Jay Bilas on College Hoops and the Sweet Sixteen

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Great points. Bilas is the man to listen to when it comes to college hoops.

Most important point:
Something has to be done about all the hacking and blocking. The game has suffered terribly, and been skewed/distorted radically in favor of the defense. (Bilas does not mention that Kryzyewski helped skew it that way...but no need to open that can of worms I guess...) The game has become boring because it's become too physical, with unbridled hacking down low, rampant hand-checking, and players repeatedly sliding in under drivers to create charges. It absolutely has to be stopped.

Sadly, he's also right that Carolina's championship hopes are basically over without Marshall. Roy and the boys are obviously ready to fight for it, and with Marshall playing like he was before the injury, I liked their chances. They could beat Kansas on a good night, and I don't see that Syracuse is very good...but Kentucky is a different story.