-Luke Winn of SI.com wrote a brief preview of 10 holiday tournaments, including the Maui Invitational. A couple things that jumped out to me.
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"The Invitational doesn't have its traditional blockbuster field, and a solid-but-not-spectacular Gonzaga team is the de facto headliner. But the fivesome of Arizona, Cincinnati, Maryland, Vanderbilt and Wisconsin contains at least one surprise team for '09-10 -- I'm just not sure yet which team it is."
I think that sums things up pretty well. You could easily be watching 4 teams that will advance beyond the Sweet 16.
The fun thing for 'Dores fans is his championship prediction.
The Pick: Vanderbilt over Maryland
"The 'Dores should be a bit farther along than anyone else in Maui, given that they were able to take a five-game tour of Australia in August. And whereas the Terps struggle from beyond the arc, in Beal, Jenkins and Brad Tinsley, Vandy has a backcourt that all should shoot better than 40 percent from beyond the arc."
Other than the fact that Maryland and Vandy would play in the 2nd round, I'm exciting about this. As a Vandy fan, you take what you can. Who cares if the writer didn't look at the tourney bracket? At least he giving Vandy some attention.
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