Crimson Red Sports

Michigan vs Syracuse & Louisville vs Wichita State.


Michigan has that very good offense which can score, run, and is very fluid. The Syracuse 2-3 zone is incredible. Like football, I am picking a great defense over a great offense.
 
Louisville has a cause now, their injured guard Ware and they were an excellent team before his injury. I think they are the favorite because they are a real TEAM and are unstoppable now. Wichita State is very good, but Louisville is deeper and a better team on the defense.

I can not wait to see these games, two very interesting match-ups.


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Just because I think the Big Ten is always overrated, and the Syracuse zone is usually really good, I'm going with the Orangemen. I picked Louisville from the start, no reason to change now.

I think Louisville and 'cuse win today. Louisville wins it all Monday.

I have Louisville in my bracket, I'm sticking with them. Syracuse zone defense looks very good.

Well, I've got Louisville winning the whole thing, so I am going to sink of swim with them.

I really only followed Bama BB this year. Didn't watch much of anyone else, so that's why I picked Kansas to win it all. Also the reason I am at or near the bottom of the pick-ems. Having said that, I have watched a little of the tourney. I think Louisville's defense will be too much for Wichita St. and I think Syracuse will edge Michigan in a close game.

I think Louisville and their "D" will be too much for Syracuse, also. Pitino should have himself another NC.

I have been watching and WST has given a good game so far but I don't think they can hold up to the pressure of Louisville. We shall see. RTR!

I had Indiana beating Louisville in the final...It looks like it really doesn't matter to me whether Louisville wins or loses tonight  ???...I'll still finish in the Top 10  ;)...next to last  :-[...only difference it will make is who will be the one player I beat.  :-\


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So far, Wichita St is living up to it's nickname.

Wichita State could have easily won the game. They are a for real team. Michigan is looking very good against Syracuse right now, leading 36-25 at half. Syracuse & Boeheim are known for making adjustments at halftime so we will see.



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Michigan and Louisville in the finals. Wichita State was for real. They played good and had a chance to win. They start two kids from Georgia and one from Florence.

I picked Louisville at the start of the Tournament. I am sticking with them but Michigan is playing very good. It should be a good game.

Both games were very good.  Michigan wins in a controversial charging call on Syracuse, when it was a 2 point game, under a minute left, and Syracuse was going in for a shot.  I agree with SC on this, basketball makes it too easy for the refs to impact the outcome.

I have always had the feeling the REFs decide who wins. They might say no, but they are telling a big fib. They know they can and get away from it. RTR!

We played Wichita State in the 2011/2012 season in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off and beat them. The next season they are in the Final Four and we are in the NIT. Very troubling.


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Maybe we need their coach?  They beat us in the NIT finals, and then two years later make the final 4, and almost the NCAA finals, while we don't make Madison Square Garden in the NIT.

What makes you think we could hire him. Other schools have tried and he stays at WSU. There is no football so they are the top atlectic program on campus. They consistantly fill their 10,000 seat arena. Areospace industry is big in Wichita so the school has access to private planes so they travel first class. He may leave but it will not be a lateral move. He has it pretty good there.

Their coach, Greg Marshall, is from Virginia. I think he would be interested in an ACC job if one became available. Just a guess, but hard to stay so far from home. He is 50 years old.


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Just dreaming...  But I'm not pushing for a coaching change at this time.

Both teams really playing tonight!  Refs are letting them too.

This Siva kid is really fun to watch.  So smart and so active.

Great game. It was fast pace, high scoring and fun to watch.

I watched a little bit of the game while I was multi-tasking.  I saw enough of it to say that both of those teams are miles ahead of where we are right now.  One key difference I saw was one time when a Michigan guy was throwing up a crazy, wild, contested shot from probably 5 feet behind the 3 point arc, and it rainbows way up in the air, nothing but net.  It was a beautiful shot once it left his hand.  When we do that we miss the whole backboard.

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We will get there some day though.

Rick Pitino told his team he would agree to get a tattoo if they won the championship. Look at Carson Tinker's response to that: