Enough!

Enough already! Iowa State fans really need to chill out, they are complaining about one questionable call in the entire 40 minutes of regulation play and bitching and moaning about a no-call where they thought should have been a charge but could have just as easily been a blocking call as well!  Here is the deal ISU fans; you guys are sad because you couldn't close out the Jayhawks.  You're not upset at the refs, you may think you are, but it is due to the fact that your team missed free throws at the end, your team didn't defend out hot hand at the end and when it came to overtime, your team was blown out the water! Be mad at the fact that you hocked up 41 three pointers which is nearly 60% of your shots.  Fatigue set in by OT and that is why your team had lost this game as well as any other overtime game your team had played.  Your team also allowed us to shoot 54% from the field while you shot 36% from the field.  Your team was NOT meant to win this game.  Another great part of this game is how just about every official call went ISU's way accept for that end of the game call.  There was a total of 27 total free throws to 34 total free throws taken in ISU's favor.  The foul distribution was 22 fouls for KU and 19 for ISU.  There was also a call in the middle of the second half where the officials were not sure which team goal tended a shot on KU's offensive end, and an ISU player literally went to the official, pointed to the jumbotron and the call went ISU's way after that.  When further replay was shown from ESPN's views, it was clearly an ISU player who had defensive goaltending and not Kevin Young.

So I say ISU fans and players, quit your bitching and throwing things at a team is not classy and the last time I saw a fan throw a cup or water bottle at a player, the fan got the shit beat out of him( see video here) ! So think before you act Ames, Iowa, we all know you are on meth but chill out!

What to do? What to do?

So obviously I am going to come out of hibernation after the Jayhawks have a second consecutive loss!   In all honesty, I am not mad about the issue but it is fun to debate on why it has occurred.  Before I start with my weird, analytic rant about what is going on, I strongly recommend readers to post their own thoughts on this page.  The more comments I get, the cooler I feel.  Thanks.

To start us off, the last three games Elijah Johnson and Naadir Tharpe (who I cannot stand!) have shot a combined total of 47 field goal attempts.  Of those 47 field goal attempts, 11 have been made.  That is a total of 23% shooting from the field.  Not so good for our two point guards.  To put that into perspective, Jeff Withey and Ben McLemore have combined for 62 field goal attempts and of those 32 have been made.  That is a combined percentage of roughly 52% shooting from the field.  And Travis Releford is on his own little island shooting 61% from the field for the season which is incredible!

It is obvious here to see where the real issues are.  Jeff Withey last night shot 6 field goal attempts and made 4 of them.  that is 66% for the game. The issue I have here is that he only had 6 attempts all game!  The shooting percentage shows that he wasn't having an issue scoring against TCU and he got to the foul line three times and made four of five from the line.  Why wasn't he getting more touches?  I can answer that for you, Elijah and Naadir!  They combined for 27 field goal attempts last night and made five.  Yes I said it, five!!!!!  That offensive production is terrible shooting 19% from the field.

What went wrong yesterday and even the day before is the inability for the point guards to know where the ball should be going and that it is a team effort, not the Elijah and Naadir show.  Travis needs to understand that he needs to take more of an initiative and try to score!  He shoots 61% from the field for the season leading the Big 12, grow a pair and try to win some games!  And now Naadir Tharpe, listen bud you suck!  If you are the future of KU Basketball, my hair will turn grey before the age of 30!  How do you think taking a long three point jumper with 4 minutes left when we are down 4 and feeling as a team is a good idea?  Not only did you miss it terribly but it took away all momentum the team had and they scored on the other end of the court bringing their lead from 4 to 6.  Poor decision making by guards and lack of touches for Withey, that is where our issue lies.

Jayhawks in Europe!

The sickest video I have ever seen! I was a little worried about how the Jayhawks would look coming off of such an astonishing season!  They look incredible!  Once Jeff Withey hits that 15 foot jumper from the top of the key, I just smiled.  He is finally coming into his own and we are going to see an amazing offensive turnover for him this season.  His offensive rebounding in this video really makes me happy and the fact that he dunks the put-back instead of falls away with some weird finger roll BS, makes me even more a believer.  He will be one of the top centers in the entire country by the end of the season.  Perry Ellis and Ben McLemore, Studs!!  Releford's dunk at the end, awesome.  He will be an interesting player to watch to see how he deals with a larger role and a need for him to score!  Let's hope he actually gets some PT!

Lastly, the pre-game video gives me crazy chills.  Watch it and if you don't need a change of underwear afterwards, you are not a true Jayhawks fan!  Get ready, this is is going to be an exciting basketball season!

Danny Manning is a goofy...what?!

So this week, ESPN.com reported that Danny Manning, Kansas' assistant coach and anchor to the team, will be leaving Lawrence for the University of Tulsa Head Coaching job. I get an email from my sister saying "Huh?" with major exclamation point usage. Here is the thing is that Danny is a genius when it comes to teaching big men and holding a team together whether it be ridiculous egos or just stupid (Tyshawn Taylor and the Morris Twins all around) so he deserves a head coaching job. Now we all expected him to take over when Billy Self left but Manning has only been an assistant for 5 years now and you can't just hand over a head coaching job like Kansas to someone who's top spot has been as an assistant, that doesn't happen. So I believe it to be a great move if Manning were to take this job because it puts him on track to one day take the Kansas job. Now let's go through some funny speculating tools shall we?

Similarities between Self and Manning (Based on Manning taking the Tulsa Job):

Self was an assistant under Larry Brown at Kansas. Larry Brown won a National Championship with Manning, Self was not on the staff at that point but Manning was on the team with Self.

