Feel the madness

Buddy, buddy, buddy. Ohhhhh. Buddy.

All right, so we haven't had a post on the real tourney yet (none of this pussy-ass MWC shit, whateva), so I guess I'll kick things off. I'll actually just throw up some notes that I wrote before the tourney, and then expand on those. Here was my list of 4 teams to watch out for and 4 teams that will bomb out. You like.

I like their chances

North Carolina: They've got enough athleticism, a good coach, a monster in the middle ... I mean, why the hell not? They're a solid bunch in the college ranks. Really ballsy I know. What were they, the top overall seed?

UCLA: Kevin Love is a beast, Darren Collison is a solid PG and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute has the best chops in college hoops, when used effectively. When used for evil, they could probably blow up an entire planet.

Louisville: All right, after going out on a limb for those two "picks," how about these guys? You gotta be playing your best ball coming into the tourney, and these guys had a good winning streak going before losing to Luevil and G'town. This is not the same team that lost to freakin' BYU early in the year. They're so hot right now, just like Hansel.

Stanford: Gotta love the tall trees. Some team is going to have to get hot from the outside because these Lopez doofs can really control the middle. I know they (who the fuck is they?) say that the tourney is all about guard play, but what the hell do they know?

No way in hell

Memphis: I usually root for the little guy (talkin' C-USA here) taking on the big guys, even though Memphis has a couple future NBA players, but let’s be real: If you can't shoot a FT to save your life and you have that much athleticism (read: black guys) on your team, it's going to be trouble.

Tennessee: They're just one of those teams that I'm never going to be sold on. Maybe it's the sherbert colors. I just don't get it. Don't trust it. But they're kind of underachievers. Bruce Pearl may be a little wacky when he's around Erin Andrews (who wouldn't be?), but when all is said and done, no way they're sniffing Elite Eight.

Duke: For the simple fact that they’re fruits. I mean, Coach K can teach the shit out of some fundamental basketball, but they’ve always choked in the tourney after those Laettner/Hurley teams of the '90s (You can critique his game all you want, but Bobby Hurley wins).

Wisconsin: Gotta love 'em playing that white-out brand of basketball, setting screens, getting a good shot every single time down the floor. Just don't ask me to pay to watch it. As long as it's free, it's all good. Boring. Boring. When they run into an athletic-type team like Kansas, they'll get behind and won't be able to climb back. Like the Utes of yore.