Each day here on the Blog and on the show we'll break down this year's Sweet 16 region by region. We are doing this despite the fact that my bracket is blown up the fact that Syracuse is out. I'm a glutton for punishment and hopefully you are too. You can click to see the Southwest, Southeast, and West regions that we have covered. Today we tackle the East region.
Teams Left Dancing: (1) Ohio State, (2) North Carolina, (4) Kentucky, (11) Marquette
Games: Friday - (2) North Carolina v. (11) Marquette 7:15 CBS, (1) Ohio State v. (4) Kentucky 9:47 CBS (Newark, NJ)
Story Line: What many felt was the toughest region of the four essentially held to form throughout the first weekend of the tournament. The one obvious exception is the fact that Syracuse is home after Marquette beat the Orange for the second time this season. Regardless of that upset, the East region semis are loaded with talented teams, players, and coaches. The main story line, however, has to be centered on The Ohio State. The Buckeyes have super frosh Jared Sullinger in the paint and senior sharp shooter Jon Diebler firing away from distance. Throw in a cast of experienced players and coach Thad Matta and OSU may be that dominate team everyone seems to think college ball is lacking this year. Can Ohio State get through tradition rich teams like Kentucky and North Carolina?
Most Likely Regoinal Final: I think we are headed for a potential classic as the Buckeyes and the Tar Heels should be playing in the finals on Sunday. Obviously young, the Tar Heels can counter Sullinger with Tyler Zeller (who's playing great basketball) and John Henson. Plus, Harrison Barnes has started to live up to his preseason hype. Although I like Ohio State's chances, a finals showdown with Roy Williams' bunch would be a fight to the finish.
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