Kansas Jayhawk News and Notes 2.15.12
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PrintKansas Basketball
Jeff Withey named Oscar Robertson national player of the week | KUsports.com
Withey recognition
Night Court: Jeff Withey: CBB's most improved - CBSSports.com
More Withey love and the headset people from Manhattan
Kansas Football
Football legend Gale Sayers leaves Kansas Athletics post | KUsports.com
So going to work for some poker tournament now?
College Basketball
Counting down the days until the NCAA tournament begins - men's college basketball - ESPN
We aren't shaking the early exit stigma. King calls us a blue blood ready to make an early exit and Missouri a team no one wants to play.
College Basketball Bubble Watch - UConn continues to be a riddle wrapped up in an enigma - NCAA Men's Basketball - ESPN
More bubble watch fun.
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Hadn't seen this until that CBS Sports article. Pretty cool.
Withey is 1st player w/ 18 pts, 11 reb, 9 blk in conf game since Thabeet vs Seton Hall on Valentine’s Day 2009.
didnt see this on the site anywhere
Shabazz Muhammad the number 2 player in 2012 is visiting for the mizzou game.
I saw that.
I have to say, I find it hard to believe he’ll end up a Jayhawk, but if ever we had a shot, it would be for that game, that night, that fieldhouse, that crowd. Place is gonna be insane.
Criticize FHOFNCHCBS at your own risk...
I was thinking the same about him being a Jayhawk...
I was thinking he’s making the trip to basically use up his visits. On top of that, he’ll get the chance to watch 2 top 5 teams in one of the greatest arenas (personally I think the greatest but I’m bias). Throw in the fact that they are rivals, he knows the atmosphere is goin to be insane.
by hawkinwichita on Feb 15, 2012 7:36 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Normally a fan of King but this has me perplexed.
Four coaches who will either be handed dancing shoes or pink slips:
Doc Sadler
Um, 11-13 right now. 3-10 in conference. Don’t think dancing shoes are on the horizon, why even include him?
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
Rock Chalk Talk
Nebraska has been a dumpster fire in the Big 10
Then again, who are they going to get better than Sadler? The guy is a decent coach, no one there gives a shit about basketball, etc.
I guess if you can find a real young hungry guy, but I think anyone worth anything as a coach would hold out for a better job.
Huskers probably just need a coach or assistant with strong AAU connections or a guy willing to recruit shady as hell types. Only way that program is ever going to win.
Shit happens when you win championships
by Andrew Clark on Feb 15, 2012 8:27 AM CST up reply actions
From the CBS article
His play makes me believe Kansas can make a Final Four run and not have it be a fluky thing.
What does that mean?
thexpanse.net
I don't know but this line kind of cracks me up:
This junior is transforming into prototypical Reliable and Forceful White Kansas Center.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
Rock Chalk Talk
I mentioned that to my mom the other day
She called and did the whole “wow Withey really has gotten good” routine. I just mentioned that this is Kansas, and we usually have a 7’ white guy who is a plyr.
Shit happens when you win championships
by Andrew Clark on Feb 15, 2012 8:28 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah, that confused me, too.
Perhaps, simply a weird way to say we’d be a #1 seed and thus “expected” to make the final four. If we felt particularly uncharitable, we could interpret it as a slight to the 2008 team of the decade, but that would be absurd.
I think he means that KU is a legit Final Four threat.
not a team that gets there on some crazy hot streak. More than anything I think writers (nd myself) are amazed that we have reached this point after where we started this fall. Almost everyone pre-season was questioning if we could make the sweet sixteen. Now we are a legit National Championship contender. ALL HAIL BILL SELF!
I always drink the Kool-Aid
Going for #8 in a row!
Also from Norlander at CBS. Hopefully KSU can win in Columbia because of they don't win one of the next 2, they are in trouble.
