'Hawks defeat South Carolina, 70-54. Now, that's more like it.
I didn't get to see the game (thanks, CBS), but the thing that stands out in the box score is our efficiency on offense. We shot 58% from the field, with Mario hitting 7 of 10, Arthur 8 of 12, Brandon 5 for 9, and Julian 3 for 3. That's not easy to do on the road against a well-coached SEC team like this one.
And look at Brandon's line: 12 points, 6 boards, 4 assists and a steal to just 2 TOs.
After all the criticism, let's give Bill and the boys some credit: in their three most challenging games thus far (Florida, BC, and SC), they've come up big. And now, with all the losses this weekend, we should move back up to 5th or 6th in the polls, where we were just after the Florida win.
Highlights here, here, and here. Julian's runout was great (though he got away with an NBA walk), and there are two nice assists from Brandon to Darrell.
I did get to see the game and was impressed, The D was stifling, the shot selection good, the emotion high. I was a bit shocked to see so much zone, but I must admit that it worked well. Of course, if they had shot a little better from outside it might have been different. The Jayhawks definitely looked fresher toward the end. All in all a very positive way to end the nonconference season.
ReplyDeleteBTW, props to SJ for winning the prediction battle this time. He and OR both forecast an 8-point victory, but Scott was only three points off of KU's actual point total.
ReplyDeleteHaving reportedly been spurned by USC, C.J. Giles is now enrolled at OSU.
ReplyDeleteOregon State, that is. Leave it to Beavers ...
We now have enough ex-Jayhawks still playing to form a pretty solid fantasy-league team (although C.J. won't be eligible for another year).