Damn it’s depressing that we have to wait so long for college basketball. In other news I will be watching the Suns try to fight their way back against the Spurs who are up 2-0 in their series.

Go Suns, Go Heels!

Alexander was awarded an eight-year $62 million contract just two seasons ago, but those two seasons, Alexander has been plauged with injuries, and has been ineffective on the field. This led to many Seahawk fans booing the 2005 MVP.

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Derrick Rose
Rose declared his eligibility after an amazing season with the Memphis Tigers. The freshman led his team to the championship game and, if it weren’t for some choked free throws at the end of regulation, would be the champion. It would appear to me that either him or Beasley would go first in the draft, but for me it’s Rose first. His leadership skills on the court have been amazing and he took the team farther than they’ve been in a long time.

Kevin Love
Announcing his eligibility didn’t surprise me, but I don’t think Love is ready for the NBA. He was out hustled and out played by Memphis in UCLA’s Final Four loss and it’s unfortunate to see players go before their time. Much like Brandan Wright of UNC the year before, I don’t see Love getting much playing time in the NBA, but money talks I guess.

Still waiting…
As a Tar Heel fan I am still waiting to hear whether Ty Lawson, Tyler Hansbrough, and Wayne Ellington will declare. While I don’t feel any of them are ready for the NBA, I also think that they lost worth by getting completelly dominated by Kansas. That sort of loss completelly overshadows the amazing season they’ve had and if those three return, Carolina could be a heavy contender for the Championship next year.

I’m sure the next few weeks will have a lot more players declaring or staying, it should be interesting to see how oppionions of next years NCAA contender teams change as more and more players begin to take off.

Here are the awards he won this year:

Sports Illustrated Player of the Year
Sporting News Player of the Year
Naismith Player of the Year
Rupp Award
Wooden Award

Dick Vitale

1. North Carolina
2. UCLA
3. Louisville
4. Texas
5. Georgetown

Luke Winn of Sports Illustrated

1. North Carolina
2. UConn
3. UCLA
4. Purdue
5. Kansas

As you can see, with the exception of UNC and UCLA, Luke disagree’s with Dick Vitale.

Rivals.com

1. North Carolina
2. UCLA
3. Memphis
4. Texas
5. Kansas

Rivals is the first to include the National Champion Jayhawks and the runner up Memphis Tigers, Rivals rely’s more on the fact that players aren’t leaving but they will update these once draft declarations are made.

Andy Katz from ESPN has a different take all together.

1. Texas
2. North Carolina
3. Pitt
4. Kansas
5. Notre Dame

So what do I think? I think the Tar Heels become stronger than ever if Hansbrough, Lawson, and Ellington stay with the team next season. I think Memphis will again be looked over but will remain a strong team making a reasonable run come tournament time next year. I think that Kansas will lose at least 3 of their star players and while they will be good next year, they will not match the caliber of this years championship team. UCLA will lose Love and time will tell how UCLA comes back from losing the big man.

I hate these early predictions, it just reminds me that I have to wait until November to see College Basketball again. It reminds me that all summer if I have a hankering for sports, the best I can do is watch a Baseball game on TV or, god forbid, I can turn Futbol on Telemundo. Worst of all it reminds me that soon Phoenix, where I reside, will be the temperture of the Sun and there’s nothing I can do to escape it.

1. Roy Williams to Return To Kansas

Apparently Jim Rome said on his show today that there are rumors that Carolina Coach Roy Williams was sporting the Jayhawks sticker last night for more reasons than just supporting his old team. With Coach Self most likelly taking a position at OSU, there are rumors that Roy will leave the Tar Heels and go back to Kansas where, much like his last two seasons with the Tar Heels, he will get far in the tournament and choke at the end. I’ll believe it when I see more.

2. Chalmers’ Tying Shot, It was actually a 2 pointer

Apparently a few people from ESPN have said that if this shot was reviewed, like the Derrik Rose shot earlier in the game, that Memphis would have won in regulation by 1 point. I’ve watched the replay and it looked to me like he was behind the line. I unfortunately am at work and can only view it on YouTube though so I’ll have to reserve judgement until later on this one.

3. Coach Calipari may go to the Knicks

It’s no surprise that Memphis fans are grieving this morning over the loss last night, what was surprising is the many fans that have called for Calipari to be fired. More surprising than that though was a report from SportsByBrooks.com that says Calipari may be interested in Coaching the New York Knicks. It would really surprise me to see Calipari leave the Tigers after the great years he has put up so far, but with some of his stars most likelly headed to the NBA maybe he wants to skip the re-building. Time will tell.

4. Tyler Hansbrough is Definitely Going Pro

I’ve seen and heard a few rumors that Hansbrough has made his decision and he will not be a Tar Heel next season. I think this is crap, I don’t think he’s made a decision and I don’t think he will for at least a few weeks. Tyler has said before that he won’t leave until he wins a National Championship and next year would be his last chance. He seems like the type to stick around next year, especially if he reads everyone saying he’ll be a terrible pro.

So that’s it, if you have any stories to add feel free to comment.

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Kansas is your National Champions

Well time to drink more, which I said I wouldn’t do. Expect my posts later this week to come from The Meadows Rehab facility in Wickenburg AZ if my depression keeps up. Feel free to comment or e-mail me if you’d like to contribute to my well being.