Author Topic: So who's in your Final Four??? (Read 5147 times)

DomJamesToTheBasket · « **on:** March 18, 2009, 12:43:04 PM »

I've got Louisville, Pitt, UCONN, and Oklahoma. Louisville over Oklahoma in the championship.

I really like the Big East #1's in this thing.

Skatastrophy · « **Reply #1 on:** March 18, 2009, 12:47:47 PM »

L'ville, Pitt, UConn & OK in the Final 4. Pitt over L'ville for the championship.

Wareagle · « **Reply #2 on:** March 18, 2009, 12:57:03 PM »

Ville, Memphis, Pitt, UNC

Memphis over UNC in the final.

OregonWarrior · « **Reply #3 on:** March 18, 2009, 12:59:21 PM »

Pitt, Louisville, UNC, Memphis

Pitt over Louisville

MU B2002 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 18, 2009, 01:06:09 PM »

Wake UCONN Nova UNC

UCONN over UNC

radome · « **Reply #5 on:** March 18, 2009, 01:09:38 PM »

Big East. Louisville, UConn, Pitt, Syracuse. Pitt over UConn. I don't know how Boeheim gets his team to come together at the right time the way that he does but I hope that Buzz can get some advice from him.

DomJamesToTheBasket · « **Reply #6 on:** March 18, 2009, 01:19:15 PM »

Quote from: radome on March 18, 2009, 01:09:38 PM

Big East. Louisville, UConn, Pitt, Syracuse. Pitt over UConn. I don't know how Boeheim gets his team to come together at the right time the way that he does but I hope that Buzz can get some advice from him.

The Final Four won't be all BEAST teams, but I really like your Syracuse pick......they are a nice dark horse.

MUFC9295 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 18, 2009, 01:19:30 PM »

Echoing wareagle and President Obama in the Final Four, I have Louisville, Memphis, Pitt and UNC. Though I'm taking Pitt to beat Memphis in the Final.

Wareagle · « **Reply #8 on:** March 18, 2009, 01:24:35 PM »

Quote from: MUFC9295 on March 18, 2009, 01:19:30 PM

Echoing wareagle and President Obama in the Final Four, I have Louisville, Memphis, Pitt and UNC. Though I'm taking Pitt to beat Memphis in the Final.

Yeah, I can see that too, the thing that gets me nervous about Pitt's chances is that they heavily depend on how the ref's decide to call Blair's inside play. A couple quick ones against UNC and it's curtains. That said, if Blair can bang I see Pitt winning the UNC game about half the time and the Memphis game a little less than half the times they play. This is what makes the tournament great to watch.

MUFC9295 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 18, 2009, 02:42:17 PM »

The emphasis on the Blair factor is/was to be expected. But looking at the potential Pitt/UNC matchup, the inside game, in my opinion, will be won by Blair. Hansborough could use his shooting to counter Blair's defense inside. Fields, etc. (perimeter play) are being overlooked by the pundits as how the game is decided. I see Pitt as more capable here. But against Memphis, Blair has his way on both ends and that is the deciding factor in my Final. In that game the perimeter matchups cancel each other out. OTOH, these are the games I would like to see play out as I think they make for an exciting Final Four... wait, I'd like to see MU in another Final Four! The aforementioned matchups might be more realisitic.

strotty · « **Reply #10 on:** March 18, 2009, 04:28:12 PM »

Wake Forest, UConn, Villanova, North Carolina

Wake Forest has a team very similar to Nova, with a great inside-outside game and a bona-fide superstar in Teague. Also, L'Ville hasn't hit a bump in the road in quite some time and I expect it to come some time in the tourney. They have the ability to play VERY poorly and we may see it sometime soon.

UConn has the senior point guard, the big man in the paint, and the compliments in Jeff Adrien and an amazingly rejuvenated (ever since the MU game) Stanley Robinson. Kemba Walker has also played like a stud and I think this team is in a weak regional.

Villanova is a tough team to hang with for 40 minutes, especially when the Corey's and Reynolds are hitting. Add Cunningham's 17 footer to the mix and you've got a tough team that matches up with Pitt better than any team in that region.

North Carolina has to be favored to win the whole thing and I am hardly sold on Oklahoma. If Lawson is hurt, they will have trouble making the Elite 8, but Hansbrough's last hurrah at getting a title is hard to pass up.

UConn beats UNC in the Finals.

ATWizJr · « **Reply #11 on:** March 18, 2009, 04:31:09 PM »

UConn, Louisville, Pitt, Oklahoma. Champs - the Cardinals.

DomJamesToTheBasket · « **Reply #12 on:** March 18, 2009, 04:36:37 PM »

Quote from: ATWizJr on March 18, 2009, 04:31:09 PM

UConn, Louisville, Pitt, Oklahoma. Champs - the Cardinals.

2 peas in a pod.

Dienerfor3 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 18, 2009, 05:45:23 PM »

Cards, Huskies, Panthers, ASU Sundevils

Pitt over UCONN for 3rd time this year

MUPig · « **Reply #14 on:** March 18, 2009, 06:08:02 PM »

Kansas, UConn, Pittsburgh and Oklahoma

Champ - Uconn

ChicosBailBonds · « **Reply #15 on:** March 18, 2009, 06:13:14 PM »

My picks are very similar to Obama's which is interesting on many levels.....it's Big East heavy

Glad he's going to be watching on Air Force One using the old DIE-WRECK-TV

Marquette Mama · « **Reply #16 on:** March 18, 2009, 06:36:12 PM »

UConn, Pitt, Wake & UNC UConn vs. Pitt in the championship game, with Pitt to win.

