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Mario Chalmers 3-point shot 2008 NCAA National Championship (video)

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Down by 3 to the Memphis Tigers, the Kansas Jayhawks needed a prayer to send the 2008 Men's Basketball National Championship to Overtime.High Quality Link: ...

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Here’s The Greatest Shot in the History of the Final Four
College Hoops Journal — So chaotic, so flawed a play, it makes Chalmers’ (who kind of fumbles the ball before he really goes up with it) shot all the more incredible. I’m still sick over it. I can’t even imagine being a Memphis fan today.

HOLY CRAP, AWESOME
Ladies... — Last night was easily the best Finals I’ve seen in a long time. In fact, I can’t even decide on a better one so I’m dubbing this Best Finals I’ve Ever Seen. The NCAA tourney is my favorite time of year, hands down, but the Finals always seem to be a disappointment. This year, the score was close the entire way and both teams looked ...

Three Easy Steps To Losing the National Championship
Intentional Foul — If you are looking a for some clues on how to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, look no further than the Memphis Tigers. Exhibit A: Exhibit B: Add in a Mario Chalmers last second three like so: And you’ve just choked away a damn good chance at being National Championships. Maybe Memphis should have fouled ...

ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK
Docksquad Sports — Congrats to Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks for winning the NCAA Championship game last night. And what a game it was! In the words of Dicky V, "An Instant Classic Baby!" The game had it all with great plays, multiple lead changes, missed free throws by Memphis to blow a huge lead, a huge shot that sent the game into overtime, and domination in overtime by Kansas that led to victory. Both teams battled their hearts out, and like Bill Self said, if these two teams played 10 times, the outcome would probably end up 5-5. Thanks to both teams for putting on a great show, and to our favorite player in DROSE, thanks for ...

The (final) Card Chronicle Fab 50
Card Chronicle — This is the final installment of a four-part series in which we count down the 50 best players in college basketball. Part I was released before the season, Part II on Jan. 7 and Part III on Feb. 15. I'm refusing to let this season go. The player's previous ranking in the Fab 50 is the number in parentheses.   50. Anthony Randolph, FR, F, LSU (NR) The slight rookie may have made himself a lottery pick by averaging 20 points and 8.3 rebounds in the final month of the season. 49. Drew Neitzel, SR, G, Michigan State (42) The preseason All-American's topsy-turvy career in East Lansing was summed up ...

Seattle Supersonic Draft Candidates: Mario Chalmers
SeaTown Sports — Photo Source: [Flickr] The Run-Down 2007-08 Season Averages: 12.8ppg, 4.3apg, 2.3stealspg Height: 6'1", Weight: 190lbs, Position: PG, Class: Junior Age: 22 years old Best Case Comparison: ...

Draft Profile: Mario Chalmers
Project Spurs - A San Antonio Spurs Blog and Podcast — The Spurs have several needs they may look to address in Thursday night’s NBA Draft. One need is for a younger backup point guard that can be a long-term replacement for Jacque Vaughn. At number 26, one player that may be available is Kansas guard Mario Chalmers. Sound familiar? He’s the player whose late three-pointer propelled the Jayhawks into overtime for an eventual NCAA Championship win over Memphis. At 6-1 190 lbs., he’s the perfect size to play point guard in the NBA. Only problem is he hasn’t shown that he can be a pure point guard and if the Spurs are looking for someone to set up the offense and distribute the ball, they may ...

2008 Year In Review: Top Sports Moments
FanIQ Blog — 2008 has come and (nearly) gone, so its time to take a look back at the year that was.  We saw a year full of suspense, surprises, and history.  Here's the top 10 moments in the 2008 sports year. 10.  Red River Rivalry - October 10 Its rare when a highly anticipated rivalry game actually lives up to its billing, but when Texas and Oklahoma met up this year it did just that.  Texas kept falling behind Oklahoma and coming back until the second half when they finally took the lead and ended up winning the game going away by a score of 45-35.  Colt McCoy and Sam Bradford had amazing games, and ultimately went ...

2008 Plays Of The Year [Listicle]
We Eat Children — Previous Post: Top 10 Stories That Mattered In 2008 [Listicle] 2008 Plays Of The Year [Listicle] After countless hours of research and heated debate WEC presents to you the Top 10 plays of 2008. Please feel free to mock and debate in the comments. 10. We start off with a cheeky little goal by Real Madrid’s Rafael Van Der Vaart on Sporting Gijon. We may never know why he felt the need to run at the ball backwards. 9. Some may argue this dunk did not occur in an actual game and therefore does not deserve to be in this list. However the bottom line is Dwight Howard put on a slam dunk show reminiscent of Vince Carter, Dominique Wilkins etc. and none ...

Commish’s 2008 Rewind
SLAM Online — by Vincent Thomas There were better basketball-related stories in 2008. There were more important basketball-related issues in 2008. There were more entertaining basketball-related moments in 2008. But, for me, what follows are 10 of my random, personal favorite basketball-related moments/stories/events of 2008, in no particular order… Barack Obama hoops footage: The most profound story of 2008 in America (and perhaps in the world) was the election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. I know more than a few fellow sports junkies that, like me, almost had to begrudgingly turn from ...

