Four More

Written on March 5, 2008 – 4:56 pm | by kbarkley |

Here are the next four teams that will or will not make the Final Four:

Kansas- Will: The Jayhawks play defense like no other. They seem to steal the ball on every possesion. Brandon Rush, Mario Chalmers, and Russell Robinson on the perimeter and Darrell Arthur along with Sasha Kahn in the middle make it hard for you do anything.

Will Not: Kansas has had talent before and not make it to the Final Four. Last year’s squad may have been more talented but it seems that this team plays together better. Can they continue to score in the tournament? Can Brandon Rush be the go to guy? As well as they play defense the Jayhawks have a tendency to turn the ball over.

Duke- Will: Who shoots the 3 better than the Blue Devils? Who shoots as many as they do? Coach K continues to be Coach K. They can spread the floor dribble drive kick it out for the 3 or finish at the rim.

Will Not: There is nothing on the inside for the Devils. When I say nothing I mean nothing. Rebounding becomes a problem. What if the 3 is not falling? How will the Devils defend the 3 as well? Too many important questions to answer.

Georgetown- Will: Roy Hibbert. Without Greg Oden he becomes the real dominant center in the land. Patrick Ewing, Jr must become the X-factor that Joakhim Noah was for the first championship team at Florida. He must block shots rebound and pretty much do all the dirty work. Jonathan Wallace has to be the floor leader and distribute the ball to all that need it.

Will Not: Can they score enough points? If they run into a team that can play defense the way they do can they score? Will Patrick Ewing, Jr step his game up? Shot selection? Will the right person shoot at the right time?

Texas- Will: As long as DJ Augustine is healthy the Longhorns are in any game.

Will Not: As short as the Will list was that should answer your question. As well as the Longhorns have played this year something tells me they have done it with smoke and mirrors. Other than Augustine who will step up for this team?

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