MUWarrior06 · « **Reply #17 on:** March 18, 2009, 06:40:26 PM »

Quote from: MUFC9295 on March 18, 2009, 01:19:30 PM

Echoing wareagle and President Obama in the Final Four, I have Louisville, Memphis, Pitt and UNC. Though I'm taking Pitt to beat Memphis in the Final.

Well since Obama's been wrong on a lot of things in the last 3 months I guess I'm good to go with my final 4!

4everwarriors · « **Reply #18 on:** March 18, 2009, 06:43:35 PM »

Louisville
Memphis
Pitt
Oklahoma

Champ=PITT

Don't know if Bruce agress with me, but it wouldn't change my thoughts about him coaching MU. BTW, was Crean asked what his opinions were? Or is he out of sight, out of mind?

nyg · « **Reply #19 on:** March 18, 2009, 06:54:23 PM »

Wake, Pitt, Gonzaga and Memphis.

Pitt over Memphis in final.

SGWarrior · « **Reply #20 on:** March 18, 2009, 07:15:13 PM »

Ville
Wash
UNC
Duke

Ville and UNC in the 'ship game with UNC coming out ahead.

dbwarriors · « **Reply #21 on:** March 18, 2009, 07:25:11 PM »

Florida State
Oklahoma
UConn
Louisville / Wake Forest (I'm in 2 different pools; other 3 Final 4 picks are consistent in each)

Tom Crean's Tanning Bed · « **Reply #22 on:** March 18, 2009, 07:52:59 PM »

Louisville, Memphis, UNC, Villanova. UNC over 'Ville in the Final.

All 7 BE teams in the Sweet 16 too; 4 BE teams (Pitt, 'Nova, 'Ville, and West Virginia) in the Elite 8.

mug644 · « **Reply #23 on:** March 18, 2009, 08:48:39 PM »

Louisville, UConn, Villanova, and UNC in the FF.

Birds over Heels in the final, 84-81

MUSF · « **Reply #24 on:** March 18, 2009, 09:02:38 PM »

Wake, UCONN, PITT, UNC

Pitt over UCONN.

Lawson's toe scares me but that team is talented.

Wake has some legit stars and L'ville has lost some questionable games this year.

UCONN is just a feeling.

This is the year Pitt plays to their potential.

marquette09 · « **Reply #25 on:** March 19, 2009, 10:33:53 AM »

Wake, Uconn, Duke, Syracuse

Duke over UCONN

As much as I dislike Duke Coach K will have his guys ready

NavinRJohnson · « **Reply #26 on:** March 19, 2009, 10:58:47 AM »

Quote from: marquette09 on March 19, 2009, 10:33:53 AM

As much as I dislike Duke Coach K will have his guys ready

What makes you say that, the first/second round losses the last two years, or the Sweet 16 losses as a number 1 seed the two years prior?

StillAWarrior · « **Reply #27 on:** March 19, 2009, 11:26:12 AM »

Pitt, Louisville, Syracuse and Memphis.

Pitt over Louisville in finals.

I figure that's way too much Big East love, but that's the way I was seeing it when I filled out the bracket.

NavinRJohnson · « **Reply #28 on:** March 19, 2009, 11:55:00 AM »

I couldn't avoid the Big East bias either, but with those team all as good/seeded where they are, its almost unavoidable. Therefore...

UL over UConn
UNC over Pitt

UL over UNC.

Actually didn't really realize until this moment that I picked all the number 1's. Unfortunatley teams like Duke, Memphis, Oklahoma. MSU don't do a whole lot for me. I actually like Syracuse and Wake Forest better than all of them.

marquette09 · « **Reply #29 on:** March 19, 2009, 12:06:10 PM »

Quote from: NavinRJohnson on March 19, 2009, 10:58:47 AM

What makes you say that, the first/second round losses the last two years, or the Sweet 16 losses as a number 1 seed the two years prior?

Coach K is a master motivator, look at the work he did with team USA (yes I am aware the players deserve a lot of credit too). Yes they lost the last two years ealry but I feel those teams were too young and inexperienced to make a deep run. This year the team is older with more experience and Gerald Henderson is one of the, if not the most improved players in the nation. Furthermore Nolan Smith getting big minutes at PG is a huge improvement from Paulus.

yungmufan20 · « **Reply #30 on:** March 19, 2009, 12:53:24 PM »

PITT LOUSIVILLE UCONN CUSE
UCONN over PITT in final

Marquette06 · « **Reply #31 on:** March 19, 2009, 03:58:32 PM »

As much as it pains me I have L'ville Memphis Pitt and UNC

Here a video of DWade's picks http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=3992434&categoryid=2378529

Ari Gold · « **Reply #32 on:** March 19, 2009, 06:35:23 PM »

L'ville Memphis $:-\$ Oklahoma Villanova

Ville over Okla for the Nation

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