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I'm in three pools with the exact same brackets...Memphis-Wake Forest and Pittsburgh-Oklahoma in the Final Four...Pittsburgh over Memphis.

That being said...I'm gripping right now watching UC-Northridge give Memphis a helluva scare.

UNC

Decided to go safe with the championship pick, but played some risks elsewhere.

Sudden Sam wrote:I know...everybody has 50 brackets filled out. I did only one this year for any kinda prize/payoff, and I ended up with the Sooners winning it all. Duke, Memphis and Louisville in the Final 4 with OU.

no way. if OU makes the Sweet 16 I think it's good for the program, as long as Capel stays. I'd take both of those right now, no questions.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:UNC

Decided to go safe with the championship pick, but played some risks elsewhere.

Ditto.

I have Memphis going out in the second round, so i wouldn't mind seeing them bounced now while they are already on the ropes.

If I'm OU fan I'm very afraid of that Clemson/UM second round game.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:If I'm OU fan I'm very afraid of that Clemson/UM second round game.

If Michigan doesn't hit their shots, they'll get wiped out by Griffin and Co. They can't rebound worth a damn. The only remedy for that is knocking down their threes. Can't speak for Clemson but I've got the Wolverines going out against Oklahoma in the second round.

Shoalzie wrote:If Michigan doesn't hit their shots, they'll get wiped out by Griffin and Co.

Of course, but come on, you can make the same argument for anybody. They don't just live and die by the 3, but they make winning look a lot easier when the 3s are falling. Essentially you have to score points to advance, right?

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:If I'm OU fan I'm very afraid of that Clemson/UM second round game.

hard to know where OU is at these days. 5 weeks ago they were a legit top 5 type team. after that, i don't know.

OU was better when they ran the floor and got easy baskets (in January and Feb.) than the closed down, everyone on planet earth knows it's get it to Blake in the halfcourt.

Clemson is a very scary team.......they are very athletic and they can shoot the three. They are undisciplined and prone to being careless with the ball, but they can match-up athletically and defeat any team in this tournament. Oklahoma should be scared of Clemson if they get past Michigan.

That said I think OU goes through.

My Final Four is:
Louisville
UConn
Villanova
Gonzaga

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:

Shoalzie wrote:If Michigan doesn't hit their shots, they'll get wiped out by Griffin and Co.

Of course, but come on, you can make the same argument for anybody. They don't just live and die by the 3, but they make winning look a lot easier when the 3s are falling. Essentially you have to score points to advance, right?

Yeah, I know...very "Digger" of me to say...make shots, you'll win.

I'm saying they have to make their shots because they don't have a lot in the way of rebounders...I'd imagine they're one of the worst rebounding teams in the tournament. As long as Griffin doesn't get into foul trouble, he'll dominate on the defensive glass and force Michigan to a lot of one shot possessions. It'll put extra pressure on the Wolverines on the other end and their 1-3-1 to keep the Sooners offense under wraps.

Went with UNC barely over Pitt. Lawson even if not 100% should be good enough for what the Heels will need from him. His toe was hurt before the final game against Dook and he played in that one. My guess is he'll be able to tough it out when the Heels need him, which isn't against Radford.

If Dyson weren't out I would have picked UConn without a second thought.

I have Louisville winning over UNC

UConn and Villanova are my other Final Four participants.