Sorry to boost your bubble, but if KU on a BAD day can contain Curry, they can put UNC, and the whole little ACC love fest you have going on, on hold.

KU MAKES good coaches, good coaches don't make KU.

about time the tigers got some respect....i live in north carolina and all i hear is blah, blah, blah....GO TIGERS GO!!

"We ain't done yet!"

That's true. They have a long way to go before they understand the basics of English grammar. Oh wait.... aren't they in college???

I highly doubt that either of the games will be one point games. I also find it interesting that every game that UNC has played except Mt. St. Mary's was supposedly going to be the "first game" that they were really "pushed". We'll see.

Rock chalk; Jayhawk; KU! Dream on UNC. We are the best TEAM, not the best individuals.

Sorry Kansas but the road ends at the hands of the TAR HEELS... They wont be denied what rightfully belongs to them... But it will be a great game... My prediction UNC 90: Kansas 80

lol currys good no doubt about it but come on kansas containing unc? get real man

Isn't this the same guy who picked UNC to go down to Louisville?

Psycho T is coming

Here comes Psycho T

All of the players in college basketball should be pulling for Tyler Hansbrough to win this year, otherwise they will be looking at him for another year at UNC.

Memphis is for real!!!! This is the most talented team I've seen in years!

They have proven all of the so called experts wrong! (Dick Vitale)
(Bobby Knight)

Memphis has the best backcourt in the country, and are awsome on the inside! Go Tigers!

Too bad UCLA shouldn't even be here right now. They should have been out of the tournament over a week ago. If the media and NCAA didn't want their glamour school to bow out early Texas A&M would be on their way to San Antonio.

ACC love fest??? You must be joking. SI pundits have been hating on the Heels - Most of them picked Tennessee or Louisville to make it to the Final Four from the East - not UNC. And they weren't among the magic 8 chosen by SI to be the one to win it. Sorry you're still ticked off about ole Roy ditchin' Kansas - get over it.

Is Memphis still boasting a %10 graduation rate? Sorry, this is a basketball discussion... No one has ever disrespected Memphis, TN's athleticism or the fact that they are well coached and play very hard. They have struggled with free throw shooting, death in close games where every point counts and they play in a cruddy conference that is no where close to the balance of the Pac-10, ACC or Big 12. That's OK, as for years UCLA won championships as the only school worth anything from the Pac-10, but for these reasons you can't whine about disrespect because they are facts that people have properly brought up in what could be problems for Memphis. That being said doesn't mean they won't win the whole thing and every player won't be a star in the NBA in the years ahead. It's just that with the %10 graduation rate, they'd better...

Kansas just got lucky. Curry still torched them.

Thankyou for recognizing Memphis as a threat...UCLA won't be able contain Derrick Rose, this kid is sick!!!

UNC is going to give Kansas a little ACC love fest this weekend.

You call Curry hanging 25 on KU being contained? You should probably learn some more about basketball before you post again.

im not sure if your aware, but stephen curry is legit. So sorry to "boost" your own bubble, but UNC is gonna own your jayhawks.

Whats the deal with Douglas-Roberts when he shoots free throws and touches his arm/tatoo three times?

Psycho T will again commit 20 fouls while only being called for 3 and so KU will not overcome playing 5 on 8.

Bad day for Kansas on Curry? Davidson lost that game...it wasn't that Kansas won it. There is a difference. Curry giving the ball up in the last few seconds...he is the one who should have made the shot....not pass the ball to someone else.

Anyhow - UNC should play pretty well against Kansas and should be able to beat them by 5+ points. As long as Lawson's leg is fine...they'll have good transition break-aways and good defense that should create some steals.

I am saddened to see the word "hate" used by Memphis' Dorsey. Lack of respect because of the schedule played over the course of a season is not "hate", but our society loves to use over the top expressions and the use then "makes them true", even when they are not. Memphis is a team capable of winning it all, as are each of the final four.

Yo UNC fans. Hansboro will go down as a good college player. He will be a ZERO as a pro. Every time he faces good talent in the post he vanishes. Hey, not even good. Check out the first half vs WSU. Barnes banged him good and he had a horrible first half. Then, with Barnes fouled out the game he picked up garbage points. For another game, check out the Gonzage game with a very healthy Heyfelt. Hansboro could only manage around 9 points as the more athletic Heyfelt punished him. Trust me, much better talent in the NBA.

Yes, Memphis may win, but if they do it will be by 10 points or more. UCLA usually finds a way to win the close games.

I'm not from Memphis or a Memphis fan, but I'd rank this team up there with athletic basketball superiority of UNLV of the Late80s/early90s and Houston's Phi Slamma Jamma. They are show to watch and enjoy. And I have been!!

Dorsey is a 21 year old kid. His use of the word "hate" is not the same as Jesse Jackson using the word "hate".

