What will the Jayhawks do?

Yesterday was the first pre-season game for the Kansas Jayhawks and everyone who watched or has read about the game is truly excited about our boy, Marcus Morris. I am also really excited to watch him play, especially since he has been compared to the world-renown player, Paul Pierce (article http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2010/may/17/marcus-similar-pierce/?print). I am not going to sit here and talk about his difference and similarities between them because that's like comparing Quinton's Bar and Grill to Burrito King, totally different!

So KU vs. Washburn. Let's be honest here, Washburn should not have shot 57% from the field in the second half! Washburn should not have held our Jayhawks to 21% three point shooting. Now I get it, it is the first game they have all played together with new role players. There are some holes that need to be filled and there are some parts of the game that have been greatly improved upon (i.e. free throws). Nonetheless this game does not show the true potential that the Jayhawks can achieve this year. It seems to be another "killer instinct" problem that the team last year had. Marcus Morris played awesome but he played against a terrible team and giving him accolades for it is ridiculous. He should beat up on smaller teams! Tyrel Reed, the next Hinrich as I like to call him, did not play up to his potential making 2 of 8 shots. Tyshawn got a good number of points, 12, but his assist number should be higher! Without Selby he needs to be our go to play maker which means he shoots and dishes the ball, not take shots and when feels like it toss the ball to Marcus.

In truth, I firmly believe that this team is nothing compared to last year's bust but they can definitely run with the big boys this year. This team is like the Minnesota Vikings, great team on paper but when it comes to game time they just don's achieve their potential greatness. We will need to see later on down the road. Next game is exhibition on November 9 and you can expect me to be hearing, watching or reading about it. There will be another post by me mid-week on a great topic of conversation given to me by a genius of sports, A Goldfine.