Natethegreat":un00ec48 said:
I really think the west is stacked with good teams. Nevada as a 7 is really good. So is Buffalo as a six. I thought FSU was a lock for a three seed before the brackets came out. Texas Tech is the best defensive team in the nation. Michigan is a team that went to the championship game last year and only lost one player who they have more than adequately replaced.
As has been said Ja Morant is a top three pick in the draft this year. A lot of people talking about the Mid West region but I think Kentucky is overrated. I think Wofford could give them a good game.
Over all the West region is stacked from top to bottom.
Yeah West is solid the more I look at it. Lot of streaky teams who seem to be capable of matching anyone. Too bad Nevada and Buffalo would play early, could see both teams breaking some brackets in other conferences. Ja Morant is a stud but against the length, speed, and depth of FSU I think their team will struggle to keep up. Would need a Jimmer-like game to push them through. Gonzaga vs FSU if they both make it that far will be one hell of a game.
Compared to the South which is a huge grouping of 'meh'. Most of the top teams run very slow paced styles trying to shorten the game. That style of play against the same style of play means no one knows who will win. Probably going with Tennessee or Villanova just because they are actually exciting to watch. Kansas St vs Wisconsin could actually be a 50-48 game as the 4 v 5 seeds.
East has 4 interesting top seeds but don't see many surprises until they'd all match up. Mich St has probably their most talented team in awhile and they're always a lock to push into day 2, can never count Sparty out.
Overall though, pretty fun bracket to mess around with so far. Very unique season, Duke looks to be unstoppable with Zion but if he goes down or struggles, they are very beatable. That potential game vs Virginia Tech could be very interesting.