Someone probably has posted this. If so, I choose the name Francis.
Doesn't Ryan Fagan guest on local radio?
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Memphis Tigers (No. 6 seed, Midwest)
Let’s put this out there right now: The Tigers are better than their NCAA Tournament resume suggests. They beat just one RPI top 50 team all season (though they upended Southern Miss three times). These Tigers are as talented as just about any club in the NCAA field. They have high-major athletes—and plenty of them—and veteran players who should be motivated for an extended NCAA run.
Why they’re dangerous: The Tigers have a chip on their shoulder. All they’ve done in league play is win basketball games—they went 16-0 in the regular season and 3-0 in the conference tournament—but all they’ve heard is how winning Conference USA games isn’t an accomplishment. We all know how athletes love to play the “nobody believed in us” card, and any little thing that might provide a positive source of team unity during the tournament is a good thing. Plus, they have Joe Jackson and Chris Crawford and Tarik Black and Adonis Thomas and Shaq Goodwin and D.J. Stephens and Geron Johnson—that’s a collection of talent most opponents can’t match.
Keep an eye on: Johnson. The 6-3 junior isn’t the most consistent scorer, but he might be the most explosive on the team—the type of player capable of erasing double-digit deficits singlehandedly or building insurmountable leads in the span of just a few possessions. He’s been at 13 points or above 12 times this season, but held to eight or fewer 14 times. You get the point.
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