Don't be a hater.

Hey, where are the Big Least Boosters? They get 8 teams into the dance and 0 make the show? Not just 0. They don't get close. Louisville gets blown out. That was the best they have to offer? Davidson played UNC much better.

The ACC wasn't much better.

It's high time these bloated conferences that don't play every team twice should get slapped with penalties.

Finally, the selection group should get slapped. They had many "mid-majors" knocking each other off in the early rounds so we'll never know what could've been. Gonzags/Davidson. Drake/W.Ky, Butler/S. Alabama,

dang...why'd you have to go boost my bubble like that?

With a player like Tyler Hansbrough and the dedication and determination of the Tarheels I predict them going all the way to the final!! Let's Go Tarheels!!!!!!

Yeah UNC is gonna kill Kansas no doubt about that but UCLA and Memphis will be a great game. Im pickin UCLA to beat UNC in a close one. Love and Collison will be too much for Hansborough and Lawson.

It's "sorry to burst your bubble". Don't they teach spelling in KU?

really? you really think Kansas is that good because they can contain Curry? really? Too bad UNC already beat Davidson this season, and held Curry to 2-12 from behind the three point line. Do some research next time.

Making Curry shoot 9-25 counts as containing him. Sure, anybody will score enough points if they put up the shot attempts.

Plus, do you think Curry wasn't trying his best to take the last shot? Did you see Kansas's defense on that last play? Rush got beat, Collins took over, and then Rush got back up to harass him. When Rush jumped to deny Curry's shot, Robinson came right next to him to make sure Curry would have no dribble left.

kansas didnt contain curry whatsoever. he dropped 35 on them. carolina's transition offense and tyler hansbrough is way to tough to slow down. kansas' only chance is to try and keep up with the heels and thats basically impossible. but if any team can do it its kansas

KU played it's worst game since the end of the regular season. 44% from the field and 57% from the line will not occur vs UNC. They were extremely tight to begin the game and missed some great opportunities to put Davidson away early. UNC does not have an answer for Walker and Chalmers plus KU has better depth. Hansbrough will have to settle for outside shots has he will not be able to penetrate the KU interior. Ellington and Lawson will have problems with the KU guard pressure. KU 73 UNC 67

Memphis is a great school with a great team. Their graduation rate for athletes is great!
Anyone who says different doesn't the facts!

If players leave early, what the heck! Anything wrong with making a few million before you are 25 years old? I don't think so!

You can always come back and get your degree later!

Having Derrick Rose has taken Memphis to another level, but Coach Cal's ability to get Joey Dorsey to be his big man has to be the best coaching of the year. 3 yrs ago, Joey could not stay on the court, now his is a projected 1st round NBA draft pick. Nice going Cal!

Memphis is looking good! What does their conference has to do with their performance!

I am so tired of people talking about their "weak" conference.... ask Michigan State, Texas, Gonzaga, Georgetown, UConn,Arizona, Mississippi State, and USC if Memphis is weak!

Memphis is still the weakest link. Period. You need some "luck" to get this far, but really - any team that loses to Tennessee - is not that "great".

So Ku didnt win, Davidson lost, and Curry should have taken the last shot, what game were you watching. Are defense was all over him, 3 guys rotated over and stopped him, he never had a chance to get a shot off. Curry being the GREAT player he is saw it and new his teammate had a better look than he did, and gave it up. KU won and Curry is a stud who played it right. KU you advances and as a KU fan all hats off to Davidson, a very good team! Tough game to watch, but almost any team on the way to a Championship is going to have one of these games. This year we will truely without a doubt crown the best team in the Nation with all four 1's in it!!!

Blah, blah, bla-bla-blah, blah.

UNC is number 1, the overall number 1 seed, for a reason. They sat atop the nations polls for, what, like 13 weeks, for a reason. And they've steamrolled their way through the first two weekends for a reason.

KU will put up a good fight, but it won't matter. Even if you assume that Wayne Ellington and Danny Green go to sleep for 20 minutes, Ty Lawson and Tyler Hansbrough will take over the game and win.

Memphis, you're next...

Psycho T is a good player amongst average players - he disappears against equal competition and better. That said, Kansas better step it up - UCLA better play "physical" and Memphis will back down and it could be Kansas vs. UCLA with Kansas out toughing UCLA for the championship.

See, the reason that KU is going to lose is because they have too balanced of a team. They have great playmakers, but no go-to/clutch guy. That's what they need at the end of the game. UNC has a balanced team as well, but they happen to also have a go-to guy in Hansborough. Plus, UNC is also more efficient than KU, and can run with them. If they play like they did against Davidson (which they did have a bad game) than all hope is lost for them reaching the championship.

I just love the "containment" post. Kansas really shut down Curry with 25.

