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Mr. Krab · 03-23-2009, 08:58 AM

JASON WHITLOCK COMMENTARY

KU ready to beat Michigan State? I don’t think so

MINNEAPOLIS | It would be a shame if Kansas basketball players and their relatively small contingent of traveling fans left the Metrodome believing the Jayhawks proved this weekend they’re ready for a rematch against Michigan State.

“Sadly mistaken” doesn’t do justice to how little the Hawks demonstrated in advancing to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet Sixteen with victories over North Dakota State and Dayton.

We already established that Friday’s 10-point victory over the Bison was a product of a ridiculous strategic error by North Dakota State coach Saul Phillips.

Sunday’s 60-43 laugher over the Dayton Flyers simply confirmed what I’ve always believed about the unfairness of the Big Dance. Thanks to a flawed seeding process and a horrendous, first-round performance by Bob Huggins’ West Virginia Mountaineers, the third-seeded Jayhawks were blessed with the privilege of playing the most unskilled team left in the tournament.

Honestly, I played on and coached better-shooting intramural teams in college than the 2008-09 Dayton Flyers.

Dayton, the runner-up in the Atlantic 10, might be on par with Colorado, the last-place team in the Big 12. Yes, in November Dayton beat Auburn and Marquette on back-to-back nights. November is college basketball’s exhibition season. The results shouldn’t count.

I’ve never seen anything as pathetic as Dayton’s offense. On Saturday, I spent much of the afternoon wondering how Chris Wright, a big-time recruit, landed at Dayton. Sunday he provided an answer. He can’t finish at the rim, in the paint or on the perimeter. He’s Kansas State’s Dominique Sutton without the defensive intensity.

Wright is so raw that a vegan would put him in the microwave.
The Flyers shot 22 percent from the field.

Yeah, you can delude yourself into thinking Kansas played amazing defense. Not true. The Flyers hurled themselves into the lane and threw up shots into the outstretched arms of Cole Aldrich, who recorded what is believed to be the third triple-double in Kansas history.

Young McHale scored 13 points, snagged 20 rebounds and rejected 10 shots. I love Young McHale. If he stays in college four years, he’ll likely be one of the 10 best players in Kansas history and have a chance to be a Young Bill Walton, the last great white NBA center.

After offering that bit of context, let me say emphatically that Aldrich’s triple-double on Sunday was the least impressive I’ve had the pleasure to witness. The Flyers missed so many damn shots that $weet Lew Perkins was credited with five boards. Every time Wright sailed into the lane he gently placed the ball in Aldrich’s hands. Some of Aldrich’s blocks should have been scored as steals.

The truth is Kansas played poorly on Sunday. Oh, the Cole and Collins Show performed to rave reviews. Sherron Collins knocked down 11 of 19 shots, scored 25 points, snatched seven rebounds and avoided a turnover. Mario Little turned in an efficient 16 minutes, hitting three of four shots and hauling in six boards.

The rest of the Hawks were worthless.

Brady Morningstar and Tyrel Reed missed eight of their nine three-point attempts. Tyshawn Taylor was a turnover machine (six). The Morris Twins combined for two points and five rebounds in 31 minutes.

The Jayhawks turned the ball over 17 times, missed half of their 22 free-throw attempts and 13 of 16 three-point shots.

Dayton is the only team that played on Sunday that would have lost to Kansas.

The Cole and Collins Show won’t beat Michigan State on Friday.
The second-seeded Spartans, who spanked Kansas in January, looked like a national-title threat on Sunday in their close victory over a highly skilled Southern California squad. Michigan State looks better when it plays outside the Big Ten — all the Big Ten teams do. The style of play in the conference is so physical that the teams beat each other up and look bad doing it.

Against USC, an unfamiliar opponent, the Spartans appeared athletic, smooth and tough. They looked a lot better than Kansas.
So did the Missouri Tigers, who slipped past Marquette in the West Regional.

Are you getting the picture?

Good teams were tested this weekend and passed those tests. The Jayhawks have yet to be pushed.

There’s no reason for the Jayhawks or their fans to get cocky. There’s no reason to believe the Hawks can beat Michigan State.

Reerun_KC · 03-23-2009, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by frazod

Pick a city? At least Missouri has cities. Who gives a shit where I live now. I grew up in Missouri, a state with five professional sports teams. How many professional sports teams do you have in Kansas, ****tard? Perhaps you should find a NASCAR board to infest, that's definitely more your speed.

And I guess if I was from Kansas, I would adopt Chicago teams, since I had none of my own previously.

