It's over

As I write this post, Florida and Ohio State play in the Championship game. Forgive my tardiness in writing this wrap-up post, but I was crying with me head in a closet. Just kidding. I didn't even watch KU's demoralizing defeat against UCLA. Let's just say I felt it in my bones that something bad was going to happen, so I'd rather be with my friends than at home, crying. I spared myself a lot of misery, I'd say.

Anyway, I have to say that this season was the best season KU has had since 2003, when they were in the Championship game against Syracuse. The Jayhawks, still young, went 33-5 and won the Big 12 regular season and tournament titles. They beat Florida, the team I predict will win the Championship two years in a row, in November. They defeated Kevin Durant's Texas Longhorns twice by overcoming large deficits. I can't say I'm disappointed with the way this season turned out. An Elite 8 appearance is better than some 300 schools can say that they've done.

However, it looks to me as if Brandon Rush will turn pro and declare for the June draft. It only looks as if we'll replace talent with more talent, though. 6-11 Cole Aldrich and guard Tyrell Reed will join the team, and the offensive juggernaut that was Kansas this year will continue to roll.

Kansas will make the Final Four next year and win the Championship game, going 35-2. Or thereabouts, anyway. The leading scorer will be Mario Chalmers, at 14.3 points a game. Kansas will, once again, win both Big 12 competitions, and only lose one conference game, against Texas.