(04-03-2018 01:20 AM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote: (04-02-2018 10:40 PM)_C2_ Wrote: Michigan is one of the worst teams to play for the national title in the modern era, even if Nova is really good.
Duke is the one team I thought could beat Villanova, too bad they had to gag then let the officials take it from them.
Villanova head and shoulders above everyone. Just took until the tournament to get into full form. Other teams were distractors. Reminds me of ‘05 North Carolina where Illinois was the seasonlong distraction.
There were no unbeatable teams this season. Villanova was just the best of them.
All season, it seemed someone would look great, if not unstoppable, only to see them humbled. At one point, it was Duke, then 'Nova, then Virginia...heck, I was almost convinced Kentucky finally figured it out in the SEC tournament, and they would be the ones bringing it home.
Villanova earned it this tournament, too. Michigan was exactly the kind of team Villanova should have faced in this final, because Michigan finally hit its stride and ran away with things until last night. I mean, really, last night was the first time Michigan lost since 2/6...14-game streak. Best of the Big Ten (and they were, since they beat the top of the conference all along the way in that 14-game run), and the best of their side of the bracket.
Woulda, coulda, shoulda all one wants about the Duke's, UNC's, UVA's, Cincy's, Kentucky's, and Purdue's...if anyone watched games this season, you knew nobody was really good for anything. But 'Nova was.