Since I've been married for over 40 years (really?), I'm used to being castigated for something I didn't say.
In his haste to find a reason to slap me upside the head (like he needs a reason), Vod neglected to read my posting. I said it was a good game to watch, commented only on the age of The Who, and said the commercials were not outstanding. But thanks for the game recap. I was impressed with the poise of Brees and the Saints.
***VILLANOVA-WEST VIRGINIA***
THIS game was not outstanding, Vod. The commentators kept saying that WVA had no offense and Villanova was not allowing them inside. All true as far as they went. I saw dozens of three-point opportunities that WVA never tried. That made it easy for 'Nova to collapse into the middle. I think any team that is willing to take the 3's (and make some, of course) will give the Wildcats some trouble. I never really felt that WVA was in the game and neither did they, apparently.
***ESPN says that if I wasn't impressed with one of their Top Ten plays, I should take "awesome lessons." Anyone know what that means?
***NEW FEATURE - WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO...?***
Jose Molina? The Mets (among others) are searching for a catcher and are currently looking at a guy (forgot his name) who MAY hit .250, is a marginal defensive player with a lousy arm and not noted for his ability to handle a pitching staff. Jose, can you see...? (sorry about that)
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Monday, February 08, 2010
Why I Regularly Slap Picasner Upside the Head
Picasner is a tough guy to please when it comes to Super Bowls (and just about everything else).
Yesterdays game included a Super Bowl record breaking performances by a kicker (3 FGs over 40 yds), a record tying performance by a QB (32 completions), a record tying comeback by a winning team (10 point defecit), several gutsy calls by Sean Payton (did CP miss the onside kick while while refilling his plate for the 2nd half?), an opportunity for the Colts to engineer a game-tying drive in the final minutes (recall that they had 7 game winning 4th quarter drives this season), a game with several lead changes, 98 yd drives, a half time show by my favorite rock group The (AARP) Who, and an unsettled finish until a climactic interception.
Nothing "outstanding" there.
AROUND THE HORN
***SO HE'S HUMAN AFTER ALL***
All week, I read that while New Orleans had the better team, Indianapolis was favored because of Peyton Manning. Come crunch time, however, it was Eli's big brother who made THE critical mistake. A good game to watch, decent, but not outstanding, commercials ('specially liked the Letterman-Winfrey-Leno spot) and, of course, The Who, or as my 7-year old granddaughter said, "Are those old people?"
***OKAY, I'M OFFICIALLY TIRED OF THIS***
Rumor has it that the Braves and the Tigers are mildly interested in Johnny Damon, with Tampa Bay, a longshot. Pretty soon, I'll have to sign him myself, just to get him out of our hair.
***CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?***
Phil Mushnick, a columnist for the NY Post, is no big fan of Mike Francesa (remember Mike and the Mad Dog?).
"The best thing about the week before the Super Bowl is watching as Mike invites big shots into his booth -- to hear him speak. He invited NFLPA exec. director, DeMaurice Smith in to hear Mike's lecture in NFL labor issues. Smith is new at this, but he quickly learned that all he had to do was say, from time to time, 'You're absolutely right, Mike.' All this from Francesa, who, for the last two months, has been calling Colts coach Jim Caldwell 'Cardwell.' Caldwell has acknowledged that all these years he has been mispronouncing his own name: If Mike Francesa says it's Cardwell, well then... it must be Cardwell."
***IF I HAD TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN,...***
Why is that the coach of the losing team, when asked if he would change anything, he always says, "No, we would have done the same thing"? Oh, come on. At least say, "Well, we would have scored more points."
***SYRACUSE ROLLS, VILLANOVA STUMBLES***
The Orange continue to be led by one of the most stifling defenses since the Third Army. They let Cincinnati think they were in the game until they held them to ONE basket in the last 12 minutes. At least they let them bring the ball over half court. All this without their 'Premier Player,' Wes Johnson. As Vod pointed out, SU can win without him, but I believe he is a vital cog, especially against the more upper-echelon teams.
Speaking of which, Villanova faces another powerhouse tonight, West Virginia, at Morgantown. Should be a good game, since the Mountaineers play like you're holding their mother hostage.
SU reportedly has already sold 34,616 tickets for the SU-Villanova game and one writer thinks they'll go over 40,000. I hope those last 6000 bring those TV phones with them so they'll be able to tell what all the screaming is about.
