Gonzaga

[hawkeye bb n fb fan]

Anyone like them to win it all? I think this is there year and I'm probably gonna pick them to win it. No one in the pool that I'm in is giving them any consideration to bring it home. I think they have the guard play with Williams-Goss plus Karnowski down low and for teams like WV who presses to break it without turnovers and Arizona that they might play they can bring Zach Collins off the bench who is an NBA Lottery Prospect who can guard a stretch 4-5 like Markannen

 

[Hawk_4shur]

I'm rooting for them. Tremendous program that never seems to generate bad news. Go Zags!

 

[BigOHawk]

As you analyze your bracket, I tend to always look for the teams with the best guards and backcourt, thus Gonzaga would fit the bill. Sure, you need a good big or two but simply watching a ton of March Madness over the years good to great guard play can carry you deep into the tourney. No shortage of teams to make Final 4 or win this thing, of course you'd throw in Zaga/KU/Nova/UCLA/UNC/AZ with WSU as a darkhorse.

 

[fivecardstud14]

Can't bet against Mike Daum!

 

[DavenportHawk8]

I think you will see a lot of upsets this year. Its truely anyone's game this year.

I think Zags, Zona, UCLA, Wisky, Nova, and Rhode Island all have a shot of going far. ISU as well.

 

[Scott559]

As long as Duke, UNC and Kentucky all lose it will be a good tourney. Would like to see a couple of BIG teams make a run, Would actually like to see Michigan have a nice run, I like Coach Beilein.

 

[kceasthawk]

I think you will see a lot of upsets this year. Its truely anyone's game this year.

I think Zags, Zona, UCLA, Wisky, Nova, and Rhode Island all have a shot of going far. ISU as well.

I could see Michigan making a run. Their hot right now, and the plane issue seemed to embolden them.

 

[BigOHawk]

I could see Michigan making a run. Their hot right now, and the plane issue seemed to embolden them.

Ok State will be a very tough matchup, then L'ville/Oregon loom, tough road.

 

[HeRKeYHoPeFuL]

I'm confident one of Oregon, Louisville, Michigan, Oklahoma State will play in the elite 8... good luck figuring out which one.

Same with Duke, SMU, Baylor...

Same with UCLA, Kentucky, Wichita State.

I can't tell if the committee really screwed up the seeding or if it was genius and things are actually pretty well balanced?

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I have SDSU in the sweet 16

 

[Hawksfor3]

I like Gonzaga. They lost a lot in Pangos, Wiltjer, McClellan, and Sabonis. However, the player that impresses me the most is junior Nigel Williams-Goss.

Karnowski and Collins are great in the post.

Throw in a super-good coach like Mark Few, and you got something!

 

[Myvue]

Ok State will be a very tough matchup, then L'ville/Oregon loom, tough road.

If Oklahoma State is a very tough matchup then so should ISU be since they beat Oklahoma State three times this season, two during the regular season and in the tourney opener. Any team can win if they bring their A game, if not they'll go home.

Is the Bleacher Report dependable? I read a list today of who they consider the top 25 players in the NCAA tournament, many of the names that have been mentioned in this thread are on the list. The worst part is I had to open 25 pages to see everyone because they had remarks about each player and why they thought they deserved to be on the list. If allowed I would be glad to post the names here but probably won't be able to do so until tomorrow evening.