@JayHawkFanToo I've seen him at home games and on the sports. Think he can only practice til 2nd semester, next year. Had to pay his tuition til next year too
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Angry!
@bskeet and the goal tend.
@bskeet unfair call too
Pretty cool!
@JayhawkRock78 they won't beat us!!
@VailHawk I'm trying hard not to be to rude, but it's hard!!
Mr Marshall video...
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@jaybate-1.0 the best thing about Sherron, nobody loved wearing the Kansas jersey more than him!
@wissoxfan83 I saw that! Glad they caught it!
@wissoxfan83 game at 4:15 on cbs. Hope that's right!
I hope none of you are watching the news on wichita tv stations. They are absolutely going nuts over this game! More than a final four!
That's kinda weird having Conner on there.
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@wissoxfan83 don't remember, it's been awhile. Maybe someone will know.
@wissoxfan83 somebody on here does.
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Someone's picking on oubre!
OUBRE LAUGHS OFF HECKLER — Midway through the first half, freshman Kelly Oubre turned toward a yelling New Mexico State fan in the stands and smiled.
“He called me ugly, and I was just looking at him like, ‘That’s the best you got, man? You’re a guy, and you’re calling me ugly?’” Oubre said with a smile. “He was doing anything to help his team give them a chance to win. I didn’t think anything of it.”
It wasn’t the first time Oubre had been pestered by opposing fans.
“Kansas State said I looked like a girl. They said I had a girl name. So I just think that they think I’m hot or something … I don’t know. I look like a girl? What does that mean? I guess they think I’m a pretty guy,” Oubre said with a laugh. “But it’s funny to hear some of the things that they have to say.”
@wissoxfan83 don't you write? Seems like I checked that out awhile back.
@wissoxfan83 good one!!!
@wissoxfan83 and you're a teacher? Gasp!!! How much was the ticket? I have a lead foot, kinda go w/the flow!
@wissoxfan83 I'm glad he left!
@wissoxfan83 how fast were you going? I got one last month, 183 bucks. I was following him, he said I was coming up to fast on him. I asked him how fast he was going! I was not happy!
@cragarhawk feel bad for him and Cliff, even though I'm mad he left!
@Lulufulu or angry!!
@VailHawk our rebounding, our bigs, most definitely our coach, etc!!!
@Lulufulu I think we should refrain from using any form of the word shocked!
@RockChalkinTexas forgot to ask you if you have road rage? Horns down!!!!
@VailHawk I know! We need to circle that dang game there next year!!! Tired of that!
@Lulufulu ha ha!!! You know it!
@cragarhawk did you see Conner? I didn't see him on bench, don't think he can travel. It would be awkward for all!
OU looking good!
@VailHawk they were the only big 12 team I didn't pick, they kill me every year!!
@bskeet love it❤️❤️
OMAHA – Perry Ellis is a fine, upstanding young man who would never intentionally try to deceive anyone.
So if he says he “felt great” in his 23 minutes during Kansas’ 75-56 second-round NCAA Tournament win over New Mexico State on Friday, I’m inclined to believe he believes he feels great, even if he doesn’t.
This is the NCAAs. Ellis is determined to overcome.
But it didn’t look like Ellis, his right knee sporting a big brace and wrapped in adhesive tape, felt all that great Friday.
He lumbered. He missed an early dunk. His spring was not springing.
Ellis scored nine points and made a three-pointer. He played sporadically because KU coach Bill Self wanted to get him off that knee. More than two weeks after suffering the injury in a game against West Virginia at Allen Fieldhouse, Ellis’ return to form is a work in progress.
That’s what I believe.
“There’s still a time when I might feel a little hesitant,” Ellis said. “But overall, I feel great. No pain.”
I believe the part about feeling no pain and so does Self, who said there is no structural damage.
It looks, though, like Ellis is having a difficult time letting go, trusting that the knee will hold up if he plays with a more no-holds-barred mentality.
“I think physically, Perry is pretty good,” Self said after the Jayhawks breezed through New Mexico State by making 9 of 13 three-point shots. “He’s shown no indication of the knee bothering him during practice the last three days and that kind of stuff.
“He just doesn’t have the same explosiveness, the same bounce. To me, he looked a little tentative out there, very tentative, and he got off to a rough start. He had the dunk that he missed and a layup right after that he missed and it looked like after that that he didn’t really explode on the knee.”
When asked how close to full speed Ellis looked, Self gauged it at 70 percent with a caveat.
