Oh What the Hell

Here's the schedule:


Anyone still reading this?

Drafted

We can officially say goodbye to Brandon Rush, Mario Chalmers and "Shady" Arthur, all drafted last night along with seniors Darnell Jackson and Sasha Kaun.

It was not necessarily a great night for the KU guys overall, with Brandon as the only lottery pick (going to Indiana); Shady falling all the way to 27 before getting traded 3 times (!), finally landing at Memphis (I think); and Mario falling all the way out of Round 1 (picked even below J.R. Giddens!) and ending up with the Miami Heat, where he may join DJ.

Looks as if Shady and Mario could have benefited from staying in college another year, no?

Any thoughts on the careers these guys may have? I think they can all contribute, even Sasha and DJ. The other three could be starters, maybe minor stars on the level of Hinrich -- but no superstars in the bunch, I think.

Still, Mario and DJ have a great opportunity to excel as role players in Miami alongside Beasley and D-Wade. Watch out for that team next season...

By the way, what happens to Kirk now that the Bulls picked Rose at #1? Stay tuned.

Shouldn't Somebody Do a Post?

(Photo from the AFP (?) story.)

About another Jayhawk getting a championship ring?

I didn't see the whole series, but what I saw last night was, well, both surprising and fun.


Here's from an email from another Seattle-area alum:
"And the TRUTH shall set you free. Yay for Paul Pierce and the Celtics!!!!!!!"

Mr. Self Goes To Washington

In another parallel to 1988, once again the national champion 'Hawks get a White House photo op with a none-too-bright, lame-duck Republican president.

See White House transcript here. Typical Bush witticism: "I just wish Big Jay and Baby Jay could have come with you. Barney was looking forward to meeting them."

Remember Where You Were When...

I hadn't had a chance yet to compile pics from the game. Here goes...

Jealous?

Guess who got an official Chalmer's jersey signed by all 17 players? This is probably the last time I'm going to actually wear it. I think I'll get it framed. I'm not sure exactly how much I could get for it on ebay but I'm not going to sell it. ROCK CHALK!



Sheron's signature (lower right) is especially cool -- Chalmer's and Rush's are right in the middle.

a Few More Highlights

Not sure if you'd seen this over on my blog, where it has a more Seattle-based appeal, but this highlight reel from the UNC game is pretty fun, as Jamie's doing the talking:



In other news (?) the Downtown Barber Shop has restored Roy's picture to the main room and removed it from the bathroom, so that's some nice, if tardy, maturity. Is that news? It was in today's Times, so I guess it is . . .


Well, I guess it's back to work and all of that. Great pics, Aaron. Wish I could've been there . . .


Oh, I can't resist. I know we've all seen these highlights a hundred times (I've seen the entire game three times, for heaven's sake), but here's one more reel, from CBS:


Rock Chalk.

Parade on Mass

They estimate the crowd on Mass at 100,000 and I believe it. It stretched from 7th clear down to south park. Here's a shot from about 8th looking south.


Here's some pics from the parade.









After the parade there was a final celebration and award ceremony at the Fieldhouse. Here's the '88 trophy and rings.


Here's a closeup of the '88 rings.


And here's a closeup of Simien's championship ring with the Heat... bling, bling!