Tourney Talk with Brian Edwards, Part VI
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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: 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.
Brian Edwards: I was extremely impressed with the way the Vols handled adversity in January. Again, they may have hit a wall here recently, but Pearl is starting to get Cameron Tatum and Melvin Goins back into the rotation and Brian Williams will soon follow. So there’s time to right the ship and the starters won’t have to play as many minutes in the coming week as they did in January. But I still question this team’s shot selection at times and I don’t think UT makes a strong NCAA Tournament run. The Sweet 16 is their ceiling and I don’t think they get that far.
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