“With the potential to be 100 percent later (Friday night) because I don’t think it’s anything structural.”
The Jayhawks are starting to right their ship from long range after an awful six-game stretch when they were 11 of 71 from three-point range.
A healthy and springy Ellis, though, would be a huge asset against Wichita State on Sunday. The winner heads to Cleveland and the Sweet 16.
Ellis is one of the best high school players to come out of Wichita, where he won four state championships at Heights. He never seriously considered going to Wichita State, though, because his heart was set on playing at Kansas from an early age.
Ellis’ progression this season has been fun to watch. He’s an All-Big 12 player and KU’s MVP. He was playing his best basketball before tweaking his knee and missing a couple of games before returning for two in last weekend’s Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City.
There’s still some rust left.
Ellis admitted that the knee is on his mind some. That’s normal. He thinks about protecting it and not doing something that will cause a setback. His mind isn’t yet free.
“I’m still trying to get through it mentally a little bit and trying to trust what I can do,” Ellis said. “But I feel like I’m almost there.”
Wichita State-Kansas is almost here, as well. It’s been a long time.
Ellis wasn’t yet born the last time the Shockers met the Jayhawks, a 103-54 1993 KU win in Allen Fieldhouse. He didn’t have a lot to say about it after KU’s win because Indiana and Wichita State were playing.
“I just know a lot of fans are talking about it,” Ellis said.
Ellis and Wichita State junior Evan Wessel, who won three state championships together at Heights, will be reunited, much as KU’s Darnell Valentine and Wichita State’s Antoine Carr, also Heights graduates, were reunited for the KU-WSU 1981 NCAA Tournament game in New Orleans.
Landen Lucas has picked up some of Ellis’ slack recently. The 6-foot-10 Lucas had seven points and nine rebounds against New Mexico State and has 39 rebounds in the five games Ellis either has missed or been at less than full speed.
But if Kansas is to win more games in the tournament, the Jayhawks are going to need Ellis to dramatically throw that knee brace into the stands and shout that he’s back to being Perry Ellis. Or something like that.
“I talked to Perry before the game,” KU sophomore Wayne Selden said, “and I told him, ‘You’re the best player on the court, go out there and show it.’ I’m confident in him.”
If Ellis starts feeling great, he can definitely be the best player on the court. But despite what he says, I don’t think he’s quite there yet.
Reach Bob Lutz at 316-268-6597 or blutz@wichitaeagle.com. Follow him on Twitter: @boblutz.
Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/bob-lutz/article15534218.html#storylink=cpy ↗
Bob Huggins’ West Virginia beat Buffalo earlier this afternoon, and you’d think he’d be all sunshine and roses, but apparently was dwelling on the haters who picked against his team. “I’m going to have really lost my mind when I start paying attention to what Jay Bilas and those people say,” said Huggins, via Tim Graham of the Buffalo News. “I mean, Jay always does those tweets, ‘Got to go to work.’ I’m trying to wonder what that is.”
If, like Huggins, you don’t get the reference, it was explained when the ESPN analyst met Young Jeezy, the rapper whose lyrics he’s always quoting:
Young Jeezy and Jay Bilas Talk "I Gotta Go To Work" Tweets
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@Hawk8086 crimson says we win by more than 10💃💃💃❤️💙👍
Great story from Gary Bedore on KU sports! Jayhawks having fun!!! Please stay Kelly oubre!💙❤️🏀
What will osu be w/out Nash next year?
@Blown hopefully Self will still be here! I can't think of anyone to replace him.
@KUSTEVE did you see him rake his forehead to get the sweat off? Gross! Hair stuff dripping?😱mr angry😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
@KUSTEVE 😁
@wissoxfan83 well, sooooorrrrrry! Jk I wanted to get my griping started and this pic up. I was on campus, it's been awhile, not much there. I'm sure lump will start something more pleasant!!
@Hawk8086 seriously? Did you see WSU play? They barely beat Iu, who didn't even think they would make the tournament. Don't know the stats but Iu is one of the worst defensive teams too. So, shake it off and get back in the game!💙❤️🏀 Rock Chalk!!
@Blown we would never call him after how he talked about us!
@Blown yes!! He's got a big mouth! Shows no respect!
@Blown if that's means wichiTa no, but close, get all wichita tv stations. I was watching nit celebration when he called us chicken hawks.
@Blown that's fine! I dislike him soooooo much!
We should kill them on boards!