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wissox
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@DanR It looked he jumped more than the bare minimum in the videos. I really have few memories of the guy. Thanks for sharing.
Strange, I thought one of our guys being inducted into the College HOF would generate some discussion.
Yeah I thought maybe Doke could have immortalized himself with a monster 11-12 shooting game with 14 rebounds, 6 blocks, 1-7 FT's in taking down Wisconsin in the National Championship!
And yes, a 5 year Christian Braun is nice to think about. In fact, it will be interesting to see how many players take advantage of it, how that will impact recruiting and the competitive balance of teams. Right now I'm thinking Wisconsin has 5 seniors starting and I guess would be welcome to come back and play again. None of them are going pro, at least in this country, and so it's just a fascinating thought.
Just noticed, unlike the previous Champions classics where there's a half hour between games we play at 8:30 immediately after Duke MSU finishes. I don't mind the previous game running over as long as we get our games somewhere, but if ESPN was smart they'd just wait till that game ends to start ours. We all know it's not going to end on time!
Paul was one of several honorees to make it today. The guy who stole some POY votes from Danny Manning, Hersey Hawkins was another. I was in the midst of full time parenting of 4 little kids 6 years apart so I missed parts of the Pierce era and maybe didn't get the great appreciation of his skills that many of you have.
I can't put my finger on that 'Paul Pierce Moment' that is etched in KU lore, but maybe some of you do to remind me.
He certainly was a part of what I think is the greatest KU team of my fandom. To his credit, he returned for another season and another upsetting end to the season. NBA has never been my thing so I really was surprised towards the end of career to see that he is a future NBA HOFer.
Who's the next enshrined Jayhawk? Frank Mason possibly? I wish we could say maybe Joel, or Wiggins. Perry was terrific of course, just not HOF material. Doke had such a fascinatingly great skill set that I think if he could've had a chance to win it all he might be a HOF candidate. Certainly all time shooting percentage leader is something worth being enshrined for.
Proud of all of our Jayhawks of course. Rock Chalk Jayhawk KU!
I got 53 up votes out of it from @approxinfinity so it was all worth it!
It's alright. Don't worry about it.
@BeddieKU23 It was actually kind of fun! But I was a little miffed because I thought I'd started the game thread, albeit a little early. Oh well, fun game.
Thanks for your participation! Pick up your door prizes on the way out!
The crowd is starting to chant Rock Chalk Jayhawk
Wow, officials take away a fast break with an unusual officials TO.
Braun is just full of energy today.
Took a hiatus, and the Jayhawks woke up. I didn't think this team was as bad as they looked early on.
Someone should tell ESPN because he's not in the boxscore.
We have someone on our team with the last name Harris I just found out.
Braun our MVP so far today.
WVU getting all they can handle from WKU.
Iowa sucks Bill
24 minutes ago I wrote we might score 100. We've scored 4 since then.
This could be a long season folks.
I've got to agree with Raftery Big Dave. Go to the rim
They should have temporarily renamed the court Rockchalkmortgage.
Huh, they have assigned seats on the benches?
KU 11-12 FT's? They must recalculate because that's got to be an error.
Don't want to hear about Matt Garza because he's just a stat sheet stuffer, but not a winner.
I'm really thankful for my family even if they didn't want to come into the house and left after about 2 hours.
That day I almost broke Scooter Berry's hand in my first week on campus, but that's another story for another time.
And that's the half folk. See you in 15 as the Jayhawks try to wrap up this first win of the season.
We're doing enough right.
As soon as I type that we go brain dead on offense again.
It actually might be our team scoring 100 today.
Buzz Lightfoot, goes to the line. He'll be social security eligible next season.
Since going down by 7 we've out scored them by 16. Now that's Jayhawk basketball. I'm actually enjoying watching.
That alley oops is a candidate for the not top ten
A luxurious 4 point lead.
Big Dave can make FT's
Our defense after scoring this season is atrocious
We're on a 7-0 run, and Big Dave adds the extra point
This game brought to you by beaches
Braun single handedly shooting us back near the lead.
Cocky StJ player thinking he can play D like the guy he was guarding.
I always wanted to be able to goal tend a basketball shot.
I remember that one point this season when we were actually leading a game.
If Enaruna plays defense like that he's a lock for the NBA.
Grant or Foster, can't tell which waves at the Hawk as he shoots right over him.
If I was in Fort Meyers, FL on a day like this I'd be glad they didn't let me in the arena because I'd be at the beach.
Wilson to Grant. Sounds presidential
The fans are loudly chanting Air Ball at the hapless Hawk
In the 10 seconds it took me to rename the title of the game thread STJ scored 5 points.