tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23024323.post116561092797585754..comments2023-09-12T23:41:57.374-05:00Comments on JAYHAWK NATION!: Rocket MenScott Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13222662115298215865noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23024323.post-1165942203323184722006-12-12T10:50:00.000-06:002006-12-12T10:50:00.000-06:00Well, I'll say one good thing about the Blazers: t...Well, I'll say one good thing about the Blazers: their asst. general manager is KU's beloved <A HREF="http://www.rockchalk.com/jayhawks/pritckev.sht" REL="nofollow">Kevin Pritchard</A> (he was also their interim coach a year or two ago). He probably drafted all those players because he saw close-up what they did to his alma mater.<BR/><BR/>It is too bad Darrell can't keep himself in games, but that's typical for freshman big men; they don't know how to position themselves defensively and the refs never give them the benefit of the doubt. <BR/><BR/>Collison was also extremely foul-prone as an underclassman. If Darrell would just stick around for more than a year (not bloody likely, I know) the calls would start going his way.DGLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17254846037455114337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23024323.post-1165940506337578652006-12-12T10:21:00.000-06:002006-12-12T10:21:00.000-06:00Deron- no offense about the jail blazers. I hate t...Deron- no offense about the jail blazers. I hate that team. It is full of KU beaters- Juan Dixon, Steve Blake (gone now), Jarrett Jack, and now a damn Huskie- that scary good Roy kid. And- if that wasnt enough, they have Aldrich from my least favorite school (except BYU) TEXAS. So go ahead and post anything you have on the Blazers. <BR/><BR/>You are right about Julian- where has he been since the Florida game? Why cant Arthur stay out of foul trouble? I am a lot more worried about this team now than I was at the begining of the season.orjayhawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18059343665643324019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23024323.post-1165880918564352272006-12-11T17:48:00.000-06:002006-12-11T17:48:00.000-06:00I think you're right on, Chris. The only thing I w...I think you're right on, Chris. The only thing I would add to that assessment is Jason Whitlock's <A HREF="http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/colleges/university_of_kansas/16204848.htm" REL="nofollow">observation</A> that Rush and the other guards are just camping out on the perimeter and not penetrating. We broke Florida's defense down on seemingly every possession; why we haven't done the same to lesser opponents is a real head-scratcher.<BR/><BR/>Interestingly, while Whitlock calls for better shot-selection, Keegan calls for the opposite, in this edition of the Bad TK Quote of the Day: <BR/><BR/><I>"This is a team that needs to get more aggressive with a 10-point lead, instead of less aggressive. Go for it. Take a wild shot. If you get benched for it, yell at the coach, and when you go back in, take another wild shot. Anything but this plodding, ugly ball."</I> <BR/><BR/>Yeah, that sounds like a formula for victory, Tom. Take this team's best attribute (unselfishness) and trash it! Maybe you'd be happier writing about the Portland JailBlazers (sorry, Ismail).<BR/><BR/>By the way, where the hell was Julian in that Toledo game?DGLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17254846037455114337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23024323.post-1165850449921382922006-12-11T09:20:00.000-06:002006-12-11T09:20:00.000-06:00Well, 3 ugly-ish games in a row. Now that the Jayh...Well, 3 ugly-ish games in a row. Now that the Jayhawks have a week off, what's good and what's bad about this team?<BR/><BR/>Bad: Free throw shooting, hunger, field goal percentage, consistency, forcing things (as Self would say trying to make a few great plays rather than lots of good plays)Russel Robinson's shooting, Brandon Rush's disappearing acts, Darell Arthur's fouls.<BR/><BR/>Good: Everyone seems extremely unselfish, Brandon Rush's defense, Darrell Arthur's offense, Sherron Collin's aggressiveness, Rush's recent (last two games) efforts to attack, Chalmer's consistency, our ball pressure defense. <BR/><BR/>It seems if we can play with more hunger, passion, and consistency, and if someone other than Arthur can emerge as a consistent offensive threat (we've got the talent, they just need more confidence or something) than things will fall into place. <BR/><BR/>But right now, they're all over the map.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870502689015550456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23024323.post-1165682067995778802006-12-09T10:34:00.000-06:002006-12-09T10:34:00.000-06:00Hawks 90 Rockets 65Hawks 90 Rockets 65Scott Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222662115298215865noreply@blogger.com