NCAA tourney Day 3 – early thoughts (UPDATED)…
March 22, 2008 by Rich Carlson
Filed under Basketball
Saturday afternoon here at Tournament Central…here are some thoughts as we go throughout the day.
- Duke is overrated. Period. End of story. You simply cannot afford to rely on 3s as much as Duke does. When they are going in, they are fine. But when they struggle from behind the arc, they are in big-time trouble. Right now against West Virginia, Duke is 2 for 18 from 3 point range. West Virginia is outscrapping, outhustling, and outplaying Duke. The reliance on the 3 is another reason why I’m leery about Tennessee. They have a little better inside presence than Duke, but unless Lofton and company are hitting their 3s, they are vulnerable.
- Michael Beasley is going to be a monster in the NBA. But, Kansas State showed once again that you need a deep team to make a serious run in the NCAA tournament. Once you get past Beasley and Walker, the Wildcats have absolutely no offense. Wisconsin has made it look very easy.
More thoughts as the day goes along…
