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"I think the play was just to go flat and have a penetration pitch. I saw that Sherron [[Sherron Collins]] kind of fumbled the ball. I relocated behind him. I was able to get a good look at it," said [Mario Chalmers]. "I just know it was a big shot. Teammates had confidence in me. Coach Self had confidence in me. I mean, it was just a big shot for me. I wasn't surprised [that I was not fouled]. I thought they were going to keep us from shooting the three. I had an open look. I had a person in my face; it was just a lucky shot."
"I am a little overwhelmed right now. I am totally humbled to have an opportunity to coach where I do and to coach a group of men that I get to work with everyday," said fifth year Kansas head coach Bill Self. "I thought tonight, although we missed a couple of free throws and caught some break late that I know if I really deserve what happened to me tonight.""Hats off to Kansas. I'm really disappointed. I'm proud of my guys. As a coach, when you are up five with whatever seconds left to go, you are supposed to win that game. So I take as much responsibility in this. You could say rebounding or free throws or whatever...you are supposed to win that game," lamented [John Calipari].See the full content of this document
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Perhaps no one expected more from this season for the Memphis Tigers than head coach John Calipari. After boasting an impressive 38 win regular season and reaching the Final Four relatively unscathed, a meeting with either North Carolina or Kansas seemed almost kismet. Yet as the Jayhawk...
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