One of the saddest days in the world is today, the day after the NCAA Championship game. I'm going to miss college basketball for the months that it's gone. The next few weeks will be full with players declaring to enter the NBA Draft, or to stay in college for at least another season.
What a championship game. It was easily the best championship game I've ever watched, and Kansas deserves the title. Memphis made a few questionable moves, missing free throws down the stretch and then not fouling Sharron Collins or Mario Chalmers. After the Jayhawks domination against North Carolina, I kind of expected them to win it all (although Memphis handled UCLA rather easily as well). Kansas outplayed Memphis, Bill Self outcoached John Calipari, and "Rock Chalk Jayhawk" was the story of the night.
I'm not going to get into North Carolina's disaster of a Final Four appearance. They didn't show up to play. Roy Williams took the fall for the loss, but it's hard for the Tar Heels to win when they shoot 5-24 from 3 point range. The bright side of this is everyone could come back next season. The only player that worries me in that area is Ty Lawson, who could be a top ten pick.
The list of players who have declared for the NBA Draft continues to grow, with the recent additions of Arizona's Jerryd Bayless and Indiana's Eric Gordon. Gordon's season looked very promising, as he was the star of one of the best teams in non-conference play. Kelvin Sampson's scandal ultimately did in the team, as they lost in the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament after sliding down to an eight seed. So far, the only player who has declared they are returning is this year's darling of the tourney, Stephen Curry.
Now that the NCAA Tournament has ended, the blog will focus more on baseball (more then just the Yankees too), and some NFL Draft may be in the discussion.
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