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All season we'd heard the same thing about Memphis. Great team, but their free throw shooting is going to kill them at some point in the tournament. I know it was the reason I didn't have them getting to the Final Four, and all season Memphis coach John Calipari said his team would make them when they mattered. Nobody believed him. Then the tournament started, and what do you know, the
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Well That Was Fun, One Shining Moment
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae — Last night's game was the kind of game that you're glad you spent the time to watch. How bout the absolute legend that Mario Chalmers just became. Pretty amazing shot. And with Kansas walking on water last night, Memphis pulled one of the worst choke jobs we've seen in quite a while. No way should they lose that game with that kind of lead and a minute left. The shot: And a CBS tradition: ...

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