This shot is the reason for my favorite night at KU ever. One of the best nights in my life, actually. I'll never forget walking outside after this shot and hearing the entire city of Lawrence just rocking out. Rock Chalk Forever.
For the two seconds that Chalmers' shot was up, the entire nation held its breath. I remember it felt like five minutes. Absolutely and positively my favorite moment of the tournament aside from the win overall. Second favorite? Us beating the pulp out of UNC.
+plumcrazypurp and boy roses knees were shaking with the game on the line at the ft line lol while chalmers was like im gonna crush you in the nba and tonight be my bitch...rose is chlamers bitch...confirmed see how unafraid chalmers is ...like if i fail so what...im always confident it will go in....and how shaky rose is with a dead scared look on his face....like on no the pressure my fans how will i live this down if i miss and we lose....i could ice the game with the fts but im nervous wah...bitch
Super Mario! I was so uptight watching this game. I was so happy after this game, I missed school the next day because I couldn't sleep, I was too excited about this game.
watching this still gives me chills and wells up my eyes every time I see it. I broke a finger on the ceiling when he hit it because i threw my hands up so fast
Rock Chalk! Greatest game ever. Yes, Rose has health problems but lay off him guys. He's not some villain that deserves hate. He's just a great player that has bad luck with his body.
Man, i was only like 10 years old but i remember this so clearly. My dad, a KU graduate, is a huge fan. He was going crazy. He wanted them to call a time out when they got the ball back, they didnt. And when he made that shot.. man i cant even describe it. Our living room exploded. Great memory.
As a rabid Jayhawks fan, I can still feel unbiased in saying this was the greatest moment in Final Four history. Anybody who pulls a clutch shot and carries that momentum into OT, and also preventing Cal the confirmed cheater from getting a never-to-be-deserved title = Forever Cool. Not only my eyes, but I think I can speak on behalf of the entire Jayhawk Nation. Rock Chalk!
@@juhgfdsapiyhhnnxc3517 Kemba's was a tie game and wasn't even in the chip. This shot was down three in the title game. Much higher stakes, much bigger shot than Kemba's, with no disrespect to it.
Sad to see that nearly every comment on this video is about two teams and a league that had nothing to do with this game. This was a huge moment in college basketball. Screw the NBA. Rock Chalk.
+Sam Schmidt well he was their best player and second best scorer leader and the final 4 most oustanding player and an all american....brandon rush was their best scorer but he shot poorly
Is that kawaii Leonard? Cuz if it is, i bet he is thinking, "I hope I don't miss a huge free throw so that it can go to overtime and lose in a huge game..."
This was my favorite National Championship Game. Both teams were called all year. Douglas-Roberts, Rush, Rose, Chalmers and the forgotten man Sharon Collins
THIS is why KU basketball reigns supreme among all others...we are basketball, we're the place everybody comes to play, and we're ALWAYS the team everybody wants to beat...KU all day, every day, these roots run deep!
Ironically Derrick Rose got good at shooting free throws. Shooting 88% from the line this year. I am a bulls fan and a HUGE KU FAN. Chalmers shot may be the best shot in Ncaa tournament history.
I was there. From where we were sitting, it looked like D.Rose made both of his shots and everyone in our section hung our heads. When Mario hit that three... we all wondered why it was so great cause we still were down by 1. When we figured it out, hysteria ensued in our section. What a great weekend that was...
I didn't have much riding on this game, but one of my good buddies in college was a huge KU fan, and I'll never forget him losing his shit, running down our hall when Super Mario Chalmers made that shot!
KU was not overrated this year, not by a longshot. Clearly they were the best team all year. There is a difference between being overrated and losing and getting upset by a weaker team.
This has to be one of the most stacked Final Fours in recent memory. All four #1 seeds made it: - Memphis with Derrick Rose - UCLA with Kevin Love - UNC with Ty Lawson & Tyler Hansborouh - and of course the champion Jayhawks led by Chalmers/Rush etc. Thank you Kansas for carrying my bracket to victory that year! 💰
Had this been duke or north carolina sports analysts and broadcasters would still be talking about this moment every chance they get during March madness to this day
***** If you're in the NBA, you're probably pretty good. But Mario Chalmers is literally the worst starting pg in the league. And I say that with confidence.
Greatest moment of my life. When Mario hit that three I was a twelve year old and right after I ran and tackled my 6'3 and 240 LB dad to the ground and I didn't even know it.
