Kyrie Irving

Many ask who the best point guard in the nation is? Before Kyrie Erving got hurt, he made Duke basically unbeatable. He was the best player on the best team in the nation. They are only going to get better if Kyrie Irving is 75% of what he was before the toe injury on December 4th. With Kyrie Irving, Duke will become the number one favorite to repeat for the national championship again. He makes Duke a team that will be almost an impossible out, and no team will want to see them later on in the tournament. The rest of the field better hop that Duke gets out early or else they will all be playing for second place come final 4 time.

Butler Bulldogs

Last night, the cinderella story of last year, Butler won their conference tournament and therefor earned a spot in the NCAA tournament again. They started off with a struggle, but at the end of the season they reached their goal. Sure no one is expecting them to make the run they did last year. They are without their former best player Gordon Hayward. However, the feel good story will have a lot of people paying attention to them in the tournament. One thing is definitely true, no team will look at the bracket and say that Butler is a blow off game. They are an experienced team that will be expected to win a game or two come tournament time. Coach Brad Stevens and the Bulldogs just made March Madness that much better after their win over Wisconsin-Milwaukee last night.

The Heat

As the schedule gets tough, the Miami Heat start to falter. They have lost their last four games, proving that they are still not ready to hang with the big teams in the league. Multiple times they have lead by a lot going into the second half. They end up blowing the game due to a lack of scoring at the end of their games. They are 1-8 against the top 5 teams in the league. They have no supporting cast and teams just heavily shadow LeBron and Wade at the end of games. This a huge problem that they must fix because in the playoffs most games are very close at the end. They have two players that get to the free throws most in the league. The free throw line should be their best friend.