MY FINAL FOUR
So as you have pry read, my final four consists of Duke, Notre Dame, Kansas and Kentucky.
Duke-This is a Duke team that is getting hot at the right time. Luke Kennard is playing like one of the top players in the nation. This is a team that was spiraling downhill towards the midpoint of the regular season, but they were dinged up and were even without their coach.
Notre Dame-In the past 15 years a team seeded 4 or lower has made the Final Four ten times and each year since 2010. I think the Irish are a prime candidate to keep that trend going in 2017. They are getting quality production from V.J Beachem, Steve Vosturia and Bonzie Colson, plus they potentially play in the weakest region.
Kansas-Kansas finally gets to the Final Four. They are led by the senior leadership of Frank Mason III and the potential of young freshman Josh Jackson and defensive presence of Landen Lucas. Not to mention Kansas gets to play the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight in Kansas City.
Kentucky-Much like Duke, the Wildcats are clicking at the right time. Malik Monk struggled some in the SEC Tournament, but they've had guys like Bam Adebayo and Michael Mulder step up. The Wildcats are a dangerous team going into the tournament.
THE FINAL FOUR
Duke over Notre Dame
Kentucky over Kansas
I think Duke gets the best of Notre Dame just like they did in the ACC Championship and Kentucky fixes what they did wrong in the first loss to Kansas and avenges it by advancing to the title game.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Duke over Kentucky.
The Blue Devils cap off their rollercoaster of a season with Coach K's sixth national title. No way would this have seen likely in January, but the Blue Devils have gotten hot at the right time. If this Duke-Kentucky game were to happen, it would be epic. Maybe perhaps more epic than Christian Laettner's buzzer beater in 1992.
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