It’s certainly a big brother over little brother ordeal with these two programs, but at least K-State puts up a good fight. I always want to see how K-State brings it, even if it’s normally the same result. What concerns me with the Wildcats now is, I’m not sure this team has the makeup to make a tourney run. It falls tonight, and now it gets Baylor and Missouri on the road. It’s a 6-9 Big 12 team by next Tuesday night most likely, and so then it’ll have to win out, finish 9-9 and get at least a Big 12 tourney win to have hope. Tall task.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
Rock Chalk Talk
I'm not ruling out KSU beating Baylor in Waco
Not exactly a scary homecourt, plus the Cats should have beat them in Manhattan. Baylor is soft, and if KSU can find any sort of shooting touch from the outside, they could win that one.
Shit happens when you win championships
by Andrew Clark on Feb 15, 2012 8:30 AM CST up reply actions
He also advised sunflowers over roses and I agree.
But I couldn’t find any good sunflowers, so just went with an assortment. How did everyone’s Valentine’s Day go with the Mrs. (or Mr. for LadyJ)
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
Rock Chalk Talk
I got two dozen roses (pretty nice ones too) for 20 bucks.
I think the lady I bought them off of was on crack, but whatever. Hot deals.
I then sat in my grad school class all night, and came home to a puppy who puked on our bed. Romance.
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by Andrew Clark on Feb 15, 2012 8:31 AM CST up reply actions
In a similar tangent...
my valentines dat was going great until around 9:00 when a stomach virus kicked in. Rest of the evening through now hasn’t been particularly fun. At least I’m not too bad to read RCT.
Had ours on Saturday b/c it's easier and my lady is awesome like that.
I was unconventional last year, so I just did the flowers, chocolate, nice restaurant thing this year. It was a great day.
I'm doing that song and dance this Friday
In fact, going to Lawrence God’s city for dinner to eat at one of our old favorites.
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by Andrew Clark on Feb 15, 2012 8:49 AM CST up reply actions
Free State?
Please tell me it is not Bambino’s (worst restaurant on earth)
It's not that I'm lazy; it's that I just don't care.
Is that little italian place
on 25th off Iowa still around. Little place right next to a liquor store. Awesome little hole in the wall joint.
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
That is Paisanos
Bambinos used to be around 18th and Mass across from the Dirty Dillons. Now it is at 15th and Wakarusa.
It's not that I'm lazy; it's that I just don't care.
I mis-read your post
Yes that is Paisanos and it is still around and it is still really good.
It's not that I'm lazy; it's that I just don't care.
You got it
It is Paisanos and that is where we are eating.
Shit happens when you win championships
by Andrew Clark on Feb 15, 2012 2:41 PM CST up reply actions
I win!
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
I'm so excited
That place is the bomb dot com
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by Andrew Clark on Feb 15, 2012 4:14 PM CST up reply actions
I get that one a lot
I also love their chicken parm (even though I can only eat half of it, which is saying something). Their olive oil-based pasta is good too, can’t remember the name. Something a little lighter, which is nice when I’m going to be drinking all night.
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by Andrew Clark on Feb 15, 2012 4:53 PM CST up reply actions
Not a big fan of Valentine's Day
However, when I see everyone else receiving flowers, chocolate, etc. I’ll admit I want something too. Just human nature…
Years ago, I told him I expected to receive something on V-Day from that point forward. It was because I was sick of seeing multiple arrangements being delivered to my work. However, I did tell him to not have it delivered to work. Too hard to get it home plus delivery fees are expensive. :)
We set a spending limit and I also told him that it didn’t have to be roses because I’m not a huge fan of roses, but a nice simple arrangement of flowers (my favs are lilies and tulips) would be fine or a box of chocolates.
This year my boys gave me a nice colorful arrangement. My hubby received a heart shaped box filled with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (his favorite chocolate candy). The little one received a small box of chocolates and a toy car.
What? A girl who likes sports...INCONCEIVABLE!
The wife and I dont get to involved with vday
I made her a playlist on spotify of the #1 songs from important parts of our lives/relationship and had her guess what songs coorespondes to what event. she got me a bag of fun size snickers (which i promptly put in the freezer) and an itunes card.
pretty successful day
Was going to take the wife to the gun range
but then it occured to us that a pregnant woman probably shouldn’t be inhaling all that lead in aresol form…
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
Congrats and probably a wise decision!
