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02/13/2004 Archived Entry: "Louisville"

I no longer believe in my previous pick of Louisville to win it all at the Big Dance. They are falling almost as fast as Mizzou fell. I have to now go with either Stanford (after the Arizona win, who can argue against Stanford as a team of destiny?) or Duke. Kentucky is strong, but not deep. St. Joseph's will suffer from not losing a game during the season. My Gators? I wish. But they aren't working together, are inconsistent, and Dreijer still hasn't lived up to the promise. Other potential "surprises":
Arizona
UConn (but they really aren't consistent either)
Mississippi State (don't laugh. This could be a final four team)
and:
UDM? Er....no.

Posted by B @ 02/16/2004 05:54 PM EST

I saw Georgia go down. Thankfully, I didn't see the Gators lose (again at home!). I might 'of smashed the TV.

Posted by j @ 02/15/2004 02:14 PM EST

Ya, did you see Kentucky fall to Georgia today? Duke is still tough but I'm not sure I have a solid pick at this point.

Posted by B @ 02/14/2004 04:44 PM EST

True. You can't look beyond Eddie Sutton's team. But I always remember Florida knocking off OSU on its way to the championship (not that this is the same team, of course).

Posted by j @ 02/14/2004 08:45 AM EST

Don't bet against the Big East, bucko. Last season, Syracuse was a decent team during the reg season, and in fact lost to UConn 3 times (inc. the q-finals of the BE tourney) before their run.

Probably the best team not to make your list (not to mention the national radar) is Oklahoma State. One of the best defensive teams in the country they are, and when they spanked Kansas on their home floor last week, all 5 starters scored in double digits, I think.

Honestly, last year, SU had more trouble with OSU than they did with Texas or Kansas, not that those games were walks or anything. But OSU is the real deal, probably the best team in the Big 12.

Posted by cgb @ 02/13/2004 11:38 PM EST