| | Take nothing away from Delaware-they played great against UVA and deserved to win. But I have a feeling that UVA went into that game overconfident. And who could blame them? They had so much more talent, played a much tougher schedule, and were at home. And Delaware didn't have many quality wins and, had they not won the CAA Tournament, might not have made the tournament. Also, other than Alex Smith, Delaware has solid players, but no one super heralded.
Even if UVA had not come in overconfident, Delaware still might have won. However, I can tell people one thing. Hopkins is not going to come in overconfident against Delaware. After missing the Final Four last year, they are hungry to get back to the title game. And Hopkins knows that Delaware slaughtered UVA, a team that beat them this season.
I am not saying Delaware can't win, but they will be playing a more talented team in Hopkins who won't be looking a second past this game. That is why, IMHO, if Delware pulls the upset, it will be that much more impressive |