{"id":5220,"date":"2017-03-20T09:21:20","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T13:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/?p=5220"},"modified":"2017-03-20T09:24:06","modified_gmt":"2017-03-20T13:24:06","slug":"coast-2-coast-podcast-ep-21-ncaa-tournament-first-weekend-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2017\/03\/20\/coast-2-coast-podcast-ep-21-ncaa-tournament-first-weekend-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Coast 2 Coast Podcast Episode #21: NCAA Tournament First Weekend Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Storylines, storylines, read all about &#8217;em!&#8221; Or listen, in this case. The first weekend of the NCAA tournament was filled with them. In the East, there were the two biggest upsets. In the West, there&#8217;s a pair of intriguing stylistic matchups. In the Midwest, there&#8217;s offensive firepower left and right. In the South, there&#8217;s three of the best teams remaining in the field.<\/p>\n<p>On this episode of the Coast 2 Coast Podcast, Austin and Dante are joined by LWOPB&#8217;s Thomas Tittley and Lauren Gewirctz\u00a0to reminisce on the first round that was and break down a tantalizing Sweet Sixteen. Then, they give their predictions on who will end up in Phoenix for the Final Four come April.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Coast 2 Coast Podcast Episode #21: NCAA Tournament First Weekend Recap<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/jxpzh-68d6cf?from=yiiadmin\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Austin Cracraft and Dante Guarneri discuss everything from the wide world of the NBA, whether it be the latest update from a Banana Boat or a legend being thrown out of the Garden.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Follow the show on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Coast2CoastPod\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Coast2CoastPod<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Austin is a Staff Writer and Podcast Host\/Producer at\u00a0Last Word On Sports. He is currently attending the\u00a0University of Oregon\u00a0and enjoys watching, talking about, and playing sports. He is a shameless Colorado Buffaloes\u00a0and\u00a0Oregon Ducks\u00a0fan.<\/p>\n<p>Dante studies Financial Economics at\u00a0Columbia University. For every statistic and analytic undertaking, he hopes to shed humorous light on the everyday parity of the sports world. A life-long sports fan, he\u2019s been blessed with championships from the\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0and\u00a0New York Giants, but cursed by the turbulent history of the\u00a0Brooklyn (New Jersey) Nets.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-author-name vcard author\"><span class=\"fn\">Thomas c<\/span>urrently attends the University of Ottawa.<\/div>\n<div class=\"td-author-name vcard author\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-author-name vcard author\">Lauren is currently earning a degree in sports journalism at Michigan State University while pursuing an eventual career in sports media. 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