UCLA freshman Kevin Love has averaged 21.8 points and 11 rebounds pergame in the NCAA Tournament.
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March Madness tends to bring out the opinionated expert in all of us.
Everyone has the right upset pick and was "this close" to picking a perfect Final Four. Usually by this stage of the tournament there is a clear-cut favorite with a favorable path to the title, but this year, with all four No. 1 seeds reaching the Final Four for the first time in history, it's tougher than ever to forecast a winner.
To tell you the truth, I haven't watched this year's tournament as closely as in past years, but with the four most talented and publicized teams making it in the Final Four, there really aren't any hidden landmines that could factor in these games. Since these four teams composed the AP poll's top four for most of the season, we know that each team is extremely capable of winning a championship, and we'll get to see who is really the best team in the country. As with most people, I fall into the trap of pointlessly arguing about who is the best team and who will win it all. One of the people who baits me into these fights is a friend of mine, Dan Fox.
Fox is loud and from New Jersey and believes the Yankees and Giants are two of the greatest things on earth. I'm a more reserved kid from Virginia who despises New York sports teams because of people like Fox.
When it comes to sports, we both have very different opinions and will futilely talk (I talk, Fox yells because that's his normal voice) in circles trying to convince the other person that he is wrong.
So when in conversation Fox casually declared that Memphis would run past UCLA and Joey Dorsey would own Kevin Love in the semifinals, I couldn't help but get dragged into an argument that eventually formed the basis of this column.
He thinks Memphis will take care of UCLA and that Love is "weak," which is patently absurd. He's convinced that North Carolina will win over Kansas and then take care of the Tigers in the final to become champions. We both agree that UNC should win over Kansas, but I can't see how UCLA will fall short of the title this year.
I think UCLA will seal the deal for a few reasons. The Bruins of the past couple seasons have resembled the Duke teams of the late '80s/early '90s, have added a touch of Syracuse from 2003 this year, and their players have more Final Four experience than any other team.
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"UCLA will seal the deal for a few reasons" When I read this Article it literally bugged me all day in class and i really wanted to talk about why I disagree, and when they got smashed all I could think about was all the smack you probably got from Every student at tech but mostly your Roomate Fox. Fox is "Weak".
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