EAST Region

Aight let's start the MARCH MADNESS! I will be breaking down the brackets region by region. I am content with my picks after HOURS AND HOURS of research and youtubing...I am going to give you a chance to see how I break down teams by posting my research.

East Notes

1. First Round
1. UNC over Play in game
2. Tennessee over (15) American
   
3. Louisville over (14) Boise State
4. Washington State over (13) Winthrop
5. Notre Dame Falls to (12) George Mason
1. ND-High scoring offense at 81ppg
   
2. ND-Gave up a lot of points in losses and teams shot about 40 percent from the field in the loss
3. ND-Loss to high scoring senior guards in Baylor
4. GM-Great inside team with a smart center and a good shooting team with Dre Smith
5. Puts up about 70 ppg will go up strong against ND
6. Size will be an issue
7. I'm picking the upset because either way the team that wins will fall to Washington State so its okay to pick the upset...only worth one point
   
6. Oklahoma over (11) Saint Joseph's
1. SJ- a bubble team that got in last minute
2. SJ- beat Xmen twice and lost to Temple in the A-10 finals
3. SJ- a 6 man rotation that will get tired...they have the size to compete with OU
4. Griffin brothers to strong up front
5. Austin Freeman will be the key to this game
6. Picking OU here but they will fall the next round because both teams are not good enough to hang with Louisville.
   
7. SJ-too many losses to non-tourney teams
7. Butler vs (10) South Alabama
1. I like South Alabama in this one because of one player, Demetric Bennett(6-4, 205)! He is a tough match-up for the smaller Butler guards (AJ Graves @ 6-1 and Mike Green (6-1)
2. I have both teams falling to Tenn in the second round so go with the upset. I really like Bennett's game so watch him against the Bulldogs.
   
8. Indiana over (9)Arkansas
1. You guys know how I feel about Eric Gordon so you know I'm going with the Hoosiers.
   
2. Arkansas at the same time is a dangerous team led by small forward Sonny Weems...they beat Vanderbilt and Florida when they were ranked....they have losses against OU, Tenn, Miss State, South Carolina, Georgia and App State.
   

Second Round East

1. UNC over Indiana
1. As much as I like Eric Gordon I have to pick against Indiana because UNC has too much fire power upfront with Psycho T. DJ White will put up his stats but will not have enough help up front. UNC guards also run all over and the one thing Gordon has had problems with is defending the faster points in the NCAA. I like UNC to win by 8 in this game.
   
2. Tennessee over South Alabama
1. Tennesse is built to make a run to the Elite 8 and I really like what they have done this season. Remember, this team has talent at every position and they will run all over teams with that "controlled chaos" offense. South Alabama's Bennett will put up a great game but fall short to the fire power that is the Tenn back court.
   
3. Louisville over OU
1. The Cards are very dependent on the 3-point shot so that could bite them in the ass in the tourney but as of now they will be okay since OU really does not have the firepower to hang with the Cards.
   
4. Washington State over George Mason
1. Kyle Weaver, Derrick Low and Robbie Cowgill are the senior guards that have paid their dues to come up the basketball ranks. This is like the Baylor of the Pac-10. This is a strong team that has enough to make a run at UNC. They lost a tough game last year to Vanderbilt (Eventually lost to Gtown 65-66 in a classic). They have paid their dues and have enough returning players to build on the success from last year.
   

Sweet 16 East

1. UNC over Washington State
1. UNC is going to the final four for me so they have to get by a tough Wash State team. Washington State has the defense and the quickness to run with the Tarheels BUT it will come down to the wire and I'll take my chances with Psycho T. This will be a tough game but UNC will pull away with it and win by 6 or so in the final minute because of free throws.
   
2. Tenn over Louisville
1. This is going to be a great shoot out. Expect both teams to hit 8+ 3-pointers in the game. Louisville hits 7.5 three pointers a game and they have taken 704 so far. This is going to be a sick match-up in terms of points and explosive plays. I really like Tenn in this game because they know the feeling of playing in a game as big as this one. Remember last year Tenn fell to Ohio State by one point and they will remember that feeling. A lot of people feel like UL is going to make the big run but for ME Tenn is going to stop that run.
   

Elite 8

1. UNC over Tenn
1. I hate to go all Dicky V here but I PSYCHO "T" IN HIS FINAL SEASON BABY...THE DIAPER DANDY IS A PTP AND THIS IS HIS STAGE BABY! All crap aside, this is a tough pick for me because before the brackets came out I wanted to see both teams in the Final Four. Both teams have the talent and the coaching. Both teams have the bad taste of losing last year deep in the post season (UNC elite 8 and Tenn 16)...I'm buying into the hype of UNC. UNC TO THE FINAL FOUR BABY!!