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SELBY (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
from an entrenched starter, but if he really is "as talented as anybody we have" it would be, presumably, very hard to keep him out of the starting lineup for long.
mirror what Kansas is doing now — good and bad.
But the real question is whether or not Selby can live up to the massive hype. Fans expect him to cure all of the Jayhaws woes, but at a glance, Selby's game seems to
a pure point. He's a combo guard.
Kansas committed 22 turnovers Tuesday night at Memphis, a number Self harped on post game. But can Selby — a freshman, remember — actually improve the team's already solid 1.6-to-1 assist-to-turnover rate? Selby, like most of the guards on Kansas' roster, is not
"Josh is wild, too." Self said. "So he'll fit right in."
Of course, it really only matters if one person is concerned about the weight of the expectations that lie on him. Selby himself. Is he wary of the hype?
"Nope," he said. "Not at all."
"Nope," he said. "Not at all." Good thing. Because the hype —
it's not going away.
he's going away.
"He's definitely better than what people rate him at," Robinson said.
Better?
"Better."
He was rated No. 1.
"He's better."
Edited by David Cawthon
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Gophers top Hawks, add to losing streak
PHILADELPHIA — Devoe Joseph scored 19 points, including a three-pointer to start a key second-half stretch, and No. 22 Minnesota beat Saint Joseph's 83-73 on Wednesday night.
Blake Hoffarber added 14 points for the Gophers (8-1), who were playing their first road game in the United States Minnesota's only other games off campus were in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
Trevor Mbakwe had 12 points and 16 rebounds for Minnesota.
Associated Press
COMMENTARY (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
Bowl
23. Liberty Bowl: Georgia (6-6) vs. Central Florida (10-3), Dec. 31: Georgia is bowling for the 14th straight season. It's the fourth best streak in the country, tied with Georgia Tech, who was formerly coached by current Central Florida head coach George O'Leary. Oh, the story lines unfolding in this one.
22. Independence Bowl: Air Force (8-4) vs. Georgia Tech (6-6)
Dec. 27: There's no way Air Force is losing in a bowl with this name.
21. Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg Bowl: Southern Miss (8-4) vs. Louisville (6-6), Dec. 21: This matchup is so-so, but it wins the award for best name by a bowl game, and quite easily at that.
20. Texas Bowl: Illinois (6-6) vs. Baylor (7-5), Dec. 29: When fans think of prime time Big 10 vs. Big 12 match ups, who doesn't think of Baylor or Illinois? I sure do.
18. TicketCity Bowl: Texas Tech (7-5) vs. Northwestern (7-5), Jan. 1: The TicketCity Bowl should not be played on New Year's Day. 'Nuff said.
19. Pinstripe Bowl: Kansas State (7-5) vs. Syracuse (7-5), Dec.
30: This game's biggest appeal is its location: the new Yankee Stadium, which has never hosted a bowl game.
17. Music City Bowl: Tennessee (6-6) vs. North Carolina (7-5), Dec. 30: Earlier this year, Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton canceled a two-game series with the Tar Heels set to begin next season. Now they have no choice but to play North Carolina, whose players will almost certainly use Tennessee's cancellation to play an inspired game, one of which the likes we've probably never seen. It
would be good for ratings, at least.
16. Champs Sports Bowl:
West Virginia (9-3) vs. NC State
(8-4), Dec 28: The Mountaineers' defense, which only gives up 12 points a game, should push them past the Wolfpack.
15. San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: Navy (8-3) vs. San Diego St. (8-4), Dec. 23. Second place only to the Beef 'O' Brady St. Petersburg Bowl for best name.
14. Chick-fil-A Bowl: South Carolina (9-4) vs. Florida St. (9-4), Dec. 31: Steve Spurrier's Gamecocks were utterly destroyed last weekend in Atlanta by Auburn, 56-21. But then again, Auburn has been doing that to SEC foes all season.
13. Insight Bowl: Missouri (10-2) vs. Iowa (7-5). Dec. 28: Missouri fans wanted to move to the Big 10 last summer. Now let's see how they handle a very average Big 10 team in Tempe.
12. Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma (11-2) vs. UConn (8-4), Jan. 1: Head coach Bob Stoops has lost five straight BCS games, giving Husky fans hope in this one.
11. Gator Bowl: Michigan (7-5) vs. Mississippi St. (8-4), Jan. 1: Where would the Bulldogs of Mississippi St. be if they ponied up the money for a certain quarterback?
10. Outback Bowl: Florida (7-5) vs. Penn St. (7-5), Jan. 1: Joe Paterno has been coaching at Penn State since the Lyndon B. Johnson administration.
9. Las Vegas Bowl: Boise St.
(11-1) vs. Utah (10-2), Dec. 22:
In two weeks, Boise St. went from playing in the Rose Bowl to playing Utah in the Las Vegas Bowl.
Karma for playing on blue turf? I
think so.
8. Sun Bowl: Miami (7-5) vs. Notre Dame (7-5), Dec. 31: There haven't been many traditional powers who have struggled the last decade more than these two schools.
7. Alamo Bowl: Oklahoma St.
(10-2) vs. Arizona (7-5), Dec. 29:
Oklahoma St head coach Mike
Gundy is the Big 12's Coach of
the Year (He's also still a man, and
43 now.)
6. Cotton Bowl: Texas A&M (9-3) vs. LSU (10-2), Jan. 7; Look for both fan bases to make the short trips to Dallas and fill up Cowboys Stadium.
5. Capital One Bowl: Alabama (9-3) vs. Michigan St. (11-1), Jan.
1: The Crimson Tide eyed back-to-back national titles. Now they aren't even in a BCS game.
4. Orange Bowl: Virginia Tech (11-2) vs. Stanford (11-1), Jan. 3: Don't expect Coach coach Jim Harbaugh to be there much longer. The NFL will come calling soon.
3. Sugar Bowl: Arkansas (10-2) vs. Ohio St. (11-1), Jan. 4: Two of the nation's best quarterbacks: Ryan Mallett facing Terrelle Prvor.
2. Rose Bowl: TCU (12-0) vs. Wisconsin (11-1), Jan. 1: If TCU can stop one of the Big 10's best offenses in years, they might be considered the best non-BCS conference school of all time.
1. National Championship: Oregon (12-0) vs.Auburn (13-0) Jan. 10: The game everyone has been looking forward to. Two of the nation's best offenses colliding after dominating opponents all season. The punters can stay home in this one.
Edited by Clark Goble
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