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<blockquote data-quote="43rd Parallel" data-source="post: 129246512" data-attributes="member: 1065941">Rob Dauster: And these are your CinderellasAN EXCERPT:4. No. 12 Buffalo[/B]: Anyone that watched Buffalo make the trek to Lexington to play Kentucky earlier this season knows how good the Bulls can be when they play well. They have a couple of dynamic guards in their back court in Lamonte Bearden and Shannon Evans, and Justin Moss is as good of a four as you'll find at the mid-major level. The key to beating West Virginia is avoiding turnovers against their press. Bearden and Evans can struggle a bit in that regard, which would make me hesitant to pick them, but without Juwan Staten at full strength -- he's battling a knee injury -- the Mountaineers can be beaten. If Buffalo gets past WVU, they should have a favorable matchup in the Round of 32. Buffalo can beat Valpo. And Maryland? They've made an art form out of winning close games, but will those pressure-packed jumpers and free throws go down when the weight of the NCAA tournament is on their shoulders?<a href="http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/17/and-these-are-your-cinderellas/">NBC Sports</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="43rd Parallel, post: 129246512, member: 1065941"] [b]Rob Dauster: And these are your Cinderellas[/b] [B]AN EXCERPT:[/B] 4. No. 12 Buffalo[/B]: Anyone that watched Buffalo make the trek to Lexington to play Kentucky earlier this season knows how good the Bulls can be when they play well. They have a couple of dynamic guards in their back court in [B]Lamonte Bearden [/B]and [B]Shannon Evans[/B], and [B]Justin Moss[/B] is as good of a four as you'll find at the mid-major level. The key to beating West Virginia is avoiding turnovers against their press. Bearden and Evans can struggle a bit in that regard, which would make me hesitant to pick them, but without[B] Juwan Staten[/B] at full strength -- he's battling a knee injury -- the Mountaineers can be beaten. If Buffalo gets past WVU, they should have a favorable matchup in the Round of 32. Buffalo can beat Valpo. And Maryland? They've made an art form out of winning close games, but will those pressure-packed jumpers and free throws go down when the weight of the NCAA tournament is on their shoulders? [URL=http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/17/and-these-are-your-cinderellas/]NBC Sports[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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