I couldn't have been more wrong about the Final Four than I was this year. In an unfortunate turn of events, Kansas, after upseting my favorite (UNC) in an unimaginable fashion, came back two days later and did nearly the exact same thing to Memphis.
I originally had UNC beating Memphis in the finals. That's still what I think should have happened. But I was wrong and Kansas somehow pulled it out.
They were making a big deal out of Roy Williams sitting in the stands wearing a Kansas sticker on his sweater during the game on 'Mike and Mike' this morning. For whatever reason, some people didn't like it. I thought it was a respectful thing for him to do and I probably wouldn't have been that respectful if it were me. Mike and Mike didn't seem to care about it. Probably because they know it's not a big deal.
Back to the game. There's a lot of talk about the mistakes Memphis made at the end of regulation; "Should they have fouled?" "Should they have called a timeout?" etc. None of that matters. The thing that does matter is the free-throws they missed in the last seconds. That's right, with less than 20 seconds to go, Memphis missed three of four free-throws, including two from Chris Douglas-Roberts and Derrick Rose, that would have ended it right there. No overtime. No Kansas win.
It's about fundamentals, kids. Maybe Calipari will spend more practice time next year working on free-throws and they'll make a comeback next season. But that doesn't really matter now because I'm calling it right now... that's right, North Carolina wins it all next year.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
March Sadness
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Final Four II
Friday, April 4, 2008
Final Four
It's almost time for the Final four! For the first time since the advent of seeding, all four #1 seeds have made it to the Final Four, including my favorite team North Carolina!
UNC v Kansas
Carolina coach Roy Williams faces his former team. Sounds like a big deal... but it's not. Not to me anyway. I don't give a f*ck where he used to coach, he's at Carolina now (and thank Buddah for that!)
I'll admit that I haven't followed Kansas much but, from what I've seen, I just don't see how they can beat UNC. Everybody wants to say it's gonna be a close game but they're wrong and I'm right! Hansbrough and Lawson are too good. They're too good for anybody, which is why I picked them to win it all before the season even began. (Technically, I pick them every year but w/e)
Memphis v UCLA
F*ck UCLA. I don't really care how many times they've been to the Final Four the last few years. That doesn't mean sh*t. Memphis, on the other hand, isn't sh*t either. But after watching the first two rounds of the tournament, I made the prediction that UNC would have to face them in the championship and I'm sticking by that prediction.
My final score?
N. Carolina - 87
Memphis - 83
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