[hammer12]

Please discuss anything relating to College Basketball March Madness here, including analysis, prediction, post-game analysis, and more.

I think UCLA has a legit shot at the championship now that head coach ben howland has turned around the program to a high caliber defense machine. I personally don't think duke is going to win it or even U conn, they are very good but it doesn't seem like they have that extra swagger to em that makes em stand out.

[truexskills]

i think all top teams except a fwe are starting to stagger..from victories to disgusting defeats..i was actually shocked when villanova came up to the number 1 spot, and uconn has pulled off maybe 2-3 close games that they might have lost..both of them to unranked teams. i say its a throwup for any team right now that can get their streak/heat going..any team at all. for my prediction? i can't say. i wasn't really an illinois fan last year, but i sure as hell was rooting for them to win, and there was doubt in my mind that they weren't as powerful as they could be and that unc could beat them..and see what happened? if villanova can keep the number 1 spot, i think that they could snatch the victory.

[gary]

I think UCLA has a legit shot at the championship now that head coach ben howland has turned around the program to a high caliber defense machine. I personally don't think duke is going to win it or even U conn, they are very good but it doesn't seem like they have that extra swagger to em that makes em stand out.

okae dude, i love ucla. i'm the biggest fan of the backcourt duo of afflalo and farmar, but get real. no inside game. unless hollins, aboya, mbah a moute, and fey become really solid, theres no chance, and they haven't showed any signs of life. they just don't have anybody that stops anybody

[hammer12]

okae dude, i love ucla. i'm the biggest fan of the backcourt duo of afflalo and farmar, but get real. no inside game. unless hollins, aboya, mbah a moute, and fey become really solid, theres no chance, and they haven't showed any signs of life. they just don't have anybody that stops anybody

afflalo and farmars inside drive is enough to be a force to be feared. I believe hollins and fey have potential
to make inside shots...
Yeah..ucla going all the way being champs might be my personal wish, but right now it doesn't seem like there is that one dominant team with a swagger to win it all the way. I think its fair game

[jurassic5]

villanova wins it all. sumpter comes back and the Cats go on a streak.

[HK Tequila]

UCONN's got major depth, but dont count out Coach K and Duke. If Reddick and Sheldon Williams both have a good tournament DUKE wins it all.

[joonage]

National Championship Matchup

J.J. Reddick versus Adam Morrison

Duke versus Gonzaga ...

=D

[jurassic5]

tommorow's game is a preview of the Championship game.

'Nova vs. UConn

[truexskills]

and it will show which one of the teams has it goin on becuase i think both of them ahve enough to win it. 2 out of the top 3 in my opinion battling head to head. should be interesting. it will come down to streak and how hot they are in their games. any team can have the talent..the passion and ability to win consisitenly when it counts is what will make or break it.

[aznboi1107]

UCLA doesn't have a chance, they need taller players hahah. Plus they don't have a post game.

[JohnnyMoon]

I will be cheering for Villanova...

[plusone]

reddick and duke all the way

[epark1281]

duke looks like a winner...
although i can dream and hope that U of illinois (my almamater), can pull out of the pack!

[gary]

I'm with yah! if dee gets on a shooting run like he did vs. mich st. early in the season, we'll be tough to beat.

i don't know about duke, their good and all, but the lack of a third scoring option is what scares me. uconn is a consensus pick. my suprise pick is tennessee. teams that full court press have great success in the tourney, and tennesse does just that with athletes.

[hammer12]

Illinis are pretty good from what I saw..and Villanova got pounded buy Uconn last week. Calhoun is doing a nice job I think. Duke is good but they get pounded by a low seed so often in the tourny.
When it comes down to big games, its all about the back court , which UCLA excels in. Whoever mentioned that UCLA doesn't have big guys has probably never heard of hollins or fey...they are around 7 foot.
I saw them on campus last time and dang, they were tall..however, hollins was a little on the skinny side. I don't think it would hurt to gain a few more pounds for his inside game.

[JohnnyMoon]

When it comes to back court option, I don't think any team can beat Villanova's Allen Ray and Randy Foye... Clearly two of the best guards in college basketball right now. What I see as their problem is their size, and if they get outmuscled and outrebounded, then it can be a loong day for them... They have to set up the tempo with points, especially the 3-pointers they're so good with.

[jurassic5]

When it comes to back court option, I don't think any team can beat Villanova's Allen Ray and Randy Foye... Clearly two of the best guards in college basketball right now. What I see as their problem is their size, and if they get outmuscled and outrebounded, then it can be a loong day for them... They have to set up the tempo with points, especially the 3-pointers they're so good with.

there's talk that sumpter could return in 2 weeks. im torn whether or not he should. it would be great to have him back, but maybe not so great for his career.

[epark1281]

When it comes to back court option, I don't think any team can beat Villanova's Allen Ray and Randy Foye... Clearly two of the best guards in college basketball right now. What I see as their problem is their size, and if they get outmuscled and outrebounded, then it can be a loong day for them... They have to set up the tempo with points, especially the 3-pointers they're so good with.

villanova reminds me a LOT of the flyin illini of last year...

[gary]

villanova reminds me a LOT of the flyin illini of last year...

we were not the flying illini last year. that's the 1989 team. orange krush actually did everything in their power to make last years team different from that '89 team.

and villanova guards are better at creating shots for themselves. illinois' motion offense was why the team was so darn good. west virginia is more like illinois, in that they run the offense to perfection.

[epark1281]

we were not the flying illini last year. that's the 1989 team. orange krush actually did everything in their power to make last years team different from that '89 team.

and villanova guards are better at creating shots for themselves. illinois' motion offense was why the team was so darn good. west virginia is more like illinois, in that they run the offense to perfection.

dubbed so by the honorary dicky v.
i'm just talking about the personell, if i'm not mistaken, they also go three guards, correct?...
bah, i feel as if the illini are overacheving this year and the bubble is about to pop...