Congratulations to the Kansas Jayhawks for winning the NCAA National Championship. It was a heck of a game; tight, with a bunch of mini runs, and going into overtime.
Three key notes:
1) Memphis’ achilles heel - free throw shooting in the clutch - brought them down late in the game.
2) Both head coaches were mentored by the great, incomparable Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown.
3) This will be the third time in the last four years that my Villanova Wildcats lost in the Tournament to the eventual champions: North Carolina in the Sweet 16 in 2005, Florida in the Elite Eight in 2006, and Kansas this year in the Sweet Sixteen.
Villanova will definitely be a Top-12 team in the pre-season polls next season. With freshman guard Malcolm Grant opting to transfer to get starting playing time (something he won't be able to do with Villanova's deep bench at the guard position), it opens up a scholarship for Jay Wright to get a tall, wide body under the basket - something they desperately need given that their tallest player is 6'10" sophomore Drummond (who broke his ankle in the tourney, and who has been hampered by injuries both seasons). If the Wildcats can get a true center, they'll definitely become a Top-5 team for next year.
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