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2019 NCAA Basketball Tournament Discussion (Official Thread)

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Spartyplanet seems disappointed, but somewhere this guy is smiling.

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msu is going to be scary good next year if winston and langford return. they lose mcquaid (which is a healthy loss) and goins, but would otherwise return everything else. as long as they return winston, they'll be the conference favorite -- and for good reason. winston, henry, ward, and tillman form an extremely strong nucleus, while rocket watts should kill it as the starting shooting guard. almost certainly preseason top 5 and probably #1 with langford.
 
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OSU_Buckguy said:
msu is going to be scary good next year if winston and langford return. they lose mcquaid (which is a healthy loss) and goins, but would otherwise return everything else. as long as they return winston, they'll be the conference favorite -- and for good reason. winston, henry, ward, and tillman form an extremely strong nucleus, while rocket watts should kill it as the starting shooting guard. almost certainly preseason top 5 and probably #1 with langford.
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Why would Winston come back? He would be a fool to stay in college after the season he had. You can always finish your degree another time. Goins and McQuaid were good players, too, but they are probably replaceable. Winston is another story.
 
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I see some NBA mock drafts don't seem to be high on Winston, but I'm not going to defer to a bunch of reporters. Dude is probably an NBA player, maybe just a solid bench unit guy, but I doubt actual scouts are going to overlook a guy who seemingly always makes the right play and does everything well. He may just be an early- to mid-second round guy, but I have a hard time thinking he would be any worse than that when teams actually have to make picks. He has nothing to prove, and his stock and his game aren't getting any higher with one more year than where he is now.
 
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Why would Winston come back? He would be a fool to stay in college after the season he had. You can always finish your degree another time. Goins and McQuaid were good players, too, but they are probably replaceable. Winston is another story.
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winston ain't exactly high up on the draft boards. his lack of athleticism and his mediocre defense are the negatives that scouts are keying in on.

anyway, as of right now, it's not a foregone conclusion that he'll leave. that's why i used the word "if." some guys leave when they should stay, and others stay when they should leave. and perhaps winston is another rare bird like mateen cleaves. like winston, cleaves was a first team all-american and conference player of the year who made it to the final four as a junior. despite all of that, cleaves returned for his senior season, which resulted in a national title.
 
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If UVA ends up winning the title, it would probably be the biggest lockbox title in NCAA history. Should have lost to Purdue, extremely lucky finish. Should have lost to Auburn, extremely lucky finish #2 in a row. They should lose to TT, but UVA has some voodoo going on.
 
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Beard has gotta be the most impressive young coach in the country. Wonder how long Texas Tech can hold onto him. That defense is unreal and very tough for most college teams to beat when TTU is on it. You really need exceptional ball movement and shooting. Iso play and slop city ain't gonna cut it.

Surprised UCLA isn't going all in on trying to land Beard... maybe after the Dance is done.
 
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