Sports Nut: Up the Creek Without a Melo

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Sports Nut Up the Creek Without a Melo Our team of NCAA gurus chats with readers about March Madness. By John Gasaway Posted Wednesday, Mar 14, 2012, at 11:04 PM ET Also in Slate, Chris Wilson explains how to win your NCAA pool and Will Oremus breaks down what would happen if the NCAA Tournament were a fight to the death between mascots. Plus, you can download Holly Allen's printable 2012 school color and mascot brackets. Hang Up and Listen host Josh Levin, college hoops stats maven Ken Pomeroy, and Basketball Prospectus and ESPN.com writer John Gasaway were on Slate's Facebook page on Tuesday to chat with readers about the start of March Madness. The following transcript of the discussion has been edited for length and clarity. To see the full conversation, click on this link. John Gasaway: Greetings all. My name's John Gasaway, and I write about college hoops at ESPN and Basketball Prospectus. If this is a gathering of Slate readers who love college hoops, I must be in the right place. What's on your mind? Ken Pomeroy: Hey everybody, Ken Pomeroy here. You can call me KenPom, or preferably just Ken. I do ratings and analysis at kenpom.com and am ready to talk hoops and brackets. Amy Childs Reichardt: Could you post your color/mascot brackets this year? Josh Levin: Amy, we posted our color/mascot brackets this morning. Wade Fasano: Syracuse is gonna be down without Melo, boosts chances for UK? Josh Levin: I have a question for John and Ken about the Syracuse situation: Given Fab Melo's suspension, does UNC-Asheville have the best chance—even if it's not ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Romney's Latest Tactic: Scaring Voters With the Prospect of a Messy, Embarrassing Convention Are Innocent Parents Being Wrongly Prosecuted for Shaken-Baby Deaths? Rosenbaum: The Terrifying and Very Real Possibility of Nuclear War in the Middle East	Advertisement
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