In one corner: Kentucky's precocious teenage prodigies; the relentlessly hyped Greatest Recruiting Class of All-Time; the kids who were given everything before they earned anything; the NBA-obsessed villains the media loved to tear down amid mid-season hiccups; the slick salesman on the sideline who bucks everything college sports purports to stand for — but, in some ways, might be the most honest coach around
In the other corner: UConn's lovable underdog Huskies; the team ** one expected to be here; the Cinderella whose luck just won't run out; the waterbug guards whose quick feet wreak defensive havoc; the burgeoning legend of Shabazz Napier; the second-year coach returning the program he once played for to glory through toughness and teamwork Read more...