Part of Kansas and KU history baby *clapping* I watch this whole game back many times and our Kansas Jayhawks r in the Final 4 again this year and hopefully they can turn it into another national championship this year like they did last in 2008.
@secret260 no they institued the 3 pointer so guards could be utilized in the offense. Before the 3 point shot they were often relegated to a passing role, and they were considered less valuable than a big man who could bang inside. The shot is more or less a way to level out importance of the positions
I remembered that Memphis was the best team in the nation this 2007-2008 season, even starting the season 26-0, and only had one loss the whole season until this final game against Kansas. Their other loss was against Tennessee. But they had one huge problem during the season before the tournament started, and it was their free throw making abilities (or lack of it). I think they were the worst free-throw-shooting-team in the whole country. Many wondered if the free throws were gonna bite them in a game in the tournament. And well, it did this game
to think 10 years later mario chalmers went through a tournament of 4 mvp point guards in curry harden rose and westbrook to win this national title and to win his nba title ...he went through 3 of them in a row in the elite 8 final four and national title game and then beat rose in the 2011 playoffs and both harden and Westbrook in the 2012 finals out playing both of them
I remember all season everyone was talking about how bad Memphis’s free throw shooting was, so much so that Calipari actually got asked about it during an interview. Clearly, he was tired of hearing about it, and he responded by saying that when he evaluated the 25 most important aspects of a basketball player, free throw shooting was number 26. The irony of that statement, considering if they’d just made their free throws down the stretch, Chalmers’s miracle three wouldn’t have even come into play, and Memphis would’ve been the ‘08 champs.... which they would’ve had to later vacate due to D-Rose’s NCAA violations. But still.
Last time I checked Wade had 41 points against the Pacers in the previous round and Chalmers had 25 points in game 4 vs the Thunder including a clutch drive and layup at the end of the game a LeBron did not have "50+" points he had 45, if u don't know about the game don't talk about it
John Callapari kind of blew this game...he should of told rose to get back on d after the free throw...him pressing forced chalmers man to pick up collins on the blow by, thus leaving rose in a scramble giving chalmers a short window at a clean shot..the rest is history
@20yrsofgreatness derrick did that in his rookie year and won the competition. only reason jennings was able to join it was because derrick was injured.
ROCK CHALK JAYHAWKS BABY 2008 CHAMPS... HUGE SHOT!!!!! AMAZING COULDN'T BELIEVE IT MYSELF then from no where its like James Naismith showed up and brought ol' Phog Allen to the arena in those final minutes....
I remember when this happened. It was my 8th grade year and it was past my "bed time." Dad was pissed and mom was yelling. But as soon as mario made that shot, they both shut up and sat down. I love my parents haha!
Mario was born to steal rings from Derrick rose
No he was born to feed LeBron
Thedominater0001 we'll see about that this year since he's not on the team anymore
Now he is going to get traded
Mario is ass if they played one on one we all know who would win
at least mario doesnt get hurt every year
This shot is the reason for my favorite night at KU ever. One of the best nights in my life, actually. I'll never forget walking outside after this shot and hearing the entire city of Lawrence just rocking out. Rock Chalk Forever.
Gay
I remember watching this with my brother and Dad and he lost his mind when Chalmers hit this. I'll never forget him screaming like that lol
For the two seconds that Chalmers' shot was up, the entire nation held its breath. I remember it felt like five minutes.
Absolutely and positively my favorite moment of the tournament aside from the win overall. Second favorite? Us beating the pulp out of UNC.
Back when Derrick Rose had knees
one of the funniest things ive heard
So true
+plumcrazypurp and boy roses knees were shaking with the game on the line at the ft line lol while chalmers was like im gonna crush you in the nba and tonight be my bitch...rose is chlamers bitch...confirmed see how unafraid chalmers is ...like if i fail so what...im always confident it will go in....and how shaky rose is with a dead scared look on his face....like on no the pressure my fans how will i live this down if i miss and we lose....i could ice the game with the fts but im nervous wah...bitch
Asmosis Jones see how charmers career turned out it’s just as funny as your comment
Asmosis Jones ironic considering the comeback Rose is making, while Chalmers has disappeared
this will never ever ever get old
Who's here after seeing Mario Chalmers hit a game winner tonight as a Grizz?
