MIND-BLOWING SWEET-16 TEAM STATS THAT DEFY LOGIC

Now THIS is what we've been waiting for....a Gaggle of teams we can truly sink our teeth into. 

COULD WE ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE?!

FOUR Double-Digit Seeds in Sweet-16, 
Lends definite credibility to bubble-snubs. 

VCU not only reached Sweet-16,
The Rams steamrolled to San Antonio...

Effectively driving home the point that Selection Committee's in/out decisions categorically DO "matter" a great deal - Even more in hindsight

Conversely, The 'Colin-Cowherd-All-About-Heavyweights' Camp,
Is proportioned & represented in expected, fortified number of Teams. 

75% of 1's & 2's made it thru.

THEREFORE, WE HAVE THE BEST OF WHAT THE NCAA TOURNEY HAS TO OFFER:

• DEBATE
• COMPELLING MATCH-UPS
• $$ MAKING OPPORTUNITIES!

CANNOT WAIT - NOT ENOUGH HRS IN THE DAY....

Breaking down some Facts & Stats | STARTING W/THURSDAY's LATE GAMES

MIND-BLOWING SWEET-16 TM STATS THAT DEFY LOGIC

8 BUTLER (25-9) 
4 WISCONSIN (25-8)

Defending NCAA Runner-Up, Butler nearly defies mathematical logic

8 BUTLER vs 1 PITTSBURGH

FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE
   Butler Shots 46% FG to Pitt 57%

3-POINT PERCENTAGE
   Butler Shots 44% Threes to Pitt 55%

FREE-THROW ATTEMPTS
   Butler Shots 4 Fewer than Pitt
   (Butler14 FTA | Pitt 18)

DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORERS
   Butler >1 Double-Figure Scorer
   (Butler 2 | Pitt 3)

ASSISTS
   Butler Dished out >9 Assists
   (Butler 12 AST | Pitt 21 AST)

REBOUNDS
   Butler >10 Reb than Pitt
   (Butler 21 Reb | Pitt 31) 

8 BUTLER BEAT 1 PITTSBURGH?

EXPLANATION

3-POINT ATTEMPTS
   Butler got up 16 More Threes than Pitt
   (Butler 27 Three Att | Pitt 11 Three Att)

TURNOVERS
   Butler just 6 T-Overs | Pitt 10 T-Overs)

FIELD-GOAL ATTEMPTS
   T-Over Differential often leads to MORE FG Att
   (Butler 52 FGA | Pitt 46 FGA | Butler +6 FGA)

BLOCKED SHOTS
   PITT ZERO
   (Butler 2)

Suppose Big-Game experience means a little something in the end... 

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4 WISCONSIN (25-8)

What jumps out w/Badgers?
|   B  A  L  A  N  C  E    |
Look at Wisconsin's Two NCAA Tourney Games...

Points
   Gm 1 vs Belmont WISC 72
   Gm 2 vs K-State  WISC 70

FG's
Gm 1 vs Belmont WISC 20-40
Gm 2 vs K-State  WISC 21-50

3-POINT SHOOTING
   Gm 1 vs Belmont WISC 12-22 
   Gm 2 vs K-State  WISC 9-20

FT's
   Gm 1 vs Belmont WISC 20-25
   Gm 2 vs K-State  WISC 19-23

ASSISTS
   Gm 1 vs Belmont WISC 13
   Gm 2 vs K-State  WISC 12

PERSONAL FOULS
   Gm 1 vs Belmont WISC 17
   Gm 2 vs K-State  WISC 18

REBOUNDS
   Gm 1 vs Belmont WISC 29
   Gm 2 vs K-State  WISC 27

WISCONSIN's J Leuer
   Gm 1 vs Belmont WISC Leuer 7-12 FG | 1-3 Deep | 7-7 FT (22 Pt)
   Gm 2 vs K-State  WISC Leuer 6-12 FG | 1-2 Deep | 6-9 FT (19 Pt)

Wisky is a Meatgrinder
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5 ARIZONA (29-7)
1 DUKE (32-4)

Touched on DEPTH | EXPERIENCE | BENCH yesterday

Tms like Ohio State profess little need for Depth in Tourney Time

5 ARIZONA (29-7)

ARIZONA PROVED EXACTLY HOW & WHY THEIR  DEEPEST SWEET-16 ROTATION
CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE FOR A MID-SEED TM TO WIN & COVER GMS
w/practically 'Hidden' Bench Strength & Power in numbers

AZ's DERRICK 'THE TRUTH' WILLIAMS
LIVED UP TO THIS Tag for MOST Part
WILLIAMS TWO GMS: 39 PTS | 19 REB (18-24 FT's)
And ANOTHER BIG, TIMELY BLOCKED SHOT & 3-Ptr

Williams' was harassed & hounded by Longhorn doubles all day
Produced an uncharacteristic 4-14 FG effort vs Texas

IN FACT, AZ STARTER NUMBERS, 2 TOURNEY GMS:    30-74 (40.5% FG | 3-14 DEEP) 

& AZ's erratic Play from PG Mo-Mo Jones
Appeared headed to for a downside vs Tx

Mo-Mo SOLID 18 Pts (5-10 | 7-8 FT) vs Mphs

JONES THEN PRODUCED A DONUT vs TEXAS (0-6 FG | ZERO PTS)

Hidden value of THIS development...
Jones effective cross-switch defense
Jones aided a AZ Effort rendering Tx C Joseph ineffective 6 Pts
MOREOVER, JONES' 51 MINUTES
WEEKEND PAIR OF GMS:  ONE TURNOVER (0 vs Texas)

AZ BENCH? (TWO GMS)  
   17-30 FG | 10-19 Threes | 3-4 FT's
   12 AST | 3 T-Overs
   54 POINTS in 2 Games

SAVED AZ's BACON.....

CATS (& Butler) MOVE ON TO SWEET-16
HAVING WON 2 GMS BY 3 PTS COMBINED
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1 DUKE (32-4)

All the Arizona Factors may not matter
Since Dookie skimmed by Michigan
In 1 serious shaky gm that Title Teams often talk about (after the fact)

Not too many FF's w/Duke
   Other than Permitting Michigan a preposterous 18 Rebounds TOTAL
   Duke's 73-71 Win

DUKE's BIG NUMBERS HERE:
   +14 FT ATT

Duke's Irving was 9-10 FT
   One FTA Shy of MICH TTL 10-11 FT for Game

DUKE 5-20 DEEP
   Could be cause for concern vs Az
   Cats entered Tourney as #1 3-Pt % Differential Team
   (AZ Shoots 41% | AZ Allowed 26.5%)

DUKE SIZE IS STAGGERING vs AZ
   DEVILS #6 D-1 Size Team
   AZ Team Starting D Williams (6-8) in the Middle

Could get ugly - yet must get deeper into the numbers to make any sort of call

Have 6 other games stripped down a bit, & will get this in
(Though may be headed to Garden for Wizz & Blazers, if Tix come thru)

Analyzing Tempo | Offensive & Defensive Efficiency 
& Wednesday hope to get into Pt-Distribution & get ready for some Pointspread analysis & (hopefully) picks on the Graveyard Shift Wednesday.

Just returned from pretty nice game at the 'Matt' in Eugene  - Oregon covered & hung on to beat Duquesne by 2, and should get Home Game vs Boise to gain entry into Best-of-Three CBI Finals. 

AWESOME STUFF!