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Lengthy scoreless periods continue to plague Kansas
BY MAX ROTHMAN
mrothman@kansan.com
Kansas' offense can produce against any team in the Big 12, both the highly ranked and those sitting in the conference cellar. Yet often a three- to five-minute scoreless period hands the opposition a lead too great for the lahawks to overcome.
The Jayhawks notched a measly 21
below goals in 40
minutes Sunday
at then No. 17
Baylor. They fell
70-47, tallying
their third-lowest
scoring total of
the season.
"Not taking any credit away from Baylor, but we beat ourselves up," he beat guard Rhea
were just out of sync."
"Not taking any credit away from Baylor, but we beat ourselves up."
Codio said. "Offensively we weren't as disciplined as usual. A lot of our shots were not according to plan. Things
Eight different times, Kansas recorded field goal droughts of at least two minutes, three of which lasted more than three minutes. But the span that spaced the score started with 4:55 remaining in the first half and Bavlor leading 27-23.
During one skid that continued until 18:26 in the second half, the Jayhawks missed all seven of their
RHEA CODIO Junior guard
shot attempts, four by senior guard Sade Morris, surrendered two turnovers and committed two fouls, both by Codio. The Bears went on a 12-0 run and led 39-23.
"I wouldn't say Sage taking a 15 foot jump shot
is a bad shot", Henrickson said. "She just doesn't get it to fall."
Much of Sunday's struggles can be
credited to the defensive of Baylor freshman Brittney Griner. Griner,
who bloomed to shots against Kansas, used her 7-foot-4 height to her advantage.
"She half-way plays you," Morris said. "But she's got the length and ability to still get to the shot."
12-0 run, and led 46-36. After the
run, Kansas didn't come within eight
However, despite
"If we can stop them from scoring and we don't score, things will be better for us."
however despite Griner's presence in the paint, scoring droughts of the past prove that it doesn't take a 6-foot-8 shot blocker to disrupt the lavihawks' flow.
Last Sunday at Texas Tech, a steal and layup by senior guard LaChelda Jacobs gave Kansas a 36-34 lead with 17:29 to go. But over the next six minutes, Kansas committed two fouls, missed five shot attempts and squandered five turnovers. By the time the Jayhawks scored again, with 11:15 to go, the Lady Raiders had gone on a
SADE MORRIS Senior guard
points of Texas Tech the rest of the game.
Jayhawks' offense couldn't continually keep pace with the Lady Raiders and lost 68-51.
Texas Tech's roster doesn't boast a player taller than 6-foot-3, the average height of a Big 12 center. There was no Brittney Griner to be seen. Still, the
"When we get in situations like that, we've still got to stop them from scoring." Morris said of the cold streaks. "If we can stop them from scoring and we don't score, things will be better for us. But because we can't get the stops when we're not scoring, it kills us."
Edited by Becky Howlett
Senior guard Sade Morris attempts to drives past Iowa State guard Lacey Alison for a lay up. Kansas' scoreless periods have been allowing other teams to slide past them in leads too great to overcome.
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NFL
Rival quarterbacks fight for draft
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
INDIANAPOLIS _ The friendship is one that overcame an impassioned rivalry because of a shared position, two right shoulders and matching competitive natures.
"Some people think the idea of texas and OU guys getting along is pretty strange," four-year Texas starter Cork McCovay said.
Yet that is the case with McCoy and Sam Bradford. The two quarterbacks participated in the NFL scouting combine and each was quizzed by NFL teams on recuperation.
Bradford was hurt late in the first half of the season opener
against BYU and had to leave the game. He missed three more games before returning to complete 27-of-49 passes for 389 yards and a touch-down against Bavlor.
The next week in the annual meeting with Texas, Bradford was hurt again and missed the rest of the season.
McCoy played only five plays of the national championship game against Alabama before his injury, which did not require surgery.
and Notre Dame's Jimmy Clausen. Bradford has prototypical size for a quarterback. He was measured here at 6-foot-4 and weighed 236, an increase from the 223 he weighed in college.
