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Kansas, Kentucky, UConn bounce back while North Carolina falls

January 9, 2014 By admin

UNC Tarheels

By Brian Hamilton

On Wednesday, a water main broke on Connecticut’s campus. A large portion of one of the main arteries that delivers fans to Gampel Pavilion, North Eagleville Road, was shut down and a laboratory building flooded. A contractor installing a utility pole caused the damage.

Fitting, then, that Connecticut had issues because of digging a hole.

Fitting, then, that the evening was about plugging a very sizeable leak.

So it went actually, in different ways and places, for Connecticut, Kansas and Kentucky. A series of bounce-back moments for a trio of marquee names somewhat hovering just below relevancy at the midpoint of the college basketball season , the first two redeeming themselves just in time for challenging stretches and the last one preventing a faceplant before it happened.

And then there was the most poignant recovery of all, nearly out of sight Wednesday: Georgia coach Mark Fox, head bowed and crying into his hands, attempting to process an overtime upset of Missouri after burying his father just one day earlier. The Bulldogs ended the Tigers’ nation-best 26-game home win streak, though the semantics hardly mattered.

“My Dad was a real tough son of a gun,” Fox said after the 70-64 win. “I got a little emotional in the first half and I caught myself. I thought, ‘I am going to get my butt chewed when I get home.’ I just tried to compose myself and keep our team on the right path.”

And then there is the matter of North Carolina, which veers this way and that and lost 63-57 to Miami and makes our head hurt, so more on that later.

Had it come to pass, Connecticut’s might have been the least forgiving flop, never mind the best Harvard start since World War II and the Crimson being more than formidable. They were also a little less capable on Wednesday, with leading scorer Wesley Saunders sitting out with a knee injury that will keep him idle indefinitely, per coach Tommy Amaker’s postgame media debriefing.

What was very serious was just how Harvard would limit Shabazz Napier without Saunders, as that was going to be his job. And then Connecticut and Napier did a fine job limiting themselves in the first half, committing 11 turnovers. Napier contributed three of those miscues, hit just two field goals, and the Huskies faced a five-point deficit at the break.

A team that had lost two straight on a swing through the Texas schools of the American Athletic Conference simply could not suffer a stumble against a team weakened at precisely the spot vulnerable to Napier and Ryan Boatright. And it didn’t, clamping down defensively to wrest control back midway through the second half and then getting back-to-back 3-pointers from Napier late once Harvard had cut it to two late. When the Crimson had a chance to tie with nine seconds left, a final, aggressive smothering of the perimeter ensured they would not. Siyani Chambers introduced himself to everyone with 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting for Harvard. But the 61-56 win and a visit from Central Florida should get Connecticut feeling right for showdowns against Memphis and Louisville that follow.

“Our recovery is getting better,” Huskies coach Kevin Ollie said after the game. “Down in Houston, we couldn’t recover in a couple of instances, but we recovered tonight. Every run they had, every three-pointer they had, we challenged them and we played our type of basketball.”

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No.10 K-State loses to No.14 Kansas

February 12, 2013 By R.George


The Kansas State Wildcats fall to an angry flock of Jayhawks on Monday night. Instead of delivering the death blow to a fragile Kansas team, the No. 10 Wildcats didn’t bring enough lumber to hold off the No. 14 Jayhawks which are coming off of three straight losses in a row.

On all accounts , the in-state rival from these teams usually brings out a tougher match even if KU does come out victorious more often than not. However, K-State came out flat and KU had just a bit more to prove. By half-time the game was already over with K-State down by 18 with a score of 29 to 47. In the second half didn’t things didn’t fair any better as Kansas cruised to an uncontested 83 to 62 victory. Though Rodney McGruder had 20 points followed by Angel Rodriquez’s 17, K-State as a whole was off all night shooting only 40% from the field.

Kansas State was so atrocious, we’ll have to come back to them for a review perhaps on a better evening. You can’t get a top 10 ranking, then just stink up the joint this badly while getting a fair assessment so, we’ll just throw it out the window and trickle back if we can. Everybody has an off night from time to time so we’ll just chalk it up as that and see how they are in a couple weeks. Their next test will be against the Baylor Bears on February 16.

