Okay, I'm a diehard Kansas fan. I live and breathe them. I will be going to their game this Saturday against Texas. This game will be on espn, so you might see me, who knows. Texas has the best player is the NCAA with Kevin durant. This game will be played for the Big 12 regular season title. Julian Wright, one of the future dunk contest contestants in NBA, will be guarding him. Julian is also one of the best defensive forwards in the game. This game should have major tournament implications.
On to the tournament... With UNC losing tonight to GT, they have no chance of getting a #1 seed. Here are my predictions for #1 seeds: Kansas, OSU, UCLA (assuming they win tonight), and the last one's a tough decision. It will be Texas A&M, Florida, or Wisconsin, depending on what happens in the conference tourney. My picks for the final four are not the same as the #1's. Sadly I don't think KU will win it all, but they can make the final 4. Here are my contenders: Texas A&M, KU, UCLA, and UNC. Those are no guaruntees though. Here are my sleepers: Texas, Virginia, Michigan State, and Maryland. My favorite to win it all right now since there are no totally dominant teams right now is Texas A&M. They have been playing great despite their loss to Texas last night that went into double OT.
Player of the Year - No, not Greg Oden, not Alando Tucker, not even Arron Afflalo. The winner will come out of the Big XII. Acie Law IV or Kevin Durant will win and it will be rediculously close. Law is the most clutch person in the NCAA with out a doubt. Durant, on the other hand, future #1 draft pick as I like to call him, has done the equivalent of climbing Mt. Everest with someone on your back that is the size of Shaq. Don't get me wrong, DJ Augustin has helped a tremendous amount, but Durant created their beastlyness. Watch these highlights of last nights game and watch Kevin (#35) and Acie Law ( #1), and you will see why I love these players so much.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=270590251