I can't imagine any worse fate than receiving a #1 or #2 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Why?
Because in this age of parity, not much difference exists between the top seeds and the dregs. Maybe a shot blocker or Player of the Year candidate. But how much better are the best of the best, really? Anthony Davis should be a Sophomore and John Wall a Senior. Instead, our best players are guys like Otto Porter and Trey Burke. Good players, but neither can approach the phenomenal greatness of Davis.
Teams like Georgetown, K-State, and Kansas stormed the court like a glacier facing Global Warming.
All three should have gone home losers. Kansas survived only because of the pathetic ineptitude of Western Kentucky's offense in the second half. Otherwise, the only slim difference between the teams was probably Withy's shot blocking prowess. Just enough to get by for the Jayhawks, a laughable choice for a #1 seed and yet the only logical choice available.
A surviving #1 and #2 seed breathes a sigh of relief after surviving the brutal games of the past two days. What else can they do? Survive and advance is the cliche' and 7 of them moved on.
But the ones who scraped by aren't celebrating. They are exposed as pretenders and are fresh food waiting for another "Cinderella" to harvest. Only the teams that dominated against the #15/#16 might rest easy tonight. And it's not like they have an easy path on Saturday or Sunday, because the margin of talent advantage they enjoy just went from thin to razor thin.
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