Always Blue and Gray

I'm just now getting to the point where I can talk about the game on Monday night. It was rough, but still a proud situation for the city of Memphis. Though none of the players (save the ill-fated Andre Allen) are actually from Memphis, we are so proud of how they represented us during the tournament. If nothing else, I hope that Coach Calipari recognizes that free throw shooting is essential to winning championships. Any Tiger fan can tell you about our C-USA Championship game in 2005. Darius Washington will always be loved by Memphians, despite his missing free throws to win the C-USA Championship and go to the NCAA Tournament that year. So, long story short.....Memphis has lost 2 championships (though one more important than the other) in the past 4 years because of free throws. I'm surprised more people aren't talking about that, but perhaps Coach Cal will realize this and work on those free throws.

Either way, I realized on Monday that the best man may not always win.