The interview with TBangs during halftime made me sleepy. I think he hypnotizes people with his uninflected voice.
23-23 with 4:45 left in the 1st half. Not what I expected at all in terms of scoring and pace, but totally cool to see Davidson and Curry going toe to toe with the Jayhawks. My anti-Carolina side almost wants KU to win just because I think they'll have a better chance against the Tar Heels (and I want a week's worth of the unintentional comedy of Roy Williams trying to act emotionally torn by playing his old school). But I just have to pull for Davidson and Curry. Go 'Cats!
(and if little Davidson took down mighty Carolina in the final four...ooh that would be too cool)
The interview with TBangs during halftime made me sleepy. I think he hypnotizes people with his uninflected voice.
How on earth did we beat these guys?
kansas knows they are in a fight...
Blast! Davidson is ruining my plans. You guys do realize that UNC will not be phased by Davidson at all. If Wildcats win, UNC will win the NC this year. Sad but true.
fazed...
And how awesome would it be if Davidson actually beat Carolina?
is curry's shooting ability unreal or what? He has the quickest shot I have ever seen.
Wow!
surprised they only set 1 screen for curry which has not worked all night with the screen defender always showing. Figured richards would bring it down with curry going crazy through screens for the ball.
A great finish. Great defense by KU on that last play to force Curry to give up the ball. Sad for Davidson, they had a great run through the tourney and deserve all the credit in the world. Congrats to Kansas.
What a heartbreaker for the Wildcats.
Kansas will probably be much looser next week when they face UNC, and they have the players to win it.
Four #1 seed teams in the Final Four for the first time ever. Whoever wins it is going to have to earn it.
Davidson represented themselves well. A fantastic season for them.
Kansas, sheesh - they need to do some serious work on the offensive end to have any chance against UNC.
wow...you think bill self wanted to puke?
awesome game...
Davidson has to be sad that they didn't win it, but delighted with their overall tournament performance. Moral victories aren't very satisfying, but Davidson has to be proud, proud, proud of their team.
KU did a really nice job on Curry. He finished 9-25 overall, 4-16 from three. Chris Lofton had his career ended with a similar performance; same with Drew Neitzel. Not that Curry's career is over, and he's actually a much better player than the other two, but it's just not that hard to crack down on a great shooter if you have athletes.
Still, a GREAT season for Davidson. I really appreciate them entertaining me so much over the past couple of weeks.
I wouldn't judge Kansas too much on this performance since it was their "getting over the hump" game, and there was tons of pressure on the KU players to deliver for Self his first Final Four. Think about how ragged Duke looked against Kansas in '91 when going for Coach K's first championship (as the NC was Duke's "hump" at the time). Or, for a more direct comparison, think about 1999 and how ragged UConn looked in the regional final against a similar midmajor in Gonzaga when going for Calhoun's first Final Four. I think Khalid El-Amin was something like 0 for 12 that game.
Hopefully the pressure is off now for Kansas and they bring their best game of the season against UNC. Certainly, the media talk over the next week or so will be crowning UNC and not giving Kansas a chance, especially after this close call against Davidson. If you're an ABCer, the intangibles couldn't have set up much better than this.
Davidson is a high energy team that played that way for 40 minutes. They have a great shooter and another that is very good. They box out well and contest everything. They also send the team after the rebound.
Kansas had a weakness and it showed up today. They turn the ball over a lot when under pressure. Maybe it is due to the speed at which they play, but they were up between 15 and 20 turnovers and Davidson didn't do that. Of the two teams, I thought Davidson had the better coaching.
KU has a load of talent so the next games will be the best the NCAAs can offer.
Very surprised Curry passed up that final shot given the way he's been playing. They could definitely have worked to get him a better look.
Still, a good finish, and I'm much more hopeful about KU's prospects against UNC.