Hahaha literally why I came here
+AL N Me.
same lol
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Love this cinderella story
this still makes my heart beat so fast
Super Mario! I was so uptight watching this game. I was so happy after this game, I missed school the next day because I couldn't sleep, I was too excited about this game.
watching this still gives me chills and wells up my eyes every time I see it. I broke a finger on the ceiling when he hit it because i threw my hands up so fast
That is AWESOME dude! Battle scar!
Rock Chalk! Greatest game ever. Yes, Rose has health problems but lay off him guys. He's not some villain that deserves hate. He's just a great player that has bad luck with his body.
I was in San Antonio for this awesome KU game it still brings to tears
Facts people talk down like he got in legal trouble. He literally just got hurt and people shit on him. He’s never been in any trouble
I cried. I wanted to live long enough to see the Jayhawks win a championship and the Chiefs to win a Super Bowl. Half my dream fulfilled!
well both are fulfilled now
Yep, hope he made it. Royals World Series win in between too, whoop whoop!
@@thund3r94 anotha one
Yo
hope dis nigha aint dead 😂😢
his Chiefs up
so was i. at the hawk. couldnt move on mass street
One of the best moments of my entire life right there.
Chalmers has 2 rings compared to 0 for Rose.
Yah but chalmers plays with lebron and wade and bosh while if Derrick rose wasn't injured he would at least have one
LOL at least one. You do realize Miami is in the same conference as the bulls. They'll never get passed the ECF
AfricanGamingXBOX
Nope
Chris paul jr is a better point guard than Chalmers
Derrick McLaughlin I didn't say he was a great PG, but he does enough for the Heat..usually.
welcome back heat legend
Man, i was only like 10 years old but i remember this so clearly. My dad, a KU graduate, is a huge fan. He was going crazy. He wanted them to call a time out when they got the ball back, they didnt. And when he made that shot.. man i cant even describe it. Our living room exploded. Great memory.
chalmers is so clutch look at his nba career he always is in the game at the end he never lost his cool here and never looses his nerve in the end
I was watching this game live and I am a big Memphis fan and this really frustrated me again watching this in 2011
Mario Chalmers is not the best palyer in NBA, but he might be one of the luckiest player. He got champions in high school, college and NBA.
+tdy6688 luck has nothing to do with it...hes a tough player...clutch and talented....
I finally understand the Justin Timberlake joke at the ESPY's
As a rabid Jayhawks fan, I can still feel unbiased in saying this was the greatest moment in Final Four history.
Anybody who pulls a clutch shot and carries that momentum into OT, and also preventing Cal the confirmed cheater from getting a never-to-be-deserved title = Forever Cool. Not only my eyes, but I think I can speak on behalf of the entire Jayhawk Nation. Rock Chalk!
Hahahaha kemba walker Shit on this moment. Wasn’t even a game winner. It’s clutch though.
@@juhgfdsapiyhhnnxc3517 Kemba's was a tie game and wasn't even in the chip. This shot was down three in the title game. Much higher stakes, much bigger shot than Kemba's, with no disrespect to it.
@@JaCkGoTsWaG26 true true
I loved this game! One of my favorites of all time.
Chalmers ranks fourth all-time in Miami Heat franchise history in games played (545), second in steals (791) and third in assists (2004)
Who gives a shit bout the nba
+hebzarb considering that's the place the college players want to go.... A lot of people
Sad to see that nearly every comment on this video is about two teams and a league that had nothing to do with this game. This was a huge moment in college basketball. Screw the NBA. Rock Chalk.
I keep looking back at it it's so amazing what Mario Chalmers did in that game!!!! But I'm glad he did that!
+Sam Schmidt well he was their best player and second best scorer leader and the final 4 most oustanding player and an all american....brandon rush was their best scorer but he shot poorly
That night was one of the best noghts of my sports rooting career
Chalmers had ice in his veins his entire career at KU, fucking slayed the Big12 tournament every year with clutch shot after clutch shot.
Is that kawaii Leonard? Cuz if it is, i bet he is thinking, "I hope I don't miss a huge free throw so that it can go to overtime and lose in a huge game..."
Hell no Kawaii wasn't even in college when this happened,he was barely into highschool
ThaTruth223 lol man he was being sarcastic... just referring to the fact that Leonard missed those free throws in game 6 of the nba finals
He was in San Diego State
kawhi
kawaii leonard is a backpack girl from senpai destroyer
Who’s here after the Suggs game winner?
