March 13, 200818 yr The "in or out" threads caught on, so how about this? I'll list some teams and you decide...contender or pretender? Tennessee Wisconsin Texas Duke Georgetown Stanford Louisville UConn Michigan State Indiana Kansas State Feel free to mention others if you wish, but I left out the mid-majors because until one of them wins a title, I can't consider them serious threats to anything more than a feel good final four berth.
March 13, 200818 yr Author Well, I'll start and undoubtedly make somebody mad... Tennessee - Pretender Wisconsin - Pretender Texas - Contender Duke - Pretender Georgetown - Contender Stanford - Pretender Louisville - Contender UConn - Contender Michigan State - Pretender Indiana - Pretender Kansas State - I lean toward pretender, but I keep having visions of Carmelo Anthony...
March 13, 200818 yr Well, I'll start and undoubtedly make somebody mad... Tennessee - Pretender Wisconsin - Pretender Texas - Contender Duke - Pretender Georgetown - Contender Stanford - Pretender Louisville - Contender UConn - Contender Michigan State - Pretender Indiana - Pretender Kansas State - I lean toward pretender, but I keep having visions of Carmelo Anthony... I agree with your list except UConn, even through they are hot, I don't think they're a contender.
March 13, 200818 yr Tennessee - Pretender Wisconsin - Pretender Texas - Contender Duke - Contender Georgetown - Pretender Stanford - Contender Louisville - Pretender UConn - Contender Michigan State - Pretender Indiana - Pretender
March 13, 200818 yr I agree on all, but am torn on Stanford. I'll side with you for now because guard play tends to dominate the tournament...
March 13, 200818 yr Tennessee- Contender Wisconsin- Pretender Texas- Pretender Duke- Pretender Georgetown- Contender Stanford- Pretender Louisville- Contender UConn- Pretender Michigan State- Pretender Indiana- Pretender Kansas State- Pretender
March 13, 200818 yr Tennessee - contender Wisconsin - Pretender Texas - pretender Duke - Pretender Georgetown - pretender Stanford - Pretender Louisville - Contender UConn - Contender Michigan State - Pretender Indiana - Contender Kansas State - I will say pretender, even though I really do think they might end up being a contender
March 13, 200818 yr I agree on all, but am torn on Stanford. I'll side with you for now because guard play tends to dominate the tournament... I'm kind of torn on Michigan State. I'll tell you more after they play OSU in the Big Ten tourney...
March 13, 200818 yr I'm kind of torn on Michigan State. I'll tell you more after they play OSU in the Big Ten tourney...Check out every single game MSU has played against a tough team this season aside from IU, they laid an egg in almost every single one. PRETENDER! UCLA - 68-63 L Texas - 78-72 W the 1 other good win Lost to Penn State by 9 Lost to Purdue by 6 Lost to Indiana by 19 Lost to Wisconsin by 15 Lost to Ohio State by 9
March 13, 200818 yr Check out every single game MSU has played against a tough team this season aside from IU, they laid an egg in almost every single one. PRETENDER! UCLA - 68-63 L Texas - 78-72 W the 1 other good win Lost to Penn State by 9 Lost to Purdue by 6 Lost to Indiana by 19 Lost to Wisconsin by 15 Lost to Ohio State by 9 Good point...Pretender for sure now...
March 13, 200818 yr The draw will be real important but here's my guess. Tennessee - Pretender Wisconsin - Contender Texas - Contender Duke - Contender Georgetown - Pretender Stanford - Pretender Louisville - Contender UConn - Pretender Michigan State - Pretender Indiana - Pretender Kansas State - Pretender
March 13, 200818 yr Author I agree on all, but am torn on Stanford. I'll side with you for now because guard play tends to dominate the tournament... The two toughest for me were Stanford and UConn...Stanford has been pretty solid this year, but the guard play you referenced is why I didn't list them as a contender. I'm not completely sold. I'm iffy on UConn as well, but I still like them enough to give them a shot. I took an extra look at Texas, but I like their guard play and they've been pretty solid all year with some good wins. I agree with 98 on Michigan State. I was never really sold on Indiana as a real contender, but the loss of Sampson and the way they've played since sealed it for me.
March 13, 200818 yr I think it was HUGE for the Hoyas to get Chris Wright back today. They are for sure a contender with his presence...
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