Ive got UCLA winning it all. Does anyone think they can do it. If not who else has a good chance.
2007-03-14 08:44:58 · 11 answers · asked by ramrod 2 in Sports ➔ Basketball
You're not the only one picking UCLA to go all the way, SI.com is picking them to go all the way too. Last time Sports Illustrated picked the Bruins to win it all was in 1995, and we all know who won it that year.
2007-03-14 09:47:55 · answer #1 · answered by ToolOfTrades 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
UCLA has a good chance because they will get some very favorable matchups on their road to the Final Four. They stumbled into the tournament, but I think they can re-group and return to the form that they had at the beginning of the season when they won 14 games in a row. If they see Pitt, that will be a tough game because Aaron Gray will be tough to defend and Kansas brings a completely different tempo to the court. Typically defense can beat offense in college basketball, so UCLA has a very good shot to win the West Regional. While UCLA doesn't have any Seniors, they do have tournament experience as they made a run to the national championship last season. That bodes well for the Bruins.
BTW, Kool-aid the Final Four is in Atlanta which is in Georgia, not California.
2007-03-14 08:52:28 · answer #2 · answered by Peter Christian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not for this reason. They could potentially have to play 3 games in a row against, Kansas, Florida, and Ohio State/UNC. Think about the difficulty of winning all three of those games. And for whoever said UCLA vs Florida in the championship, atually they meet in the Final Four if they both get that far. I think that UCLA and Oregon can play but the rest of the Pac-10 is over rated. I have UCLA falling in a tight game with Kansas. Kansas's guards are excellent on defense and will shut down Collison and Affalo.
2007-03-14 09:07:11 · answer #3 · answered by Micah L 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
UCLA could win it all. They can play tough D, which will be useful against Kansas, Florida, etc.
But is seems that UCLA lost some motivation, closing the regular season and the Pac-10 tourney with consecutive losses to non-ranked teams. The first round should get them back on the winning track, but they will have to be careful with Gonzaga in the second round. Even though the 'Zags lost Heytvelt, they will want to beat UCLA to avenge last year's tournament disaster. If UCLA plays Gonzaga like they played against Cal, the Bruins will be going home early.
2007-03-14 08:52:05 · answer #4 · answered by wheresdean 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No team has a good chance because the field is wide open, but UCLA has as good a chance as anyone. Collison's injury may impact their ability to advance.
If not UCLA, then Ohio State is my pick
Larry
UCLA '89
2007-03-14 08:57:47 · answer #5 · answered by Big Larry 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
UCLA BABY but florida is looking good. Nah...who are we kidding, UCLA has got this.
2007-03-14 08:52:26 · answer #6 · answered by dynamite_boy619 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No way UCLA cant beat any top teams!!!
2007-03-14 09:07:20 · answer #7 · answered by Ashlin K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I predict they will win it all against florida 87-59.
2007-03-14 08:55:05 · answer #8 · answered by anduha_kid 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No way Ohio and Greg Oden are going to dominate in every game they play
2007-03-14 08:59:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
2 reasons they can do it
1. They're good enough.
2. They don't have to leave California for the ENTIRE tournament.
2007-03-14 08:48:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