CP-
All week, I read that while New Orleans had the better team, Indianapolis was favored because of Peyton Manning. Come crunch time, however, it was Eli's big brother who made THE critical mistake. A good game to watch, decent, but not outstanding, commercials ('specially liked the Letterman-Winfrey-Leno spot) and, of course, The Who, or as my 7-year old granddaughter said, "Are those old people?"
***OKAY, I'M OFFICIALLY TIRED OF THIS***
Rumor has it that the Braves and the Tigers are mildly interested in Johnny Damon, with Tampa Bay, a longshot. Pretty soon, I'll have to sign him myself, just to get him out of our hair.
***CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?***
Phil Mushnick, a columnist for the NY Post, is no big fan of Mike Francesa (remember Mike and the Mad Dog?).
"The best thing about the week before the Super Bowl is watching as Mike invites big shots into his booth -- to hear him speak. He invited NFLPA exec. director, DeMaurice Smith in to hear Mike's lecture in NFL labor issues. Smith is new at this, but he quickly learned that all he had to do was say, from time to time, 'You're absolutely right, Mike.' All this from Francesa, who, for the last two months, has been calling Colts coach Jim Caldwell 'Cardwell.' Caldwell has acknowledged that all these years he has been mispronouncing his own name: If Mike Francesa says it's Cardwell, well then... it must be Cardwell."
***IF I HAD TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN,...***
Why is that the coach of the losing team, when asked if he would change anything, he always says, "No, we would have done the same thing"? Oh, come on. At least say, "Well, we would have scored more points."
***SYRACUSE ROLLS, VILLANOVA STUMBLES***
The Orange continue to be led by one of the most stifling defenses since the Third Army. They let Cincinnati think they were in the game until they held them to ONE basket in the last 12 minutes. At least they let them bring the ball over half court. All this without their 'Premier Player,' Wes Johnson. As Vod pointed out, SU can win without him, but I believe he is a vital cog, especially against the more upper-echelon teams.
Speaking of which, Villanova faces another powerhouse tonight, West Virginia, at Morgantown. Should be a good game, since the Mountaineers play like you're holding their mother hostage.
SU reportedly has already sold 34,616 tickets for the SU-Villanova game and one writer thinks they'll go over 40,000. I hope those last 6000 bring those TV phones with them so they'll be able to tell what all the screaming is about.
CP-
Sunday, February 07, 2010
Betty White Rules
Congratulations to the big winners in the Super Bowl: Drew Brees, Doritos, and the ageless Betty White.
Its time to end any Big East Player of the Year gibberish about Wes Johnson. He is a fine player but not the pivotal cog in the SU machine. Once again, Andy Rautins (40 minutes) and the misnamed "bench" of Joseph and Jardine (both clocked 30+ minutes) made the Orange tough to beat.
Another slow start for SU, trailing early. The starting lineup is the weakest combination that SU puts on the floor, and it shows. Freshman Brandon Triche can't yet handle the quicker, more experienced guards, does not yet defend well in the zone, and is the poorest passer of the Rautins-Jardine-Triche trio. He got 10 minutes today. Just about enough to give Jardine a blow.
Friday, February 05, 2010
...AND YOU KNEW ALL ALONG
Here are the answers from the previous blog:
I might as well give you all 10 answers since they might not have been as easy as I thought.
EASY:
1. A knuckleball 2. An unassisted triple play 3. The Babe, of course 4. The Braves (Boston, Milwaukee, Atlanta) 5. The Babe, again
HARD:
1. The Cubs 2. The Mariners & the Marlins 3. The Pittsburgh Pirates 4. The Braves, again 5. The Pirates (again) Picasner missed #'s 2 & 4, so they don't count.
CP-
I might as well give you all 10 answers since they might not have been as easy as I thought.
EASY:
1. A knuckleball 2. An unassisted triple play 3. The Babe, of course 4. The Braves (Boston, Milwaukee, Atlanta) 5. The Babe, again
HARD:
1. The Cubs 2. The Mariners & the Marlins 3. The Pittsburgh Pirates 4. The Braves, again 5. The Pirates (again) Picasner missed #'s 2 & 4, so they don't count.