Frazod · 03-23-2009, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Reetard_KC

Pants · 03-23-2009, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by frazod

But see, you're wrong. All of these teams ARE MISSOURI TEAMS. Unless somebody relocated Arrowhead across the border and it didn't make the news, that is a 100% undeniable fact.

I understand you're butthurt. I understand your eternal inferiority complex, and how it's made you such a vile, raving douche. It is certainly well deserved.

Like I said, I live in Kansas City, so I cheer for the Kansas City Chiefs, I don't care if they're across the line on the shitty side of the city, it's still my city. That's how I base my loyalty.

And I really don't care how many teams your shitty state has, that fact has never bothered me, by that criteria, Ohio would be one of the best states and I sure as **** don't give a shit about it.

I'll be happy with my Chiefs and Jayhawks and any NFL/NBA franchise that might make its way to Kansas City.

And you're still a less knowledgeable CoMoChief of professional sports and the one that is always somehow butthurt popping all kinds of veins. Talk about an eternal inferiority complex, lol.

ArrowheadHawk · 03-23-2009, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by frazod

Well, I've always said that you're a douchy little troll, and if you agree, then yes, you are definitely right.

I'm not the one acting like a douche.

CoMoChief · 03-23-2009, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Metrolike

Like I said, I live in Kansas City, so I cheer for the Kansas City Chiefs, I don't care if they're across the line on the shitty side of the city, it's still my city. That's how I base my loyalty.

And I really don't care how many teams your shitty state has, that fact has never bothered me, by that criteria, Ohio would be one of the best states and I sure as **** don't give a shit about it.

I'll be happy with my Chiefs and Jayhawks and any NFL/NBA franchise that might make its way to Kansas City.

And you're still a less knowledgeable CoMoChief of professional sports and the one that is always somehow butthurt popping all kinds of veins. Talk about an eternal inferiority complex, lol.

You sir......are a dumbass

Pants · 03-23-2009, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by CoMoChief

You sir......are a dumbass

Why, because I didn't cheer for MU football when they were good, while cheering for KU bball?

CoMoChief · 03-23-2009, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ArrowheadHawk

I'm not the one acting like a douche.

Frazod is just a fat pudgy little shit anyways. ****in nerd.

CoMoChief · 03-23-2009, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Metrolike

Why, because I didn't cheer for MU football when they were good, while cheering for KU bball?

I just said MU was better than KU in football. And little sissies like you would get your little man thong tied in a knot.

Pants · 03-23-2009, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by CoMoChief

I just said MU was better than KU in football. And little sissies like you would get your little man thong tied in a knot.

Is that why you attended MU football games? You're from CoMo, FFS.

KC_Connection · 03-23-2009, 02:24 PM

I can't read anything Whitlock writes about basketball. He knows absolutely nothing about the sport.

Frazod · 03-23-2009, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by CoMoChief

Frazod is just a fat pudgy little shit anyways. ****in nerd.

Aww, HoMo doesn't like me. Too bad.

Like I care about the opinion of some idiot who lives in Columbia and hates MU, but of course that doesn't stop him from name-dropping about all the MU players he runs into in a pathetic attempt to appear cool on the intraweb. Nobody really cares that you fetched Chase Coffman a drink last night, sweetie.

About the only think KU and MU fans can agree on is that you are a ****ing dumbass, and none of us want to claim you. Perhaps you should create a new login and become a Gooner fan.

CoMoChief · 03-23-2009, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by frazod

Aww, HoMo doesn't like me. Too bad.

Like I care about the opinion of some idiot who lives in Columbia and hates MU, but of course that doesn't stop him from name-dropping about all the MU players he runs into in a pathetic attempt to appear cool on the intraweb. Nobody really cares that you fetched Chase Coffman a drink last night, sweetie.

About the only think KU and MU fans can agree on is that you are a ****ing dumbass, and none of us want to claim you. Perhaps you should create a new login and become a Gooner fan.

You pudgy lil **** that all you got? Fetching Chase Coffman a drink????

When in the **** have I ever said that?

FACT: MU players are out at bars alllllllll the time. I mention it when it comes up in discussion you pathetic ****

Coach · 03-23-2009, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by CoMoChief

You pudgy lil **** that all you got? Fetching Chase Coffman a drink????

When in the **** have I ever said that?

FACT: MU players are out at bars alllllllll the time. I mention it when it comes up in discussion you pathetic ****

Well, with that argument, so is KU players are going out in bars.

Remember J.R. Giddens?

