We all know that Tennessee was a very good team with ZZ in the game; however, without him they are not capable of winning it all. Of the three remaining teams is there one player that must be in the game for the three teams to make it all the way.
1. Tennessee is winning with smoke and mirrors at the present time and I think they might be able to make the Elite 8, but that is about as far as they can go; however, Vescovi is their only real offensive threat, so they need him in order to spread the court. If he spreads the Court Nkamhoua becomes a real factor.
2. Arkansas is a team of great individual players, but the only one that gives maximum effort is Jordan Walsh. When Walsh is in the game he makes everyone one else better and he seems to come up with every loose ball and put back rebound. Walsh tends to be a little foul prone, so when he sits the other teams make a comeback. Arkansas puts five starters on the Court and at least three would start anywhere else in the conference, including Alabama; however, at the end of the season Arkansas is still not a basketball team, they are five great individual players and when Walsh is in the game they have one guy playing for the team and not himself.
3. Alabama, while the answer might be obvious in Miller, at this stage of the season I am not sure that Bediako/Clowney, whomever patrols the middle is not the most important player, defensively. Bediako allows the other players to play aggressive on Defense, knowing Bediako is going to clean up everything that comes in the middle, as good as Clowney is on Offense, I think his Defense means more to this team and you don't lose a thing when Pringle comes into the game. If we are going to win, Charles has to stay in the game. Of late he is not making the stupid fouls, so maybe he realizes his importance to the team.
The real key to winning in Louisville, is for Doug Shows to get the gig in Madison Square Garden.