Street Talk for March 23, 2009

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March 23, 2009

Anonymous The Daily Star Mon Mar 23, 2009, 09:34 AM EDT

Question of the week: Who do you think will win the NCAA basketball tournament this year, and why?

“Every team has a chance this year.

There’s a lot of Cinderella and underdog teams. North Carolina’s got something to prove since the beginning of the season.

They were No. 1, but a lot of people are doubting them now, but they’ve got a solid team, good coach, they’ve got history and experience.”

— Preston Lemaster, retail, Grand Gorge

“Even though I’m not a big basketball fan, I would hope Siena would win it because it’s more local to us. Sienna would be my pick.”

— Bill Eckardt, retired, Oneonta

``I’m going to go out on a limb and place my bets on Syracuse. They really have what it takes, and I think this year especially.

Johnny Flynn is amazing. SU is my team; they just finished up the Big East and put up a real good fight. Even if they don’t win the title this year, I think they’ll at least take us far within the tournament. Go ’Cuse!”

— Justin Murphy, landscaper, Liverpool

“I don’t really follow it, but I’d have to say B i n g h a m t o n .

I’m only saying that because my neighbor’s child goes to Binghamton.”

— Amy Galowitz, volunteer Jefferson

“Louisville. They have great defense. They have a big guy as a center, so it’s hard to get in close to the post. They have solid D (defense) all around. I mostly pay attention to the Big East, pretty much. I mean, Syracuse is my team, but I just don’t see them winning it.”

— Andrew Hadlock, wrestling coach, Oxford

“I like contact sports and I play rugby, so I’m not really into watching basketball, but I do have six brothers who do and they are huge Duke fans. Which is enough reason to say I’ll be rooting for anybody but Duke to win!”

— Renee Hewitt, nurse, Delhi