so proud of my cats. see you in the pre-season top 10 next year.
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Showing posts with label basketball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label basketball. Show all posts
March 27, 2010
March 26, 2010
kstate moving forward: butler, and...uni?
i'll be honest. the university of northern iowa scares me.
they beat ku, which i'm beginning to realize was no fluke, and they have the type of team that can beat ku - themselves. they've got a big man underneath to lay on people (just like aldrich) and hot shooters (just like collins and others). they may not be the most athletic team in the league, play as fast the most or rebound the best, but when it boils down to what type of team ku couldn't beat - UNI has that physical composition. we saw this last weekend.
and as has been demonstrated 3 times this year by ku, kstate doesn't match up against a physical ogre underneath and sharp shooters on the wing. and that is exactly what UNI has. so if kstate can pull off this run to the final four, beat butler tomorrow night and end up in indianapolis next weekend - i'm really scared of the potential matchup against UNI. if they can beat the jayhawks, they can probably beat anybody. and kstate just doesn't match up well.
that having been said, its not like ohio st is anything less scary. evan turner has the potential to rip a team apart any night (not unlike byu's fredette and xavier's crawford, so the cats have some experience here). and tennessee not only handed ku its first loss earlier this season, but also beat at the time No. 1 kentucky. the only team that doesn't make me flat out nervous is michigan state - but tom izzo is a final four machine and should never be counted out. even without Lucas, they're still an izzo team.
which brings me back to UNI.
if i'm scared of all 4 teams - why wouldn't i want to face UNI? kstate beats the team that ku couldn't to go to the championship game! we lose to kansas 3 times in the regular season, and due to an early ku exit we don't get our 4th shot - could a beating of UNI be the next best thing? possible.
but lets not overlook butler. the bulldogs' win over syracuse was not a fluke. although i'm thankful to be playing butler instead of syracuse - this team is hot hot hot and has its eyes on a trip HOME to indianapolis. they matchup pretty even up and down the board with the exception of rebounding and blocks. curtis kelly has been a monster underneath so far this tournament and (i think) was the real reason for the victory last night against xavier. if kelly and jamar samuels can be a presence underneath and keep butler out of the lane - i think kstate is moving on to the final four. pullen and clemente will do what they do, sutton can shut down their best guard on defense, and colon can lay on some people underneath.
kstate looks good. butler might even look better. but i think kstate has the edge moving forward, and i'm really hoping for a matchup against UNI in the final four.
here's to hoping. bring on the cats.
-apc.
they beat ku, which i'm beginning to realize was no fluke, and they have the type of team that can beat ku - themselves. they've got a big man underneath to lay on people (just like aldrich) and hot shooters (just like collins and others). they may not be the most athletic team in the league, play as fast the most or rebound the best, but when it boils down to what type of team ku couldn't beat - UNI has that physical composition. we saw this last weekend.
and as has been demonstrated 3 times this year by ku, kstate doesn't match up against a physical ogre underneath and sharp shooters on the wing. and that is exactly what UNI has. so if kstate can pull off this run to the final four, beat butler tomorrow night and end up in indianapolis next weekend - i'm really scared of the potential matchup against UNI. if they can beat the jayhawks, they can probably beat anybody. and kstate just doesn't match up well.
that having been said, its not like ohio st is anything less scary. evan turner has the potential to rip a team apart any night (not unlike byu's fredette and xavier's crawford, so the cats have some experience here). and tennessee not only handed ku its first loss earlier this season, but also beat at the time No. 1 kentucky. the only team that doesn't make me flat out nervous is michigan state - but tom izzo is a final four machine and should never be counted out. even without Lucas, they're still an izzo team.
which brings me back to UNI.
if i'm scared of all 4 teams - why wouldn't i want to face UNI? kstate beats the team that ku couldn't to go to the championship game! we lose to kansas 3 times in the regular season, and due to an early ku exit we don't get our 4th shot - could a beating of UNI be the next best thing? possible.
but lets not overlook butler. the bulldogs' win over syracuse was not a fluke. although i'm thankful to be playing butler instead of syracuse - this team is hot hot hot and has its eyes on a trip HOME to indianapolis. they matchup pretty even up and down the board with the exception of rebounding and blocks. curtis kelly has been a monster underneath so far this tournament and (i think) was the real reason for the victory last night against xavier. if kelly and jamar samuels can be a presence underneath and keep butler out of the lane - i think kstate is moving on to the final four. pullen and clemente will do what they do, sutton can shut down their best guard on defense, and colon can lay on some people underneath.
kstate looks good. butler might even look better. but i think kstate has the edge moving forward, and i'm really hoping for a matchup against UNI in the final four.
here's to hoping. bring on the cats.
-apc.
January 29, 2010
espn sportsnation poll: kstate/ku.
kansas poll: 30% ku, 70% kstate in 1000+ votes
my prediction: kstate 91, ku 84
watch for us on espn. we'll be among the record college gameday crowd.
bring on the cats.
-ap.
January 19, 2010
August 30, 2009
air jesus.
proof that jesus was a baller:
this was in a cathedral in spain. well, it still is probably. but karlie and i aren't anymore and thats when this picture was taken.
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this was in a cathedral in spain. well, it still is probably. but karlie and i aren't anymore and thats when this picture was taken.
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June 09, 2008
mayo to miami? ha.
article.
apparently o.j. mayo went and worked out for the miami heat (second pick in the draft) before beasley or rose did. the media has gotten so ridiculous that it is trying to portray mayo asthe better pick at #2. i'm sorry. saying rose is better than beasley is one thing - say mayo is better is a completely different ballgame.
miami has the easiest pick in the draft; everyone knows it. all they have to do is take whichever one (beasley or rose) that chicago doesn't take. so therefore, it makes perfect sense that mayo would come try out first. he's the #3 top pick overall and the heat want to be certain they're not missing out on anything. they've already got rose and beas on lock down. the heat will not take oj mayo with their second pick - that would be an even bigger crime than taking rose over beasley. but checking him out never did anyone any harm.
i think rose may go 1. but mayo at 2 is a joke. that'd be cool if it did happen though...and then he dropped even further to 4 - cause i still want beasley to go to the supersonics with KD. that has a 0% chance of happening though. but i can dream.
-ap.
apparently o.j. mayo went and worked out for the miami heat (second pick in the draft) before beasley or rose did. the media has gotten so ridiculous that it is trying to portray mayo asthe better pick at #2. i'm sorry. saying rose is better than beasley is one thing - say mayo is better is a completely different ballgame.
miami has the easiest pick in the draft; everyone knows it. all they have to do is take whichever one (beasley or rose) that chicago doesn't take. so therefore, it makes perfect sense that mayo would come try out first. he's the #3 top pick overall and the heat want to be certain they're not missing out on anything. they've already got rose and beas on lock down. the heat will not take oj mayo with their second pick - that would be an even bigger crime than taking rose over beasley. but checking him out never did anyone any harm.
i think rose may go 1. but mayo at 2 is a joke. that'd be cool if it did happen though...and then he dropped even further to 4 - cause i still want beasley to go to the supersonics with KD. that has a 0% chance of happening though. but i can dream.
-ap.
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