Defense is overrated. Chicks dig the long ball. The showtime Lakers were way more entertaining than the Bad Boy champion Pistons who dared anyone to try to score against them. Jerry Tarkanian lives again in Lawrence. This fast fill up the bucket team is way more fun than the grind it out tough as nails defense team of some of Self's editions.
I want offense. Just score more than the other team daggummit. I want threes to fly, acrobatics from Ochai and KJ and CB. Give me more menacing stares from Christian after an impressive dunk. Give me more drive and dishes from Harris to back dooring dunkers.
Lets see those 3 balls fly with abandon. Heck even the ones that don't find the net are filled with anticipation of a suddenly expanded lead. When the other team makes one which it appears they will against us, go ahead and make 2, and then when the other guys are guarding the line lob it to tonights version of Dave and watch him miraculously maneuver the ball into the 10 foot high goal.
Remy Martin man! This dude's got that swagger that needs to be unleashed. We want to see him put up 30 the next night and then after Ochai has his chance to do it again. I can see it there. He's holding back, a child held inside a miserable schoolroom for too long ready to run outside and let loose. Man this guy needs to let it fly! It's fun n gun with Remy and the Hawks!
Tonight was fun! It's really not fun to be honest to watch us score 95 points against Case Western University or Alaska Panhandle State. But to go on the road against a Power 5 opponent with some star power of their own (more Champagne anyone?) in the bright lights of NYC, or at least its suburbs, and, get this, a bunch of kids from the midwest wheat belt, well that's fun! I want more games like this.
I want more Mitch Lightfoot laughing on his way to the bench after doing something silly that it even looked like Self was laughing too. I mean its a game man! Mitch has great reasons to smile. He's like 24 and he's still in college playing on a powerhouse college basketball team, and having fun! I love the guy. (get irked by the hate towards him to be honest) That block led to the greatest play of the night when the ref initiated an offensive foul right into the other coach! This is fun!
It's fun watching this version tonight of the Jayhawks. Now I know it's just an anomaly. I'm sure the team will revert back to the standard Bill Self system and we'll grit our teeth on the way to another 30 win season and high seed in the dance, all while flexing our muscles in a more familiar version. But what the heck, lets see tonights version of Jayhawk basketball play ball!
Bill Self? I love the guy. He wins, he recruits system guys who with a few exceptions don't go on to starring roles in the league. They cause Bills face to turn various shades of crimsonorblue during frustrating segments of games when it doesn't happen the way he'd like. It frustrates us too of course as he asserts his will on the team and those he's charged with defeating. But maybe just maybe after tonight we get to unleash some more Fun N' Gun on the Big12.
Oh yes, I almost forgot, it'd be even funner methinks if Zach Clemence plays more than a few minutes.
Oh and it'd be even more fun if we made more FT's. It's the only reason really why we're not undefeated right now and ranked right behind, or maybe above Purdue in the top spot. That'd be fun too!
