NIT 2012 Bracket: Arizona Wildcats Will Dominate with Three Point Shooting

The Arizona Wildcats are going to be a force to be reckoned with in the 2012 NIT tournament.

They're a three point shooting team that can get hot very quickly, and that's what makes them incredibly dangerous, especially as a No.1 seed in the NIT.

It's an unfortunate reality, but the NIT is populated with teams that just weren't good enough to make it to the NCAA tournament.

All the Wildcats had to do was beat Colorado in the Pac-12 championship game, but ironically enough they came three points short of their goal—losing 53-51.

With that, their March Madness hopes were shot, but that doesn't mean they aren't a tournament level team.

This is a team that has been on the bubble all year, so they have the talent to play with the best. That's going to give them a huge advantage in the NIT.

The bad news is that their bubble was burst. The good news is, at least they get to continue playing basketball.

If you've seen Arizona play this year than you'd know that this is a good thing. They're an extremely exciting team to watch when they're on and firing from behind the line.

They like to play an inside-out brand of basketball that caters to a lot of shooting, and they're very tenacious on defense, which leads to open looks on the fast break.

Led by senior guard Kyle Fogg (13.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game) and junior forward Solomon Hill's (12.9 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.6 per game), the Wildcats can dominate this tournament.

They have experience, they have grit, and they have play-makers.

Bracket via timesfreepress.com

A very important factor will be their ability to shoot from behind the arc.

They say that you live and die by three in basketball. I have a feeling the Wildcats are going to be doing a lot more living than dying.

This is a very good team, and they're going to be a handful in this tournament.