tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373048928326821822.post6528874969297748044..comments2024-01-31T01:53:39.514-06:00Comments on His Dirkness: 2009 Kansas Jayhawks Basketball ThoughtsHis Dirknesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989748118406144347noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373048928326821822.post-78744840224440247032009-12-12T17:54:14.930-06:002009-12-12T17:54:14.930-06:00Panthar,
Your commments about KU team-wise I can...Panthar, <br /><br />Your commments about KU team-wise I can agree to an extent with your "3 main scorers" theory, because it's a necessity to be able to rely on those types of guys to consistently impact the games. But I actually feel fortunate that this team has what I call a different "b-side" player almost every game that steps out of the shadow and has a breakout game, and some of the time leading the team in scoring for that game (T-Rob, Kief, Tyshawn, 'Cus, and now 'Jah). With that availability to happen at any moment, the team can benefit much more than relying on a struggling Aldrich or a grandfatherly Collins. Oh yeah and X has the quietest 17 pts/gm there could be (not a bullhorn blast like John Wall gets). <br /><br />The reason I think Cole is hindred is because he's still shook up from the football/basketball gang fights, in which he hid in his room eating Cheez-Its and wishing that his teammates would "golly geez jus stop all this quibberin"...while the Morris' took throwing people down the stairs as inspiration and have become a night and day difference from last year. Also, I don't feel that "Yeeeah" Brady "Cornbread" Morningstar has any role left on the team, I mean having Reed yank up missed 3's is forgettable enough. Oh, and get "Whitey" Withey on in there!Rickaaay the Leadoff Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373048928326821822.post-55462201158011732412009-12-11T18:10:20.184-06:002009-12-11T18:10:20.184-06:00Zeets that was the only thing I disagreed with in ...Zeets that was the only thing I disagreed with in your writing and then you went ahead and corrected it yourself. I'm gonna keep my eye on Cole and what you said cause that would be something that i haven't noticed. I think Tyshawn's head is a little overinflated right now because of his under 19 team usa thing from the summer. Bill will shrink it down, and i saw he didn't start last game so i'm glad he took my suggestion to heart. Good work i like your comments zeets, you da man, and you don't have to impress me with sports knowledge to get this guy, i'm already wooed.His Dirknesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16989748118406144347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373048928326821822.post-12063762975227853822009-12-09T15:40:46.012-06:002009-12-09T15:40:46.012-06:00Well I guess I balked. I know that Xavier is so at...Well I guess I balked. I know that Xavier is so athletic and good going to the basket, I'd rather him do that than chuck up treys, but he has a really good percentage from the 3 line, so he can go ahead and keep shooting them. He's at exactly 50% of the year with 19 of 38, so I couldn't be more wrong.Zeetsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373048928326821822.post-84105835737752901492009-12-09T15:38:27.956-06:002009-12-09T15:38:27.956-06:00Wow. I definitely agree all the way around again N...Wow. I definitely agree all the way around again Nic and I know I've been agreeing with you a lot, but I'm not just trying to get in your pants, I swear. I guess it's easy to see Cole hasn't really been improving and the Morris twins are looking better and such.<br /><br />I thought Tyshawn was having a terrible year too. He mostly just had a terrible night against Memphis, but I think it shows the problem exactly. Sure he's great at beating lesser opponents off the dribble, but he is reckless and it catches up with him when we play good teams.<br /><br />A friend of mine pointed out that Cole looks like he is playing with his back to the basket too much. Maybe trying to improve that area of the game for his NBA career, but it seems he needs to just get his buckets where he can get them. Sometimes on an offensive board, he'll back up slightly to set up again, when if he just went up strong, he's so much bigger than everyone they'd have to foul him or give him the bucket. So basically he needs to play more like Dwight Howard and not worry about actual offensive moves as much right now. Just be big and score.<br /><br />I thought this coming into this season and I still think it. It will come down to how many stupid shots we take (pretty much like any basketball game). The reason we weren't better last year is because Sherron felt he had to take it on himself so he would jack up crazy 3's 5 to 10 seconds into the shot clock. He's good enough to do it, but it doesn't mean he should. I think we should revoke all 3 shooting privileges from the twins, tyshawn, and xavier. They're all better inside or going to the basket. Leave the 3's for the shooters.<br /><br />Lastly UCLA was pretty bad. No Alcorn State, but there were a couple of times I had to look at the name next to the score again b/c it looked like they were trying to give us the ball.Zeet Zeet Motha Uckanoreply@blogger.com