I am a Duke fan, but you can not stop Hanseborough. UNC WILL go all the way

I can't help, but find it interesting that people trash the Tigers conference yet due to ignorance or just to make a point, they neglect to mention that we have the toughest out of conference schedule. We have beat down on big names. And our only lost was to the number 2 team at that time. Everyone else lost to unranked teams. Take a lesson from Texas who has beaten 2 of the final four. They said they have “never seen” defense like ours. Look at how we shut down Michigan State. By the time they knew what hit them they where down by thirty. They may have been reading to many blogs or watching too much ESPN. They started believing the lack of hype and overrated nonsense. And we all saw how they got embarrassed. Keep under estimating us, but it is not the best strategy to win.

Contained? 25 points? Imagine if he had one more legit scorer to lessen the number of double and triple teams. It would have been a double-digit Davidson victory.

Oh give it a rest about Memphis' grammar. "Hate" is part of the hipster vernacular, and it doesn't mean "HATE" as in severe dislike. That being said, this isn't etiquette class! Quit focusing on using words like "ain't," since (unfortunately) that is also a big part of the southern vernacular. If you had just played your butt off to move on to the Dance, you probably wouldn't be thinking of "the rain in Spain falling mainly on the plain" either. GO TIGERS GO!

Hansborough is going to be smaller and weaker than three guys KU throws at him. And much less athletic than two of them. Look for him to appear to be crying the whole game.

Anyone that thinks UNC will score more than 75 against KU is a complete moron. And that won't be enough because we know UNC can't hold KU to under 75.

And yes Curry only getting 25 points IS containing him ESPECIALLY when he shoots 9-25 from the field. 36%. Learn a bit about basketball before you post.

@3:16 am
Just because someone uses non-standard English doesn't mean they don't know the basics of English. Jeez... Like Douglas-Roberts said, "We ain't done yet!" Go Tigers Go!

RCR, you need to read Dorsey's "hate" statement in its proper context. He was referring to the "haters" who were saying Memphis would be the first 1-seed to lose. He was not impplying the team was actually hated.

And although Conference USA is weak right now, no one can argue with the Tigers' non-conference schedule. It was arguably the toughest in the country. Also look at the host of coaches who are now in the conference. It shouldn't long before C-USA is respected.

Once again, UCLA is left for dead. And once again, the Bruins will prevail. UCLA's defense will rise to the fore, and the final game will include UCLA and UNC. The best two man matchup in the tournament? Tyler Hansbrough and Kevin Love. Final winner--UCLA

Although KU did contain curry on a bad day, UNC has superior guard play to Davidson.

No one gives UCLA respect..they always play close games and always win, watch out for them, memphis might be very good, but UCLA has the talent to beat anyone. Hansborough for UNC,will only be a college player, he will never make NBA talent, a sideline player maybe 10 minutes a game. UCLA will win it all, and shock you all.

Does anyone really think that Memphis' frontline can stop Kevin Love? Really?

The 2008 UCLA-Memphis matchup will end up the same way as 2006. Memphis won't be able to grind in the half-court. Memphis has not seen anything close to the level of UCLA's defense all year.

UCLA and UNC will meet in the Final. They are far and away better than the other schools. I expect Love to punk Hansborough in the post and on the glass.

this game is about the players as coach SELF put it but in a chess match the pegs are the players and you are the coach this game will be about the best coaching stratgy and putting the best players or getting the team the best chance to win

CAROLINA OVER KANSAS

Carolina already beat Curry and Crew earlier this year and we have improved since then..Davidson is no push over..UNC vs KU should be a great game but i'll be pulling for my heels...I also love how people attack grammar on an anonymous blog, it really shows lack of creativity

ROCK CHALK BABY!! Finally we get the choke monkey off our back! No doubt if KU plays well, they will beat the Heels. Also, no doubt, if KU plays like they did this weekend, UNC will make it a laugher. Hate to admit but I don't think anyone can stop Memphis, heck they don't need to hit FT's.

UCLA = "glamor school"? A&M dude, you'd better recognize the defense this team displays, not much glamor in that, but lots of A$$ kicking there. This is why A&M is at home. This team beat Stanford three out of three times this season, who btw had a fierce frontcourt in the Lopez twins. Also, more depth that you know, and many weapons...Love gets the hype, he's solid, but this is the best backcourt in the country, hands down. I think that this will be the last team standing.

Has anyone noticed how bad the refereeing has been?

I'm not real sure how holding the most explosive player in the tournament to a 9 for 25 shooting performance is being scorched. In my opinion, curry was contained. If you don't understand that then maybe you should learn more about basketball. Holding the best player in the tournament to 36% shooting is no different than holding the best team in the tournament to 36%. So if you think that doing that is being "scorched" then you are not very intelligent.

Both of the upcoming games will be thrillers. Memphis, the underated takes on UCLA, the overated - a sportswriters dream. The outcome of the KU vs UNC matchup depends on who comes to play the hardest. Two great coaches, two great teams - probably the best two in the tourney IMHO.

