NCAA Title Game: Are Memphis and Kansas the Two Best Teams?

 
With Monday night's title game pitting the Memphis Tigers against the Kansas Jayhawks, are these two teams the best in the game. Both teams can make the argument of best team in the land for knocking off North Carolina and UCLA.  But in a best of three series I don't know if Kansas and Memphis win.  However it's single elimination so forget that theory. What I can tell you is that Memphis has the two best players in the championship game, Derrick Rose and Chris Douglas-Roberts.  Both torched UCLA and should do the same against Kansas, although the Jayhawk defense is a little better then the Bruins' D. For the Big XII champs they counter with a deeper team and better inside presence.  I don't think Joey Dorsey and Robert Dozier have the stones to keep up with Darnell Jackson, Darrell Arthur and Sasha Kaun. Kaun provides senior leadership coming off the bench and at 6-11, he has the ability to clog up the lane and make things tough ... [link]

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