (led by DeJuan Blair) or Oklahoma (led by Blake Griffin)
You know, teams who I think will be very dangerous come Tourney time are Pitt, Memphis, and Kansas. Pitt is a given, they are well rounded and physical and have shown it all year.
Kansas and Memphis are young teams that are peaking at the right ttime. Evans is shining as the point guard and they got some decent bigs and a nice wing in Dozier. They are improving every game and will be a threat in the tourney.
Kansas has a solid big in aldrich and an experienced guard in COllins, they too are young but very talented and are quietly putting together a solid season. I expect them to beat OU tommorrow. I think both Kansas and Memphis will make the elite 8 and have a chance of sneaking into the final 4.
The tourney is wide open this season, there are no truly dominant teams like Florida a few years ago or the Memphis team last year. ALl of the likely #1 seeds are very beatable, but I think Pitt is the most dominat of the likely #1 seeds.
Kansas and Memphis are young teams that are peaking at the right ttime. Evans is shining as the point guard and they got some decent bigs and a nice wing in Dozier. They are improving every game and will be a threat in the tourney.
Kansas has a solid big in aldrich and an experienced guard in COllins, they too are young but very talented and are quietly putting together a solid season. I expect them to beat OU tommorrow. I think both Kansas and Memphis will make the elite 8 and have a chance of sneaking into the final 4.
The tourney is wide open this season, there are no truly dominant teams like Florida a few years ago or the Memphis team last year. ALl of the likely #1 seeds are very beatable, but I think Pitt is the most dominat of the likely #1 seeds.
A 25-2 team, a team that is 9-1 vs the top 50 teams, a team that is 12-0 away from home, a team that sits on top of arguable the toughest conference in the country, a team that sits on top of the conference that indisputably has the most final four contenders, was "exposed" because they lost to the number one team in the country in a game that was tied with less than three minutes to play, in a game where one of their stars wasn't allowed to play and in a game that Pitt's two stars were both sensational.
"Exposed"
brilliance at work
Both Blair and Griffin are very very good, and Blair is much stronger and has better hands than Craig Smith. Blair is more like Charles Barkley with his low center of gravity, strength and hands. He doesn't have CB's range.
"Exposed"
brilliance at work
Both Blair and Griffin are very very good, and Blair is much stronger and has better hands than Craig Smith. Blair is more like Charles Barkley with his low center of gravity, strength and hands. He doesn't have CB's range.
Big East is strong no doubt, but ACC ball is right there with the Big East. ACC seems down this year as well. Hell, they had 4 teams in the top 10 at one pt. Not that it matters, but based on RPI ratings, ACC is No. 1.
Pitt is one of my picks for the final four with the experience they bring to the table.
OU is great, but I see them getting bounced 2nd rd. to a Big East team or ACC team.
Finals will be ACC Big East matchup this year. Each conference will have so many teams getting in the dance, it will be hard for them not to meet up.
Pitt is one of my picks for the final four with the experience they bring to the table.
OU is great, but I see them getting bounced 2nd rd. to a Big East team or ACC team.
Finals will be ACC Big East matchup this year. Each conference will have so many teams getting in the dance, it will be hard for them not to meet up.
They are sitting atop the toughest conference in the country. Give me a break.
You think theyll fold out of the tourny IF anyone can be physical with thabeet. Well sir, out of 27 games only one guy had thabeets number, and its the only guy aside from griffin that can do that. So that holds little weight in my book.
Anyteam that has a field day from the 3 point line can beat any team, period.
