THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
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Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera set an MLB record Monday with 602 saves
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: Who did Rivera pass on the all-time saves list to become the leader?
A: Trevor Hoffman
MORNING BREW
Fans: Selby deserves more credit
After one season with the Jayhawks, former Kansas guard Josh Selby declared for the NBA draft and the Memphis Grizzlies selected him in the second round. Last Tuesday, Selby confirmed that he would be playing in Saturday's Legends of the Phog alumni exhibition game at Allen Fieldhouse.
Selby's return has me excited, but others would rather not see him. The animosity toward Josh Selby should drop; not only for the exhibition game, but for good.
OPPORTUNITY
Maybe Josh Selby should have stayed for another year, but people can't blame the guy for leaving. The opportunity was there and he took advantage.
The NBA draft is all about potential. Selby's numbers weren't great, but he showed enough
talent to be a decent option as a backup point guard for the Grizzlies. Selby had better stats than Kentucky's Daniel Orton, a first-round draft pick. Orton averaged three points and three rebounds for Kentucky. Selby had a better season.
Selby came to Kansas as a one-and-done player and when players have that mindset, they usually leave for the NBA if the opportunity presents itself.
INJURY
Yes, Selby struggled at the end
of the year, and this changed thoughts about him, but people forget that Selby was injured.
Before the injury, Selby averaged 27 minutes and 12 points in 13 games. He stepped up to help the Jayhawks win in his debut against Southern California — a solid contribution until he missed three games because of a foot injury.
After that, Selby averaged 14 minutes and 3.8 points in the final 13 games. The injury to his foot hindered his play significantly. If Selby had been injury-free, the optimism and compliments would have stayed with him throughout the season.
XAVIER HENRY
Among the 12 former Jayhawks currently in the NBA, the first one-and-done player at Kansas, Xavier Henry, will travel to Allen Fieldhouse to participate in
the alumni game. No big deal, but when Henry confirmed that he would be playing, people weren't commenting about it. Henry was a one-year player and struggled at the end of the season like Selby.
The statistics for Henry are better than Selby's, but Henry still left for the NBA with "subpar" numbers. Henry played 10 more games than Selby, averaged seven more minutes, six more points and shot 46 percent from the field. Henry started his college career with 27 points but struggled near the end of the season and in the NCAA tournament.
Yet, while averaging 13 points, Henry entered the season as a one-and-done and left on the same conditions as Selby. If there is no animosity for Henry's return, then there shouldnt be for Selby.
— Edited by Sarah Champ
STATE
Sports complex opens in Hays
HAYS — The city of Hays has a new place to play.
The 120-acre Bickle-Schmidt Sports Complex opened earlier this month in the northwestern Kansas city. The $8 million facility features the soccer stadium where Fort Hays State University athletes will compete. There also are multiple fields for amateur athletes to play soccer as well as softball, baseball and football.
The university invested about $2.6 million in the project, and Hays residents are supporting it with a half-cent sales tax.
The projects also benefited from $500,000 from the Bickle and Schmidt families, $160,000 from Nex-Tech Wireless, $25,000 from Nex-Tech and $11,000 worth of road paving help from a construction company.
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