National Championship

[mexicobufan]

After watching the game last night I started wondering if in todays world is it possible for a team like Bradley to win the national championship or if a sweet 16 run every 50 years is the best you can expect? Could Bradley of made a run at the title next year if POB had stayed around for his Sr. year and continued to develop? Its not often that a school like Bradley gets a big talented kid like POB and I think last night showed you have to have one to win the big game. I would like to think its possible but in todays world with mid majors getting high seeds that make the run much harder than what a BCS team would have to make, I dont know. We will be a talented team over the next couple of years and if we get a big JC kid or two we could be set for a run but the question is can a school like Bradley go all the way?

[Da Coach]

I have wondered the same thing. I don't see a midmajor ever winning the NCAA championship, though I believe we could see one make the final 4 once a decade or so.

[tornado]

I don't know anywhere else to put this post, but on the Kansas site, there is no story about the National Championship or the Final Four, just a story about .....Kansas.

And it is so self absorbing, which I guess all Kansas fans are anyway, that I thought I'd give you some excerpts for a laugh.

First...the title is
"Let the Healing Begin"

Then the story goes on to moan and wail and talk about all the crying and tears shed by the Kansas players and fans because they fell short of their expectations.
Never one reference to being beaten by a better team...just moans about how the balls didn't bounce their way.
Of course there's the obligatory refetrence to the Bucknell and Bradley losses, but the story drags on and on whining about how unfair life is because this Kansas team really is better than all those guys down in Atlanta this week.


Here are a few snippets for your enjoyment:

"The pain was never greater than on March 24 when KU???‚¬?„?s journey to the Final Four ended in San Jose, Calif. So to help begin the healing process, let???‚¬?„?s get a little closure and go behind the scenes in the Jayhawk locker room after their season-ending loss to the Bruins. '

"This locker room at the HP Pavilion was a little different than the past two seasons when I saw guys like Aaron Miles and Christian Moody weep openly after losing in the first round of the NCAA tournament. (Miles was a senior when KU fell to Bucknell in 2005, while Moody ended his career last season against Bradley). There were no seniors on this squad and the players contained their emotions. But make no mistake. They felt the pain of having played their last game of the year and coming so close to reaching the Final Four."

"Rodrick Stewart, for one, just rubbed his hands over his head with his eyes down. Russell Robinson was also in a state of shock."

"Asked to compare UCLA???‚¬?„?s defense with Southern Illinois (KU beat SIU, 61-58, in the Sweet 16), Rush gave the nod to the Salukis.

???‚¬?“I don???‚¬?„?t think they???‚¬?„?re as quick as SIU,???‚¬?? Rush said."

"No, it wasn???‚¬?„?t a dream. There would be no more practices. No more games. And for sophomore guard Brandon Rush, this might have been the last game..."

"Mario Chalmers..... "Not many teams can say they made it to the Elite Eight."

(that's right Mario...only eight can... )

Darrell Arthur -- "it just wasn???‚¬?„?t our day"

Bill Self -- "We???‚¬?„?re all disappointed and hurt, but life is a learning experience. You got to adjust and move on. It wasn???‚¬?„?t our day, but walk out with your head high.???‚¬??

"Let the healing begin."

http://kansas.scout.com/2/631916.html

[collegehoopjunkie]

Kansas may have a different look next year.
Brandon Rush will probably be gone as he is a sure first round draft pick.
His buddy Julian Wright may also be in the NBA next year,
and Sherron Collins is rumored to be interested in transferring to a school closer to home (Chicago) so he can be closer to his family and child (soon to be 2 children).

[ph]

Re: National Championship

From a logical standpoint, there is always a possibility. But when you consider BU's tourney exits in the last 2 years, the big man and good but small guards alone is probably not enough (without great amounts of luck or insane deep shooting) you also need a Florida Brewer type (6-9, long wingspan, great baller..)

[BradleyBrave]

Kansas may have a different look next year.
Brandon Rush will probably be gone as he is a sure first round draft pick.
His buddy Julian Wright may also be in the NBA next year,
and Sherron Collins is rumored to be interested in transferring to a school closer to home (Chicago) so he can be closer to his family and child (soon to be 2 children).

I don't think Dollar Bill is going to let Sherron transfer. I don't think their 'arrangement' will allow that. If the kid thing played into SC's decision making at all, he would have stayed true to his verbal to U of I 2 years ago.