ESPN staff final 4 picks

[jackson_supersooner]

EAMONN BRENNAN
Kentucky
Villanova
Gonzaga
Arizona

C.L. BROWN
Kentucky
Villanova
Iowa State
Arizona

JOHN GASAWAY
Kentucky
Villanova
Gonzaga
Arizona

JEFF GOODMAN
Kentucky
Gonzaga
Oklahoma
Wisconsin

ANDY KATZ
Kentucky
Gonzaga
Oklahoma
Wisconsin

 

[skyvue]

Flattering, but odd that we were picked more than ISU and KU was't picked at all.

 

[IllTemperedSeaBass]

Shut the front door!

 

[Sooner-Bred]

Flattering, but odd that we were picked more than ISU and KU was't picked at all.

How could anyone pick Kansas?

They're in Kentucky's region, who beat them by 32 earlier this year.

 

[pnkranger]

If we pound it inside and get hot from the perimeter and push the tempo...we can beat anyone in our bracket, including nova. But I haven't seen enough consistency to think that we can win for consecutive games at this level.

 

[skyvue]

How could anyone pick Kansas?

They're in Kentucky's region, who beat them by 32 earlier this year.

D'oh! I forgot that little detail...

 

[AdaSooner]

Two of the five pick us to make it to the final four? Flattering indeed!

This team has received more respect all season from the national media than they get right here at home.

 

[Capel's Mustache]

Two of the five pick us to make it to the final four? Flattering indeed!

This team has received more respect all season from the national media than they get right here at home.

Goodman is not so flattering as he picked us very early in the year to go to the final four. I think he is just doing the ol "sticking to his guns" thing.

 

[IndySooner]

Two of the five pick us to make it to the final four? Flattering indeed!



This team has received more respect all season from the national media than they get right here at home.

We always get more respect nationally than we do at home.

 

[WTSooner]

I'd argue that most/some fans on this board know more about OU than Katz/Goodman. I've watched nearly every minute of basketball we've played this season. How many do you think those two have watched?

 

[ben]

I think we make it to the sweet 16. Anything after that would be surprising, and that's no insult to this team, I just think Virginia is gonna be tough. Their defense is stifling.

 

[uberjamb]

This is flattering, and it could happen, but ISU is pretty scary. I think they'll make serious noise.

 

[pnkranger]

The thing about Virginia is that we'll keep it close. Both teams play incredible defense, and Virginia is not elite offensively they play slow, which holds the score down. We'll have a shot against them for sure.

 

[jackson_supersooner]

Flattering, but odd that we were picked more than ISU and KU was't picked at all.

Maaaaybe because KU is playing in a regional where there's a team that has all NBA players On it that recently beat them by 30+ and is currently sitting 34-0....just a guess though....

 

[WTSooner]

This is flattering, and it could happen, but ISU is pretty scary. I think they'll make serious noise.

They gotta quit falling behind by 10-15 point though. Their luck in coming back from that is going to run out at some point.

 

[jackson_supersooner]

They gotta quit falling behind by 10-15 point though. Their luck in coming back from that is going to run out at some point.

No joke. Imagine how good they'd be if they put 2 halves together....then again you could say that about us...

 

[sheepdogs1]

We always get more respect nationally than we do at home.

Maybe they no more than us or quite the contrary. Either way time will tell.

 

[MercedeSooner]

The stat that is sticking out to these analysts is our defensive efficiency, it really is amazing how we've improved from last to this year.

It takes a gigantic leap of faith to think this team can make that kind of run if you've followed us throughout the year but I guess crazier things have happened ? To dream the impossible dream (plus the last time Lon had a 3 seed he took that Florida team to the F4).

 

[pnkranger]

If we play consistently inside/out, we can get there. If we don't, we could be out on Friday.

 

[skyvue]

I'd argue that most/some fans on this board know more about OU than Katz/Goodman. I've watched nearly every minute of basketball we've played this season. How many do you think those two have watched?

You may have watched every minute of our games, but you got a slew of facts wrong in a recent negative post about the Sooners (and you then ignored all the corrections in my response to your post), so I'd argue that you might be a bit premature in reaching for that Expert hat.