Although both quarterbacks met with teams, neither will throw until their respective pro days at their schools. Bradford will work out March 25 while McCoy will throw for NFL teams March 31.
There is little doubt that Bradford is rated ahead of McCoy
Despite being undersized, McCoy demonstrated gigantic confidence Saturday, saying that he felt he should be in the conversation as the No.1 pick in the draft along with Bradford and defensive tackles Ndamukong Suh of Nebraska and Gerald McCoy of Oklahoma.
Bradford likely will be the winner in competition to see who is drafted first — the Sooner or Longhorn. But he also said that McCoy has a big supporter from Oklahoma.
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"I don't think I have to be worried about their psyche," he said, "I think we have to be tougher. You can't feel sorry for yourself. This is life. Let's go tight. Let's get something done here."
It starts with winning at least a share of the Big Ten title. That will happen if the Boilers beat IU on Wednesday at Mackey Arena and Penn State on Saturday at Happy Valley. That would give them a 14-4 conference record, Ohio State and Michigan State can match that by winning their final games.
So he was asked about the psyche of his team in the aftermath of losing standout forward Robbie Hummel to a blown knee and then losing to a Michigan State team that committed 23 turnovers, eight by All-Big Ten guard Kalin Lucas. Painter couldn't shake the fact Purdue got out-rebounded by 26.
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And yet, here he was, bracing for Wednesday's Indiana rematch in the final week of the regular season when so much is still possible if the Boilers would just rebound the bleeping ball.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. _ Matt Painter was back firing verbal shots at his Purdue Boilermakers. The coach thought he was done with this kind of motivation, at least until next season when habits always have to be relearned. Painter had seen 10 games worth of proof that Purdue understood that nothing was more important than effort.
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"We have to play," Painter said.
"The other night was disappointing because if we can't play any harder than that ...
Purdue (24-4), which dropped from third to seventh in the AP poll, will be favored against Indiana even without Hummel, who averaged 15.7 points and 6.9 rebounds.
"This is where we were at 2-3. We can play great defense, but you can't get the reward if you can't rebound."
Painter won't let this theme go. He will hammer the Boilers about it in practice for the next few days,
and it will start,
and certainly not end, with
his two best
healthy players.
E'Twaun Moore
and Jaluan
Johnson.
Figure Painter won't coach soft the next few days. Yes, IU is 9-19 with a 10-game losing streak. It plays the patsy to everybody these days with seven straight losses by at least 14 points.
"They both have to rebound better," Painter said. "It's the same with the
ball. There are no excuses. We're in March now. I feel like Groundhog Day where we're back where we were before. I'm perplexed. We have guys who don't go get the ball. It's my fault. I'm the coach. I didn't have them ready to go. You can't play soft in this league."
But the Hoosiers pushed the Boilers hard in last month's 78-75 loss at Assembly Hall. Plus, it's
When Purdue won at Michigan State, Hummel had six rebounds. Not having him didn't account for the 46-20 rebounding disparity.
"Our guys have to look in the mirror," Painter said. "Every single one of them. We have to chase the
"I don't think I have to be worried about their psyche."
Grant has come on strong the last few games and hit the game-winning shot against Minnesota. He's played in 96 victories, second most in school history to Porter Roberts' 98.
rest of the team. They know it.
They know what I'm going to say.
It doesn't matter who's not there.
Anybody can box out. Anybody
can get lower, your hips lower
than their hips, put contact on
somebody, get your hands up and
create space. That's all it is."
MATT PAINTER Purdue coach
"Chris is a guy who will lay it on the line every night," Painter said. "There are a lot of days where he's shown his will and toughness.
Kramer set Purdue's career steals record, with 260. He will make will
Senior Night at Mackey Arena and the team wants to send Chris Kramer and Keaton Grant off the right way.
the All-Big Ten .ensive team to the fourth straight year. He was the conference defensive player of the year as a sophomore.
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