Sweet Sixteen: Friday

Last night was incredible. UCLA coming back from 17 down, Texas nailing a 3 pointer as time was expiring, the #1 overall seed Duke losing. We also got the pleasure of watching Adam Morrison cry before the game was over.
I already broke down the D.C. region a few days ago, you can look at my breakdown in the previous post.
George Mason -2 vs. Wichita State
Pick: George Mason

UConn -6.5 vs. Washington
Pick: UConn

and because the games are starting in about an hour I will do a quick breakdown.

Villanova vs. Boston College
Line: Villanova -2.5
Pick: Villanova

Much like WVU, Villanova relies alot on the three because of their lack of an inside scorer. Unlike WVU however, Villanova has athletes that can also create their own shots and drive to the basket. 'Nova will have to be very active on the defensive end and will have to look for turnovers and oppurtunites to push the ball because of their deficiency in the rebounding column. Former Big East team Boston College will not be easy however, their frontline will try to punish 'Nova from the beginning and look for them to dominate the boards. It will be interesting to see how far Al Skinner (BC) chooses to pack in his defense, usually BC packs their D in pretty tight but that might be fatal against a team of Villanova's calibur.

Florida vs. Georgetown
Line: Florida -3
Pick: Georgetown

It may be that I think the SEC stinks or I overvalue the Big East. Tonight's game is no different, although Florida has run over the SEC ( including beating LSU twice) I still think their half court D is suspect. Georgetown has kept opponents in their first two games to 38% FG and relies on its tough defense. Watching Noah and Hibbert inside will be fun, Georgetown is going to need contributions from more than 4 players on the offensive side to be able to cover this time.