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2011-2012 Men's Buckeye Basketball (Final Four Season)

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Here's how I did it. I spoke with two coaches from each of the big six power conferences. Some were head coaches, others were assistants, but all were granted anonymity so they could speak freely about the teams in their league. I then took my quotes from each pair and forged a single paragraph for each team, which now reads as if it came from one person
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Ohio State: I think this team became a fat cat. The Buckeyes got a little arrogant early. They beat the crap out of Duke and I think that put them on cruise control. They have the most weapons in the league; it isn't close. Anybody in that first five is capable of scoring. I like William Buford, but it seems like he just goes with the flow. He's not going to bring it to you. Jared Sullinger is a great college player, but I don't think he's a tough kid. He flops a lot. He's always looking for a call and he can get really frustrated. You have to stay between him and the basket and make him shoot over you, because he doesn't have much lift. That's what Josh Harrellson did to him last year in the Kentucky game. Aaron Craft is not a good shooter so guys are going under ball screens. They're probably kicking themselves a little for not taking Trey Burke. He's from Columbus and played AAU ball with Sullinger, but they passed on him because they had Craft. I love Craft, but he does some dumb stuff at the end of games. He puts his head down and drives into packs of people.
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It seems to me that if tOSU wins the B1G Tournament, they'd have a shot at a #1 seed if either Kansas or UNC falls in its conference tournament.
 
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20.../03/05/Bracket.Watch/index.html?sct=cb_t11_a3

I can't wait for the bracket to come out. In SI's version, I really enjoy things from an SDSU perspective, I think the Aztecs would threaten for a Sweet 16 and can beat UM. If SDSU can get a No. 6 seed, I'd like that a lot. Most of the No. 3 seeds don't scare me as much, but of course, facing the No. 11 seeds can be tricky.

The Ohio State perspective shows potential for Elite 8. Don't know if Ohio State can take down UNC.
 
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