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| Derrick Williams and teammates after win |
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| Kemba Walker and teammates after win |
Once again the NCAA tournament has lived up to its hype. After today it will be down to the Elite 8 and we already know that there will be a new National Champion. This year’s tournament has had its blown calls, upsets, and Cinderella stories like every other year but for a person, like myself, who has only recently joined the college basketball world; this has turned out to be one of the better tourneys. Two number one seeds have already been eliminated (Duke and Pitt) and four teams that are ranked ten or higher are trying to advance into the Elite 8. Three of the top players were in action yesterday and two of them are advancing. Derrick Williams led his number five seeded Arizona wildcats over the defending champs, Duke, ensuring a Elite 8 birth and a new National Champion. Kemba Walker of Connecticut led his team to a victory over San Diego State and showed why he is in the conversation of the best player of the year. Now they will face each other in the Elite 8 and Wiliams and Walker will try to show that they are the better player and who has the better team. Unfortunately, Jimmer Fredette who has been carrying his BYU throughout the season with his elite scoring ability, seen his team fall to a well-rounded Florida Gators. The favorite to win is still Ohio State in many eyes, but they face a young, talented and determined Kentucky team today. On the other side of the bracket is Kansas (the other number one seed) and they face Richmond, who is the lowest ranked team (ranked 12) left in the tournament. Butler has also advanced to the Elite 8 as they look to follow up on their last year loss in the Championship game with a victory in the National Championship game.
I think 'Zona will win it all. Arizona has a habit of making deep tourney runs when no one expects them to. Then they usually don’t perform up to expectations in the seasons when they are expected to go deep in the tourney. This team reminds me of the ’97 team that caught everyone by surprise. I feel bad for UConn; I think they have no answer for Arizona’s talent.
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I like how Arizona is playing right now but i do think Kemba Walker gives UConn a chance. If they do move on to the Final Four they will get another tough match-up, likely being Ohio State in my opinion.
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