I was 10 when this happened n I still remember watchin this
This was my favorite National Championship Game. Both teams were called all year. Douglas-Roberts, Rush, Rose, Chalmers and the forgotten man Sharon Collins
hmm i still get chills when i watch this!!!!
One of the greatest college basketball games ever
This made me so happy watching it in real time and still multiple times after.
The only more clutch 3 I have ever seen was Ray Allen's in Game 6 of the finals. Period.
THIS is why KU basketball reigns supreme among all others...we are basketball, we're the place everybody comes to play, and we're ALWAYS the team everybody wants to beat...KU all day, every day, these roots run deep!
Mario Chalmers will forever be my hero for that, i remember watching that game when i was in 6th grade i was so excited and happy! :)
Well now he's a grizz and that sucks
Why? He sucks ass in the NBA anyways
+Street_baller24 He was useful in the Heat, in 2012 I think Game 3 he torched the OKC Thunder.
+Street_baller24 ayyy 29 points
+Weeaboo Webster ikr. by gones be by gones
+Jeremy Roberson And now the Grizz are 6-1 with him.
Super Mario!
does anybody else remember John Calpari on PTI before the tourney saying he wasn't worried about his team making free throws???
NCAA Is SOOOOO glad Chalmers hit that shot. They didn't have to take a title away from Memphis...just their season stats and wins
Ironically Derrick Rose got good at shooting free throws. Shooting 88% from the line this year. I am a bulls fan and a HUGE KU FAN. Chalmers shot may be the best shot in Ncaa tournament history.
Who's here from the Nova game?
Me
me
me
me. Nova game was better.
Same
That's because he is playing along superstars but nobody can't denied he is a awesome player.
i remember the feeling i had when memphis was up 3, after chalmers made that shot i knew we were destined to win
I was there. From where we were sitting, it looked like D.Rose made both of his shots and everyone in our section hung our heads. When Mario hit that three... we all wondered why it was so great cause we still were down by 1. When we figured it out, hysteria ensued in our section. What a great weekend that was...
Wow, that would be an intense turn of emotions!
He's still hitting big shots in 2012!
ROCK CHALK.....best final four ever.....all #1's and KU won it....amazing!
I didn't have much riding on this game, but one of my good buddies in college was a huge KU fan, and I'll never forget him losing his shit, running down our hall when Super Mario Chalmers made that shot!
OH MY GOD! seeing this shot again and again is awesome!
chalmers shot was amazing i watched this game and i was extremely happy when it was tied and KU beat them and one of the best days of my life
Bro do you have a kid now?
KU was not overrated this year, not by a longshot. Clearly they were the best team all year. There is a difference between being overrated and losing and getting upset by a weaker team.
This has to be one of the most stacked Final Fours in recent memory. All four #1 seeds made it:
- Memphis with Derrick Rose
- UCLA with Kevin Love
- UNC with Ty Lawson & Tyler Hansborouh
- and of course the champion Jayhawks led by Chalmers/Rush etc.
Thank you Kansas for carrying my bracket to victory that year! 💰
Oh, and don't forget Kansas had to beat a scrawny kid named Steph Curry just to make it to the Final Four.
Man what a game, cant believe this was 2008
Had this been duke or north carolina sports analysts and broadcasters would still be talking about this moment every chance they get during March madness to this day
Fuck yeah, thanks for having this up so we can always relive Mario’s Miracle!!!
its funny how chalmers would be the go to guy in a lot of nba teams and in miami he's just one more,a fourth wheel to say the least
Who is Derrick Rose… again?
point guard for the Chicago Bulls
2011 MVP (youngest ever)
Rose always chokes at the free throw line
who the fuck is Mario Chalmers? If he were not on the Heat, I don't think anyone would know who he is...
iDJHamyHam He's actually a pretty good player , he's just overlooked because he has a big 3 on his team
***** If you're in the NBA, you're probably pretty good. But Mario Chalmers is literally the worst starting pg in the league. And I say that with confidence.
The decibel meter will never reach the same level as it did at Allen Fieldhouse on that night.
I can watch this all day
Goosebumps all over again!!! I miss those guys. RCJH! :)
you are so right man people don't know how counter-productive it is when you dont sink em from the charity strike
That was a really beautiful shot.
Greatest moment of my life. When Mario hit that three I was a twelve year old and right after I ran and tackled my 6'3 and 240 LB dad to the ground and I didn't even know it.