CP-
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
You're playing Jeopardy and the final answer is a baseball category, what would you wager if you had $30,000 and your nearest competitor had $10,000? Would you risk it all, after all it's Baseball, your best category? Would you? ...WIMP!
Here are five actual answers from the show:
1. BASEBALL TERMS (4/29/09): "Hall of Famer Willie Stargell called it 'a butterfly with hiccups'"
2. BASEBALL HISTORY (2/2/04) "On August 10th, 2003, Rafael Furcal of the Braves became only the 12th man in MLB history to perform this single-handedly."
3. BASEBALL HALL OF FAMERS (4/23/01): "A Red Sox pitcher, later a Yankee, he held the World Series record for consecutive scoreless innings from 1918 to 1961."
4. BASEBALL (9/11/02): "It's the only team to win World Series titles in three different cities for which it played."
5. BASEBALL (12/04/96): "The best American League left-handed pitcher 1916-18, he was moved to left field in 1919."
Pretty simple, huh. Aren't you sorry now? Well, consider this. Here are five other actual baseball answers from the show.
1. BASEBALL HISTORY (7/11/08): "For nearly 30 years, California's Catalina Island was the spring training camp for this non-California Major League team"
2. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL (3/23/05): "The team names of these two expansion clubs start with the same three letters; one might catch the other."
3. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM NAMES (10/19/01): "This team received its name after an 1890 incident in which it "stole" away an important player from another team."
This is one of the classic Jeopardy questions in which an emphasized word provides a giant clue. Anyone with logic and a knowledge of language and nicknames should get this one
4. BASEBALL HISTORY (5/22/00): "Current name of the National League team that started out in the 1870s as the Boston Red Stockings."
5. BASEBALL TEAMS (11/27/98): "In the early days, this team was known as the Alleghenies."
Aha. Not so easy now, is it? Assuming you got the first 5 right, I'll publish the answers later today. No fair looking them up.
Note: Johnny Damon is still looking and Francisco Franco is still dead.
CP-
Here are five actual answers from the show:
1. BASEBALL TERMS (4/29/09): "Hall of Famer Willie Stargell called it 'a butterfly with hiccups'"
2. BASEBALL HISTORY (2/2/04) "On August 10th, 2003, Rafael Furcal of the Braves became only the 12th man in MLB history to perform this single-handedly."
3. BASEBALL HALL OF FAMERS (4/23/01): "A Red Sox pitcher, later a Yankee, he held the World Series record for consecutive scoreless innings from 1918 to 1961."
4. BASEBALL (9/11/02): "It's the only team to win World Series titles in three different cities for which it played."
5. BASEBALL (12/04/96): "The best American League left-handed pitcher 1916-18, he was moved to left field in 1919."
Pretty simple, huh. Aren't you sorry now? Well, consider this. Here are five other actual baseball answers from the show.
1. BASEBALL HISTORY (7/11/08): "For nearly 30 years, California's Catalina Island was the spring training camp for this non-California Major League team"
2. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL (3/23/05): "The team names of these two expansion clubs start with the same three letters; one might catch the other."
3. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM NAMES (10/19/01): "This team received its name after an 1890 incident in which it "stole" away an important player from another team."
This is one of the classic Jeopardy questions in which an emphasized word provides a giant clue. Anyone with logic and a knowledge of language and nicknames should get this one
4. BASEBALL HISTORY (5/22/00): "Current name of the National League team that started out in the 1870s as the Boston Red Stockings."
5. BASEBALL TEAMS (11/27/98): "In the early days, this team was known as the Alleghenies."
Aha. Not so easy now, is it? Assuming you got the first 5 right, I'll publish the answers later today. No fair looking them up.
Note: Johnny Damon is still looking and Francisco Franco is still dead.
CP-
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
SHORT AND SWEET
***WHERE'S JOHNNY?***
Damon (and Scott Boras) are pushing hard on the Detroit Tigers, who happen to be the only team left that will return phone calls. Johnny says he will, "...make the Tigers a winner. Remember, I said that when I went to Boston and when I went to the Yankees, and they both won." Maybe that's why Damon can't throw; he hurt his arm patting himself on the back (Where's Boras when you really need him?).
***REALLY PUTTING THE 'E' IN ESPN***
The announcers can't just describe the highlights; they have to entertain and 'trash talk,' too.
Here are some of the phrases they've used, some of which make NO sense.
