
Storming The Floor wraps up last night's non-live-blogged Final Four action.
One side of the bracket held the dazzling freshmen, the other side was about upperclassmen. The meeting of the West Champs and the South Champs had the Eye of the Tiger. And the meeting of East Champs vs. Midwest Champs had the Wig of the Jayhawk. Or something like that.
Memphis 78, UCLA 63
I'm sure a headline writer with a schmaltzier sense of humor will make something vomit-inducing out of this one, but I'm just going to say Rose > Love in San Antonio. Memphis guard Derrick Rose is from Chicago, and he pulled out moves reminiscent of a certain Bull in this one. The high-flyer put in 25 points to go with nine rebounds and four assists. Oh, and that included 11-12 FREE THROWS. In fact, the Tigers hit 87 percent last night, but according to the box score, only two players even shot FTs for Memphis.
Chris Douglas-Roberts has the Magna Carta* tattooed on his arm, and he laid down the law in this one with 28 points. Next game, it might behoove the Tigers to get a couple more players involved in the game.
*This is a lie, but I hope my High School History teacher is reading this.
Kansas 84, North Carolina 66
The Jayhawks built a lead in the first half that was so huge even they couldn't choke it away. Still: Give them credit for trying. A 2-2 tie in the opening minute was the closest North Carolina came to a lead, but a flurry of points from Danny Green cut holes in what was once a 40-12 gap. With 11 minutes left in the second half, the Kansas lead was cut to four, but the Tar Heels didn't have enough gas in the tank to seal the deal.
Davidson-killer Sasha Kaun spent much of the game on the bench with foul trouble, allowing Bill Self to introduce his latest hulking white man to the world; freshman Cole Aldrich was impressively cool, scoring eight and grabbing seven rebounds, as well as hitting all four of his free throws. Throw on one of those pencil-thin beards and you got yerself the poor man's Kevin Love.
So, your NCAA Championship game is set. If there were underdogs in this Final Four, these are they; Kansas vs. Memphis for the title. I'll make my official predictions closer to game time, but for now, I think I can confidently say two things. One, John Calipari can get you in a nice Hyundai for no money down, and nobody beats his prices. Two, Bill Self may actually say "Golly!" in a live televised interview. Meanwhile, Roy Williams and Ben Howland will have some time to visit the Alamo.
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Did Billy Donovan's eyes pop out yet? Guy is a freak.
Happy for PeteJayhawk, hope his hangover isn't too ugly.
it's so nice to see good ole choke job roy back. here's to you tarhole fan, and watching several years of your team fail to win a big game. ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK BABY!!!
Kansas played like they didn't give a shit about North Carolina last night.
@gotohe11carolina:
just curious - how old were you the last time duke made a final four? I think battier was still on the team!
@calmasacucumber:
and if you're not a duke fan...nevermind. the point is that I hate duke a lot.
I understand the early Vegas line was pick 'em. Memphis has lost one game to a highly-motivated Tennessee team that had the perfect storm of circumstances in its favor on one afternoon. Kansas probably thinks it already one the national title by beating Old Roy. They're both deserving teams--after all, each has beat a no. 1 seed already--but I think you gotta go with the Eye of the Tiger this time.
@martyfunkhauser:
well Thank God Billy Packer informed me that the entire game was over by the end of the first half...thus I was able to begin drinking till I couldnt see the television earlier than expected!
Already I've gotten calls from Kansas fans telling me "Muck Fizzou" or worse. I've also been sending these same people pictures of Todd Reesing with a small front yard stuck in his helmet.
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