**mikeyis4dcats.** · 03-23-2009, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by frazod

stop it, or Cole will cry

Frazod · 03-23-2009, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoMoChief

You pudgy lil **** that all you got? Fetching Chase Coffman a drink????

When in the **** have I ever said that?

FACT: MU players are out at bars alllllllll the time. I mention it when it comes up in discussion you pathetic ****

Do you stare at his junk in men's room, too?

That HoMoChief, he's just soooooooooooooooooooo cool.

03-23-2009, 08:58 AM
Mr. Krab Big Red Nuts Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $10004900	Whitlock: KU sucks JASON WHITLOCK COMMENTARY KU ready to beat Michigan State? I don’t think so MINNEAPOLIS \| It would be a shame if Kansas basketball players and their relatively small contingent of traveling fans left the Metrodome believing the Jayhawks proved this weekend they’re ready for a rematch against Michigan State. “Sadly mistaken” doesn’t do justice to how little the Hawks demonstrated in advancing to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet Sixteen with victories over North Dakota State and Dayton. We already established that Friday’s 10-point victory over the Bison was a product of a ridiculous strategic error by North Dakota State coach Saul Phillips. Sunday’s 60-43 laugher over the Dayton Flyers simply confirmed what I’ve always believed about the unfairness of the Big Dance. Thanks to a flawed seeding process and a horrendous, first-round performance by Bob Huggins’ West Virginia Mountaineers, the third-seeded Jayhawks were blessed with the privilege of playing the most unskilled team left in the tournament. Honestly, I played on and coached better-shooting intramural teams in college than the 2008-09 Dayton Flyers. Dayton, the runner-up in the Atlantic 10, might be on par with Colorado, the last-place team in the Big 12. Yes, in November Dayton beat Auburn and Marquette on back-to-back nights. November is college basketball’s exhibition season. The results shouldn’t count. I’ve never seen anything as pathetic as Dayton’s offense. On Saturday, I spent much of the afternoon wondering how Chris Wright, a big-time recruit, landed at Dayton. Sunday he provided an answer. He can’t finish at the rim, in the paint or on the perimeter. He’s Kansas State’s Dominique Sutton without the defensive intensity. Wright is so raw that a vegan would put him in the microwave. The Flyers shot 22 percent from the field. Yeah, you can delude yourself into thinking Kansas played amazing defense. Not true. The Flyers hurled themselves into the lane and threw up shots into the outstretched arms of Cole Aldrich, who recorded what is believed to be the third triple-double in Kansas history. Young McHale scored 13 points, snagged 20 rebounds and rejected 10 shots. I love Young McHale. If he stays in college four years, he’ll likely be one of the 10 best players in Kansas history and have a chance to be a Young Bill Walton, the last great white NBA center. After offering that bit of context, let me say emphatically that Aldrich’s triple-double on Sunday was the least impressive I’ve had the pleasure to witness. The Flyers missed so many damn shots that $weet Lew Perkins was credited with five boards. Every time Wright sailed into the lane he gently placed the ball in Aldrich’s hands. Some of Aldrich’s blocks should have been scored as steals. The truth is Kansas played poorly on Sunday. Oh, the Cole and Collins Show performed to rave reviews. Sherron Collins knocked down 11 of 19 shots, scored 25 points, snatched seven rebounds and avoided a turnover. Mario Little turned in an efficient 16 minutes, hitting three of four shots and hauling in six boards. The rest of the Hawks were worthless. Brady Morningstar and Tyrel Reed missed eight of their nine three-point attempts. Tyshawn Taylor was a turnover machine (six). The Morris Twins combined for two points and five rebounds in 31 minutes. The Jayhawks turned the ball over 17 times, missed half of their 22 free-throw attempts and 13 of 16 three-point shots. Dayton is the only team that played on Sunday that would have lost to Kansas. The Cole and Collins Show won’t beat Michigan State on Friday. The second-seeded Spartans, who spanked Kansas in January, looked like a national-title threat on Sunday in their close victory over a highly skilled Southern California squad. Michigan State looks better when it plays outside the Big Ten — all the Big Ten teams do. The style of play in the conference is so physical that the teams beat each other up and look bad doing it. Against USC, an unfamiliar opponent, the Spartans appeared athletic, smooth and tough. They looked a lot better than Kansas. So did the Missouri Tigers, who slipped past Marquette in the West Regional. Are you getting the picture? Good teams were tested this weekend and passed those tests. The Jayhawks have yet to be pushed. There’s no reason for the Jayhawks or their fans to get cocky. There’s no reason to believe the Hawks can beat Michigan State.
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