Just for the record, Memphis has graduate 17 of their last 20 seniors in basketball the other three are in the NBA.......right up their with the NC's and Dukes of the world. I admit that our kids need some help on interview protocol but the truth is that they really are just content with being themeselves. They have not qutie learned that people will judge them for using slang and write them off as being dumb or stupid- which they are not either.

Kansas didn't win that game? You got to be kidding me. Why do you think Curry gave up the ball in the first place? Because Kansas' defense smothered him. Kansas won that, straight up.

Pretty dumb to be so arrogant, on the part of UNC fans. Need u be reminded that UNCs oh so high and mighty squad only beat Davidson by 4 back in, what, November or December? Four points. UNC and KU both had trouble with Curry but ultimately contained him. Now, if a 4 point W as opposed to a 2 point W somehow, in some bizarre way, qualifies as UNC absolutely destroying KU, then my alma mater, Maryland, beating Davidson by 12 last year means we own all 3 schools. We beat u Heels at the Dean Dome. The point here? Dont be moronic, Heels fans. KU has the horses to beat u, and in my bracket, they do.

Kansas 90 North Carolina 86

Congrats to Memphis they are a fine team, but I have to say they have not face a top defensive team like UCLA. K. Love will get Dorsey in foul trouble and we will contain young Derrick Rose, I admit he is a beast but I just think the Bruins will get the job done!!

Coaching, coaching, coaching, coaching, coaching.

Excellent athletes are born every day. Teams of great athletes are assembled every year. Teams of great athletes are watching from home next weekend.

Better coaching and Davidson puts up a good shot in the last 5 seconds and has a chance to break up the Four 1's. It's plain to see that the plan for Curry to dribble himself open, while 3 players stand still and one player tries to screen a double team was a weak plan for a game winning play. Honestly, a Curry decoy for Barr rolling off a screen would have been better, despite Barr's clearly lesser shooting ability. Nevertheless, this is a good example of talent alone being insufficient for putting the winning points on the board. Poor coaching in the final seconds ends Davidson's season and, importantly, saves Kansas'season.

True, it was the athletes during ugly hiccups in earlier rounds that kept Memphis, Kansas and UCLA from awaiting Davidson on the sofa for the Final 4, but those athletes won games that should not have been close, with a major athletic differential in their favor. Coaching, in those games, the coaching that allowed the games to be that close, I'd say was suspect. Frankly, I'd be very worried about that inconsistency if I were for any of those teams. For the record, I'd also be very worried if I were Kansas and I allowed that team of, let's be honest, second tier athletes to nearly beat my team in the Elite 8. And, if I were UCLA and I'm hoping for Love to be allowed 27 personal fouls as he was against A&M. UCLA would have lost that game decidedly if referees from ANY OF THE 59 OTHER GAMES played so far in this tournament were on that court. Love wasn't the only lucky one for that and if you disagree, have a look at the still photo of A&M's last shot to tie. Fortunately for fans of the sport, this kind of scripted officiating has not been commonplace.

At the end of the day, there is no shortage of star athletes on the teams still standing. In fact, when you look at the four rosters, the talent is remarkable, even for a Final 4. With this evenness of talent, balance and depth, look to coaching as the difference in San Antonio. Gameplans, Focus and Adjustments by coaching will float one of the four teams of great athletes to the top.

Debate if you please but, despite each having excellent coaches, there is not one team out there that wouldn't trade in their Calipari, Self or Howland for Roy Williams in a Final 4 that will be decided by the outcome of a handful of plays. Roy is far and away the superior coach in this tournament, having convincingly won 4 games of 3 different styles by keeping his team completely focused, and by making the right adjustments. If his leadership did not prepare his high powered, running offense-based squad for winning by completely contrary styles of play, a defensive battle with Washington State, or a half-court game against a powerful Louisville would have sent them home from Charlotte.

No other team has combined this type of skill and depth with intelligence and adaptibility.

UNC cuts the nets.

On the last second shot, curry had no choice but to pass it to the open man. Everyone in the stadium knew he was gunna try to shoot it, kansas played great defense on him in the final seconds and he was forced to give it up. Don't take credit away from kansas' win.

Memphis is the new UNLV. Huge, fast well coached athletes from a school with zero admissions standards. Dorsey is the new Larry Johnson. UCLA is the new Duke and Love is the new Laettner (but a helluva lot easier to like). Deal with it.

You mean burst right, Curry is all Davidson had and Kansas has to stopped Hansbrough, Lawson, and Ellington, not going to happen.

