The NCAA tournament is played out somewhere near the intersection of ‘"Be careful what you wish for" and "Let that be a lesson to you. " Traffic is brisk, sight lines are often obscured, and intention has a way of colliding with unexpected road hazards.
Generalizations are freely offered to explain what happens or might happen, only to ultimately explain nothing. Take, for instance, the popular NCAA-tournament axiom that guards win championships. Tell that to North Carolina after it was overwhelmed inside by Texas A&M.
Or is it defense that wins championships? The Aggies held the Tar Heels to 33.