National Championship

So the NCAA basketball season is over and all I can say is I'm depressed. As I sit here watching the one shining moment video, all I can think is, does Florida have an ugliness quota? But in all seriousness they clearly were the best team and did (sorry I got sick for a second when I saw a 45 year old Greg Oden hug Joakim Noah) win tonight. Oden may have proven that he is the absolute first overall pick in the draft, but Florida proved that it was deep enough to win a national championship...again. It wasn't even as if Ohio State wasn't playing well, sure they just threw up 3s at the end of the game when I wouldn't have, but Florida answered every time Ohio State made what seemed like a statement shot. It was as if they knew that it could slip away and they just willed the ball into the net. I chose Florida winning again, against my real desire for them to be humiliated, because they pretty much had to. I still think that Ohio State is far and away the more talented team, and if no one turned pro early Ohio State would be the biggest disappointment in recent years if they didn't win a championship next year, but Florida was more or less flawless. Florida never missed a major shot and really beat Ohio State at its best. It was simply a case of Florida having more depth than Ohio State. Oden was clearly the player to stop, and despite the great play from him, Florida kept throwing players out there to either stop him in the lane or limit him to one instead of two points. Florida was deep enough to win and they used that. That being said, with the three best Florida players almost guaranteed to leave, I think Donovan would be stupid not to take the money and run to Kentucky. Sure the pressure is greater in the best basketball school this side of LA, but Donovan can win and will be able to strive there. There is nothing left to prove at Florida, he has little chance to win another title next year, and any run at the record for repeats is ludicrous. The smartest move for him is to take the money and run. He will still go down as a great coach for back to back national championships, and I’m sure that if he gets in trouble at Kentucky the Celtics will be looking for a coach.