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Title: what are your Elite 8 picks?
Post by: {Juggernaut} on March 17, 2009, 08:44:22 AM
Midwest
Louisville
Kansas

South
North Carolina
Oklahoma

East
Pitt
Nova

West
Uconn
Marquette
Title: Re: what are your Elite 8 picks?
Post by: MU B2002 on March 17, 2009, 08:56:10 AM
Midwest
Wake
Mich St

South
North Carolina
'Cuse

East
Pitt
Nova

West
Uconn
Marquette
Title: Re: what are your Elite 8 picks?
Post by: downtown85 on March 17, 2009, 09:39:36 AM
Midwest
Wake
WVU

South
North Carolina
OU

East
Pitt
Nova

West
Uconn
Marquette


I admit that I am Big East biased. 
Title: Re: what are your Elite 8 picks?
Post by: MarquetteBallin on March 17, 2009, 09:44:24 AM
I don't really think it's biased, I just think the Big East is really THAT good. Think about it, the top four teams in the conference (Louisville, Pitt, UCONN, and Nova) are great bets to reach the Final Four, although obviously Pitt or Nova may knock the other out. But there are as many as 7 teams that have a legit chance to make it to Detroit if you include MU, Syracuse, and West Va. Think the Big 10 can say that? I think the Big East DOMINATES this tournament....

And is everyone really that high on Wake? They are just begging to get knocked off my Cleveland St, and if they advance Utah will give them fits in the second round.
Title: Re: what are your Elite 8 picks?
Post by: muarmy81 on March 17, 2009, 09:58:24 AM
Midwest:
Louisville
WVA

West:
UCONN
Memphis

East:
PITT
NOVA

South:
UNC
Syracuse


Yes, looking over my bracket I too noticed a strong BEAST Bias...
Title: Re: what are your Elite 8 picks?
Post by: Tommy Brice for Coach on March 17, 2009, 11:18:39 AM
Louisville
MSU

UConn
Marquette (Tons of Bias here... but Memphis hasn't played a good team in forever)

Pitt
Nova

Gonzaga
Oklahoma

Title: Re: what are your Elite 8 picks?
Post by: {Juggernaut} on March 17, 2009, 11:23:46 AM
Is that Gonzaga pick because you do not think ty lawson will be healthy or you think gonzaga is the better team?
Title: Re: what are your Elite 8 picks?
Post by: Ready2Fly on March 17, 2009, 11:26:18 AM
Midwest: Louisville & KU
West: UConn & Memphis
East: Xavier & Duke (disgusting, but I think they'll get every call)
South: Gonzaga & Cuse
Title: Re: what are your Elite 8 picks?
Post by: BrewCity83 on March 17, 2009, 11:38:05 AM
Louisville
West Virginia

Connecticut
Memphis

Pitt
Duke

North Carolina
Oklahoma


No Big11Ten teams
Duke gets all the calls--that's how they can beat Pitt
Sorry, lotsa 1's and 2's there, but those really are the best teams.
WVU is not one of the best 8, but they get to play MSU.
I could see MU taking Memphis, but I wouldn't put $ on it.
Title: Re: what are your Elite 8 picks?
Post by: Tommy Brice for Coach on March 17, 2009, 12:17:46 PM
Quote from: muhannan on March 17, 2009, 11:23:46 AM
Is that Gonzaga pick because you do not think ty lawson will be healthy or you think gonzaga is the better team?

My pick was influenced by the Lawson injury. I do think it could go either way. When picking I thought I had enough one and two seeds winning in my bracket, so I picked Gonzaga.
Title: Re: what are your Elite 8 picks?
Post by: jaygall31 on March 17, 2009, 12:24:51 PM
i'm not looking past round 1, we all knwo the first one is hard to get. But I feel Missouri is a tougher matchup then memphis. thoughts?
Title: Re: what are your Elite 8 picks?
Post by: Wareagle on March 17, 2009, 12:37:23 PM
Quote from: jaygall31 on March 17, 2009, 12:24:51 PM
i'm not looking past round 1, we all knwo the first one is hard to get. But I feel Missouri is a tougher matchup then memphis. thoughts?
Watch the Memphis vs. Gonzaga game where the Tigers beat the Zags by 18 in Washington.  They aren't going to shoot lights out, but their D is insane, as they have more 6-6 to 6-10 players with length than you can shake a stick at.  All of their losses came before Tyreke Evans became their point guard. 

Of course, their conference schedule was weak, but it stunk last year too, when they were a Mario Chalmers 3 away from winning the title.
Title: Re: what are your Elite 8 picks?
Post by: Eye on March 17, 2009, 12:39:52 PM
I run a pool, so I take a freebie, so with that one, I used my heart a little bit. Looking back though, four 1s, two 3s and two 6s in the Elite 8 is far from goofy, however.

U of L
WVU
UConn
MU
Pitt
nova
UNC
cuse

And I did pick Cleveland State to beat Wake.
Title: Re: what are your Elite 8 picks?
Post by: 4everwarriors on March 17, 2009, 07:14:19 PM
Louisville
WVU
UConn
Memphis
Pitt
UCLA
LSU
Oklahoma
Title: Re: what are your Elite 8 picks?
Post by: MUSF on March 17, 2009, 07:35:18 PM
Midwest
-Wake
-MSU

West
-UCONN
-Memphis

East
-PITT
-Villanova

South
-North Carolina
-Oklahoma
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