Volume 124 Issue 88
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
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Both Robinson and Withey cannot have off nights because the front-court bench players, Justin Wesley and Kevin Young, are unreliable. The Jayhawks will go as far as where their front-court offense takes them. Kansas has no business launching ill-advised three-pointers when they can work their offense through a 7-footer and an All-American candidate.
--minivan that cut me off early one morning in elementary school traffic. And who hasn't done that?
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Saturday's game against rival Missouri is one that must be won in the paint and on the boards. Because Missouri is a guard-oriented team that counts on one big man, Ricardo Ratliffe, Kansas cannot abandon its front-court offense. The Jayhawks have the height advantage against the Tigers. Ratliffe will pose problems, but Withey and Robinson have no excuse to get into foul trouble. They must be the aggressors like they were against Oklahoma and attack Missouri's big men, especially Ratliffe, and get Missouri into foul trouble.
Id like to say that I'm too mature for road rage, but that would be like saying I have never given the finger to a soccer mom driving a
Road rage has been a part of my life since my childhood. Watching my father say the darndest things to those inexcusable drivers who just don't understand that signaling is in fact part of the driving process has provided me with some of the best material that I use to this day.
It is automatic. I will be having a conversation with one of my friends one minute, and within a few seconds I can be slinging out threats of Africans (my
friends and family, of course) tracking them down and doing unmentionable things to every one of their family members. And that could simply be because someone chose to drive the speed limit that day. I can't stand that.
Come to think of it, I don't think how I act on the road should be called road rage. Webster better come up with something else to define this attitude.
It's hilarious to think about how personally I like to take others' lack of driving skills. I find myself shouting out, "Oh you think you can do that to ME?!" as if they had woken up that day thinking, 'please, oh please give me an opportunity to make Nadia upset today.' Maybe it's a pride thing, and I find myself needing to outdo them. I'll be cruising, going 50 mph in a 40 down Bob Billings, and suddenly someone will pass me, just tempting me to get hostile. Before I know it, 60 never felt so good, and I am waving with that, that-was-cute-hun, smug smile that really ticks people off. Then I will glance out the rear view mirror to see if they have admitted defeat.
NADIA IMAFIDON | EDITOR
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All in the family
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perimeter. Drawing more defenders to guard the paint allows a slash to the basket.
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Edited by Amanda Gage
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Halfway through league play, Kansas is fighting to defend a .500 record. Going into Wednesday's game, Kansas was ranked No. 25 by the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll, but that excitement was lost in the overtime loss.
"You look at all three of them and it has been gut-wrenching" coach Bonnie Henrickson said. "In this league you have got to be able to take care of your home court and we have not done that."
Kansas looked like it had the game decided midway through the second half with a series of stunning offense and stifling defense. Up seven, the Jayhawks started to slide again and needed a three-pointer to send it into overtime. Junior guard Angel Goodrich and junior guard Monica Engelman hit clutch shots to keep the Jayhawks in the game and turnovers and defensive breakdowns helped lead to the swift damme of No. 25.
teams are currently ranked in the Associated Press poll and another three are receiving votes including Kansas. But as the Jayhawks reach for their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2000, they are left with no guaranteed victories in this talented league.
Two short weeks ago when Kansas hosted Texas A&M it was in a completely different position coming off three road wins and in sole possession of second place in the conference.
"I really believe if Kansas would have won this ball game it would have punched their ticket even this early to the tournament." Texas A&M coach Gary Blair said.
Toreachthatgoal the Jayhawks need at least 20 wins and around nine or 10 in expanded conference play. The Jayhawks start the second wind of their round robin conference schedule this weekend. They will face three of the four teams they lost to on the road and host No. 1 Baylor
and country with junior guard Angel Goodrich who leads the inns in assists and junior forward Carolyn Davis who leads in shooting percentage. The team as a whole ranks sixth in the nation in overall shooting percentage, but in the last two games that hasn't translated. The Jayhawks shot just 38.2 percent from the field, well under their average of 47.9.
Personnel wise, the Jayhawks have struggled. Sophomore guard Keena Mays and freshman guard Donielle Breaux left the team earlier in the season leaving Kansas with 10 women on the roster. Even with the downsizing, freshman guard Asia Boyd who entered the program as the No. 37 recruit is playing minimal minutes.
After Texas A&M this weekend. Kansas will return home to host Texas before hitting the road again with stops at Kansas State and Iowa State.
Edited by Amanda Gage
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Coach Bonnie Hennickson looks concerned down the court during Tuesday's game against Oklahoma where Kansas was defeated in overtime 68-72. Kansas is now 16-5 for the season and 5-4 in Big 12 play.
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