I agree with Luke Winn that Memphis has to be considered the favorite going into the weekend. UCLA is going to have their hands full. I can't see Rose giving Collison an inch and Dozier and Dorsey should be able to hold Love to a less than stellar night. That leaves Westbrook, Mbah a Moute, and Shipp to outplay Douglas-Roberts, Anderson, and Taggart. Something is going to have to go very wrong for UCLA to win (in my opinion). Texas beat UCLA, Memphis waxed Texas. RESPECT Memphis, they deserve to be favored.

Yeah right, "Psycho T is comin! Oh nooo!!" People will be on Mars before Psycho T is involved in a 90 point game against a real opponent. Now Kansas could easily be involved in a 90 point game, KU 90-UNC 43 haha. Probably gonna go down like this: UNC chokes, Roy cries, Jayhawks get to the Championship by demolishing UNC and then slowly but surely beating Memphis who falls apart on fouls and free throws. UCLA is an afterthought again as Lorenzo Mata misses 6 free throws and K-Love gets 2 T's for pulling an Adam Morrison!

um yeah, curry scored 25 points, but most of them came in transition, when he was unguarded, when russell robinson and brandon rush were on him he got shut down. his percentage was much lower than the rest of the tourney. and ill just say that its gonna be a great game, im not gonna make any ridiculous predictions about it, except for this; i cant wait to see roy williams cry, haha

Go KU! This is your year. Prediction: KU 74 --> Memphis 63
Yes all you UCLA and UNC fans this means that UCLA and UNC lose in the semi-final game.

TX A&M to the FINAL FOUR?!? Get real. I'm not even sure they're the 3rd best team in the Big 12 and you think they're one of the top 4 in the entire nation? It's a fine line between being a homer and being just plain silly (and I think you just crossed it!)

actually carolina makes coaches for kansas, larry brown, roy, and the coaches make kansas good. thats why kansas will lose.

actually carolina makes good coaches for kansas, larry brown, roy, and the coaches make kansas good. thats why kansas will lose.

I guess scoring 25 points with only 1 turnover against the #1 seed is considered "containing."

Key stat lines:

If Deon Thompson has 10+ pts, 5+ rebs AND Ellington breaks the 14 pt mark, UNC wins. Otherwise, Kansas fans finally get to validly say they still have a premier program post-Roy.

Memphis has graduated 15 of its last 17 seniors (those 2 went to the NBA).

Yes, C-USA is not a basketball powerhouse, but Memphis' out of conference games (Georgetown, Arizona, UConn, Oklahoma, USC) put their SOS on par with just about anybody in this tournament. In fact, only UNC has beaten more tournament teams than Memphis (UNC 9-1, Memphis 8-1).

AND they made 77 and 82% of free throws in the Houston regional.

People need to think, or at least know what they're talking about, before they post and not just recycle the same tired old lines that have been launched against non-BCS schools for years.

If they were so bad, 3 Elite 8's in a row and a Final Four this year. Only UCLA has done that.

GO TIGERS!

People, tend to forget that Memphis loss Rodney Carney (Junior), Darius Washington (Sophomore), Dajuan Wagner (Senior), Amare Stoudamire (Phoenix) Suns ( would be a Senior)

with all these loses Memphis is still playing great! So you can love on Kansas and UNC all you want, but Memphis has lost some talent and still balling.

UCLA is the best team in the land!
either them or UNC, i forget who i picked in my bracket

UCLA beat A&M, that's all there is to it...no controversy, no conspiracy. And I hate to burst your aggie bubble, but they would have lost to Western Kentucky or Xavier anyway...

Bottom line is that people have to see past the schedule a team is handed and the conference a team is in. The Tigers are the truth. It is what it is !

God bless the 4 no. 1 seeds for making history. Thats what its all about! HISTORY,thats why they do it! god love am!

This will be a great Final Four as it's already historic. Not gonna hate on any team but am going to love on the best one... Rock Chalk Jayhawk!

There's a reason KU allow Padgett to go to UL, WE DON'T NEED HIM. That's why UNC will have a harder time with Kaun. BTW Psycho T looks like a Nintendo Mii where someone made the eyes 10x too big!

UNC by 5+ points against Kansas? I think Kansas has the slight edge right now with sasha kaun turning it up and b rush finally acting like a big player. Sasha can control that goofy number 50 guy

Curry was contained. Scoring 25 points on 9-25 shooting and only 10 in the second half is being contained. Maybe you should learn a bit more about basketball before you post.

Here it is.. All four teams can win it all. I give Memphis some credit. they are a good team. My only draw back on them is the fact that they played a butter cookie schedule all year long so they should be where they are right now. I honestly didn't expect them to get here but they proved me wrong with good ball play and strong defense. I'm a Carolina man and i believe we will beat Kansas but it should be a good game. Kansas has a good team and can run with Carolina. But weather they'll be able to is still the question for the moment. Carolina in my opinion played strong teams all year long and have had to play with key injuries. They are some what healthy now and will be hard to defend. UCLA will have thee hands full with Memphis. That to will be a good game. I think it will be Carolina VS Memphis in the championship.

