KU-KSU: Game Thoughts

So what about next year? Will Bramlage have a PINK OUT?

Hey, Huggie, take your prediction about Feb. 13th and SHOVE IT. It's STILL not a Rivalry.

Do you know what my favorite show on tv is?---24

How many years in a row is that in Manhattan?--Why, it's 24.

Last 35 games: KU 34 KSU 1: Hey Huggins, welcome to the "rivalry".

Great win. Just a great win and a team effort. Loved seeing our guys pick each other up.

The 3rd foul call on Rush (against Bennett of all people) was a joke. I could listen to an argument that it was a close call. But it wasn't close enough to go against KU.

Sherron Collins has balls of steel that would make Superman blush.

Here's a link to the box score: http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=kusports&page=cbask/scores/final/boxscore.aspx?GAMEID=29879

Mario stepped up big time.

Darrell Arthur--13 pts., 12 rebounds. He is a freshman no more.

I loved seeing Huggins get T'd up. It wasn't the first and it won't be the last. And boy does he cuss up a storm. I think I saw Bill Snyder blush.

MAJOR props to Brandon Rush for playing the entire second half without picking up his 4th or 5th fouls.

KU made some dumb mistakes toward the end of the game. And on a few occasions played too fast and out of control. Hopefully they will learn and we'll see less of that going forward.

How does an official not see Bill Self dancing on the floor and screaming for a timeout and instead call KU for a 10-second violation?

Nice to see we can go into a hostile environment and have Rush (11 pts), Wright (4 pts), Kaun (3 pts) and Robinson (3 pts) play forgettable games offensively, go 5-for-21 from 3-pt range (that's too many 3-pt attempts by the way when you are playing a team with no inside presence), turn the ball over nearly twice as much as our opponent, and still come out with the W.

Wildcats fans snuck live chickens into Bramlage Coliseum and released them onto the court as KU’s starting lineup was announced. Boy, y'all r shur creaytiv.

The average KSU fan must not know shit about basketball. They sounded like the MU fan base, booing at every call, even if it was the right one.

Everyone in black while their court has purple all over it looked just stupid.

Did you see those Kansas State Proud t-shirts? Proud of what? That you haven't beat your rival in your own town for 24 years and you hired an alcoholic cheater to lead your program?

If there is a word that combines the words buffoon, moron, pathetic, slow, dork, and dead weight...well, then that's what Jason Bennett is.

Other important numbers: 39-20. Oh wait, that was the score of KU's asskicking off KSU on the gridiron.

It's always nice to shut a "rival" fan base up. MU and KSU fans will be quiet for another year after getting SWEPT by the Jayhawks.

I wonder if Huggins is having a few drinks with his designated driver in Aggieville right now?

Mic

My Perspective on Bill Self

I shared this with a friend of mine and thought I'd share it with visitors to Jaytalkers.com.

Mic

You and I, (insert name here), do have a philosophical disagreement. You say it's "what have you done for me lately", which I believe is the type of spoiled viewpoint of many KU fans. The funny thing is, Self has only been at KU for nearly 4 years. He inherited the angst and frustration that Roy left behind when he "jilted" the KU fan base...a fan base that IMMEDIATELY felt betrayed. I personally don't think it's fair to Self. Roy was given 15 years and never won a championship and, it could be argued, lost a couple (Syracuse, the 97 team that lost to Arizona), but KU fans, for the most part, adored him. And Self has done an awesome job at KU in terms of recruiting, wins and losses, etc. But because of TWO games, albeit tournament games, he has the wrath of some in the KU Nation and they are unendingly and unfairly impatient with him. So my take isn't "what have you done for me lately", it's "what will you do for me over the course of your career". I understand that there are going to be ups and downs. I enjoy the hell out of the ups and I cope with the downs. I try very hard not to overreact to the short term pain that comes with losing tough games, be it during the regular season or during the postseason. It's what Self does over the long haul that determines how he will be viewed by Jayhawk Nation and the greater college basketball community.

Jayhawk Basketball: All for one and one for all

I've read and heard many things in recent weeks from KU fans and KU-related articles like:

"We need Sasha Kaun for a run in the tournament"
"As Julian goes, so goes this team."
"As Brandon goes, so goes this team"
"Sherron Collins is going to be key in March."
"We need Darrell Arthur to step it up if we're going to make a run in March."
"We're going to need Mario to get out of his shooting slump before the postseason"
"Russell has been playing well. We're going to need his calming influence to make a run in March."

The talent on this team is spread out. It's one of the most balanced teams in KU history.

There is not one, consistent go-to guy.

There is not one "key" for this team to make a postseason run.

It's going to take consistent, unselfish play from everyone on this team to get to the Final Four.

Folks, I think we have the pieces.

And I think the pieces are really starting to understand their roles on this team and they know that no one player is more important than the other.

They know they need each other.

They know when one piece of the puzzle is missing on a given night, that someone else has to step up. The good news is almost every one of our core players has stepped up at different times.

They are coming together as a team right before our eyes.

They know what it's going to take to be a great team and they are making progress towards that goal as the conference season goes on.

They are learning.

Their basketball IQ's are catching up to their natural athletic talent.

March is going to be a helluva lot of fun.

Mic

KU-A&M Game Thoughts

Just got back from Lawrence....

Positives:
*We stayed at The Eldridge and had a wonderful dinner pre-game and several drinks post-game.
*The atmosphere around Allen Fieldhouse was electric with Jayhawk fans and ESPN Gameday.
*Since I was at the game, I didn't have to listen to Dick Vitale all night.
*Saw Dan Schulman at the bar at the Eldridge. Dude is much bigger than I thought he was.
*Saw Erin Andrews in the Eldridge lobby. Dudette is even more attractive in person.

Negatives:
*Kaun and DA played a game that would make Eric Chenowith proud. They should be ashamed.
*The officiating, especially by the grey-haired official, was horrendous in the early part of the game. I would guess that the officials alone cost us 10-12 posessions.
*I like Bill Self, but he made some moves yesteray that cost his team the game. Make the South 1-31 in Allen Fieldhouse. If you aren't doubting Bill Self after Bradley, Bucknell, DePaul, Oral Roberts and now A&M after an 11 pt lead, then you can call yourself a pollyanna.
*This team is one of the most frustrating KU teams I've ever watched. As I've said before, you have no idea which team, or which players, are going to show up night in and night out.
*The entire country got to see KU lose at home on a day when ESPN gives us more publicity than we could ask for.
*My WWF is always 10 with this team, no matter how Mark breaks it down.
*I still can't believe we gave up a 17-4 run to end the game. Bill Self, his staff and this team should be embarrassed today.To call it a chokejob would be a compliment.
*A&M is a damn good team and Billy Gillespie is a damn good coach. 0-16 three years ago and Billy Gillespie has them playing better than his mentor's team of McDonald's All Americans.
*This team is not tough mentally. This team is not tough physically.
*We have all of the "talent" a coach could ask for, but I honestly don't think Bill Self knows fully yet how to coach this much talent.
*I believe this team will win their first round NCAA tourney game and then "relax" because the pressure is off and lay an egg in a second round loss.
*It appears the best coach currently in Kansas wears purple every game. I can't believe the success Huggins and KSU are having right now. They are playing consistently better basketball than our very own Jayhawks.
*Words cannot describe how deflated the Jayhawk fans and AFH were after that loss. It was one big bowl of depression. And I'm still depressed.