Final Four: No Excuses Tonight Who Will Be Triumphant

 
While this is the first time that all four no.1 seeds have been in the final four together, this is also the first time since 1970 that the top four teams in the AP Poll have played in the final weekend. In the first game, Memphis and the underappreciated Tigers take on the UCLA Bruins and each coach, John Calipari and Ben Howland, will be looking for their first championship game appearance.  But what could put each team over the edge...the match ups.  Can Joey Dorsey stop Kevin Love or can Darren Collison stop the freshman sensation Derrick Rose.  K Love has built a reputation as a play maker and will be hard to defend.  Love has put up serious numbers as well as swat shoots in the paint.  Mempis big man Joey Dorsey will have his hands full so don't expect many points out of him (not that he scores a lot anyway).  His assignment will be to keep Love from getting easy baskets and keep him off the offensive glass.  ... [link]

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