The End

Well, this is it. It'd be hard to argue that these aren't the two best teams at this point. People have been complaining about various things all tournament, which annoys me to no end. There weren't enough upsets on the first day. Belmont almost beat Duke- who cares if there were now 5-12 "upsets"? There haven't been enough close games. Yes, there have been a lot of blowouts. But *Davidson* was a shot away from the Final Four, and I can't think of many things more fun to watch than Kansas' 29-4 run in the first half on Saturday. This is the best three week run in any sport; I don't understand why people always need something to complain about.

There aren't many odds left to discuss. Memphis is favored by 2, and everyone is picking them, for reasons that are entirely beyond me. If UNC had won on Saturday, they'd be favored, and everyone would be all over them. Kansas beat the Tar Heels by 18. Memphis beat an inferior UCLA team, in less impressive fashion. I have been picking KU all tournament, and will do so again tonight.

Sportsbook has Final Four MVP odds up again. Rush, 15:1 last week, is now 3:1. Rose is even money, and CDR is +250. Taking Rose at EV would be silly- you'd be much better off just betting on Memphis to win. CDR had 28 against UCLA, I'm not sure why his odds are so much different than Rose's. He's probably the best play there.

Kansas, along with being a better team than UCLA, matches up better with Memphis than the Bruins did. If anyone in the country can guard Rose, it'd be Robinson. And while UCLA had nobody tall enough to guard CDR, the Jayhawks have Rush. On the other end, Dorsey was able to shut down Love, but KU doesn't rely on one guy inside like the Bruins, as they have Jackson, Arthur, Kaun, and, apparently, Aldrich.

Contrary to the score I posted here, I do think it will be close, and would not be surprised at all if Memphis won. I just don't get how their bandwagon got so full, so fast.