just in time to ruin your bracket

here's what not to do when you pick your bracket... i think it's sound advice, incredibly intelligent..I follow it every year. And every year my bracket is in the trash after the first weekend...so ignore this advice and you'll do great: (1) don't get caught up in upsets... picking a 12 over a 5 is cool, but it's 1 game, and, in most pools, 1 point... never pick a 12 or lower to win more than once... never pick an 8 or lower to win more than twice... it almost never happens. (2) pick teams with a Man, because at some point, most teams are going to have someone make a big shot, and that's usually the Man... pick teams with at least 2 likely pros, because the Man can't do it alone... pick teams w/great guards, given that coaches become even more control freak-ish in March, if that's possible... experience is nice, but not mandatory...often, teams with seniors are teams whose seniors arent very good... OK, here's who not to pick, because I will: Marquette, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, BC... Teams to pencil in immediately, because I won't: Memphis, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Michigan State... Final 4...Duke, Kansas, UConn, Nova/BC... Live big...