Sorry, delusional UNC fans, but the best of the mediocre ACC doesn't equal the best in the country. The only thing the Tar Heels will be owning after the Kansas game is the title of most overrated team in the last 10 years. Believe me, I've never liked Kansas. I thoroughly enjoyed their 3 losses, and hoped that they'd make it 4 against UT in the Big 12 final, but even I have to admit that a team with 6 players who've scored 20 points and 5-7 future NBA players is loaded enough to derail any school's title hopes. A finesse team like UNC won't survive against the real athletes at KU, or even Memphis.

Based on the comments posted to date, UCLA should be the underdog. No one likes them, let alone LOVEs them.

"KU will not overcome playing 5 on 8."

I love it when opposing fans start complaining about the officiating BEFORE the game.

GO HEELS!!

I think there will be no Rock Chalk Jayhawk in SA, and Tar Heels=2008 title. Bring it home, guys.

Why the focus on Memphis w/ graduation rates. The latest statistics show Memphis and UCLA both with 40% graduation rates for basketball. Kansas is not much better at 45%. Only North Carolina at 86% has anything to brag about.

No, coaches make KU good. I know the football coach. You don't find those out there. You to come back east. Hes from the mecca of football, Western PA. So you're wrong.

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Too bad UCLA shouldn't even be here right now. They should have been out of the tournament over a week ago. If the media and NCAA didn't want their glamour school to bow out early Texas A&M would be on their way to San Antonio.
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Even if they had called a foul, TAMU would have to win it in overtime. Why do TAMU fans assume a victory if a foul was called? Hey TAMU fans, that was a two point shot not a three point shot. The point guard is a 67% free throw shooter and TAMU was lousy at the line. If TAMU shot better free throws they would've advanced.

I have yet to see anyone picking UCLA. Kevin Love can own both Dorsey and Hansbrough, and the UCLA guards are much bigger than Texas. GO BRUINS

Kansas definitely did NOT contain Curry. 25 points is not containment.

Memphis is definitely a contender to win it all, but while UCLA may not be able to contain Rose, I wonder whether Memphis (or anyone, for that matter) can contain Kevin Love. That guy is someone whom NO ONE has been able to stop, or even come close to stopping.

Personally, I think the UCLA-Memphis game will be the better of the two. I think UNC will beat Kansas. While it will be a good game, I think UCLA-Memphis will be better. I think they match up slightly more evenly.

Let me put it this way...
Louisville beat Tennessee by 19.
I know that the Vols weren't as good as many thought, but they were still a very good team that many had argued for a #1 seed.
Carolina then beat Louisville pretty bad considering the run they were able to make.
Tyler Hansbrough can make absolutely any shot on the inside...whether a simple layup or a clutch 19 footer.
It should be a good game, but UNC is a great team with Psycho T.
Let's not forget Lawson, Ellington, and Green.

ACC love fest? Get outta here. The ACC was weak this year, everyone can admit that (despite the top RPI), but the Heels are the best team in the country. Their season was plagued with injuries so they seemed questionable at times, but that is in the past and they are peaking at the right time. The Tarheels being almost 100% healthy (minus Frasor) can't be stopped. Although Memphis is looking pretty tough lately. Expect to see the boys in blue cutting down the nets.

(anonymous, below)....The Heels, on their opening day, contained Curry...actually a bit better than did your Jayhawks. He shot 2-12 from behind the arc for 24 points. Kansas had all season to prepare for the likes of Curry but UNC did it from day one (he went 4-14 from behind the arc this weekend). Don't make excuses for Kansas and blame it on an ACC love fest. Your logic is terrible and so is your argument.

To everyone who keeps bringing up the Memphis Tigers not being able to hit free-throws needs to watch the Tigers last two ball games.

ku will beat UNC becuase of superior defense 85-81.

Maybe earlier poster should check UM's graduation rate... it is much better than before.

Thanks for picking the Tigers. Although we were in the top-5 in the polls all year (so someone liked us), we were picked "most likely upset" or to definitely lose in every tourney round by most of the experts. And as to us being in a weak conference, CUSA is weaker than the BCS conferences. That's why we played a tough non-conf schedule (and before you gripe that our tough games were all at home, they were all away last year... it is called a "home & away" package). But it didn't seem to matter, as we beat the SEC's Miss St then stomped Mich St and Texas (in Texas). If we play as well as we did in sweet 16, I expect us to win whole thing. Go Tigers Go!

I don't think UNC is going to dominate the game. KU-UNC are completely evenly matched. Both have depth, athleticism, and are efficient on offense. KU has a better defense, UNC has a better transition game. So, KU barely hung on against Davidson? SO WHAT. Sometimes you need luck to advance and let's be honest, Davidson was playing at a very high level( need I even mention Curry?) and KU played tight and stale and KU STILL WON. Isn't that what matters?

