And then there were four... the Final Four that is
Tomorrow night, San Antonio’s Alamodome will be the site of what could be two epic matchups-NCAA hoops Final Four. For the 1st time, all four number 1 seeds reached the thresh hold of college basketball immortality.
My picks: UNC over Kansas-Tyler Hansbrough is the real deal. If he were a Jayhawk, KU would get the nod. Carolina’s supporting cast a bit better than KU’s experienced team. Here’s an oddity in today’s game-Carolina only has one freshman, while Kansas’ first 9 scorers are sophomores or older. Translation: real college players, guys truly hungry for a national title.
UCLA-Memphis: I’ve been bouncing this one around for a while. Louisville pushed the Bruins last weekend, making me wary of UCLA’s chance to win the Big Dance. As for the Tigers, they can’t shoot free throws any better than Shaq. Will that matter tomorrow? But they have Derrick Rose, who would look great in a Knicks uniform should Donnie Walsh and crew win the lottery.
My shaky pick: Memphis-though Carolina-assuming Roy Williams doesn’t mess it up-he ain’t Dean Smith-wins the title Monday night, regardless of who’s waiting for ‘em.
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This may be the greatest Final Four in College Baqsketball History. Truly the four best teams in America. What is strangely ironic is that this Final Four has no juice in New York. We have moved on to baseball with the Mets and Yankees. Basketball was not too kind to New York is 2007-08. The Knicks and Nets failed to make the playoffs. St.John's could not even qualify for their league's tournament. No other New York Metropolitan Area team made the NCAA Tournament. Not even Syracuse from Upstate New York could solve our malaise.