Washington State (The Good)
Well it looks like my wish list worked, Washington State was paired up with their clone Winthrop. In yesterday's blog, I asked the tournament committee to pair WSU with someone that was not in the top 100, was not a great offensive team and that did not have a great big man. CHECK, CHECK, CHECK. Winthrop is talented but they are very similar to Washington State. Both play tough man to man defense in which they try to contest all shots, neither team presses and both are not great on offense. The WSU advantage is in their inside game. Winthrop has no one to bang with Baynes. So look for WSU to make it past the first round but I am not so sure they are a sure fire "Sweet 16" with Notre Dame looming in the mist.
Gonzaga (The Bad)
Davidson....This is a bad draw for a so so Gonzaga team. Davidson has one of the best guards in the country in Stephen Curry, a point guard who is one of the leaders in assists and the nation's longest winning streak at 22. Not good news for Gonzaga. Gonzaga's guards will not be able to match up with the Davidson back court and without a true inside presence and no average three point shooters....all I can say is "UPSET".
Tiger Woods (The Unbelievable)
I know it is not basketball related but "WOW". Tiger makes a 25 foot on the last hole (in a dramatic comeback) of the Arnold Palmer Invitational to win his 5th straight PGA event. He has won 9 of his last 10 events world wide and 64 events total. Tiger is on top of his game and should be considered the best ever. His mental concentration is unrivaled and should be studied by sports fans, coaches and player. Amazing.
2 comments:
Take a look at ND's SOS they are 40 spots below WSU. They are a bit streaky, and not as athletic as teams that WSU has issues with.
The key question will in the Notre Dame matchup will be how well WSU defends Notre Dame's guards. Notre Dame is better than they were last year, they defend better than last year and they have developed an inside game. SOS is overrated that is why the NCAA tourney is so great...upsets.
Coach
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