It’s a March Madness Kind of Day
Intentional Foul — We’re all about college basketball today. There’s a ton of stuff to go over, and I thought the Mario Chalmers shot would be a great way to kick to our meme off. I’m still surprised Calipari didn’t have someone, anyone, foul after Derrick Rose made his second free throw. That’s the difference between winning and losing, boy and girls. Anyway, there’s lots of conference tournament action, news and other stuff to get to as the college basketball world moves closer and closer the real NCAA Tournament. Good times. A post from the ...

The NCAA Tournament Starts Tomorrow!!!!!!!! Pt. 8
Ballin' is a Habit — So yesterday was St. Patty's Day, which means that 99% of the civilized world is hungover today. Me, I enjoyed a few Guinness's while listening to some good Irish folk music (I don't know why, but I have always enjoyed it). ...

Let The Madness Commence (Round of 64 Morning Open Thread)
California Golden Blogs — via burrowowl.net Schedule for the morning games (all times PST)-- If you can't get to a TV, catch all the action on March Madness On Demand!  #9 Butler vs #8 LSU, 9:20 AM-South Region #15 CSU Northridge vs #2 Memphis, 9:25 AM (will be televised on CBS on most of the the West Coast)-West Region #9 Texas A&M vs #8 BYU, 9:30 AM-West Region #12 Northern Iowa vs #5 Purdue, 11:30 AM-West Region #16 Radford vs #1 North Carolina, 11:50 AM-South Region #16 Chattanooga vs #1 Connecticut, ...

The NCAA Tournament's First Weekend: In a word, boring? Actually, no. A look back at 48 games in four days.
Ballin' is a Habit — The NCAA Tournament looks awfully chalky this year. For the first time ever, all of the top three seeds have reached the Sweet 16. Two four seeds also made it through the tournament's first weekend. The only two teams that are not a top four seed still alive? Purdue, the 5 seed out west, is a team that many had as a Final Four dark horse early in the season, and were it not for a series of injuries during the season, would probably not be seeded this low; and Arizona, a 12 seed in the midwest, who has reached 25 straight NCAA Tournaments, although this is the first time they have been seeded this low. Not exactly full of cinderellas. If ...

Who Wants the Next Pistol Pete? Rubio’s in the Draft
The Big Lead — Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio, who has a penchant for making playground moves look effortless during games that matter, is entering the NBA draft. He’ll probably owe his international team some money, but for an 18-year-old (doesn’t turn 19 until October) who is projected as a top three pick, that’s nothing. After seeing what Derrick Rose has accomplished in his first season vs. what Michael Beasley has done in Miami … is Blake Griffin still the automatic No. 1 pick over Rubio? Rose was only 19 when he was drafted. He and Rubio both stand about 6-foot-3, 190-pounds. Rose, an aggressive point ...

Another Friday, Another Set of Random Thoughts
Amphibious Sports Duo — Yesterday as I was washing dishes I took a gander outside my kitchen window and bam! A bolt of lightning exploded in my backyard. I was temporarily blinded and startled near the point of confusion by the boom as well. After the incident I have decided that flash grenades really are effective methods of combat, not just in FPSs. Unfortunately the strike messed up some of the electronics in the house, so this weekend I will attempt to become an electrician and fix them. After the break I wax unpoetically on events of the past week; mainly the Finals game from last night, Raul Ibanez, Mark Sanchez, and whatever floats into my brain while I punch the ...

Team of the 2000s: #8 – Memphis
Rush The Court — We already know that this selection is going to cause some consternation among teams that weren’t selected as high.  It’s ok.  We get it.  The selection process ultimately comes down to a matter of taste, and Memphis blended with our palates a little better than the others.  If you disagree, let us know… #8 – Memphis Overview. In the period from 2000-2009, few college basketball programs “felt” bigger than Memphis.  John Calipari showed up to run the show in 2000 and everyone knew what was to ...

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Rush The Court — Stepping away from this decade’s rankings for a moment, one could make the argument that the runner-up recipient on our list would top a list of the greatest college basketball programs of all-time. Sure, UCLA and Kentucky fans may quibble, but the combination of legendary players (Lovelette, Chamberlain, Manning, Pierce), pantheon coaches (Naismith, Allen, Brown, Williams) and an arena that every true college basketball fan should visit (Allen Fieldhouse) could surely provide enough ammunition to make an argument to head an all-time list. The successes of this program’s basketball has extended into the current decade, ...

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The Sporting Blog — I feel certain that what I experienced in San Antonio during the 2008 Final Four was not a hallucination. I watched Memphis in the Final Four. I even rode around in one of those boats along the River Walk with Memphis (and Kansas) fans before the title game that Monday. They were part of what is easily the most exciting and most significant basketball game I've ever seen in person in my 26-plus years on this earth. As a refresher: ...

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