I realize that it wasn't the nail biter that everyone had hoped for, but the NCAA Championship last night was a great game and display of talent. Any time you put that many future NBA players on the court at one time and they all generally play well, it's a good game. Greg Oden was amazing and we finally got to answer the question: what would this guy if he actually played a full game? Now he faces the choice of being the No. 1 pick or staying another year at Ohio State and trying to win a championship. It would be great to see him follow the Florida players last year and stay, but it's tough to pass up the millions.

The Florida trio of Corey Brewer, Al Horford and Joakim Noah accomplished their goal of coming back to school and repeating as champions, which was nice to see. Like I said, it would be great for college basketball if more players would follow their lead and stay at least a couple years. Think about how great the tourney would be next year if Kevin Durant and Oden both hung around. And don't be surprised if one of those Florida guards hang around with an NBA team...when you can shoot like that there's always a place for you.

Ohio State teammate Mike Conley also has a bright future and is already the best point guard in college basketball (Ty Lawson is a very close second), but he's insisted that he'll return to college. Ron Lewis might get a look with someone, but nobody else is close although not as far off as Jamar Butler's shots.

The most interesting part of all this is that while the Celtics, Bucks and Grizzlies are trying to lose to get more lottery balls and hopefully be one of the top two picks, they might get that coveted No. 1 spot and find neither Durant or Oden in the draft. I wouldn't bet on it, but I wouldn't be shocked if it happened. If they both come out, it'll be a tremendous year for trading cards and basketball in general. I'm assuming Topps and Upper Deck are salivating and getting their check books ready to sign these guys as exclusives.