Expert Picks: Final Four Predictions & Upset Alerts!

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00:00Alright, let's go to your picks for the Final Four.

00:05Yeah, I mean, simply put, listen, when we start with Auburn, they've lost 3 out of 4.

00:12I don't like the way they're playing.

00:14To me, if they're healthy, Iowa State's extremely dangerous, right, with Gilbert and Jones.

00:19And obviously, T.J. Aschenberger, who should be on Indiana's shortlist if you want an experience.

00:23Of course, they're going to win.

00:25I like Iowa State as the 3 seed.

00:28I like St. John's to come out of the West.

00:32I know Florida's been really, really good.

00:35But there's something about this team and the way they defend and they grind you down

00:40and get you to play their style.

00:42Duke, simply put, it's Duke.

00:45Pharrell, that top half of the draw is really, really easy.

00:48Mississippi State, overachieved.

00:50Baylor, underachieved.

00:52Akron could easily, easily pick off Arizona

00:56because we don't know what Caleb Love is going to show up with that team.

01:00So, to me, I think top half of the draw, they get through.

01:03And then lastly, Houston.

01:05I think Houston, you just talked about it.

01:07Every year, Calvin Sampson.

01:08But for me, Pharrell, the difference for me has been the play of Emmanuel Short,

01:11particularly during the Big 12 Tournament.

01:13Now that's another guy with Uzon, obviously with LJ Cryer,

01:17and obviously a big boy down the middle.

01:19They have to get Jerome Wilder, who's healthy.

01:21But if he's healthy, I like Houston to get to the Final Four.

01:25And then, you like Houston to cut down the Nats.

01:29I do.

01:30I just think, Pharrell, at some point, this guy's going to get one.

01:35And the last couple of years, when he's had guards, it was,

01:39alright, give it to Jamal Shedd.

01:41Go get me a bucket.

01:42The year before that, go give it to Marcus Sasser.

01:45Go get me a bucket.

01:46It's different now.

01:47They're more offensively diverse in what they can do.

01:51They have multiple guards that can go get him a shot.

01:54Nat defense, defense check.

01:56Guard play check.

01:57Rebounding check.

01:58Toughness check.

01:59Coaching check.

02:01They check all the boxes.

02:02Houston 7-1 to win a national championship.

02:05So what about your biggest upsets?

02:08Well, there's a couple upsets you can look at right off the bat.

02:10McNeese stayed over at Clemson is something I'm looking at.

02:12They was a sexy pick last year, right, Pharrell?

02:15And they got absolutely rolled.

02:17It's different this year.

02:18Will Wade's team, athletic, can absolutely defend.

02:22We think the ACC isn't the strongest conference.

02:25And then VCU.

02:27VCU has an 11 seed.

02:28They defend.

02:29They play real good.

02:30They got the Ukraine train as a guard that can knock down shots.

02:34I know BYU is dangerous, but I like VCU to get an upset.

02:39And don't sleep on a couple other teams.

02:41UC San Diego, they are tough.

02:44You think UC San Diego is beating Michigan?

02:49I'll tell you right now.

02:52Pharrell, if you and I play for Wisconsin, we're winning a Big Ten championship.

02:56I've never seen more bricks since a third grade rec game.

03:01They can beat them.

03:03But Yale over Texas A&M, that's another one.

03:06I think they're going to get real physical with the Aggies.

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