buckwheat
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i've said for years now that the ncaa tournament is comprised of three types of teams: 5-7 teams widely recognized as having much more talent than the rest of the field, 10-15 teams who stand virtually no chance of winning a game....then everyone else.
it seems that this year, more than ever, the media is finally starting to realize that there is very little difference between the 12 or 13 seed, and say, the 4 or 5 seed. here is a good article by gene wojciechowski
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/tournamen ... id=5016957
From this point forward, the term "mid-major" should be deleted permanently from the hoops dictionary. It is obsolete, like two-handed set shots and game shorts above the knees. Nobody knows this better than Ohio State coach Thad Matta, who spent quality coaching time at Butler and then Xavier before OSU hired him.
"The parity of basketball today is incredible,'' said Matta. "And probably most importantly, [are] matchups. I've always said this: the draw -- whether you're a 2 [seed], a 3, a 1 … whatever you are -- I'm more concerned about who we're playing and how they play and how we match up. I think that's what you see probably more than the upsets; it's the matchups.''
it seems that this year, more than ever, the media is finally starting to realize that there is very little difference between the 12 or 13 seed, and say, the 4 or 5 seed. here is a good article by gene wojciechowski
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/tournamen ... id=5016957
From this point forward, the term "mid-major" should be deleted permanently from the hoops dictionary. It is obsolete, like two-handed set shots and game shorts above the knees. Nobody knows this better than Ohio State coach Thad Matta, who spent quality coaching time at Butler and then Xavier before OSU hired him.
"The parity of basketball today is incredible,'' said Matta. "And probably most importantly, [are] matchups. I've always said this: the draw -- whether you're a 2 [seed], a 3, a 1 … whatever you are -- I'm more concerned about who we're playing and how they play and how we match up. I think that's what you see probably more than the upsets; it's the matchups.''
