Congrats to the Tarheels on their second championship in 5 years. Their fifth team championship ties them with Indiana for third on the all-time list, behind UCLA (11) and Kentucky (7). Roy Williams now has as many championships with the Heels as Dean Smith does. Scary.
I thought it would be a closer game, but UNC did the exact same thing to MSU that they did in December: Run. And run fast. MSU just couldn't keep up, and couldn't stop the 3 ball.
Anyone who didn't pick UNC to win it all is an idiot. Anyone who picked UNC to lose before the Final Four is completely brain dead. And for those who picked Gonzaga to upset UNC in the Sweet 16? You might as well adopt the surname "Bush" and run for president.
The rest of the field was wide open, but there hasn't been a more obvious championship pick since Kentucky in 1996. The only other one that comes close is UConn in 2004. UNC had too much talent, too much athleticism and too many stars. They take the old "best defense is a good offense" cliche in the most literal sense: They're so fast offensively that it wears teams out, so that the opponent doesn't have the energy to keep up on offense.
I'll give you my 2010 pick once we know who's going pro, but right now Kansas and Syracuse are both looking very good. Here's my only prediction for right now: Arizona's NCAA-long streak of 25 straight NCAA tournaments will end next year. Ah, who am I kidding, they'll go 6-25 and the committee will still give them a 12-seed for trying hard.
And thus the best 2 1/2 weeks of the year comes to a close. Shed a tear and pour one out. It's been a great season and a fun tournament.
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