YOU BETTER LET DERRICK MAKE THAT FREE THROW JESUS!

Memphis coach John Calipari thought having Derrick Rose at the free throw line with the game in his hands was the perfect situation.

The Tigers were up 62-60 with 10.8 seconds left and his standout freshman was ready to hand-deliver Memphis their first national championship.

Hit both free throws and Rose might rival Elvis Presley as Memphis's favorite son.

"I'm going to tell you what I said on the bench when Derrick went to the line," Calipari told reporters. "You know, I think everything in life happens for a reason.

"And I sat there and I looked up and I said, 'Lord, if he makes this, these two, we're supposed to be national champs.' And if that's your will, I'm fine. And if he misses them and we're not, I'm fine with that, too.'

"That's what I said in my mind."

Rose made only one of two free throws and Kansas guard Mario Chalmers hit a game-tying three-pointer from the top of the key with 2.1 seconds left to send the game into overtime.

Looks like the good people at the Westboro Church seem to have the right view of God, as the Lord blessed their home-state Kansas with a NCAA National Championship last night!

Basketball analyst Jay Bilas, deadpans...This game wasn't about god's will, it was about not taking a timeout when you should have, and not fouling when you should have. It was about poise at the end of the game, and Memphis did not have any."

"Everything happens for a reason" alright. Like School Shootings. There's always a good reason for those... like .... um ....

.....um...

....

....Wait here's a better example of why everything happens for a reason....

When your coach constantly downplays free throws and leaves it up looking at the ceiling with the National Championship on the line instead of calling a time out OR fouling up by 3 ... that's a pretty good reason as to why you're not cutting down the nets.



Thanks to Paul G. for the story. Good times.