Wednesday, March 16, 2005
NCAA to NBA - bracket 3
Fennis Dembo bracket:
6. Maryland vs. 11. Georgia Tech
Maryland: Steve Francis, Juan Dixon, Laron Profit, Joe Smith, Chris Wilcox
Bench: Steve Blake, Tony Massenburg, Obinna Ekezie
Georgia Tech: Kenny Anderson, Stephon Marbury, Matt Harpring, Chris Bosh, Jason Collier
Bench: Jon Barry, Travis Best
This might be the most even matchup of the bunch so far. You've got two teams that can actually field a decent roster, with a bit of depth. Maryland has one glaring weakness, at small forward, as they are a bit guard- and center-heavy. Georgia Tech has a few too many guards, but could do a four man rotation up front with Barry, and a three man rotation in the back with Best.
Georgia Tech wins this game up front. The ability to move Stephon Marbury to the two-guard, where he can really score, can possible give a slight edge to Ga. Tech in the backcourt, despite Steve Francis's star power. The Marbury vs. Francis matchup would be a good one. But Georgia Tech has two guys up front who can score, where Maryland only has the disappointment known as Joe Smith, and Chris Wilcox who is still developing in Clipper land. Georgia Tech's strength on the bench with Barry would be enough to solidify a victory in a tough matchup. This would be the first "upset" we've had so far.
3. Kansas vs. 14. Cincinnati
Kansas: Kirk Hinrich, Paul Pierce, Drew Gooden, Raef Lafrentz, Scot Pollard
Bench: Nick Collison, Greg Ostertag, Billy Thomas, Jacque Vaughn
Cincy: Nick Van Exel, DerMarr Johnson, Ruben Patterson, Danny Fortson, Kenyon Martin
Bench: Tony Bobbitt
Sadly, it is very tempting to give this one to Cincinnati. You'd think Kansas would put together a better team than this. They have a solid starting lineup, but it includes guys playing a bit out of position at forward, and a guy who starts at center only when his teammate punches people and has to sit out.
Cincy field a pretty decent starting 4, plus DerMarr Johnson. But if we add in that Cincy has no bench, is undersized, and Fortson isn't very good any more, Kansas sneaks through. Michigan would have beat Kansas. Them's the breaks, the 11 seed Ga Tech will be able to give Kansas a run.
Next, will be the Danny Ferry bracket, featuring Dahntay Jones, Sean Marks, Luke Walton, and Mateen Cleaves. Stay tuned!
6. Maryland vs. 11. Georgia Tech
Maryland: Steve Francis, Juan Dixon, Laron Profit, Joe Smith, Chris Wilcox
Bench: Steve Blake, Tony Massenburg, Obinna Ekezie
Georgia Tech: Kenny Anderson, Stephon Marbury, Matt Harpring, Chris Bosh, Jason Collier
Bench: Jon Barry, Travis Best
This might be the most even matchup of the bunch so far. You've got two teams that can actually field a decent roster, with a bit of depth. Maryland has one glaring weakness, at small forward, as they are a bit guard- and center-heavy. Georgia Tech has a few too many guards, but could do a four man rotation up front with Barry, and a three man rotation in the back with Best.
Georgia Tech wins this game up front. The ability to move Stephon Marbury to the two-guard, where he can really score, can possible give a slight edge to Ga. Tech in the backcourt, despite Steve Francis's star power. The Marbury vs. Francis matchup would be a good one. But Georgia Tech has two guys up front who can score, where Maryland only has the disappointment known as Joe Smith, and Chris Wilcox who is still developing in Clipper land. Georgia Tech's strength on the bench with Barry would be enough to solidify a victory in a tough matchup. This would be the first "upset" we've had so far.
3. Kansas vs. 14. Cincinnati
Kansas: Kirk Hinrich, Paul Pierce, Drew Gooden, Raef Lafrentz, Scot Pollard
Bench: Nick Collison, Greg Ostertag, Billy Thomas, Jacque Vaughn
Cincy: Nick Van Exel, DerMarr Johnson, Ruben Patterson, Danny Fortson, Kenyon Martin
Bench: Tony Bobbitt
Sadly, it is very tempting to give this one to Cincinnati. You'd think Kansas would put together a better team than this. They have a solid starting lineup, but it includes guys playing a bit out of position at forward, and a guy who starts at center only when his teammate punches people and has to sit out.
Cincy field a pretty decent starting 4, plus DerMarr Johnson. But if we add in that Cincy has no bench, is undersized, and Fortson isn't very good any more, Kansas sneaks through. Michigan would have beat Kansas. Them's the breaks, the 11 seed Ga Tech will be able to give Kansas a run.
Next, will be the Danny Ferry bracket, featuring Dahntay Jones, Sean Marks, Luke Walton, and Mateen Cleaves. Stay tuned!
# posted by Darlucky @ 1:15 PM 
