Conference Winner: Villanova
In my mind this Villanova is the only reason the Big East is
above the A-10. This. Team. Is. A. Threat. To. Win. It. All. This
is another one of those teams the Kurly has a man crush on so I won’t talk much
about them. I will just say this: I am onboard the Wildcat train
and they should be fired up after last year’s flame out.
At-Large: Butler
The Bulldogs lose a little bit of depth but they return
there top 3 scores and I expect Roosevelt Jones and Kellen Dunham to be a
potent 1-2 punch from the SG and SF position this season. The Point Guard
and Center is a little questionable but Chris Holtman has 3 solid transfers coming
in that should be able to fill the gap. The biggest, of course, is North
Carolina State transfer, Tyler Lewis, who should be able to take the PG reigns
and run with it. How well he meshes with the rest of the team will
dictate how far this team can go.
At-Large: Georgetown
Outside of Kris Dunn at Providence the best player in the
league is D’Vauntes Smith-Riveria. The problem is he has to do too much
himself. I don’t consider myself much of a fan of the Hoyas but it’s
still sad how far this team has fallen in the past 3-4 years. This year
is going to be no different in my mind. Good enough to get a solid
seed in the tournament. Not good enough to escape the first round with a
win
At-Large: Xavier
X loses their main player in Matt Stainbrook and all of
March Madness becomes sad as he was the good goofy player everybody cheered
for. The good news is that pretty much all they lose and Chris Mack is an
underrated coach. I don’t see why he’s not mentioned more often at bigger
programs. This team has the looks of a team that gets in around the 10
seed mark and then beats an overrated 7 seed 57-53 in a grind fest that only Bo
Ryan would love.
At-Large: Providence
Two words: Kris Dunn. Three More Words:
Last Team In
Others worth watching:
Marquette – everybody says one year away but I think they
are bubble worthy now.
No comments:
Post a Comment