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Message: [QUOTE="REB1094, post: 5195507, member: 12147"] Title favorites tier: [LIST] [*]Houston - Really good team but I just can't believe in them, because they're Houston [*]Duke - Passes the eye test, although in a really bad ACC. I love their size and of course they're led by the 20PPG #1 NBA draft pick. But I'm cautious going all in on a team that relies on freshmen as much as they do [*][B]Florida [/B]- I haven't watched much of them this year so can't confidently say yes or no. But they beat Auburn on the road and demolished Tennessee when they were #1, so I have to say yes [*]I'm all in on [B]Auburn [/B]and [B]Alabama[/B]. Johni Broome and Mark Sears are 2 of the top 3 I'm watching for NPOY. Both teams are REALLY impressive to watch [/LIST] Final Four tier: [LIST] [*]Gonzaga - No way. They have a solid roster and should be better, but the games matter and they've lost too many for me to be confident [*]Purdue - Will fall into the same matchup issue they have before. Pressure their guards and they won't have Edey to take over. I don't think Kaufman-Renn is that guy, so I'm out [*][B]Kansas [/B]- Definitely have the talent to make a real title run. Can they put the egos aside and pull it together? Probably not, but it's hard for me to count them out even if they've miserably underperformed expectations so far [*][B]Tennessee [/B]- I really like Tennessee so I want to be in, but if I said no to Houston because they're Houston then I have to be consistent and have some hesitation here [*]Iowa St - Definitely a threat for a final four berth, but they've started slipping at a bad time to start slipping [*]St Johns - Sorry, I'm out. I think their strategy of missing every shot and just getting the rebound and trying again until it goes in is fun, but not sustainable for a title run [*]Arizona - Getting hot at a good time. In the tournament, will Caleb Love shoot 10-25 or 3-17? That will decide how far they go [*]Haven't watched too much of the rest [/LIST] UConn: It sounds like Diarra won't be healthy the rest of the way. That means that our only individual playmaker is freshman Liam McNeeley who probably has to play 35+ minutes a night the rest of the way coming off a 5 week injury. At this point I'm more concerned about that than the defense, because the defense has exponentially improved recently. He showed us in Omaha that he can take over a game, but it's very risky to put all the eggs in that basket. Right now I wouldn't consider us a real title contender, but no top 4 seed will want to see UConn on their side of the bracket [/QUOTE]

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