Zona would not be a favorable match-up. They would maul us on the boards, they're an excellent interior passing team, and they have two of the best perimeter defenders in the country in Nick Johnson and T.J. McConnell.
I'd much rather see an Embiid-less Kansas team. That's a team we match up well with.
I didn't say favorable.
Kansas may have Embiid back by then. It's not a sure thing they get a one seed.
Of the three sure fire one seeds I want nothing to do with Florida early. WSU is just a huge question mark. Zona is good but without Ashley I think it's a decent matchup. The fourth one seed could be Duke (gimme), Cuse (Ditto), Kansas (don't want if Emboid is healthy), UL (no).
The interior of the three solid one seeds should all have clear advantages over UConn, but give me the team with the star PF definitely out.