I would have liked to write a game preview for the title game, but I spent Sunday in the office helping out with the Mets season opener and spent all of Monday at Yankee stadium working on my first video story. Check it out below.
If you like it, thanks. And I don't care if you don't like it...I'm posting it everywhere so you'll just have to deal with it for a day or two.
Moving on.
About a month ago I told you about the team draft I do with my buddies.
When I received word that I had first pick, I thought for about 4.5 seconds and chose the Florida Gators.
I laughed then at the heat I received for the pick. Florida had just lost three of four games and the talking heads were beginning to question a No. 1 seed in the Tournament.
And now I'm still laughing because the writing has been on the wall the entire time. I'll rehash one last time:
1. Same starting five from last year.
2. Two 6'11 forwards who are on the cusp of double-double averages.
3. A 6'9 do-it-all forward who nobody talked about a month ago (who leads UF in scoring).
4. A 45.5% three-point shooter who could hit the Rock-and-Jock 10-point shot with no problem.
5. A two-point field goal percentage of 60.
6. A scoring margin of +17.6 (they beat Ohio State by 26 the first time around).
Should I keep going?
When I said writing on the wall, I meant it. Just look at the National Championship game. Brewer defended everyone from Conley to Oden, Humphrey hit the big jumpers and Horford and Noah were strong while in the game (and when they were out, Chris Richard and Marreese Speights did just fine).
While I'm talking about the players, Al Horford should be the Tourney's MOP. In the final two games he knocked home 27 points and 29 boards (Oden had 38 and 21).
It's clear that the Buckeyes' effort was a far cry from their football brethren when they took on the Gators back in January in that other revenue sport. It just boils down to the fact that Florida is the class of college basketball far and away.
I thought about just how good Florida is in the grand scheme of past champions, but I think that's impossible to gauge. The Gators have to be among the better teams ever though. And as far as the recent dynasty the school as put together…wow. I'd love to see the athletic revenue sheets in Gainesville.
Anyway, it was great game. Fun to watch and I'm sad to see it end. But baseball and spring football are here, so I'll get over it. 27-29, 36-22