***** Official KU vs UNC 1st Rd Final Four NCAA Tourney Game Thread .*****

[ROYC75]

OK Jayhawk fans, It's that time of year and KU is where we all want them to be, in the final four. This years treat has us pitted against North Carolina and Ole Roy boy, daggummit ole Huckelberry . Sat., April 5, 7:47 p.m. (CDT) in San Antonio,Tx.

It's time for all the B12 rivals to come together and become Jayhawk fans for the good of the B12. I know for some of you diehard rivals, you would rather die 1st, so we wish no ill feelings upon you for being , indifferent . Come together and say it with me now ................ Rock Chalk Jayhawk , KU

( On a side note ) I'm starting this thread early for my Jayhawk friends due to my scheduled surgery on Thursday and not knowing if I'll be out in time or not for the game Saturday. I have been in alot of severe pain in the last 2 weeks and the doctors have bumped me up to do 1 / 2 of these kidney stones now. The heart doctor gave me 4 days to go off the blood thinners but just like last time, with the stent in my heart, anything is possible so I am just being prepared.

LET'S GO AND WIN ONE FOR OLE KU !!!!!

[Chiefs Pantalones]

The NCAA has adopted the NBA's way of officiating, and that's not a good thing.

[ArrowheadHawk]

I hope they can bring the same intensity that they brought while building that 30 point lead in the next half.

[Hootie]

You guys need to relax with the refereeing...all of those charges were good calls...Hansborough had position every time...and there were several times a foul could have been called on KU with all of those blocked shots...when Arthur got that steal that is a foul 90% of the time regardless of how good of a play it was...

That being said, JESUS!!! That was insane...you think these players wanted to show up Roy? The way they were playing they would have challenged some of the friggin' NBA teams...that was sick...and wow with Alrich...he is playing ridiculously well...for avergaing 8 MPG it just shows how friggin' deep KU is...incredible.

And the media is trying to say UNC has the more talented team? PLEASE! I know it's just one half and really one amazing 10 minute stretch...but KU pretty much built the perfect team...I loved Self's gameplan...that was extremely fun to watch.

[ArrowheadHawk]

I can't believe we held UNC to 27 points. A season low. Gotta love it.

[Coach]

Give KU credit on their rebounding, denying UNC 2nd chance points.

[Fairplay]

The last 5 minutes kinda took the fun out of this game.

But up by 17. I'll take it.

[ArrowheadHawk]

Originally Posted by Coach

Give KU credit on their rebounding, denying UNC 2nd chance points.

KU is beasting.

[redskin]

13 fouls to 5... and still up 17. The first five minutes of the second half are huge.

[DJJasonp]

13 KU fouls
5 UNC fouls

unbelievable.....guess they dont want to lose any viewers in the 2nd half.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by Jayhawkerman2001

finally that little bitch got a foul on him..... jesus ****ing christ

I hate the guy as much as the most...he is terribly overrated and won't amount to anything in the NBA but those were all charges and even the one that got called against him could've gone either way...in fact, I bet it would have been called a charge had he not already had the previous 3...I don't know why he's a 'little bitch' because he plays solid, fundamental basketball...

[Boon]

Larry Brown said that Sasha had two fouls during warm-ups.

[redskin]

Originally Posted by Hootie

I hate the guy as much as the most...he is terribly overrated and won't amount to anything in the NBA but those were all charges and even the one that got called against him could've gone either way...in fact, I bet it would have been called a charge had he not already had the previous 3...I don't know why he's a 'little bitch' because he plays solid, fundamental basketball...

Yea, but everytime he gets the ball in the post I tell my son to turn his head...just turn and shot-put it up...not the prettiest shot by any means.

[Reaper16]

Ku needs to be able to play with intensity and execution in the second half. I'd like to think that they're depth would help them to maintain a level of high-tempo and intense defense, but the foul situation might rear its head in the second half.
A key is if KU will be able to make smart decisions and good shots when they slow it down due to fatigue. Otherwise, UNC can just play rope-a-dope for most of the half, wait until KU is tired, and turn on the jets.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by redskin

13 fouls to 5... and still up 17. The first five minutes of the second half are huge.

blah blah blah...

You just watched KU play the most amazing half of college basketball in probably the last 5 years and you're bitching because of the referees? To be quite honest, I think they called a very fair 1st half...those were all charges...I can remember only one really ticky tack foul for reaching in and the one on Case was pretty bad, too...but if you're complaining about the charges that's just ridiculous.

[ShortRoundChief]

Originally Posted by KC_CHIEFS_06

we're up 17 and i'm ticked off..if we would have kept our intesity up we'd be up by about 24.

I don't know if it is intensity as it is stupid decision making

i.e. shooting a 3 when their entire team is back and in position and yours is still down court

hell even the announcer said "why?"