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The first weekend of the NCAA Tournament is pure mayhem; games begin and end simultaneously, buzzers sound from TV’s, iPads, iPhones, and computers, celebrations are loud … and defeat is inevitable for more than three-quarters of the field…
Which brings us to these next four days of college basketball: Games are fewer than the week before, but the stakes continue to rise as the Sweet Sixteen turns into the Elite Eight, and, eventually the Final Four.
It is not often that we devote serious attention to regular season NCAA games, but this weekend is different. We’ve got Zeller 2.0 plus the sons of former NBA stars Glenn Robinson and Tim Hardaway all on the same court when the No. 1 Michigan Wolverines play the No. 3 Indiana Hoosiers in Bloomington, Indiana.
If I predicted this would happen, say, three years ago, the only people who might have agreed that they could see this coming would have been John Beilein, Tom Crean and their respective coaching staffs.
My prediction for the game is below.
Shabazz Muhammad
BROOKLYN — Shabazz Muhammad of UCLA making his highly anticipated NCAA debut.
Cody Zeller of Indiana battling a breathing problem in front of 50+ NBA scouts.
Otto Porter of Georgetown proving his versatility at both ends is no fluke.
Jordan Hulls of Indiana stealing the show and taking home the Legends Classic MVP honor.
