The Phanatic Magazine
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Monday, March 12, 2007
Initial Bracket Banter
The Phanatic Magazine's "Push to the Peach" unveils TODAY. Check in periodically to read columns, analysis, region-by-region breakdowns and staff predictions.
By Jared Trexler
The Phanatic Magazine
South: (Ohio State, Memphis, Texas A&M, Virginia)
The Cavaliers and Tigers are overseeded, but Texas A&M is by far the best #3 seed in the field. The Aggies are led by cut-throat shooting artist Acie Law and a great three-point shooter by the name of Josh Carter. Billy Gillespie's group also plays fantastic man-principled defense -- overplaying the passing lanes and sagging toward the middle at two passes away. Ohio State is supremely talented and Greg Oden was dominating during the Big 10 Tournament. Tennessee's Chris Lofton versus Virginia's Sean Singletary is a fascinating second-round possibility. Watch out for Nevada as a seventh seed and ninth-seeded Xavier. Nevada's Nick Fazekas gets all the headlines, but Marcelus Kemp may be the best player on the floor. Xavier plays in the CSTV-monopoly known as the Atlantic 10. Even most hardcore fans haven't likely seen the Musketeers play more than once this season, but remember the name Justin Doellman -- a 6-9 swingman with range from the perimeter (36 percent).
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