Tourney Talk with Brian Edwards, Part V
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On the weekend of February 12, 2010, I spoke with Brian Edwards of Vegasinsider.com about The 2010 College Basketball season as we head into The 2010 NCAA Basketball Tournament. Brian Edwards has been a mainstay as a handicapper with Vegasinsider.com since 2002. He regularly appears on ESPN radio, 1620 The Zone, and even hosts his own show entitled “Power Hours.” 
During our in-depth conversation, we covered a wide range of college basketball topics, and The Big Nasty Athletic Dept. will be releasing installments of “Tourney Talk” segments leading up to The March Madness Tournament.
Brian’s keen sense of sports, developed through years of expert handicapping and ATS (Against The Spread) analysis, has made him one of our favorite handicappers and a great choice to provide expert insight on how The NCAA Tournament will shape up as the smoke begins to clear. Because bracketology will only get you so far.
Big Nasty: You mentioned Texas as a possible early out in the tournament. What happened to Texas? Do you see any way that they rebound from their current slump in time for the conference/NCAA tournaments?
Brian Edwards: Texas has as much talent as any team in the country so yes, it can turn things around. And the Longhorns have an outstanding coach in Rick Barnes, who I have a lot of respect for. However, I just don’t see it happening. As I mentioned, this team doesn’t have a true point guard, at least not one that’s stepping up and taking control of this team at this critical time. Jai Lucas, the Florida transfer, hasn’t found a comfort zone with his new teammates yet. And free-throw shooting is this squad’s Achilles’ heel just like with Memphis a couple of years back. Again, the ‘Horns could very easily go out the first weekend. But they might get to the Sweet 16 on talent and size, but I don’t see Texas getting further than that.
Big Nasty: And as for the other team you mentioned, Tennessee? They seemed to avoid imploding after four of their players were arrested on drug and weapons charges and suspended indefinitely. Tennessee has struggled against ranked opponents lately, which included a tough loss on the road to Kentucky…
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