ESPN analyst Doug Gottlieb fond of IU and Louisville for national championship game

By Alex McCarthy | Staff reporter

Posted at 5:21 pm on July 14, 2012 | | | Comment (1)

IDS reporter and current Reno Gazette-Journal writer Max McCombs spoke with ESPN analyst Doug Gottlieb on Friday and when asked about the best teams in the country, Gottlieb mentioned that, on paper, IU and Louisville look like the two best teams in the country.

“There’s a little cluster there of Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville, Ohio State all kind of the same,” Gottlieb said. “I think Indiana and Louisville will be two of the five favorites, maybe to win the national title.”

Gottlieb went on to talk about the effect of incoming freshman Yogi Ferrell and other additions to the team.

“Indiana, for example, is adding a kid named Yogi Ferrell who’s a point guard, incredibly talented, but they have everybody back. So how do the egos handle that? You’re more talented than you were last year, but now you spend an entire offseason with everyone telling you how great you are and then how great you’re going to be, and then you added a point guard, so everybody else’s minutes become a little more limited. On paper, Louisville, if they stay healthy, Indiana should be better and should compete for a national title. But games aren’t played on paper, they’re played inside television sets.”

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