Plus that little Labba would have been kicking up a storm if he/she is that far along yet!
What? A girl who likes sports...INCONCEIVABLE!
we were going to shoot competition rifles
.22
Not much noise there, plus it would need to be a LOT of noise for a sustained amount of time, but yeah, no sense it risking anything.
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
CJ Moore has a good write-up about the KU-KSU slugfest
What transpired Monday night in Manhattan was 94 feet of torture. For those that love Roy Williams ball, it was must-miss theater.
For Bill Self, Monday night’s 59-53 win was his idea of poetry in (disjointed) motion. Sure, Self loves the flow of his high-low offense. But he prefers, every once in awhile, to see some grit.
The Wildcats made only 15 baskets on their first shot in 62 possessions. They scored 34 points on those 15 shots. That number is even more impressive when you take into account that 12 of those points came on Jamar Samuels’ four 3-pointers. Samuels came into the game shooting 22.9 percent from 3, so letting him take 3s was not the worst idea.
by MichiganJayHawk on Feb 15, 2012 9:00 AM CST reply actions
Utterly random question
Whatever happened to the founding document of basketball—Naismith’s 13 rules?
They had a special deal on it during the Ohio State game
A KU donor ponied up the money to get it, I think it will be on campus soon or something.
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by Andrew Clark on Feb 15, 2012 10:54 AM CST up reply actions
I guess I just expected it to already be in place. I hadn't heard anything since it was purchased
Good to know there’s semi-recent talk of it. Thanks.
Currently on display in KC
at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art – through May 29. Will be moved on campus when the Hall of Athletics is expanded.
by jayhawk1996 on Feb 15, 2012 11:17 AM CST up reply actions
Rain man
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by Andrew Clark on Feb 15, 2012 11:19 AM CST up reply actions
Oops
that was May 29, 2011. Start sending money for that expansion at AFH I guess.
by jayhawk1996 on Feb 15, 2012 11:20 AM CST up reply actions
They're at the University of Texas.
Or were the last time I read about it. Waiting for KU to have a place to store them, but who knows when that will happen.
Looks like they're still there.
Kansas made its one trip to Texas but a part of the school’s sports lore has been on display in Austin since October. James Naismith’s original rules of basketball have been will continue its run at the LBJ Library at the Texas campus until Jan. 29 and will move to another site on campus after that.
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/21/3384053/ku-notebook-jayhawks-get-another.html
According to Matt Scott Mizzou
visitors for the Mizzou game so far
“2012
Shabazz Muhammad
Perry Ellis
Jakarr Sampson
2013
Brannen Greene (I was told it is a STRONG possibility)
Conner Frankamp
Chris Walker (maybe)
Julius Randle won’t be there cause he will be playing "
So since we already have Ellis, Frankamp and Greene
That leaves Walker, Muhammad and Sampson as possibilities. Do we honestly have a shot at Shabazz? I thought that ship sailed, but if we got him, he’d instantly be my favorite Jayhawk of alltime due to the name.
I’m giddy at the thought of photoshopping the word Shabazz! into action shots. Like how the old batman show had the “kapow!” and whatnot pop up during fights.
Shit happens when you win championships
by Andrew Clark on Feb 15, 2012 10:56 AM CST up reply actions
Not that I know what I'm talking about
I think there is a very high probability that Shabazz has already made up his mind, and that he is either going to stay home (UCLA) or go join Calipari’s merry band of try-hards.
That said, he’s visiting AFH and Cameron, so once he gets a taste of a real basketball atmosphere [read: one that doesn’t put the students in the upper deck and the old people courtside] , he may change his mind.
The beauty of AFH as opposed to Rupp
is that the whole place is courtside.
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
Any chance
The Anthony Davis rumors could help us with Shabazz? If I were a 1AD it’d have to be a consideration…
I think
UNLV is a big possibility with him too. One of his best friends is going there.
