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Then, the home-court winning streak was gone,
and Kansas fell out of the nation's top 10 men's basketball teams. Now, we're out of the top 20 and even lost to Missouri at home.
First, our Jayhawks weren't picked to win the conference.
But this could be a good thing.
It's obvious this is not the type of team that we've been spoiled rotten with the last few years, but that should have been about as shocking as Roy Williams saying "doggie it."
Commentary
In the last two NBA drafts, four Jayhawks have been first-round picks. Last season, Raef LaFrentz and Paul Pierce were top 10 picks. It's not hard to see why Kansas is not walking over opponents as it has in the past.
Lower expectations may help team
Again, this could be a good thing.
When Kansas plays at Nebraska tonight, it is the first game of the rest of the season. The Jayhawks are no longer thought of as the powerhouse program with the most wins in the 1990s of any school in the country. Nobody is expecting — or even holding out hope — of another 34- or 35-win season.
The pressure is off. Anybody who has watched in the last few years knows that the Jayhawks, whether they admits it, felt the weight of the Midwest on their collective shoulders.
But — you guessed it — this could be a good thing.
Once, when the team was wrapping up another blowout at home, and the crowd started calling for the walk-ons to enter the game, the usual shuck-type good ol' southern boy even snapped at the student section, yelling , "I'm the coach."
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The pressure was everywhere.
They start a freshman, Jeff Boschee, at point guard, and the team's leading scorer, rebounder and shot blocker, Eric Chenowith, is a sophomore. Kenny Gregory, the most explosive and exciting player on the roster, is also a sophomore.
But that was then. This year's Jayhawks are young.
This year's Jayhawks have made more mistakes than the teams of the recent past, and those mistakes are sure to continue.
Sam Mellinger
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Two years ago, everybody knew Roy Williams had the best team in the country. The Jayhawks entered the NCAA tournament as the nation's undisputed No.1 team with a 32-1 record. One week later, Williams' head was buried in his
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There's going to be more of those days this year than we've been accustomed to, but, let's face it, it's not as if we're Kansas State. The Jayhawks are still the front runners for the Big 12 title aid will win 20 to 25 games, including a few in the NCAA tournament.
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Then, staring at the floor while the television cameras rolled, he spotted the only explanation that seemed to make sense. "It was just one of those days."
And that is a very good thing.
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Then he complimented Missouri's Brian Grawer, who hit four-of-eight three-point shots and scored 18 points.
After this weekend's loss to archrival Missouri, Ryan Robertson searched for answers. First, he blamed himself said he didn't do enough, didn't hit enough shots.
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Mellinger is a Lawrence junior in journalism.
Commentary
Better shooting, support needed to win
Walking away from Allen Fieldhouse after watching the Missouri Tigers thug their way over, around and through the Jayhawks, I came to some grim realizations concerning the state of this team. These are trying times for us Kansas fans. In the midst of what is, like it or not, a rebuilding year, there are some things that need to be addressed in the wake of a loss that never should have happened.
1. Keyon Dooling is for real. Missouri's No. 5 can ball with anybody. He explodes to the rim like no one else in the Big 12, especially no other freshman. And with the word that his plans for transferring have stalled temporarily, it looks as if this guy is going to be a headache that just won't go away for the Jayhawks. Jeff Bosche, your archenemy has arrived.
2. The Jayhawks still haven't solved the problem that has been
ripping the hearts out of their tournament teams and their fans for several years now. Look at these schools that have defeated Kansas during the past few seasons and try to find a recurring theme: Arizona, Rhode Island, Kentucky, Iowa, Missouri.
These five teams all exploited the inability of Kansas to stop the three-point shot. They also forced Roy's boys to take the ball beyond the arch, a place where Kansas has been less than stellar. It's as the old adage says, "Live by the three; die by the three."
3. Kansas had two full timeouts and a 20-second timeout when Boschie halted play after his basket with 7 seconds left. Why? Now don't get me wrong, I am not trying to criticize Coach Williams. I'm just wondering if those couldn't have been used earlier to stop the bleeding a little bit.
4. This is by far the most troubling thing about Sunday's game, but it isn't limited to just that contest.
Why is it that the people that sit in non-student seating simply refuse to stand up and cheer for our boys? There is no excuse acceptable here. None. I don't care if they are older, if they are more "civilized" than we
raging maniacs of the student section, or whatever their stories might be. The point is that true fans make noise for the entire game, regardless of the score, situation or opponent.
Randy
Withers
sports@kansan.com
These individuals have a bandwagon mentality and only seem to come to their feet when the Jayhawks are on a roll. Well, folks, here's a news flash: They need you more when they are trying to get going than when they are mopping the floor with somebody.
Sunday, I became so angry for their indifference that I made a sign that read, "Stand up and cheer for your Jayhawks." I drew several confused stares from those seated on the east side of the fieldhouse, but no one seemed to get it.
I guess what I'm trying to say is if you aren't going to be a real fan, don't try to act like one. Give your season tickets to people who will make use of them the way they were meant to be: by getting off their arses and cheering like a madman. That's the way it's supposed to be.
Withers is a Shawnee sophomore in broadcast news.
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