Part of Kansas and KU history baby *clapping* I watch this whole game back many times and our Kansas Jayhawks r in the Final 4 again this year and hopefully they can turn it into another national championship this year like they did last in 2008.
We got it! Rock Chalk! We are getting another this next season!
@secret260 no they institued the 3 pointer so guards could be utilized in the offense. Before the 3 point shot they were often relegated to a passing role, and they were considered less valuable than a big man who could bang inside. The shot is more or less a way to level out importance of the positions
At least Chalmers can run.
I remembered that Memphis was the best team in the nation this 2007-2008 season, even starting the season 26-0, and only had one loss the whole season until this final game against Kansas. Their other loss was against Tennessee.
But they had one huge problem during the season before the tournament started, and it was their free throw making abilities (or lack of it).
I think they were the worst free-throw-shooting-team in the whole country.
Many wondered if the free throws were gonna bite them in a game in the tournament. And well, it did this game
Unbelievable!!!
i bet he watches this all the time...and uses this as motivation to become mvp!!
I loved watching this game.
Same thing happened to Kansas when they lost to Syracuse in 2003. They were 10 of 30 from the foul line. They lost the game 81-78.
Chalmers is mad under rated.
Chills every time...
i watch this once a day. its how i wake up in the morning
I remember this day like it was yesterday
mario chalmers he is soo great thats why he got the ball
Chills every time
Missing one of the 2 free throws that would have guaranteed them win is in-fact blowing the game.
Chalmers is doing work in the finals right now!!!! lets go heat
Historic run for memphis and calipari
10 years ago!!!
to think 10 years later mario chalmers went through a tournament of 4 mvp point guards in curry harden rose and westbrook to win this national title and to win his nba title ...he went through 3 of them in a row in the elite 8 final four and national title game and then beat rose in the 2011 playoffs and both harden and Westbrook in the 2012 finals out playing both of them
BEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE.
Good old Billy "Fudge" Packer. Don't miss him.
Even K-State and Mizzou fans get chills watching this. They're like Patriots fans watching David Tyree's catch.....begrudging respect for greatness.
I'm a mizzou fan a block away from from the state line and could hear cheering from my house after this shot. That's what gave me chills.
I remember all season everyone was talking about how bad Memphis’s free throw shooting was, so much so that Calipari actually got asked about it during an interview. Clearly, he was tired of hearing about it, and he responded by saying that when he evaluated the 25 most important aspects of a basketball player, free throw shooting was number 26. The irony of that statement, considering if they’d just made their free throws down the stretch, Chalmers’s miracle three wouldn’t have even come into play, and Memphis would’ve been the ‘08 champs.... which they would’ve had to later vacate due to D-Rose’s NCAA violations. But still.
If chalmers had been selected by the other teams,he would have been an all-star
there hasnt been a championship game like this since...
Last time I checked Wade had 41 points against the Pacers in the previous round and Chalmers had 25 points in game 4
vs the Thunder including a clutch drive and layup at the end of the game a LeBron did not have "50+" points he had 45, if u don't know about the game don't talk about it
I like that we're the underdog in tomorrows night game should be a good one lets go KU
dude there is and will never be a debate between a nba mvp and mario chalmers as to who is the best......no debate
The shorts!!! I just pulled some old Jordan’s out of the closet the other day and told my kids, “we all used to wear them like this!!!”
John Callapari kind of blew this game...he should of told rose to get back on d after the free throw...him pressing forced chalmers man to pick up collins on the blow by, thus leaving rose in a scramble giving chalmers a short window at a clean shot..the rest is history
@20yrsofgreatness derrick did that in his rookie year and won the competition. only reason jennings was able to join it was because derrick was injured.
ROCK CHALK JAYHAWKS BABY 2008 CHAMPS... HUGE SHOT!!!!! AMAZING COULDN'T BELIEVE IT MYSELF then from no where its like James Naismith showed up and brought ol' Phog Allen to the arena in those final minutes....
i cant believe that kansas lost even after that amazing shot damn
I remember when this happened. It was my 8th grade year and it was past my "bed time." Dad was pissed and mom was yelling. But as soon as mario made that shot, they both shut up and sat down. I love my parents haha!
This sends chills down my spine
Wow D Rose was one made free throw away from a NCAA title that’s crazy
Chalmers, we love you dawg, you're always a Jayhawk, stay up