It is Final 4 Weekend!!!!\u00a0 And so the Lunatic has gone and got its experts to give you a preview and analysis of the Final 4 – you can not find this expertise anywhere other than here on the Stomp the Lunatic Blog.<\/p>\n
Before we get started, Charlie suggested that we preview both the women’s and the men’s tournament – and the panel agreed, the women deserve their time as well!!!<\/p>\n
WOMEN’S FINAL 4<\/strong><\/p>\n #1 Virginia Tech (31-4) vs #3 LSU (32-2)<\/strong><\/p>\n CRAZED LUNATIC – Virginia Tech – LSU is led by Angel Reese in the paint, while Tech is led by their center Elizabeth Kitley, so should be a great matchup to watch.\u00a0 Have to go with the Hokies!<\/p>\n MRS LUNATIC – Virginia Tech – Gotta root for the Hokies<\/p>\n CHARLIE – Virginia Tech – Because they are in Virginia<\/p>\n KATIE – Virginia Tech – no comment<\/p>\n <\/p>\n #1 South Carolina (36-0) vs #2 Iowa (30-6)<\/strong><\/p>\n CRAZED LUNATIC – South Carolina – this is the best team in women’s college basketball against the best player in women’s college basketball.\u00a0 \u00a0Caitlin Clark from Iowa is such an amazing player, but will she be able to score on Aliyah Boston and the sufficating defense of South Carolina.<\/p>\n MRS LUNATIC – South Carolina – respect the streak<\/p>\n CHARLIE – Iowa – just kidding.\u00a0 Take South Carolina – you have to be realistic<\/p>\n KATIE – Iowa – love an upset<\/p>\n <\/p>\n #5 San Diego State (31-6) vs #9 Florida Atlantic (35-3)<\/strong><\/p>\n CRAZED LUNATIC – San Diego State – FAU has had an amazing season, and they are the more balanced team.\u00a0 It would be great to watch them continue to win.\u00a0 But I have to pick San Diego State – after watching their defense completely shut down Alabama, I find it hard to believe that FAU will be able to score on them.\u00a0 If the Aztecs control the pace of the game, the Aztecs likely will win the game.<\/p>\n MRS LUNATIC – Florida Atlantic – Go Owls!!!\u00a0 Hoot! Hoot!<\/p>\n CHARLIE – Florida Atlantic – because Purdue should be there and so any team that beat the team that beat Purdue should win.<\/p>\n KATIE – Florida Atlantic – no comment other than why are you making me do this.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n #4 Connecticut (29-8) vs #5 Miami FL (29-7)<\/strong><\/p>\n CRAZED LUNATIC – Miami – Connecticut looks like the most dominant team of the tournament.\u00a0 None of their games have been close.\u00a0 But I suspect that the ACC regular season champion is going to put up a lot more formidable challenge.\u00a0 Not to mention that UConn is the last remaining team to not win their conference’s regular season title or tournament title.\u00a0 But I have an ulterior reason here.\u00a0 This tournament has been pure chaos, and full of things that just don’t happen.\u00a0 A five seed has never won the tournament.\u00a0 And the last remaining team that meets the KenPom statistics history is UConn.\u00a0 As anyone who is supposed to win actually succeed in this tournament.\u00a0 Take the upset.<\/p>\n MRS LUNATIC – Miami – but only because they are playing UConn.<\/p>\n CHARLIE – UConn – I really hate UConn, but they are better than Miami<\/p>\n KATIE – Neither – I hate them both.\u00a0 Lunatic reminds Katie that she has to pick someone.\u00a0 In a sad voice, Katie picks UConn.<\/p>\n WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP<\/p>\n CRAZED LUNATIC – South Carolina vs Virginia Tech – I have to pick South Carolina – they are on a mission to become the 10th team to go undefeated in women’s basketball and the 4th program to win back-to-back championships.<\/p>\n MRS LUNATIC – South Carolina vs. Virginia Tech – I think it will be South Carolina because I just don’t think that they can be stopped.<\/p>\n CHARLIE – South Carolina vs Virginia Tech – Gamecocks – I don’t know about basketball but I know they have been always good.<\/p>\n KATIE – Iowa vs Virginia Tech – Virginia Tech – because you have to root for the home team.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP<\/p>\n CRAZED LUNATIC – San Diego State vs Miami – I want to pull the trigger on San Diego State.\u00a0 I have already made it that a 5 seed has to win, but wouldn’t it be cool if that was a Mountain West team.\u00a0 But I actually think Miami has played the best this tournament.\u00a0 The Midwest Region was the one that held form the best, and the Hurricanes beat #4 Indiana by 16, #1 Houston by 14 and #2 Texas by 7 in an exciting comeback victory.\u00a0 If they get past UConn, I have to pick them to go on to win the championship.<\/p>\n MRS LUNATIC – Florida Atlantic vs Miami – Can I pick Purdue or Gonzaga.\u00a0 How did I end up with an all-Florida final.\u00a0 I will pick Florida Atlantic – Go Owls!!! Hoot!\u00a0 Hoot!<\/p>\n CHARLIE – Florida Atlantic vs UConn – Florida Atlantic – I really don’t like UConn and Purdue should be there, so we will continue with that logic.<\/p>\n KATIE – Florida Atlantic vs UConn – Florida Atlantic – thank God were done this.<\/p>\n The Lunatic might change his mind as he handicaps the games against the spread, but in order to meet Charlie’s desire to preview the women’s game (since the VT \/ LSU game has already started), I will go with what I want to see, a 5 seed finally winning the tournament.<\/p>\n There you go – expert analysis as only you can get from the Stomp the Lunatic Blog!!!!\u00a0 Enjoy the games!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It is Final 4 Weekend!!!!\u00a0 And so the Lunatic has gone and got its experts to give you a preview and analysis of the Final 4 – you can not find this expertise anywhere other than here on the Stomp the Lunatic Blog. 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