North Carolina Wins the National Championship

[swain]

hats off to unc first off..im a huge illinois fan..but...the game was a decent game...what made the game? points in the paint..sean may, although great in college ball will not be as effective in the pros..thats a big step..especially for big men...illinois had 3 attempts in the last 1:10 from 3 range wide open and missed all...if they had shot well and i think taken better shots at time...different outcome...the team the executed good won tonight..congrats to unc....ILLINOIS WILL BE BACK NEXT SEASON...THEY ONLY LOSE TWO STARTERS..HEAD AND POWELL...(giving that nobody else(williams) enters the draft

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[DreAming in DigITal]

Actually, no...It's a foul that basically doesn't exist anymore unless it is blatant....very similar to the 'carry' dribble that everyone does nowadays.? It simply isn't called anymore.

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Na I agree with you man...I just messing with ya a little bit (and the other Illinois fans). But it definately gives a huge advantage to the offence. It really was a great game though, and the loss can't be blamed on the refs. Illi simply didn't hit from the 3 point line like they normally do.

[ryanmcv]

This guy had it right all along:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writ....unc/index.html

[Steffan]

:woot:

[buzlink]

Good to see Roy finally win!

Even though we all still taste the bitterness.

[DreAming in DigITal]

hats off to unc first off..im a huge illinois fan..but...the game was a decent game...what made the game? points in the paint..sean may, although great in college ball will not be as effective in the pros..thats a big step..especially for big men

I agree...he's waaay to slow and isn't nearly athletic enough to be effective in the NBA.

[dreamz Veteran]

illini didn't go in enough. took too many wild threes, crazy fouls.

but yeah, it was a great game.

[D!ABOL!C]

What did UNC say to IllinoisE when they wanted the National Championship?

No you MAY not! (lame, but too bad)

Congrats Roy!

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Hehe..well, the good thing is....we didn't lose to Santa Clara School of the Blind. :)

[D!ABOL!C]

Hehe..well, the good thing is....we didn't lose to Santa Clara School of the Blind.  :)

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Hehe, well UNC won the National Championship against the team of Destiny!

[bigbluepride35]

Hehe..well, the good thing is....we didn't lose to Santa Clara School of the Blind.  :)

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CHEAP shot! lol. Just wanted to add, I guess Roy can die in peace now and shut everyone up. I'm glad he finally got the monkey off his back.

[proph3t]

Illinois should have lost to AZ.

I'm still upset at that game!

[danniboi]

good game but i :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[sbweb77]

Hehe..well, the good thing is....we didn't lose to Santa Clara School of the Blind.  :)

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Yeah you lost to the team that lost to Santa Clara School of the Blind :woot:

[Veedems Veteran]

Blaming the refs is useless. They let things go both ways. Illinois was simply over powered down low on defence and was kept out of the lane way too much forcing them to rely on a failing three. An uncalled foul doesn't make up for the fact that UNC simply played amazing defence and gave Illinois some really poor looks at the rim.

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Blaming the refs is useless. They let things go both ways. Illinois was simply over powered down low on defence and was kept out of the lane way too much forcing them to rely on a failing three. An uncalled foul doesn't make up for the fact that UNC simply played amazing defence and gave Illinois some really poor looks at the rim.

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Tick tack fouls on augustine did play a huge role in this. Augustine did a real good job on May when he was in.

[D!ABOL!C]

Tick tack fouls on augustine did play a huge role in this.  Augustine did a real good job on May when he was in.

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Since we're blaming refs, I guess you missed the moving screens by IlliniosE? Oh wait... they did that all season... hmmm...

Although, I will admit that last foul on Augustine was phantom, he didn't even touch him.

[glazzz]

you can't really think that a guy Sean May's size only commits 1 or 2 fouls a game. Or Shaq for that matter, their offensive fouls just go unnoticed because the defensive player moves when they get run over, and the foul is called on them.

ps. to Rashad McCants...stop showing your jersey because DW made you an embarrassment.

[Veedems Veteran]

Tick tack fouls on augustine did play a huge role in this.  Augustine did a real good job on May when he was in.

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While that last foul was questionable, he simply couldn't hold May. Fouling out in a little more than 9 minutes play time is not JUST because of the refs. He screwed up and hurt his team. Then again, maybe if they stopped chucking up 3's when they went cold and drove more, they could have has more fouls called against UNC.

When it comes down to it, UNC outclassed Illinois at key points in the game. The refs played no role in the loss, as they don't play a role in any win or loss. When one team plays better, they will win. That's just how it goes.

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Since we're blaming refs, I guess you missed the moving screens by IlliniosE? Oh wait... they did that all season... hmmm...

Although, I will admit that last foul on Augustine was phantom, he didn't even touch him.

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As stated in the other thread...the last moving screen was called around 10 years ago...It simply isn't called anymore.

[L3thal Veteran]

Congrats to UNC. Finally the Illini get shut down :D

[sbweb77]

Stats

No. 1 Seed vs. No. 1 Seed Championships

2005 North Carolina 75, Illinois 70

1999 Connecticut 77, Duke 74

1993 North Carolina 77, Michigan 71

1982 North Carolina 63, Georgetown 62

2005 NCAA Tourney UNC vs Big 10 (3-0)

[lawtai]

If Illinois had shot their season avg, they win easy. They had so many open looks that just didn't go down. While UNC won, I'd have to say that the better team didn't.

[SecretAgentMan]

The cheap fouls on Augustine cost the Illini the game. He holds May around 15 points and that is enough to change the outcome of the game.

The best team fails to win the championship again.

[BroChaos Veteran]

worst officiated final i've seen in a long while. there was maybe one or two moving screens that shoulda been called, but thats about it.

the never ending nickle and dimers on illinois' end, and the constant uncalled hacking on UNCs end was just too much to overcome, although they actually came pretty damn close. with neutral refs, i'd still put money on illinois any day of the week.