1/30 - "Boom-Dizzle" (Describing a dunk) Boom-dizzle?
"Engine, engine #9" (a fast break)
2/1 - "Bartender, gimmee one on ice" (A hockey goal - okay, this one's got some merit)
2/3 - "Cowboy, brother" (Another dunk)
I think they're drinking a little too much Red Bull during the breaks.
***THE ORANGE CONTINUE TO ROLL***
Providence's game plan was obviously to try and shut down Syracuse's three-point shooters. They did but extended their defense out so far that the Orange big men went crazy underneath. Onuaku and Joseph shot a combined 19-23. The bad news is Onuaku and Jackson cannot shoot free throws. They were 0-6 last night and got a cheer from the crowd whenever they just hit the rim. If you can spare the fouls, this might be the only way to beat this team. The good news is that Wes Johnson is sore but okay after taking a hard fall last night. He sat out most of the 2nd half 'cause they didn't need him. Boeheim expects to be off the oxygen today.
***THE JOE MAUER SAGA***
The Twins are trying to sign him up long term before he declares for free agency. Negotiations have been going on for a while. When asked why it was taking so long, Mgr Ron Gardenhire replied, "Well, they can't decide whether to give him Minneapolis or St. Paul." He'll probably end up with both.
We're getting close to spring training and some of the Yankees are already working out in preparation. Sabathia has been light-tossing, Jeter has been jogging, and Nick Johnson has been practicing pulling up lame.
CP-
Damon (and Scott Boras) are pushing hard on the Detroit Tigers, who happen to be the only team left that will return phone calls. Johnny says he will, "...make the Tigers a winner. Remember, I said that when I went to Boston and when I went to the Yankees, and they both won." Maybe that's why Damon can't throw; he hurt his arm patting himself on the back (Where's Boras when you really need him?).
***REALLY PUTTING THE 'E' IN ESPN***
The announcers can't just describe the highlights; they have to entertain and 'trash talk,' too.
Here are some of the phrases they've used, some of which make NO sense.
1/30 - "Boom-Dizzle" (Describing a dunk) Boom-dizzle?
"Engine, engine #9" (a fast break)
2/1 - "Bartender, gimmee one on ice" (A hockey goal - okay, this one's got some merit)
2/3 - "Cowboy, brother" (Another dunk)
I think they're drinking a little too much Red Bull during the breaks.
***THE ORANGE CONTINUE TO ROLL***
Providence's game plan was obviously to try and shut down Syracuse's three-point shooters. They did but extended their defense out so far that the Orange big men went crazy underneath. Onuaku and Joseph shot a combined 19-23. The bad news is Onuaku and Jackson cannot shoot free throws. They were 0-6 last night and got a cheer from the crowd whenever they just hit the rim. If you can spare the fouls, this might be the only way to beat this team. The good news is that Wes Johnson is sore but okay after taking a hard fall last night. He sat out most of the 2nd half 'cause they didn't need him. Boeheim expects to be off the oxygen today.
***THE JOE MAUER SAGA***
The Twins are trying to sign him up long term before he declares for free agency. Negotiations have been going on for a while. When asked why it was taking so long, Mgr Ron Gardenhire replied, "Well, they can't decide whether to give him Minneapolis or St. Paul." He'll probably end up with both.
We're getting close to spring training and some of the Yankees are already working out in preparation. Sabathia has been light-tossing, Jeter has been jogging, and Nick Johnson has been practicing pulling up lame.
CP-
Monday, February 01, 2010
Speaking of Annie -O & Mr. November
Saturday, Laurie and I spent shared a wonderful luncheon with the Picasners and, remarkably, we were again not asked by staff to leave.
I mentioned to Annie-O that earlier that day I had seen a vanity license plate of special interest to her - ILVDEREK, on a car driven by a remarkable lovely young fellow.
My doctor predicts a full recovery.
Oldies but Goldies
New Orleans Saint RB George Rogers when asked about the upcoming season: "I want to rush for 1,000 or 1,500 yards, whichever comes first."
And, upon hearing Joe Jacobi of the 'Skin's say: "I'd run over my own mother to win the Super Bowl," Matt Millen of the Raiders said: "To win, I'd run over Joe's Mom, too."
Torrin Polk, University of Houston receiver, on his coach, John Jenkins: "He treats us like men. He lets us wear earrings."
