jravasio23

Rock: the basketball.  As in, give us the damn rock going down the stretch, and watch us take this game away from the Tigers!!

Chalk: just like they would have drawn up their comeback scenario.  Memphis starts to play cautious after the last TV timeout, playing the clock game (cause they can't shoot free throws) and not getting good shots off.  Kansas gets Dorsey to commit a terrible, overtime-changing fifth foul.  Only Memphis is a team you purposefully foul, ONLY DOWN 4 WITH 1:40 TO GO!!!  Roberts made those two, but the Tigers missed 4 more consecutively.  And they get the rebound after two Roberts misses, and STILL can't seal the deal.

Then, Memphis doesn't foul up 3 with 10.8 left (but I'm not second guessing here.  Memphis plays great perimeter defense and made Chalmers hit a helluva shot.  I can't fault that strategy).  The magic shot goes in, Kansas pounds inside in OT.  Then Calipari commits the error that I have a beef with: he fouls when Kansas gets the ball up 3 (one possession game) with 56 ticks.  Puts Kansas up 5 (2 possessions).  9 times out of 10, if I can stop you and keep it a one possession game with some decent time left, I won't foul.  Memphis did and they were done.

Jayhawk means Champs.  Simple as that.

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Anyone know what that means?  Well, anyways, I'm a brackets guy.  Made my own this year, and only missed on 2 teams while doing ok on seeding.  It was fun.  Then I filled out 6 brackets, which did ok.  I'm not going to win, but with a Kansas victory tonight I might take home a 3rd place showing.  anyways...

Going into the tourney, I said if you give me one team, not a final four, not a few teams to win, but give me one team, ONE TEAM, I'm taking Kansas.  And here they are on the doorstep.  They've got the depth, they can play many different styles (half court, run and gun) they're versatile, they've got it all.  I like the Jayhawks.  From Beginning to End.

Big time matchup in the NCAA title game.  Athleticism and depth.  Both teams playing at a very high level.  I just hope we get a decent basketball game for the first time since Davidson v. Kansas, and before that, WVU v. Xavier.  Sheesh.  At least give me a reason to stay up till almost midnight listening to Billy Packer.

Are these old bones taking a while to thaw out, or what?  At least Matsui is starting to bring the big stick.  Expect him to carry that DH chip on his shoulder.  The guy wants to be in the field, period.&nb