With it being Final Four Saturday, it is time for the Lunatic to provide the type of coverage and expert opinions that you can only find on the Stomp the Lunatic blog.
That’s right – it is time to poll the family to find out who they think will win the Final Four.
CRAZED LUNATIC
Florida over Auburn – in this case, we have some analytic data we can provide – in February, Florida went on the road to Auburn and beat the Tigers 90-81. And if the game is close, is there anyone you would trust the ball with than Walter Clayton Jr. Expect Johni Broome to have a big game, but the Gators shut down the rest of the Tigers, and use their balanced offensive attack to move on to the final.
Duke over Houston – We so often talk about Cooper Flagg being maybe the best freshman to ever play college basketball. But the thing that doesn’t get mentioned as much is how amazing the rest of the Duke Blue Devils are – Kon Knueppel and Tyrese Proctor are also incredibly talented, and when Flagg got injured in the ACC tournament and they simply took over the lead for the team, I started to know that this Duke team could be special. The Cougars clearly have the best defense in college basketball, as they were able to hold Tennessee to 50 points in the Elite 8. But not only do the Blue Devils have the best player on the court, they have an amazing supporting cast who can take over the game if you decide to simply stop Flagg. Take the Blue Devils.
Duke wins the National Championship over Florida – Should be a fantastic game between two amazing teams. If you look at the Kenpom statistics, the Blue Devils are the #1 offensive team and the Gators are the #2 offensive team. Meanwhile, Duke is #5 in defense while Florida is #10 in defense. (Actually, it is kind of crazy, but all 4 teams in San Antonio were top 10 in both offense and defense). But the statistics say that Duke is a slightly better offensive team and a slightly better defensive team. And despite how amazing and clutch Walter Clayton Jr is, Cooper Flagg is still the best player on the court. I expect the Blue Devils will cut down the nets.
MRS. LUNATIC
Auburn over Florida – you can never pick Florida, and while I don’t want to pick Auburn either – never Florida.
Duke over Houston – being born in North Carolina, I have to pick a North Carolina school.
Duke wins the National Championship – if I didn’t want to pick Auburn before, I certainly wasn’t going to pick them over Duke.
CHARLIE
Florida over Auburn – Unfortunately I can’t root for a school from the state of Alabama. Walter Clayton Jr is a dawg – he will win the game. I would rather that both teams are found ineligible and forced to forfeit – but if I have to pick, go Gators.
Duke over Houston – if Houston almost lost to Purdue, there is no way they are beating Duke. Cooper Flagg should have been a Chicago Bull next year except that the Bulls don’t understand they are supposed to lose when they are this bad. Go Blue Devils.
Duke wins the National Championship – Mason Gillis went to Duke chasing a ring – so the Boilermaker needs to get it. Go Blue Devils.
Charlie wants to add (though he said it much more colorfully) that he is not happy that all the chalk won this year.
KATIE
Katie is super vested in this interview. She simply said – Ditto! What Charlie said!
I don’t care – why do you make me do this. Can I go back to watching Ant Man?