Football commentator and former player Joe Theismann: "Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein."
Senior basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh, "I'm going to graduate on time, no matter how long it takes."
Bill Peterson, a Florida State football coach, "You guys line up alphabetically by height.." And, "You guys pair up in groups of three, and then line up in a circle."
Boxing promoter Dan Duva on Mike Tyson going to prison, "Why would anyone expect him to come out smarter? He went to prison for three years, not Princeton."
Stu Grimson, Chicago Black Hawks left wing, explaining why he keeps a color photo of himself above his locker, "That's so when I forget how to spell my name, I can still find my clothes."
Lou Duva, veteran boxing trainer, on the Spartan training regime of heavyweight Andrew Golota, "He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the morning, regardless of what time it is."
Chuck Nevitt , North Carolina State basketball player, explaining to Coach Jim Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice, "My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt."
Frank Layden , Utah Jazz president, on a former player, "I told him, 'Son, what is it with you? Is it ignorance or apathy?' He said, 'Coach, I don't know and I don't care.'"
Shelby Metcalf, basketball coach at Texas A&M, recounting what he told a player who received four F's and one D, "Son, looks to me like you're spending too much time on one subject."
In the words of NC State great Charles Shackelford, "I can go to my left or right, I am amphibious."
Amarillo High School and Oiler coach Bum Phillips when asked by Bob Costas why he takes his wife on all the road trips, Phillips responded, "Because she is too damn ugly to kiss good-bye.”
THE SMARTEST MAN IN BASEBALL - PART II
***IS JETER WORTH THE MONEY?***
Mr. November will turn 36 in June of 2010. The Yankees will be paying him $22.6 million. There are a lot of people that will say a 36-year old shortstop shouldn't be paid that much on the 'downside' of his career (A word of warning: don't say this in earshot of Annie-O).
Last April a sportswriter for the NY Daily News researched Jeter's supposed potential and actual value for the 2009 season, using "Diamond Dollars," which details the value of players, including what they call "marquee value," and Baseball Prospectus' PECOTA system to predict his season. How these two systems do this and how they can claim any kind of accuracy is a complete mystery to me.
First of all, Diamond Dollars projected Jeter's value at $15.5 million for 2009. Baseball Prospectus, only $5.55 million. Why so low? BP's System had him hitting .288 (actual .334), On Base Pct, .353 (.406), Slugging, .383 (.465) with 6 home runs (actual 18). Jeter was actually paid $21.6 million.
Bottom line: with those under-estimates, it's obvious they don't do any work for Scott Boras. Think your systems need overhauling, guys?
***JIM ARMSTRONG, DENVER POST***
As spring training draws near for the Yankees: "Only two more weeks before pitchers, catchers and butlers report."
***SPEAKING OF OVERRATING***
Coastal Carolina & Harvard both received more votes in the AP Top 25 poll than North Carolina, who received zero. Even Old Dominion got 11. This has got to make Vod feel better.
Anybody know who won the football game?
CP-
Mr. November will turn 36 in June of 2010. The Yankees will be paying him $22.6 million. There are a lot of people that will say a 36-year old shortstop shouldn't be paid that much on the 'downside' of his career (A word of warning: don't say this in earshot of Annie-O).
Last April a sportswriter for the NY Daily News researched Jeter's supposed potential and actual value for the 2009 season, using "Diamond Dollars," which details the value of players, including what they call "marquee value," and Baseball Prospectus' PECOTA system to predict his season. How these two systems do this and how they can claim any kind of accuracy is a complete mystery to me.
First of all, Diamond Dollars projected Jeter's value at $15.5 million for 2009. Baseball Prospectus, only $5.55 million. Why so low? BP's System had him hitting .288 (actual .334), On Base Pct, .353 (.406), Slugging, .383 (.465) with 6 home runs (actual 18). Jeter was actually paid $21.6 million.
Bottom line: with those under-estimates, it's obvious they don't do any work for Scott Boras. Think your systems need overhauling, guys?
***JIM ARMSTRONG, DENVER POST***
As spring training draws near for the Yankees: "Only two more weeks before pitchers, catchers and butlers report."
***SPEAKING OF OVERRATING***
Coastal Carolina & Harvard both received more votes in the AP Top 25 poll than North Carolina, who received zero. Even Old Dominion got 11. This has got to make Vod feel better.