If I were a betting man, I’d bet on Walker coming here but I don’t have any inside info there
I write everywhere. You're probably better off following me on twitter
by the way
I think the guy I’m most excited for is Frankamp. Never seen him play but I’ve heard he has nearly unlimited range and is a guy who can shoot in the high 40% range from three. After this year’s shooting concerns it would be fun as hell to have that type of player again.
I write everywhere. You're probably better off following me on twitter
Always big to have snipers
If we had only redshirted Reed and had him for this season… we’d likely be undefeated and on pace to easily win a second title under Self
#brokenrecord
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by Andrew Clark on Feb 15, 2012 12:32 PM CST up reply actions
Joking
How I always bitch on here that we should have redshirtted Reed his freshman year (when he barely ever played on the title team) so we would have him for this season).
The exaggerations were for comedic effect.
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by Andrew Clark on Feb 15, 2012 2:43 PM CST up reply actions
you had me at snipers
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
I call three point specialists snipers or Tom Berengers
After his role in the movie “Sniper” which is likely the best film ever made by humans.
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by Andrew Clark on Feb 15, 2012 2:44 PM CST up reply actions
1 shot........... 3 points
www.oreadboomkings.fantake.com
Bah
“Enemy At The Gates” is the best sniper movie ever made. It’s based on a true story and is sniper vs sniper!! Don’t get much more bad ass than that.
"No time for questions. No time for games. Start kickin' ass and takin' down the names." - Dave Mustaine.
Yep
and Rachel Weisz….
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
Well there is that
but while she does look good in that movie, her British accent always bothered me…..considering she was portraying a Russian!
"No time for questions. No time for games. Start kickin' ass and takin' down the names." - Dave Mustaine.
Jude Law is the hottest one in the movie
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by Andrew Clark on Feb 16, 2012 8:45 AM CST up reply actions
Enemy at the Gates is badass
Love that movie. I just am a big advocate of Tom Berenger. Go rent (or download) “The Substitute” sometime. Berenger is an ex special forces agent who subs at a high school in the projects and infiltraits a gang/drug rink and starts blowing shit up and kicking major ass.
You will not be dissapointed in this film. I guarantee it.
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by Andrew Clark on Feb 16, 2012 8:44 AM CST up reply actions
Thanks for the recommendation!
That actually does sound like my kind of film and I hadn’t heard of it before.
"No time for questions. No time for games. Start kickin' ass and takin' down the names." - Dave Mustaine.
Here is what I need you to do soon, preferably this weekend
Demand your wife cook you your favorite meal, and demand you eat it in the living room while watching the television.
After eating said meal, put approximately 13 (not 12, I said 13) beers in a cooler next to you at your favorite sitting spot (couch, loveseat, reclining chair, etc).
Put “The Substitute” on TV and consume the beer. When the movie ends, reflect on the greatness while smoking a cigar.
You will never feel this good about life again. And you’ll be drunk. You’re welcome.
Shit happens when you win championships
by Andrew Clark on Feb 16, 2012 1:23 PM CST up reply actions
but he was such a dick in Platoon
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
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by Andrew Clark on Feb 16, 2012 1:20 PM CST up reply actions
the substitute isnt on netflix instant
but sniper 1 and sniper 3 are. If i ever get 2-4 hours to myself in the next 2 months I am totally watching these
Good films
No substitute, but its up there.
The substitute is the best movie ever made, period. Cut and dry.
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by Andrew Clark on Feb 16, 2012 6:12 PM CST up reply actions
I can't imagine Sniper 3 is even halfway watchable.
Sniper 2 was brutal.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
Rock Chalk Talk
Nah, Frankamp is coming aboard
You need one white guy who can shoot threes on your team at all times. Unfortunately, this year that guy is Connor Teahan. Yeah, his shooting percentage isn’t that bad actually, but the other aspects of his game leave a lot to be desired.
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by Andrew Clark on Feb 15, 2012 3:06 PM CST up reply actions
Not good when he struggles to do much else though.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
Rock Chalk Talk
Isn't Vegas his home?
Or is he from LA and only there to play HS ball?
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