Less than two hours to go. Picks have been made. Used vibes and vibes alone.
Thoughts:
- Mali Smith’s injury hurts Dayton too much for me.
- I don’t trust Toledo.
- Casey Alexander’s been here before.
- Xavier’s vibe is awful right now.
- Pitino’s so good at in-game coaching that I like him to figure it out enough to get to the Final Four. Feel like talent catches up to them there.
- Porter Moser doesn’t seem like he’ll mail it in.
- Afraid St. Bonaventure won’t have enough in the tank and will have a rare low-turnout game.
- UVA playing at home sadly sinks our beloved Ben Howland.
- Big fan of North Texas, but part of this is the sneak factor. Another part is that they’ve been building to this. Took the easy step first, last year, winning a game in that other tournament while the NIT went on back in Denton. Now, they’re after the real thing.
- Kyle Smith’s going to spreadsheet his way into a little run, but this seems like the year BYU doesn’t fall short.
- I haven’t paid attention to Buzz Williams for a while but I remember being very impressed with him back right before A&M hired him. Also doesn’t seem like a guy who will let players take it lightly.
- I like Steve Forbes’s intensity, but I have some questions about how bad Wake will want it. Not a lot of questions, but enough.
Good luck to all in our bracket challenge. You’re up against the best NIT bracket pickers in the world. Each other.
