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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2007
Brad Witherspoon, senior guard, looks for the open pass during last night's game against Fort Hays State University. The Jayhawks won 93-56 in Allen Fieldhouse.
Up-tempo offense sprints to victory
BY RUSTIN DODD rdodd@kansan.com
Kansas gave a 40-minute example of its new fast-paced offense against Fort Hays State on Tuesday night. The Javahawks scored 21 fast break
"I think we can play faster," he said.
points compared to zero for Fort Hays State, propelling them to a 93-56 victory. But Kansas coach Bill Self said he didn't even think Kansas reached full speed.
Fans who go to Allen Fieldhouse to watch Kansas basketball this season might want to remember one small piece of advice: Don't blink because you might miss something.
Kansas pushed
Kansas pushee the ball all night behind the three-guard combination of senior Russell Robinson, junior Mario Chalmeris and sophomore Sherron Collins.
"You have to play to your advantages. We have got three little guards out there who can all handle the ball and push it."
"You have to play to your advantages," Robinson said. "We have got three little guards out there who can all handle the ball and push it. We also have bigs who can run."
Robinson, who finished with seven points, 10 assists and six rebounds, said that the Jayhawks had the personnel to run all day, but that they still had to play smart.
Senior Darnell Jackson and sophomore Darrell Arthur certainly can run well for being 6"8" and 6'9", respectively, but the two players have been working on another skill. Jackson said Coach Self and Coach Manning had put an emphasis on Kansas' big guys pulling down rebounds and throwing the outlet pass to the guards without hesitation.
RUSSELL ROBINSON Senior guard
Self said he didn't want people
Kansas' high-octane offense did sputter a few times against Fort Hays State. Kansas had 19 turnovers — most of them coming from mental mistakes — against Fort Hays State after only turning the ball over nine times against Pittsburg State.
Kansas 93, Fort Hays State 56
TOT-FG 3-PT
to think that Kansas was trying to play faster to compensate for junior Brandon Rush's absence. Kansas is well suited to run with Collins, Chalmers and Robinson in the line-up, but Self thinks the addition of Rush
"I love getting the ball out and just going, and I'd rather just get it and go than hold it and kill the transition," Jackson said.
won't slow things down at all.
REBOUNDS
"I think we'll run just as much when Brandon's there, because we should be a better rebounding team when Brandon gets back," Self said. "I think those three guys are pretty fast and do a good job pushing it, but I don't think those three guys make us a faster team than we would be if Rod was in the game or Brandon was in the game."
Kansas averaged 93.5 points during its exhibition games against Pittsburgh State and Fort Hays State. But Self had a message for his team heading into the Jayhawks' regular season opener against Louisiana Monroe on Friday: Speed alone doesn't score points.
"We would score more points if we played a little faster but exercised more patience," Self said.
Edited by Chris Beattie
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">## Player</th><th colspan="3">TO1-FG</th><th colspan="5">REBOUNDS</th><th rowspan="2">Assists</th><th rowspan="2">Turnovers</th><th rowspan="2">Blocks</th><th rowspan="2">Steals</th><th rowspan="2">Min.</th></tr><tr><th>FG-FGA</th><th>FG-FGA</th><th>FT-FTA</th><th>Off.</th><th>Def.</th><th>Total</th><th>Fouls</th><th>Points</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>00 Arthur, Darrell</td><td>9-15</td><td>0-0</td><td>2-3</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>8</td><td>0</td><td>20</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>24 Kaun, Sasha</td><td>4-8</td><td>0-0</td><td>1-3</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>8</td><td>1</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>03 Robinson, Russell</td><td>3-6</td><td>0-1</td><td>1-1</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>7</td><td>10</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td>04 Collins, Sherron</td><td>4-6</td><td>2-4</td><td>2-2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>12</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>15 Chalmers, Mario</td><td>5-7</td><td>3-4</td><td>1-1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>14</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>02 Teahen, Conner</td><td>1-2</td><td>1-2</td><td>1-2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>05 Stewart, Rodrick</td><td>0-2</td><td>0-2</td><td>1-2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>10 Case, Jeremy</td><td>2-4</td><td>0-2</td><td>0-0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>11 Bechard, Brennan</td><td>0-1</td><td>0-1</td><td>0-0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>14 Reed, Tyrel</td><td>2-3</td><td>0-1</td><td>0-0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>22 Buford, Chase</td><td>1-2</td><td>0-1</td><td>0-0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>32 Jackson, Darnell</td><td>4-8</td><td>0-0</td><td>2-3</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>10</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td>40 Witherspoon, Brad</td><td>0-0</td><td>0-0</td><td>0-0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>45 Aldrich, Cole</td><td>3-4</td><td>0-0</td><td>0-1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>54 Kleinmann, Matt</td><td>0-0</td><td>0-0</td><td>1-2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Totals</td><td>38-68</td><td>6-18</td><td>11-18</td><td>16</td><td>31</td><td>47</td><td>15</td><td>93</td><td>24</td><td>19</td><td>8</td><td>15</td><td>200</td></tr></tbody></table>
basketball notebook
"That's not as fast as it's going to get," Self said about the speed of Kansas exhibition games. "But Cole's improved a ton since practice has started. He still got a ways to go, and the game is fast for him, but as he gets stronger, he's going to be okay. He's going
Bill Self has been blunt about Cole Aldrich's development during the first few weeks of practice. The speed game has been simply too fast for the 6'11" McDonalds All-American from Bloomington, Minn. Self isn't trying to be negative. Aldrich is just going through the normal freshman growing pains. But after two games, Self said he was pleased with the way Aldrich is coming along.
