Three Easy Steps To Losing the National Championship
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If you are looking a for some clues on how to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, look no further than the Memphis Tigers.
Exhibit A:
Exhibit B:
Add in a Mario Chalmers last second three like so:
And you’ve just choked away a damn good chance at being National Championships.
Maybe Memphis should have fouled Chalmers — or maybe, I don’t know, they could’ve hit their free throws? Nevertheless, all credit is due to Chalmers for hitting that huge shot and to KU for putting their collective boot on the throats of the Tigers when the overtime period began.
A big topic of discussion today after the game are the missed free throws by Memphis. But don’t forget that rebound that KU did not retrieve after one of those missed free throws when the score was 60-62. When I saw that rebound go back to Memphis, I almost turned the TV off and went to bed. We have to give “props” to KU’s D. They were tough on UNC and they held Memphis to 63 in regulation.