Pitt is in the Sweet 16 for the second straight year. Pitt is very experienced led by seniors, including a senior point guard, and juniors, are an incredibly tough defensive team, and can rely on many options on the offensive end. All of these ingredients are typically found in national champions. Yet when teams are mentioned as favorites for the crown, such as Kentucky, Pitt is often left out of the discussion. This despite Pitt playing as tough defensively as ANY team including Kentucky and having as much balance and leadership as ANY team, Kentucky included. Don't overlook the Panthers being able to get by Marquette and Kentucky and getting on down to New Orleans. Then again, maybe restraint is justified as many Pitt fans remember the last time the Panthers threatened as they do this year and what happened, as my friend at K&S in Atlanta sure does (the law firm friend quoted in the article is the same guy whose bachelor party we just went to Vegas for): Pitt, Goheen and Vandy.