Right now CBS has Virginia #1 in their power rankings. That means they are the best team in the country by their measuring stick. It does not mean that they are the best tournament team, not by a long shot. More often than not the best team does not win the NCAA tournament. Good tourney teams have to have a good accelerator; they can turn up the RPMs when they need to.
Every team has a weakness. In the last couple of weeks the experts have been exploring the weak spots of each team with a realistic chance of winning the title. Virginia is a superb team when they are playing with a lead. They are very, very hard to catch because they have a superb defense and an efficient offense, and because they play at a very slow pace, limiting the other team's opportunities. But, as last year's humiliating 16:1 loss showed, when the Cavs need to pick up the pace to play catch-up, sometimes they do not have an afterburner. When they are hot from the 3-point line, they can score in bunches; but if their shooting eye is off, and they fall behind, then they are hurting. Maybe in practice Tony Bennett has worked the team on those other factors. I hope so, because I would love to see Virginia win it all.
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