ALDRICH IMPROVING
Fort Hays State has played two exhibition games this season, one against Kansas and one against Kansas State. The results of the games look similar on paper. The Jayhawks beat the Tigers by 37 points while the Wildcats cruised to a 36-point victory, 95-59, on Saturday. Which team does Fort Hays State think will win when the two rivals face off in Big 12 Conference play?
"KU plays at a quicker pace; K-State has some amazing athletes," Tiger freshman guard Corbin Kuntzsch said. "But I feel like KU as a team gels better."
to be a good player for us."
KANSAS VS. KANSAS STATE
tall", junior guard Tyrone Evans said. "To me, KU's guards are better, but it is going to be a battle when those two meet. I am going to be watching that, believe me."
ALLEN FIELDHOUSE EMPTY
Sections of Allen Fieldhouse were completely unoccupied in the game against Fort Hays State. Despite an announced attendance of 16,300, parts of the student section and general admission section looked uncharacteristically vacant. The northeast end of Allen Fieldhouse was particularly empty.
KANSANCLASSIFIEDS
Rustin Dodd and Case Keefer
Before Kansas tipped off against Fort Hays State, there wasn't a question about who would win the game (Kansas did, 93-56). So I decided to roam the halls and bleachers of Allen Fieldhouse and ask a different question, one that would make for a column vastly more interesting than anything taken from the game. It's a question that's relevant for the first time – well ever.
"Both teams are athletic and
BY TRAVIS ROBINETT
KANSAN SPORTS EDITOR
TROBINETT@KANSAN.COM
Would you rather see Kansas win a national title in football or in basketball this season?
"You think you're going to get me to answer that question?" said Max Falkenstien, the legendary announcer for Kansas athletics who has his own banner hanging among other KU basketball greats, as he walked from the media room to the court.
"Let's say both," he said. "For one school to have two teams in the top five is tremendous."
That makes the question that much more difficult to answer.
"That's tough," said Jarred Godd, a Leawood junior. "Football ... no one would be expecting it, and it would be cooler because we may not get another chance. Even if we don't win basketball, we'll still be a basketball school. And we'll have other chances at basketball."
Kim Degand, a Topeka freshman,
said football too.
I have to try, right Max?
"It would be so out of the ordinary and would set a different standard for football" she said.
How about both?
"Yes, it would be great to see both."
But this is Allen Fieldhouse, and
"We get so close in basketball, and we never win" he said. "Football is so new, it's the first time we've been good in a long time."
Kansas is a basketball school, right?
 isn't anyone going to say basket-
ball' Someone finally did: Jerrin
 Thompson, a Lawrence sophomore.
Before she answered, her husband of 43 years, Luther, jumped in and said, "Basketball is their bread and butter."
"Basketball," said Christian Huffman, Louisberg resident, who came to the game with his dad, Jim.
"The basketball team has a better chance because it's decided on the court," Kay said. "Because with football you've got to rely on a bunch of knuckleheads somewhere instead of on how you play"
"Yeah, basketball," Kay said. "Football's going to be too hard. But I went to the game on Saturday, and呀
"Whoa," said Kay Dobbs, a Topeka resident. She paused for about eight seconds. "That's a hard one. Wow."
So husband and wife ultimately agreed. What about father and son?
When I ventured out of the student section, the question remained just as perplexing.
Yeah, it was pretty amazing.
"We're more established in basketball."
"Football," Jim said. "I remember sitting on the hull in '84 and '85 and seeing the stands empty. It's really neat to see KU in the national spotlight. But I'd take basketball if it's North Carolina in the championship game."
Now that's an interesting hypothetical.
And third, there's something about growing up in Texas and being at the games when Kansas lost for so many years - at Texas, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Baylor, SMU, TCU and any other Texas school you could name - that makes me that much more thrilled about the football team's success. It's nice to gloat about Kansas football to Texans, a breed of folk who are extra arrogant about the sport.
So after asking a number of true Jayhawks, neither answer was universal. But, again hypothetically, if some weird reporter came up to me and proposed the same question, I would have said football.
A national championship would establish consistency for KU football. A sold out Memorial Stadium every game means more success for all of Kansas's sports, including basketball.
Either way, no matter how you answer, no matter where your loyalties ultimately lie, today is a great day to be a Jayhawk.
Second, to be sincere, I've always loved KU football just as much as KU basketball.
—Edited by Chris Beattie
Let's see Kansas pull a Florida and win both national titles.
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