<table> </table> SAN ANTONIO | When you look at the Memphis Tigers, you better get past the ink.</p><p>&#8220;People see us, they see the tattoos,&#8221; said Memphis star guard Chris Douglas-Roberts. &#8220;But they should look (beyond) the tattoos.</p><p>&#8220;There&#8217;s more to us. You can&#8217;t just judge (on appearances). It&#8217;s like the tattoo I have on my neck. It&#8217;s my mother (Judy). People think it&#8217;s a girlfriend and &#8216;Oh, you&#8217;ll change girlfriends.&#8217; Well, it&#8217;s my mother.&#8221;</p><p>To Douglas-Roberts, the ink shouldn&#8217;t frighten anyone, nor should it lead to any assumptions about character.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m sure there&#8217;s a player on Harvard or Yale that has a tattoo somewhere,&#8221; he said.</p><p>Actually, there are telling stories behind the tattoos in Douglas-Roberts&#8217; case. Take the one on his right arm.</p><p>&#8220;It is Psalm 37, verses 1-3,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s a lot of words, but basically it just says to trust in the Lord and everything will be all right. Every time I shoot a free throw I tap it three times, and it seems to be working.&#8221;</p><p>It&#8217;s hard to find anything not working for Memphis these days, starting with Douglas-Roberts&#8217; game.</p><p>Douglas-Roberts, averaging a team-high 18 points, is the unmistaken leader of the flashy, fast-paced Tigers. He&#8217;s impossible to miss on the court, mainly because of his unorthodox shooting style.</p><p>Douglas-Roberts patterned his game after Earl &#8220;The Pearl&#8221; Monroe and a fellow native of Detroit, George Gervin. You&#8217;ll see just about everything from finger rolls to off-balance one-handed flingers from Douglas-Roberts.</p><p>&#8220;Everybody from Detroit has that kind of game,&#8221; Douglas-Roberts said. &#8220;We like to create our own shot and shoot some scoop shots. Whatever it takes.&#8221;</p><p>His teammates suggest he can hit from everywhere, and is almost impossible to guard.</p><p>&#8220;You can&#8217;t stick to him,&#8221; teammate Derrick Rose said. &#8220;Not even in practice. He&#8217;s got a lot of tricks.&#8221;</p><p>Douglas-Roberts knew from an early age what sport was his calling. His parents got him a football uniform as a child, but he was only interested in the helmet. He took the helmet, flipped it upside down and hung it on a door handle. He grew up firing folded-up socks into the helmet.</p><p>Though he was recruited by several schools, including Kansas, Douglas-Roberts chose Memphis, which was perfect for his freelancing style.</p><p>&#8220;It fit me,&#8221; Douglas-Roberts said. &#8220;It was the style of play. It&#8217;s about dribble-drive and getting up and down the court. That&#8217;s what I like to do.&#8221;</p><p>The nation&#8217;s basketball fans should get a big dose of that fast-paced style tonight.</p><p>&#8220;We are mirror images of each other,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We haven&#8217;t played anyone like Kansas this year. It is going to be two great offenses and the defense is what will determine the game.&#8221;</p><p>Douglas-Roberts expects both teams to put on a show.</p><p>&#8220;I really think the two teams that should be playing in the finals are playing in the finals,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Kansas has kind of got a chip on their shoulder, and we do, too.&#8221;</p><p>Is that a chip or a tattoo?