Monday, March 15, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section B·Page 5
Commentary
Kansas still dominates, sets tone for the future
Early yesterday afternoon, while talking to Evansville guard Marcus Wilson on the phone, I finally figured out how Kansas beat the Purple Aces so easily Friday night.
The fact is, even in a season littered with disappointing losses for the Javhawks (St. Louis, lowly
Texas Tech and Iowa at Allen Fieldhouse), Kansas is simply a better team than any hot-shooting perimeter team like Evansville, which lives and dies by the three-point shot.
The Jaybawks who
Mike Harry
sports@kansan.com
handed the Purple Aces a 95-74
thumping Friday night, would beat
Evansville nine out of every 10
times they played.
In my column Friday, I banked on that one chance.
I was wrong
Wilson, who finished with 34 points, led the Purple Aces on an opening charge of nearly-flowless shooting that sprung them to an 11-point advantage against Kansas. Then reality set in.
The Jayhawks, as I stated in the column, easily outbounded Evansville (45-15) and their front-court seized the offensive opportunities that a size advantage supplied. Forward T.J. Pugh had one of the best games of his career, notching his first career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Wilson, who hit 13 of 19 shots,
including five of nine three-point
shots, still seemed a bit shaken by
the blowout as he spoke quietly into
the phone yesterday.
"We went into halftime really confident," said Wilson, whose team trailed 47-43 at the half. "We knew we could play with them. We were only down by a few then. After that, I don't know what happened.
"The second half was such a blur. They just had too strong of an inside game. We couldn't stop them."
Silly of me to think they could.
What a perfect exclamation point to Ryan Robertson's career. His career-high 31-point effort in yesterday's 92-88 overtime loss to Kentucky encompasses everything Robertson has displayed during the past four years playing for the Jayhawks. His hustle and heart leaves Jayhawks fans wanting more.
Freshman point guard Jeff Boschee's fearless play yesterday set the tone for the next three years of Kansas basketball. The one constant in an inconsistent season was Boschee's brimming confidence. In the coming years, that no-fear attitude displayed by Boschee will spill over to his teammates.
I've seen highly-touted recruit Nick Collison play. Jayhawks fans, you have a lot to look forward to.
Nick Collison play. Jayhawks fans, you have a lot to look forward to. Most enjoyable players to watch in the tournament:
Connecticut duo Khalid El-Amin and Richard Hamilton are reminiscent of another great guard-forward combo: John Stockton and Karl Malone.
Gonzaga guard Matt Santangelo makes it happen.
Duke's Corey Maggette — the nation's best freshman will be the top NBA nick in a few years.
Oklahoma's Eduardo Najera — after his 20-point, 15-rebound performance yesterday against North Carolina-Charlotte, I'm a believer. This guy can play.
Maryland guard Steve Francis. "The Elevator's" skills will be more fun to watch next year — when he's in the NBA
Things I've learned during the first four days of the tournament:
Duke is not only better than every college team in the nation, they're good enough to beat some NBA teams (Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Clippers).
■ Forget about talking to your girlfriend when Wally Szczerbiak is on the TV screen. Szczerbiak, who scored 43 of 10th-seeded Miami of Ohio's 59 points in Friday's win against Washington and scored 24 points in yesterday's win against second-seeded Utah and led his team to its first ever Sweet 16 appearance, looks like someone out of a J. Crew catalog.
Who Harold "The Show" Arcenaux is. Arcenaux, a Weber State guard, torched North Carolina for 36 points in a 76-74 upset Friday night and added another 32 points Saturday in an 82-74 overtime loss to Florida. "The Show" mentioned after the win against North Carolina that he was considering turning pro. He should listen to his coach, Ron Abegglen, and return for his senior season. Besides, Arcenaux will give us one more thing to look forward to next March.
■ Southwest Missouri State Bears coach Steve Alford displays the same coolness on the sidelines as when he was a guard for Indiana and made a then-Final Four record seven 3-pointers to beat Syracuse in the 1987 championship game. Alford should be the leading candidate for any head coaching vacancy when his team's Cinderella run ends Friday against Duke.
There's nothing more annoying than that commercial with former Duke player Steve Wojciechowski sitting on a table in his uniform while researchers extract blue blood from his veins. Wojo, your career ended a year ago. Go over it.
Evansville could never beat Kansas in the NCAA tournament.
Former Kansas player convicted, gets probation
Harrity is a Kansas City, Kan. senior in journalism.
HUTCHINSON — Former University of Kansas basketball player Billy "B.J." Williams was given a six-month suspended prison sentence for exposing himself to neighbors.
Williams, 23, also was placed on a year's probation.
Reno County District Judge William "Buck" Lyle followed the joint recommendations of the prosecutor and defense attorney in pronouncing the sentence Thursday.
Williams played for the Jayhawks from 1994 through 1997 and graduated with a bachelor's degree. He moved in 1998 to Hutchinson, where he lived
with his wife and their two children.
Witnesses told police that Williams stood in front of the picture window at his apartment with a towel around his waist. Williams waited until someone looked in the window and then dropped the towel, exposing himself
Williams pleaded guilty in January to one count of lewd and lascivious behavior. As part of a plea agreement, an additional felony and three misdemeanor charges were dropped.
Lyle noted Williams had no criminal record prior to the conviction.
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