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Final Four teams decided by heart, discipline, luck

By Jay Bilas
Special to ESPN Insider

Monday, March 26, 2007

The Sweet 16 and Elite Eight rounds of the NCAA Tournament taught us a little bit about UCLA's discipline, Kansas' talent, Southern Illinois' passion and the importance of reading your rulebooks. Something Really Good Bruin in Westwood: It would be unfair to suggest that UCLA wasn't good before coach Ben Howland arrived in Westwood. It was fine. However, the level of discipline and toughness under Howland is on a much higher plane than it was before his arrival. And that is the difference bet ...

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