PLAYER ROSTER/STATS AREA

# Player Pos Ht Wt Class PPG RPG APG TO BLK
42 Thomas Gipson F 6’7′ 275 So. 0 3 1 1 0
21 Jordan Henriquez F 6’11’ 250 Sr. 2 5 1 3 2
3 Martavious Irving G 6’1′ 210 Sr. 2 1 0 2 1
22 Rodney McGruder G 6’4′ 205 Sr. 20 6 4 4 1
13 Angel Rodriquez G 5’11’ 180 So. 17 2 6 3 0
1 Shane Southwell G 6’6′ 210 Jr. 9 2 2 0 1
55 Will Spradling G 6’2′ 180 Jr. 10 0 2 1 0
11 Nino Williams F 6’5′ 220 So. 2 0 0 0 0

TEAM SCHEDULE AREA

Date Opponent
Feb. 16 Baylor
Feb. 18 West Virginia
Feb. 23 at Texas
Feb. 25 Texas Tech
Mar. 2 at Baylor
Mar. 5 TCU
Mar. 9 at Oklahoma State

 

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By Roy George
 
 

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KANSAS JAYHAWKS

January 29, 2013 By R.George


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The Jayhawks had it easy against the struggling Mountaineers of West Virginia though they fought hard and made it a game at the end. Kansas got out early with an 11 point lead which they extended to as many as 15 points leading 29 to 14 with 5:52 to go in the first half. That’s when you thought the most exciting aspect of the game was the West Virginia Powerball lottery that kept flashing the 151 Million prize. However, after a few Jayhawk turnovers, West Virginia chopped the lead down to eight with a score of 38 to 30 by half-time.

In the second half, Kansas let the game get close as West Virginia battled within five points and eventually cut it to 42 – 40. Collectively Kansas wasn’t their sharpest offensively and eventually turned the ball over 16 times, but nonetheless they never seemed threatened nor panicked. What they did do right was make the next pass, made the defense work longer and moved the ball around until the best shot was taken. A totally unselfish display of teamwork, confidence in the system and constant ball movement which kept them a few paces ahead even on their off day.

Final score was Jayhawks 61, Mountaineers 56, but you still have to tip your hat to the Mountaineers as they never gave up and fought for an upset though it wasn’t to be. You get the feeling that Coach Huggins really got to his team at half-time because they responded well, made defensive adjustments and forced enough turnovers to make it interesting. However, their talent level just couldn’t match that of the Jayhawks who are now 19-1 and the second ranked team in the nation. Come March Madness time, the Jayhawks should find themselves around the Elite 8 level as we haven’t seen their best just yet.

PLAYER ROSTER/STATS AREA

# Player Pos Ht Wt Class PPG RPG APG TO BLK
15 Elijah Johnson G 6’4′ 195 Sr. 6 5 5 3 0
24 Travis Releford G 6’6′ 210 Sr. 15 4 2 3 0
1 Naadir Tharpe G 5’11’ 170 So. 0 2 2 1 0
40 Kevin Young F 6’8′ 185 Sr. 7 7 1 2 0
5 Jeff Withey C 7’0′ 235 Sr. 15 7 1 2 4
34 Perry Ellis F 6’8′ 225 Fr. 4 0 0 0 0
23 Ben McLemore G 6’5′ 195 Fr. 13 4 1 3 0
3 Andrew White G 6’6′ 210 Fr. 1 4 0 1 0
31 Jamari Traylor F 6’8′ 220 Fr. 0 1 0 1 0

TEAM SCHEDULE AREA

Date Opponent
Feb. 2 Oklahoma State
Feb. 6 at TCU
Feb. 9 at Oklahoma
Feb. 11 Kansas State
Feb. 16 Texas
Feb. 20 at Oklahoma State
Feb. 23 TCU
Feb. 25 at Iowa State
Mar. 2 West Virginia
Mar. 4 Texas Tech
Mar. 9 at Baylor

 

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To catch the Kansas Jayhawks for March Madness, why not take a break, “March to Vegas” and see all the excitement at once for the first round of the tournament? Watch hoops and gamble by day, play and party by night for 4 blissful days; it’ll feel just like a 4-day™ holiday.

MARCHVEGAS 2013 is from Thursday March 21st till Sunday March 24th. Though visiting Las Vegas is the greatest during this time, it is only optional. You must think real hard young Jedi and decide if you want to “work” or take the MARCHVEGAS 4-day Holiday. If you choose the later, then Sign the Petition, “Make MARCHVEGAS a 4-day holiday and check out our travel options to Las Vegas.

 
By Roy George
 

[MARCHVEGAS] – noun 1. “March to Vegas” symbolizes the humanistic tendency to march, migrate, or advance as a deliberate or organized body in a habitual manner back to Las Vegas. 2. Marriage of March Madness and Las Vegas, especially during tournament time. 3. The “MARCHVEGAS 4-day™ Holiday” (March 21 – 24, 2013) – Sign the Petition.

 
 

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