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435 posts and counting for a regular season game...
Every man a Jayhawk....? ![]()
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KU did get the benefit of many calls late in the game, but it's not like that's any different than any other time they play in the Fieldhouse.
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I seem to remember that Aldrich was able to block their shots flat-footed.
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Good Read for all, even the haters!
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebask...ornell-happens
For even great teams like Kansas, Cornell happens Jan. 7, 2010 By Gary Parrish CBSSports.com Senior Writer Tell Gary your opinion! The e-mails started arriving right after the buzzer. Tweets, too. KU is a fraud! Will this affect Kansas' first-place votes? Move Texas to No. 1! Kansas sucks and you know it! Sometimes teams like Kansas just slip up against teams like Cornell. (AP) Actually, I don't know it. And neither do you. Because the Kansas team that struggled with Cornell is the same Kansas team that destroyed Temple. Just like the Texas team that was tested by Arkansas and Texas A&M-CC is the same Texas team that handled North Carolina and Michigan State by double-digits. Just like the Kentucky team that barely beat Miami-Ohio and Stanford is the same Kentucky team with notable wins over North Carolina, Connecticut and Louisville. Just like the Purdue team that dominated West Virginia and Minnesota is the same Purdue team that had to come from 16 down to beat Alabama. In other words, chill. This is college basketball. This is what happens in this sport. Unless you think Kansas fell apart between Saturday (when the Jayhawks beat Temple 84-52) and Wednesday (when the Jayhawks trailed in the final minute before edging Cornell 71-66) then you have to acknowledge the truth, which is that what happened Saturday doesn't mean Kansas will consistently dominate ranked teams any more than what happened Wednesday means Kansas will struggle with outclassed programs. What we know about Kansas is that the Jayhawks are immensely talented, deep and capable of blowing out good opponents, but that they're also vulnerable. That makes Bill Self's team a lot like Rick Barnes' team. And John Calipari's team. And Matt Painter's team, too. If you're looking for total domination, try the Colts (when Peyton Manning isn't benched). Or Floyd Mayweather (on the rare occasion that he fights). Or Derek Jeter (on the dating scene). Or Tiger Woods (also on the dating scene). Those are some good sources for domination, or near perfection. But college basketball teams simply aren't sharp every time out. Remember North Carolina last season? Awesome, right? The Tar Heels won the national title ... after losing to Boston College in January. Remember Kansas two seasons ago? Awesome, right? The Jayhawks won the national title ... after losing to Kansas State in January. Remember Florida three seasons ago? Awesome, right? The Gators won the national title ... after losing to Vanderbilt, LSU and Tennessee in February. So surely you get the point? Even the best of the best slip up and lose. Happens every season. And yet, for some reason, we think Kansas is a fraud when it struggles with Cornell, that Texas is shaky when it can't shake loose from Arkansas, that Kentucky is hopeless when it lets Louisville back into a game, and that Purdue will be lucky to finish in the top three of the Big Ten when the Boilermakers fall behind big at Alabama. Me? I'm just impressed by undefeated records in January, regardless of how they were produced. So I'm not worried about Kansas, Texas, Kentucky or Purdue. All four clearly have the necessary parts to make a Final Four, and I suspect our national champion will come from that group. You want to worry about somebody? Worry about somebody who really stinks. Like Norfolk State. Or DePaul. Or Texas Pan-American. You want to question a Top 10 team? Question the teams that have actually lost. Like West Virginia. Or North Carolina. Or Michigan State. But I wouldn't spend much time worrying about or questioning any of the four remaining undefeated teams, especially Kansas. Yes, the Jayhawks looked bad in stretches against Cornell, and they nearly lost at home. But they still have a coach with a national title ring, still have a bunch of future NBA players, and they still have -- don't forget this, because it's important -- an unblemished 14-0 record. In this sport, that's good enough. I'll worry about Kansas when Sherron Collins gets hurts, and not One Shining Moment sooner. For more from Gary Parrish, check him out on Twitter: @GaryParrishCBS
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The refs were awful for both teams, you could pick out a lot more things they did poorly than they did adequately to the benefit or detriment of either team.
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They are pretty concerned, and I appreciate their love, but damn. 440+ posts on a meaningless non con game that KU won... Geesh, go post in your own game threads... |
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That was a nice find Roy!
Rep for a solid article... |
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