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Katz's Regional Breakdowns: West

By Andy Katz
ESPN.com

Monday, March 16, 2009

What's to like? The dream matchup of the Elite Eight would be No. 1 Connecticut against No. 2 Memphis. The coaches -- UConn's Jim Calhoun and Memphis' John Calipari -- are two of the most outspoken in the game. There is no love lost between the two dating back to when Calipari was at UMass. The game, the pregame and the postgame news conferences would be ratings hits. Here's your Sweet 16 on the West Regional: Most dominating player: When Hasheem Thabeet focuses, he can change the entire gam ...

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