Clemson at its best is a frenetic, pressing team with very good athletes in the frontcourt which give you fits.
In the Big XII that would be Missouri. The Sooners played at Missouri and lost by nine.
In the non conference schedule, the Sooners beat up a lot of the good midmajors like VCU and Utah.
They almost lost to Davidson, needed OT to beat Purdue on a neutral court and beat USC by just a point at home. In the case of USC, it’s another example of how a team with an athletic frontcourt which can play defense gives the Sooners trouble.
Clemson loves to attack the rim, and if they’re willing to take on the beast in Griffin, they should find some success. With F Trevor Booker and C Raymond Sykes they have two to go at Griffin.
Clemson’s supporting cast is ultimately better than Oklahoma’s because they have stepped up in the past.
Clemson has a solid, experienced head coach and the ACC tournament loss to Georgia Tech might have been the spark plug they needed to refocus.
Second round winners: (1) North Carolina, (4) Gonzaga, (3) Syracuse, (7) Clemson
Sweet 16
If PG Ty Lawson isn’t 100 percent, the Tar Heels have no chance against Gonzaga.
With a healthy Lawson, UNC has enough polish in their game along to ultimately win out against Gonzaga.
Gonzaga might be playing with its best team ever, but they just didn’t win the luck of the draw. They would’ve won the East.
Syracuse has one major quality the Tigers lack: composure. They are starting to take up the makeup of Flynn and it is getting them by.
They benefit from the luck of the draw as much as Gonzaga was slighted by it.
Syracuse may have reached the Elite eight in the East and West but they would’ve had a lot more trouble.
Sweet 16 winners: (1) North Carolina, (3) Syracuse
South Final
In a game where both teams have terrific guard play, only one team has a “Psycho T” to go to inside.
The more fluid Tar Heels are like last year’s Kansas team in that their sole purpose is to get back to the Final Four. Like their counterpart a year ago, they will do so as long as their floor general has two good wheels.
South winner: (1) North Carolina
Final Four
Louisville and Memphis are playing to be the national champion. Whoever wins this game will cut down the nets.
Louisville is absolutely staunch in how they go about their defense. Their issue throughout the year is their struggle at times on offense, which is a bit hard to understand.
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