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TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Self will never allow his players to compromise, to take the easy path in favor of the tough path. He conditions his teams to expect the toucher path, and to want it."
— Jay Bilas on coach Bill Self from his book "Toughness"
THE MORNING BREW
The Kansas Jayhawks have the longest active streak for consecutive NCAA tournament appearances
— ESPN.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: How many Final Fours has Kansas been in?
A:14
ESPN.com
Despite how the season ended, there's still hope
Close your eyes and take a deep breath. Hold it for a few seconds. Now, exhale slowly and open
Now, exnale slowly and open your eyes again. Everything will be OK. As our basketball team now heads into the offseason, maybe a little sooner than expected, there are plenty of reasons why everyone should be just as excited for next season as they were for this one.
Although the team is losing four of its starters because of graduation, nothing has been said about redshirt freshman guard Ben McLemore's future. Despite many people believing that he will enter this year's NBA draft, he did have a relatively poor postseason, only averaging 12 points per game and showed signs of not appearing in the big moments. This could mean that his draft stock can go down, resulting in him deciding to stay another year. Another year of Ben McLemore? I have absolutely no problem with that.
As for the bench, people tend to undervalue them. Sophomore guard
Naadir Tharpe and freshman forward Perry Ellis are going to be exceptional players, as their careers have tremendous upsides. Unlike Elijah Johnson, Tharpe is a natural point guard, so running the offense will not be an issue for him. Ellis is a great post player, who took drastic steps of improvement this postseason, showing off to everyone the offensive skill set that he has. He is going to be an important piece to any kind of success that Kansas has in the future.
The only thing holding redshirt freshman forward JamiT. Traylor back from
being a physical beast that opposing teams won't want to deal with is the fact that he has not had as much experience as everyone else. Sometimes it is forgotten he started playing basketball just three years ago. He is an extremely gifted and physical athlete who I think has Thomas Robinson potential. He also has shoulders that remind me of Dwight Howard, so that in itself tells me how good he could be.
Another crucial aspect returning to next year's squad is coach Bill Self. If his nine straight Big 12 championships do not say anything about rebuilding, I do not know what does. Year after year, he loses players either because of the draft, players transferring or graduation and he always finds a way to bring back a solid group of guys that want to compete for a national championship. How does he do it? Who cares, because it works. So Coach, whatever it is you do to make our jayhawks great every season, keep doing it.
Despite the fact that this season may not have been what the Jayhawk Nation expected, there is an upside for next year that everyone should be anxiously waiting for. Oh, and I almost forgot. Redshirt forward Landon Lucas will be wearing a uniform next year, as opposed to the stylish outfits he wore on the bench this season.
Edited by Paige Lytle
This week in athletics
Tuesday
Jays
Baseball
Creighton
6 p.m.
Lawrence
Wednesday
Baseball
Saint Mary
6 p.m.
Lawrence
Thursday
Friday
No events are scheduled.
Women's Tennis
Baylor
5 p.m.
Waco, Texas
Baseball
Oklahoma State
6 p.m.
Lawrence
Saturday
Baseball
Oklahoma State
2 p.m.
Lawrence
Softball Texas Tech 7 p.m. Lubbock, Texas
Softball Texas Tech 4 p.m. Lubbock, Texas
Track
Stanford Invitational
All Day
Palo Alto, Calif.
Track
Stanford Invitational
All Day
Palo Alto, Calif.
Track
Sun Angel Classic.
All Day
Tempe, Ariz.
Sunday
Track
Sun Angel Classic
All Day
Tempe, Ariz.
Women's Rowing
Women's Tennis
TCU
10 a.m.
Fort Worth, Texas
Softball
Texas Tech
Noon
Lubbock, Texas
Women's Rowing
Indiana & Vs Georgetown
All Day
Bloomington, Ind.
laseball
Iklahoma State
.p.m.
awrence
GOLF
Men's Golf
Irish Creek Collegiate
All Day
Charlotte, N.C.
Men's Golf
Irish Creek Collegiate
All Day
Charlotte, N.C.
No events are scheduled.
Monday
Points isn't worried about Texas Open
HUMBLE, Texas — The Masters was always on D.A. Points' mind, even with the start of his year going nowhere.
He took care of that with one clutch puff.
Points sank a 13-footer to save
par on the 72nd hole Sunday, winning the rain-delayed Houston Open by one stroke over Henrik Stenson and Billy Horschel.
Points' only other victory came with actor Burt Murray at his side at Pebble Beach in 2011. This one earned him an invitation to the Masters in two weeks and a two-year exemption, unexpected
bonuses after missing seven cuts in his first nine starts this year.
"I never doubt that I can do it," Points said. "I certainly get down and frustrated when I make two of nine cuts. That's not making you feel real great about yourself."
No matter how he played in Houston, he was planning to play in next week's
Texas Open, too. Now, at least he won't have to worry about winning there.
Desperate to change his luck before Houston, he brought along an old potter who once borrowed from his mother that's
"I never thought that I wasn't going to make it (to Augusta)." Points said. "I just thought this is an opportunity, just like next week."
been sitting in his garage since about 2005. He hardly missed with it in an opening 64 and then sank the biggest putt of his career on Sunday.
But it was more than just the putter that worked this week. Fellow touring pro Chris Stroud set up a putting lesson for Points on Wednesday morning with Brian White, the golf coach at nearby
Lamar, where Stroud played. White rescheduled a flight to meet with Points and got him to change his point of impact.
"The things he was saying, at first, I wasn't in love with," Points said. "But I knew that what he was saying wasn't wrong."
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