Bob's Final Four Picks

Bracks on Bracks on Bracks

As the countdown for March Madness begins, there are a few things you can bank on every year at this time. Gonzaga will lose in either the first or second round; Michigan State will make a final four once in a four year span, and somebody will improve their draft stock so much that Michael Jordan will draft him top five.

Final Four

Duke
Talent usually wins out in the tournament. Duke has two of the five best players in the country including Jabari Parker who has really come into his own as of late. Coach K knows how grueling this tournament is and knows exactly what it takes to get this thing done. Do not be surprised if Duke gets hot and rides Parker all the way to the championship game.

Creighton
Douggie Buckets can really play some basketball. This is not a surprise to the writers at Dirtiest Picks, in fact we have him ranked as one of the ten best players in this draft class (check out the rest on next weeks article). His hot shooting could really take Creighton far in this tournament, and the road to get their is not nearly as tough as the other three teams listed.

Florida
Solid all around senior laden team. While none of their guys project to be stars at the NBA level this team can ball out and Coach Donovan has two titles already under his belt. Probably the safest bet of all the one seeds to make the final four and a definite threat to win it all.





Michigan State

Everyone knows by now that this Tom Izzo guy might be alright at coaching some bhoops. Given his reputation, the talent on this team and the fact that they are getting healthy at the right time and watch out!! You know he's gonna get you to the final four, but this State team has a legit chance of winning it all.

Darkhorses, Sleepers, and WSU

North Carolina
This NC team is weird. One night they look like a championship contender beating teams like Michigan State and Duke, the next they lose to Miami  and Wake Forest. However especially in the last few weeks they have been on quite a roll and any team unlucky enough to play them in the third or fourth round should be scared shitless.

OK State
Led by probable top ten pick Marcus Smart who has been playing out of his mind since he returned from his mid season suspension. They should be able to easily stomp out Gonzaga in the first round, followed up by a second round clash with Arizona. If they can score the upset over Arizona the road to the final four is clear and for the taking.

Kentucky
Do I legitimately believe the Catz have a chance of getting to the final four? Not unless the Harrison twins wake up Thursday morning and suddenly know how to play basketball. They are talented though, Julius Randal and James Young are easily the two best players on the team and Randal has shown at times that he's one of the best in the country. Could these two combine to upset the Wichita State Shockers in the second round? Absolutely, will it happen? Probably not.

Wichita State
The pick that no one believes in. Everyone expects the Shockers to lose either to Kentucky in the second round or soon thereafter. I however have a little faith in the Shockers. This is a team that reached the final four last year and was beating Louisville until the Cardinals put together one of the best all time runs to reach the title game. WSU is talented, experienced and deep; don't be surprised if they make a similar run to last year and reach the title game in North Texas.