I think UNC will probably win this game, but it's going to be good and it's going to be close.

I'm surprised to see a team from cupcake conference USA (mid major) in the final four. Never thought I would see it. It'll be intersting to see how they do against the cream of the crop. Look for UCLA to win by 30. Then the Memphis players can be back home in time to study for final exams. (insert laughter here)

Clearly not enough of you guys watch Pac-10 basketball. UCLA will win its 12th national title this year.

Awww...don't like Memphis spoiling the BCS Big Dance, eh? Well, deal with it, dude. Considering how easily they tossed a fine Texas team aside, in Houston no less, should give you some indication of how well they will fare in against UCLA. Meanwhile, why don't you actually go watch some tape of Memphis before dismissing them as a cupcake.

sorry tu burst all you memphis fans collective bubble but,UCLA will prove they are no fluke or so called "lucky" to be here so be very afraid.

Most KU fans aren't "mad at Roy" for leaving. He did a great job at KU and returned to family and a great job.

But we WILL NEVER root for Carolina for the absolutely classless way they hounded Roy for hire during our championship game against Syracuse. No Class. Roy may love KU, but we don't love NC.

on the court, you couldn't beat UT at home. Memphis mopped the floor with UT in Houston. I think that 30point spread is based on hubris. You're in for quite a disappointment. Not a real great tourney showing--you got pushed around by the Big 12's sixth best team before the officials swallowed their whistles.

UCLA vs. Memphis.

What a game!

Here's the deal, if you base your prediction on the last game alone, of course Memphis would be favored. But slow down. Memphis looks awfully physical, but UCLA's inside game gets underestimated. Not just Love, but Aboya, Moute, & Mata can hammer inside defensively. UCLA's problem will be if it's guards get in foul trouble against Memphis on the dribble-drive cause Roberts & Rose are gonna take it to the hoop.

But don't get cocky Memphys oh Moute was hobbling the first three games - if he's fully heeled by Saturday, he will be all over the place defensively and on the boards.

If Collision & Westbrook don't get in foul trouble, Memphis is gonna have to battle, and the question is, will they crack?

Memphis resembles UNLV, but I have a feeling that, unfortunately for such a huge game, the referee's will be the one's that choke and are going to decide the outcome when someone like Love or Dorsey or Collision or Rose get's nailed for some ticky-tack calls - it always seems to happen. Let 'em play.

Memphis takes UCLA by 16; then slugs UNC by 16, like they did every opponent this year.

Tigers already made a joke outta the SEC, Big 10 and Big 12. Texas might finish 6th in C-USA, behind Tulsa.

Oh snap. I just dunked on you suckas like Baskerville Holmes. Go Tigers go. Win it for Keith Lee, Larry Finch and Dana Kirk!

hey hey take that ball to the hoop.....go tigers go!

Memphis by 8
KU by 6
Memphis by 11

Are all of you missing it.

LOVE vs HATE!
Robert Mithcum!
Memphis kids, know lyrics!
Cannot believe you do not get it!

UNC barely beat Davidson AT HOME. They've looked as good as they have because all of their games in the tournament have basically been home games. Time to step outside of NC and get Hansbrough buried with four big guys. I was real disappointed in Padgett and the Louisville big guys last weekend. They seemed to leave Hansbrough alone. Won't happen this Saturday. Chalmers, Rush, Robinson, and Collins will come out smokin and roll UNC by 7.

chalmers, kaun, arthur, collins, and jackson who can stop that KU jhawks thats right KU wins

I really cant believe some of the stuff im reading. Hansbrough is too weak, he will struggle against more athletic competition, the acc is weak? You guys are aware that Hansbrough is absolutely jacked and benches over 330 lbs? He also is quite athletic himself and has no worries there. And the ACC was the top conference in the RPI. Know your facts before you say something. Half the people might be the most ignorant fans in the world.

Hansborough still commits more uncalled fouls than anyone in college basketball and is less athletic than many who play the same position.

I am a college sports fan. A lot of the posts here are from fanatics. UCLA by 30 over Memphis? Wow, please leave your contact info. and I'll put my morgage on the line if you give me the Tigers and 30 points! (btw, Tigers grauation rate is at 89% during Cal's tenure and for the post suggesting KU, Memphis, and UCLA would trade for Roy ... you're smokin')
If you've made a post here dismissing or disrespecting any of the remaining teams you're not very bright.
Look, the truth is anyone who thinks their team is a lock to play in the championship game is not using reason to reach that conclusion. Four #1 seeds is awesome and they ALL have a legit shot.

Kansas had all season to prepare for the likes of Curry but UNC did it from day one (he went 4-14 from behind the arc this weekend).

