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Gators' bonds beyond court give them title edge

By Andy Katz
ESPN.com

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

No need to bring up the Stanford and Wake Forest selections in 2004 and '05. Yeah, yeah, they lost in the second round. I know. I remember. Selecting Connecticut last season to win the title was hardly a reach. Had the Huskies' Denham Brown buried a shot at the end of the George Mason game in the Elite 8, then UConn, despite being the no-fun team, actually might have captured the title. Still, there is no curse here. There is no reason to fear my pick if you're a fan of Florida. Going with t ...

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