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37 wins in 2007-2008 season was a KU single season record
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TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: How many consecutive wins did KU start the season off with?
A: 20, KU was 20-0 when K-state handed them their first loss of the season.
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THE MORNING BREW 2008 Kansas team not on list of greats
The madness of March is upon us, but you may or may not have heard that the tournament we all love to stress about is celebrating a milestone this year. This season's installation of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament marks 75 years of upsets, buzzer beaters and players crying on the sidelines after a heartbreak loss.
With the anniversary, many news publications are putting out lists of the 75 best players and teams that have danced through the nation's collective hearts. As I read through these lists, I kept having the same issue over and over: Why aren't the 2008 national champion Kansas Jayhawks considered one of the greatest teams ever?
For example, ESPN.com has the 2008 Jayhawks ranked as the No. 22-best championship team. The teams ranked ahead of them include the 2009 North Carolina squad featuring many of the same players that Kansas smacked around in the previous year's Final Four. What about the last great modern dynasty, the 2006-2007 Florida Gators?
They were a great team for sure, but remember that they lost in a preseason invitational in Las Vegas to a group of Jayhawks that made up the core of the '08 championship team.
If that's not enough for you, we can break it down scientifically. As the old cliché goes, defense wins championships, and the 2008 Kansas team was absolutely suffocating on that end of the court.
Not only did they enlist two of the greatest on-ball defenders you will ever see in Mario Chalmers and Russell Robinson, but if you somehow made your way past those two, then Kansas
featured enough beef beneath the basket to make life miserable for a team attacking the rim.
As for depth in the lineup, thensophomore Sherron Collins was as electric a sixth man as you'll ever find. Plus, if any of the big men got in foul trouble, the team had a reliable big man (and former starter) in Sasha Kaun, as well as an unheralded freshman out of Minnesota by the name of Cole Aldrich who contributed quality minutes.
However, we all know that in this digital age, it's the athleticism of a team and highlights that catch the people's eyes, and boy did that team have athleticism in spades. Think about the man that started at center, Darrell Arthur. Not only did the Texan have some sugary sweet post moves, but he was also more athletic and ran the floor better then every one of his opponents. Remember, Chaimers gets all the deserved glory from the championship game against Memphis, but it was Arthur who led the team in scoring on that magical
night in the Alamodome.
Last but not least, you have to consider the leadership. That year, Bill Self went from the best coach never to reach a Final Four to a coach who served notice that his program would remain atop the college basketball mountain for years to come. This was the team that perfected the "Bill Self Weave." This was the team that perfected the high-low pass, and lastly, this was the team that showed that the alley-oop is simultaneously deadly and awesome. What more could you want out of a championship team? That's why the 2008 Kansas Jayhawks should be considered one of the greatest championship teams ever.
Edited by Brian Sisk
This week in athletics
Monday
Tuesday
No events are scheduled.
Jays Baseball Creighton 6 p.m. Lawrence, Kan.
Wednesday
Thursday
No events are scheduled.
Friday
Women's Tennis
Baylor
5 p.m.
Waco, Texas
Baseball
Oklahoma State
6 p.m.
Lawrence, Kan.
Softball
Texas Tech
7 p.m.
Lubbock, Texas
Track
Stanford Invitational
All Day
Palo Alto, Calif.
Track
Sun Angel Classic.
All Day.
Tempe, Ariz.
Saturday
Baseball
Oklahoma State
2 p.m.
Lawrence, Kan.
Softball
Texas Tech
4 p.m.
Lubbock, Texas
Track
Stanford Invitational
All Day
Palo Alto, Calif.
Track
Sun Angel Classic
All Day
Tempe, Ariz.
Women's Rowing
Indiana & v Georgetown
All Day
Bloomington, Ind.
Men's Golf
Men's Golf
Irish Creek Collegiate
All Day
Charlotte, N.C.
Sunday
Women's Tennis
TCU
10 a.m.
Fort Worth, Texas
Softball Texas Tech 12 p.m. Lubbock, Texas
Baseball
Oklahoma State
1 p.m.
Lawrence, Kan.
Men's Golf
Irish Creek Collegiate
All Day
Charlotte, N.C.
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