Really? You want to talk about logic? Kansas had all season, huh? They've been preparing all season for Davidson, because they knew on March 30th, they were playing Davidson? And apparently UNC didn't get to practice whatsoever before their first game? I think you have your teams mixed up there...

I agree with the last poster who said that there are some serious fanatics on this message board....some of you guys are crazy....I also am a huge college hoops fan. I have watched all of these teams all year long.

With that said, Memphis has some great athletes....did you see that double pump dunk that Rose threw down against Texas. I was very impressed with how their defense was able to create turnovers against Texas, who did beat UCLA this year. UCLA has some horses on the inside, and not just Love....which I think will neutralize the Dorsey. Collison will guard Rose much better than Augustine did, so it will come down to Douglas-Roberts having a huge game, hitting a lot of those mid-range jump shots....because I think that UCLA will cut down Memphis' transition game because they won't turn the ball over, very much. All that being said, I think that Memphis' athletes will get UCLA in the end....and they will hit some free throws and end up winning by 7.

Both KU and UNC beat Davidson by close margins, but a game that happened at Thanksgiving compared to a game last Sunday with college kids....not a good comparison (same with Texas beating UCLA in December)...."shutting down Curry"
No, KU did not shut down Curry, the best scorer in the tournament this year....he still almost beat them....but he did miss a number of shots down the stretch which if he had made them would have changed the outcome of the game.....Carolina played Davidson in November.....all of these teams have been through so much and have improved immensely since November....these are college kids, still getting better every day at this sport.

Ok, let's analyze UNC versus KU....yes, the Heels have the All-American....no, he's not as athletic as Arthur and Jackson of KU, but the key issue in my mind is who will get in foul trouble....if Hannsbrough gets in foul trouble, UNC has not much else to throw at KU underneath....if he had been in foul trouble against Louisville, that game might have turned out differently....who comes off of Carolina's bench and can neutralize, Kaun, Jackson, Arthur and they have a freshman named Cole Aldrich who they can still throw at Hannsbrough if everyone else is in foul trouble. KU has three great guards. Lawson is awesome, question, will his ankle be healed enough to not hurt him? The swing men I think are pretty close, but I give the edge to Brandon Rush who is a little more seasoned than Carolina's boys....overall, a close game, the talent is very high on both teams, but the reason that I think Carolina will win is the "it" factor....I think that Hannsbrough will want it a little bit more than the collective KU players will want it. That has been KU's achilles heal all year....the deep, deep desire to win just doesn't always seem to be there. Carolina by three or four points.

And to sum all of this up....you won't find a bigger KU fan in the world than me. I lived in Kansas for fourteen years growing up. I don't blame Roy for leaving....I hate that he did. I do hate Carolina for stealing him from us. Dean Smith messed over his alma mater by not leaving Roy alone...yes, Dean Smith went to Kansas....does it matter where the coaches come from...there is a deep connection between these schools....they played in the final four in 1991 with KU winning and losing to Duke in the Final game afer Duke beat UNLV. KU played UNC in 1993 in the semi-finals and the Heels won the whole thing with the Chris Weber time out game.

I actually think that this Final Four will be like that one in 1993 which featured three Number 1's and KU as a Number 2 seed. Those games were all out wars, the best game was the one between Kentucky and Michigan that year with Jamal Mashburn going up against the Fab Five with Michigan prevailing late.

I don't have any idea who will win between Carolina and Memphs....

My advice is to just enjoy this weekend for what it will be the best weekend of college basketball we've seen in many years.

Will in Denver

One poster said Hansborough doesn't get all the fouls on him he commits. I have taped most of our games this year and I can tell you a lot more DON'T get called where he hits the floor, gets bloodied, etc. You need to get your facts straight or watch the games again. I picked UNC vs KU in my pool and UCLA vs UT so I got 3 out of 4. I am glad to see all four #1's make it. Reminds me of 1993 when we won it in Nawlins. Heels over Rock Chalk, UCLA over the Tigers. UNC over UCLA Monday night. From the ATL! GO HEELS!

anyone who says hansbrough isn't athletic is kidding themselves. He benches over 300 and is the fastest center in college basketball and can run down the court very quickly. He gets fouled a lot when refs don't call it coz they get tired of calling fouls against him all the time. He doesn't commit stupid fouls with the exception of the Louisville game when he got lucky the refs didn't call one or two of them. Kansas can't keep up with UNC in transition, and lawson's ankle is nearly fully healed and he's making 3's that he hasn't in the past. The key factor in the game will be if Wayne Ellington and Danny Green can hit their 3's they've been very streaky lately. Hansbrough simply can't be shut down the closest another team got was duke, but they still gave up 16 points and 15 boards to him. If Kansas can make their 3 pointers it will be close and they can come up with a win, if they don't they won't win. Kansas is a good team but carolina's penetration and kick out to their perimeter guys and offensive rebounding will be too much.