Final Four.

[Swarley]

Gah...fuck KU.

[Blick]

It's alright. Kentucky will run Kansas off the floor just like they did in November.

Kansas doesn't have a good wing to go with Taylor and Robinson like they did when they were more balanced in '08. Kentucky has too much talent.

[Sportsbuck]

We just choked... plain and simple. Still a great season, Final Four is nothing to shake your head at.

[Goober]

Go Kansas! One more game!

[Warner2BruceTD]

We just choked... plain and simple. Still a great season, Final Four is nothing to shake your head at.

CBB really has two championships.

The Final Four, and the National Title.

[Rudi]

I bet Sullinger would have went 0-25 against Anthony Davis to be honest.

[Senser81]

Its interesting to me that the final game is Calipari vs. Self again. I forget that Kansas actually won a national title under Self a few years ago...I just remember Memphis blowing a national title under Calipari.

I think Kentucky has been playing just good enough to win, whereas Kansas has gotten lucky a few times in the tournament. Hoping for a good game, but I think it could be a blowout.

[KnightNoles]

Only some of the pictures that I have, more are on the camera...

 

[Bomberooski]

Knight, what was the atmosphere like in that place?

[KnightNoles]

Knight, what was the atmosphere like in that place?

UofL/UK game the place was high energy, when UL got back to back dunk tips to put the game within 2 and then tie the game. There was a lot of tension in the air, but once Anthony Davis cocked back and slammed that alley, the place exploded!

Kansas/OSU- I sat back during the game and Ohio State had 4 sections looking to the left in those pictures. They did the O-H-I-O chant which was very cool and then Kansas did Rock Chalk Jayhawk. Kansas seemed like they outnumbered the OSU fans.

From where we were sitting, it was very hard to hear the whistle on the floor. Besides that up top isn't really a bad place to sit.

[Senser81]

Game ended up being surprisingly close, even though the outcome wasn't really in doubt. It was like a middling NBA team playing a good college team. Kentucky was bigger, stronger, and faster than Kansas. Kentucky's defense didn't allow easy baskets, and Kansas' guards weren't savvy enough to create opportunities. For part of the first half Kansas tried to run with Kentucky, and thats how they created the double-digit deficit. They slowed it down in the 2nd half and came back, but the lack of 3-point shooting kind of killed them.

I love how Calipari is seen as only a recruiter, but his teams are always well-coached and don't make many mental errors offensively or defensively. Kentucky deserved the national title.

I will say that Robinson on Kansas had the worst 18pt-17reb effort in basketball history. He's been terrible throughout the tournament. If he's not taller and stronger than the man on him, he can't score because he has no finesse. I can't count how many times Robinson got the ball inside, was triple-teamed, and instead of passing it back out he either turned the ball over or got his shot blocked. Midway in the first half he was 2-10 from the field, and one of his made shots was an outside jumper. So Robinson essentially missed 8 point-blank shots in the first 10 minutes of the game. Awful.

[Swarley]

Well I'm sure glad I don't have to listen to those damn egotistical KU fans around here. Made my day.

[FirstTimer]

Game ended up being surprisingly close, even though the outcome wasn't really in doubt. It was like a middling NBA team playing a good college team. Kentucky was bigger, stronger, and faster than Kansas. Kentucky's defense didn't allow easy baskets, and Kansas' guards weren't savvy enough to create opportunities. For part of the first half Kansas tried to run with Kentucky, and thats how they created the double-digit deficit. They slowed it down in the 2nd half and came back, but the lack of 3-point shooting kind of killed them.

I love how Calipari is seen as only a recruiter, but his teams are always well-coached and don't make many mental errors offensively or defensively. Kentucky deserved the national title.

I will say that Robinson on Kansas had the worst 18pt-17reb effort in basketball history. He's been terrible throughout the tournament. If he's not taller and stronger than the man on him, he can't score because he has no finesse. I can't count how many times Robinson got the ball inside, was triple-teamed, and instead of passing it back out he either turned the ball over or got his shot blocked. Midway in the first half he was 2-10 from the field, and one of his made shots was an outside jumper. So Robinson essentially missed 8 point-blank shots in the first 10 minutes of the game. Awful.

Excellent point on Robinson. I saw at one point he had 14-14 and then 18-17 and was thinking to myself it had to be the quietest 18-17 in the history of the NC game.

[Rudi]

Well deserving of Kentucky to win the title. They were far and away the best team all year, were a missed 3 at the buzzer against Indiana from being undefeated. Kudos to them.

[Primetime]

Robinson will have a better pro career than Davis. Book it!