Is USC not an athletic team?

I dont like Memphis.

Hmm.....I wonder why...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ldhoN3ZNO18

I'm with you FF, my G'Town championship pick is not only solid but brilliant When do I collect my money?

JD is bringing his enthusiasm today about the Final Four. I for one, love it. I greatly appreciate his interest in college hoops and his reports have been pretty solid. But I have to take issue with something he just said because Mac and Jurko did not. He said Memphis is not a good matchup for UCLA, because "UCLA did not face any athletic teams like Memphis in the Pac Ten." Huh? Since when does one's opponents or conference affiliation determine a team's capabilities? Just because UCLA hasn't faced many athletic teams in Memphis' class doesn't mean they can't match up with one.

So let's use JD's logic and turn it around: Memphis didn't play against any strong defenses in Conference USA. So does that mean Memphis can't play against good defenses?

This is the kind of JD logic that puzzles me sometimes. A team can't match up with an opponent because they haven't had the opportunity to prove it all year?

I agree dolphin. I picked at one thing, but as I said above, his reports were solid and it was great that MJH devoted so much time to college hoops by having four hits on Friday. That was really a great way to do it...a breakdown on each team. Big shoutout to JD and MJH. I'll look forward to his take on Monday.

JD is bringing his enthusiasm today about the Final Four. I for one, love it. I greatly appreciate his interest in college hoops and his reports have been pretty solid. But I have to take issue with something he just said because Mac and Jurko did not. He said Memphis is not a good matchup for UCLA, because "UCLA did not face any athletic teams like Memphis in the Pac Ten." Huh? Since when does one's opponents or conference affiliation determine a team's capabilities? Just because UCLA hasn't faced many athletic teams in Memphis' class doesn't mean they can't match up with one.

So let's use JD's logic and turn it around: Memphis didn't play against any strong defenses in Conference USA. So does that mean Memphis can't play against good defenses?

This is the kind of JD logic that puzzles me sometimes. A team can't match up with an opponent because they haven't had the opportunity to prove it all year?

Nah. By Tuesday, Memphis will have beaten UCLA and won the title and it would look pretty silly. I do think Memphis will beat UCLA, but not because of who they have played during the season.