Indiana, Kansas, Gonzaga, and Louisville are all vulnerable.........Indiana not even the best team in their conference IMO....Crean only went to Final 4 when he had Dwayne Wade and until he proves otherwise I don't trust him putting him in my bracket.....Same argument could be made for Gonzaga too.......Kansas has been known to choke alot as well. Louisville in a tough bracket...All are vulnerable. Better question would be which #1 or two #1's has best chance to make the Final 4
Here are my legitimate knocks on each #1 seed
Gonzaga--------They are 1-2 vs ranked Opponents at the time they played. Neither one of those ranked teams they played won their regular season conference title or even played in the conference championshp game, let alone win it......Based on their cupcake schedule and limited history against ranked teams it is a risk trusting them that they got that much better in the last few months...Maybe they did, but its a risk IMO.
Louisville--------Everyone talks about their 2nd half against Syracuse, but what about the 1st half that put them in that position. They look like a true #1 more than the others, but the problem here is they have some tough teams in their bracket with coaches who have had alot of success in the Big Dance plus some others teams in that bracket that nobody wants to see..Great team and overall #1 seed and deservingly ss, but the #1 overall seed should have been rewarded with an easier bracket IMO....
Kansas----------How does a #1 seed lose at TCU??? That is beyond pathetic.....The only thing that makes me forgive them some is they got revenge on them in a big way, but then they got wiped out at Baylor which makes me think they are a little incosistent....
Indiana---------This team lost 3 out of its last 5 games and is still a #1 seed? I guess cause they play in the great, mighty Big Ten that hasn't won a NCAA Title in 13 years LOL (maybe they are due, but this conference got way too much respect for such a lack of success title-wise........Luckily, the Big Ten has Tom Izzo to thank for that national title who I have alot of respect for and who has a habit of stepping it up this time of year when it really counts...
Gonzaga--------They are 1-2 vs ranked Opponents at the time they played. Neither one of those ranked teams they played won their regular season conference title or even played in the conference championshp game, let alone win it......Based on their cupcake schedule and limited history against ranked teams it is a risk trusting them that they got that much better in the last few months...Maybe they did, but its a risk IMO.
Louisville--------Everyone talks about their 2nd half against Syracuse, but what about the 1st half that put them in that position. They look like a true #1 more than the others, but the problem here is they have some tough teams in their bracket with coaches who have had alot of success in the Big Dance plus some others teams in that bracket that nobody wants to see..Great team and overall #1 seed and deservingly ss, but the #1 overall seed should have been rewarded with an easier bracket IMO....
Kansas----------How does a #1 seed lose at TCU??? That is beyond pathetic.....The only thing that makes me forgive them some is they got revenge on them in a big way, but then they got wiped out at Baylor which makes me think they are a little incosistent....
Indiana---------This team lost 3 out of its last 5 games and is still a #1 seed? I guess cause they play in the great, mighty Big Ten that hasn't won a NCAA Title in 13 years LOL (maybe they are due, but this conference got way too much respect for such a lack of success title-wise........Luckily, the Big Ten has Tom Izzo to thank for that national title who I have alot of respect for and who has a habit of stepping it up this time of year when it really counts...
I don't necessarily buy the hype that the #1 seeds are more vulnerable this year. They weren't totally dominant, but they are still the best teams in the country. If they are so vulnerable why didn't some of these lower seeds step up in the regular season? I don't see this tourny playing out much differently than in years past. Wouldn't be surprised if at least two 1's make the final four.
That's the historical average so not surprising at all........The biggest shock and upset of the tournament would be if all 4 made the Final Four...That would be hilarious and make everyone look dumb LOL scratching their heads except the woman in the office pool who never watches basketball and brings home the bracket winnings laughing all the way to the bank.
Not a fan of IU potential 2nd round match-up against NC State.....And did not like Miami as the #2 seed in their region. If Duke or UNC had same resume as Miami, they would probably be overall #1 seed. I say Kansas loses 2nd round to UNC. But 3 of the 4 could also lose. I think it would be poetic if Gonzaga became the 1st ever #1 seed to lose to a 16 though given they practically invented "Cinderella" 13-15 years ago when hardly anyone knew about the program.