Manning is an assistant on Self's team and won a Nationalal Championship with him. Both Self and Manning have learned under a National Championship winning coach.

From there, self went to Oral Roberts. No similarities but only spent two seasons there and went to University of Tulsa where he coached three seasons and giving them their best season ever with their first ever Elite Eight appearance.

If Manning goes to Tulsa, the sky is the limit and I guarantee he will do wonders with that program.

Those are really the only similarities that are interesting to me! If you have any more, please add them to the comments section. Contrary to popular belief, people other than my friends read this thing.

Also this will be my last post before the Final Four, obviously, so let's go Hawks!! I am jealous of all the people going to Lawrence and NOLA for the weekend, but I will be celebrating a wonderful wedding for a great friend instead!

Rock Chalk Jayhawk!

I'm not one to complain but...

So here is this thing, everyone fans and athletes alike, complain about reffing of games. Anyone who has ever played a sport in their entire lives whether it range from basketball to track and field has complained about some sort of officiating problem. I myself have complained so much that in one season of basketball, I was ejected from every game due to the fact that I received two technical fouls in every game! In my defense, it was really only a ten game season. However, recently I see myself complaining a lot about refs in NCAA Men's Basketball. Whether it be a bulls**t offensive charging call on Thomas Robinson or just the fact that last night UNC-Ashville was screwed out of two points because of a no golatending call and then with 34 seconds left in the game, the referees declared that UNC-Ashville touched the ball last before it went out of bounds when it was clearly touched by a Syracuse player. UNC-Ashville was only down three points and the time and one point was taken because of a lane violation and a possession was taken away because the ref missed the tipped out of bounds call. Now I understand that human error is just the nature of the beast when it comes to officiating however, you need to realize that these officials have drastically changed the course of the game. It would be like giving a kid a Popsicle and then right before they are about to eat and enjoy it, you grabbed it from them and tell them they didn't do anything wrong but the kid across the street deserves it more.

The second complaint I have with officiating is that lack of consistency. Last night, my lovely girlfriend and I were watching the Iowa State UCONN game and she even noticed how ridiculous the skewed foul shooting was in favor of UCONN. When she said something, the fouls for ISU were 3 taken compared to UCONN's 15 taken. Now I can understand the argument that UCONN is a better defensive team but the problem I have is they were down 22 points at one point and becoming more aggressive on the defensive end would eventually have the offense, in this case ISU, draw some fouls. Now the refs obviously down the stretch, made sure that the foul distribution was the same but the foul distribution is a number that can be misleading. We need a new foul tracker that shows shooting fouls compared to on the floor fouls. This will inform everyone on how the officiating really is because when a team that is popular like UCONN gets to the line 12 times more than the other team and is down by as much as they were, there is something not right. Shooting fouls are obviously more detrimental to the opposing team than on the floor fouls, and the refs were literally giving UCONN free shots at the basket. Ridiculous!

Cancel Border War Football Game!

The talk around town of Mizzou leaving the Big 12 conference has been as big of a deal as ABC canceling my favorite show Flash Forward; Yes I am going to miss it but, it really doesn't hurt me and the network whatsoever! If Mizzou leaves I won't say good riddance because the 100+ year rivalry is quite significant being the second oldest in the nation, however I don't care to lose that football game. Mizzou and Kansas don't really benefit from the game because most of the revenue goes straight to Arrowhead Stadium. Then the remaining is split between the schools in the Big 12 and Kansas and Mizzou. Once Mizzou leaves, which won't hurt the conference either, we will be able to build stronger ties with another school and create another rivalry for down the future. As stated by Dodds, the U of Texas athettic director "Mizzou brings no substantial financial means to the conference, we are no better with them than we would be without them...West Virginia has been a top 25 school for years in football and basketball, where does Mizzou lye? I agree Dodds, you are the man! Peace out Mizzou Tigers! What is even funnier is that, while writing this post, I read an opinion article in Mizzou's school newspaper and it says that "Border War showdowns pack Arrowhead Stadium every November with fans from both schools. Turning this into a nonconference event would only further its relative impact on overall revenue for both schools. Kansas realizes this, but it’s as if the Jayhawks care more about wishing Missouri good riddance than protecting its age-old rivalry". This is not true at all your school is the one that thinks they are better and too good for the Big 12! Your school is the arrogant school that feels they deserve more than what the Big 12 is offering! You are idiots and just like a little hot blonde girl who wants attention from their friends when she is leaving an awesome party for no apparent reason! No body cares you attention craving bimbos!

Good luck Mizzou and if you think we are going to sit by and pray for you to change your mind, you are smoking the meth that Columbia is so well-known for!

Anyone else as excited as I am?

So tonight is Late Night in the Phog! One of the most anticipated events in the nation for college basketball! And the most recent news; Ben McLemore and Jamari Traylor have just been declared ineligible for the season and can only practice after the Fall semester. So there ya have it, they will probably stay for next year which is fine but they get no PT this year...sucks for them. As for the rest of the Jayhawks, I am so excited to see what we come up with! Thomas Robinson, Tyshawn Taylor and company are going to bring the house down! We will not be starting any Freshman and we don't need to worry about Selbyitus and worry about him getting his playing time. Let's go through out starting five:

Tyshawn Taylor
Thomas Robinson
Elijah Johnson
Travis Releford
Jeff Withey

By the way you hear it here first, Jeff Withey is our X factor and he is going to dominate in the paint now that he has a couple of years under Self and Manning. Just watch he is on the "Golden Globe" watch list!