Anybody know who won the football game?
CP-
Sunday, January 31, 2010
THE SMARTEST MAN IN BASEBALL
***YANKS-DAMON IN NEGOTIATION...NOT***
So this is how it went: The Yanks prepared to talk to Scott Boras about Damon and were told point blank, "Don't even bother to make an offer that isn't multi-years and NO pay cut." The Yanks said okay, and made no offer. After a few weeks, we are told they offered 2 years for $19 million. Boras laughed and Damon went along. When the Yanks decided they had to move on Nick Johnson, they went to Boras with about $6-9 million, 1 year, with incentives. Again, disdain from Boras, citing other teams were offering multi-year deals for more money. Yanks said go for it. After that, they signed Winn, Boras asked for another offer; they offered Damon what little money they had left to stay under their "budget." Boras & Damon were insulted and said 'NOPE.' One by one, other teams are going out of their way to publicly state they have zero interest in Johnny (and probably none in Boras, either). So now, Scott has messed up negotiations with the Yanks for A-Rod, Abreu and Damon. Someone should tell him the Bank of George Steinbrenner has closed and Hal S. is taking no prisoners. Nice going, Scott.
***KANSAS VS KANSAS STATE***
Certainly an exciting game, but kind of sloppy. K-State made some silly errors late in the game (how many lane violations on free throws have you ever seen? K-State had TWO.) Kansas wasn't much better, losing the ball on turnovers in critical times. Both teams had trouble making free throws in the latter part of the game. But, with the crowd and the ever-present Dick Vitale hype, it was easy to get caught up. For such a huge rivalry, I was very impressed at the sportsmanship showed by both clubs, helping each other up off the floor and smiling at one another.
I wasn't all that impressed with Kansas' center, Cole Aldrich. He's big and strong but he played even bigger because K-State just couldn't match up with him. If they played back of him, he just muscled his way back and had short little jumpers. If they fronted him, he took lob passes and went to the basket unopposed. He grabbed some offensive 'boards because of his size but often missed the put back (He was 5-13 from the field). He was drawn way out of position on defensive switches. Wait till he plays a center as big & strong as he is and has some athleticism. I think Onuaku from Syracuse would give him a real hard time.
Did I hear something about a football game today?
CP-
So this is how it went: The Yanks prepared to talk to Scott Boras about Damon and were told point blank, "Don't even bother to make an offer that isn't multi-years and NO pay cut." The Yanks said okay, and made no offer. After a few weeks, we are told they offered 2 years for $19 million. Boras laughed and Damon went along. When the Yanks decided they had to move on Nick Johnson, they went to Boras with about $6-9 million, 1 year, with incentives. Again, disdain from Boras, citing other teams were offering multi-year deals for more money. Yanks said go for it. After that, they signed Winn, Boras asked for another offer; they offered Damon what little money they had left to stay under their "budget." Boras & Damon were insulted and said 'NOPE.' One by one, other teams are going out of their way to publicly state they have zero interest in Johnny (and probably none in Boras, either). So now, Scott has messed up negotiations with the Yanks for A-Rod, Abreu and Damon. Someone should tell him the Bank of George Steinbrenner has closed and Hal S. is taking no prisoners. Nice going, Scott.
***KANSAS VS KANSAS STATE***
Certainly an exciting game, but kind of sloppy. K-State made some silly errors late in the game (how many lane violations on free throws have you ever seen? K-State had TWO.) Kansas wasn't much better, losing the ball on turnovers in critical times. Both teams had trouble making free throws in the latter part of the game. But, with the crowd and the ever-present Dick Vitale hype, it was easy to get caught up. For such a huge rivalry, I was very impressed at the sportsmanship showed by both clubs, helping each other up off the floor and smiling at one another.
I wasn't all that impressed with Kansas' center, Cole Aldrich. He's big and strong but he played even bigger because K-State just couldn't match up with him. If they played back of him, he just muscled his way back and had short little jumpers. If they fronted him, he took lob passes and went to the basket unopposed. He grabbed some offensive 'boards because of his size but often missed the put back (He was 5-13 from the field). He was drawn way out of position on defensive switches. Wait till he plays a center as big & strong as he is and has some athleticism. I think Onuaku from Syracuse would give him a real hard time.
Did I hear something about a football game today?
CP-
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