This year’s 2013 NCAA tournament will be won by either the Louisville Cardinals or the Michigan Wolverines. The game will be on Monday, April 8th. Tipoff will be at 9:23 pm on CBS.
The final dance will be an offensive explosion along with an emotional rollercoaster. Michigan has arguably the best offense in the nation while Louisville is not far behind. Louisville has found a reason to compete in this tournament after Kevin Ware came down with that horrific injury in the Elite Eight. Win or lose Rick Pitino will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, whether it be this year or years down the road. He definitely deserves it.
Now on the Michigan side we have the Player of the Year, Trey Burke; two offspring of basketball superstars, Glenn Robinson III and Tim Hardaway Jr.; arguably the most in-form player of the tournament, Mitch McGary; and a Canadian sharpshooter, Nik Stauskas. How could this team lose? Well their defence is lacking height and they are fairly young. However, their defence has been phenomenal allowing 61.8 points per game this tournament and the experience of their seniors and Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. has been enough to push through one of the bumpiest roads to the Championship this year.
My prediction is Michigan coming out with a close victory, 76-72. Michigan is in-form and has already been battle tested en route to this Final. Louisville is coming off a narrow victory over an underrated Wichita State and is missing a key player in Kevin Ware. Michigan is healthy, young, and lethal. A huge question a lot of Michigan fans are asking is will Trey Burke return next year? I believe that if Michigan wins a National Championship then he is definitely leaving. If not then it is really up for grabs.
Please comment below who you think will win the National Championship.
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