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SPORTS / THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Ive missed like 5,000 free throws. If I had at least hit half of those, then I would be at 30,000 right now."
— Shaquille O'Neal
FACT OF THE DAY
Shaquille O'Neal became the fifth player to score 28,000 career points Jan. 19 against Toronto. He scored 28 points in the game.
Associated Press
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: Who is the all-time leading scorer in the NBA and how many points has he scored?
A: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar He leads the NBA with 38,387 points. Karl Malone is second with 36,928 points.
— NBA.com
SCORES FROM LAST NIGHT
NCAA Men's Basketball:
Baylor at No. 3 Kansas --- KU81-75
No. 4 Villanova at Rutgers --- Nova 94-68
No. 6 Duke at NC State --- NCST 88-74
Iowa at No. 7 Michigan State --- MSU 70-63
No. 14 Georgetown at No. 11 Pitt --- GU 74-66
No. 12 West Virginia at Marshall --- WVU 68-60
Wyoming at No. 13 BYU --- BYU 81-66
Xavier at No. 17 Temple --- TEM 77-22
Michigan at No. 19 Wisconsin --- WISC 54-48
St. John's at No. 21 Connecticut --- CONN 75-59
Wake Forest at No. 23 N. Carolina --- WAKE 82-69
South Carolina at No. 24 Ole Miss --- MISS 66-57
Big 12 Men's Basketball:
Iowa State at Texas Tech . . . TU/71-87
Colorado at Oklahoma St. . . OKST 90-78
Big 12 Women's Basketball:
Kansas at No. Iowa St ... ISU 53-42
No. 13 Oklahoma at Missouri ... OU 62-11
No. 17 Oklahoma at Texas ... UT 77-63
MORNING BREW
Fan forums provide outlet for Jayhawk smack talk
One thing that makes rivalries so great is the interaction between fans. Internet forums provide a place where fans from each team can go and make fun of its rivals. Humor yourself and take a look at some of the most recent outrageous comments made by rival fans about Kansas basketball. My thoughts are in italics.
BY MAX VOSBURGH vosburgh@kansan.com
From University of Missouri fan website www.showmemizou.com.
Sedaliabbfan (after Kansas' loss to Tennessee):
"Good, now Self is actually going to have to do some coaching instead of just sitting back watching his blue chippers roll over teams."
The AP just sent out a release announcing they were going to revoke Bill Self's 2009 AP Coach of the Year award. They cited Sedaliaabbfan and explained that after reviewing the tapes of last year they noticed that Self actually wasn't even at half of the Jayhawks games and indeed was at 23rd Street Brewery "watching his blue chippers roll over teams."
From University of Missouri fan website www.tigerboard.com;
"KSU and MU have won in Lawrence more than any other teams in the country...KSU 35 times, MU 34 times. We know it can be done so we have nothing to fear."
McMuffin:
"KU at Allen, This is the win that I really want, and that I believe our team wants. This will be the win we get..."
BoilerTiger:
KKappl02 in response to BoilerTiger:
"Of course we can beat KU and they know it. I'd love to snap their home winning streak."
When Kansas lost at Missouri last
year, you also knew the Tigers would come to Lawrence and end the home win streak. Thankfully, John Brown showed up and put a stop to that nonsense.
From the Kansas State University fan website www.kstatefans.com:
Allpurple (referring to Kansas basketball)
"be very afraid! We're coming after you, we won't back down, we won't give up and we won't let you walk on us. We're going for first, so get the hell out of the way! Thank you!"
Be afraid? Should we fear the beard?
The only thing I fear about Jacob Pullen's beard is that mine might look like that one day.
Kmwildcat:
"Back in the late '80's, before the Berlin Wall fell and the USSR broke up, KU played an exhibition game against the Russians. I think they actually did more than once. I am a red-blooded patriotic American, but I unashamedly rooted for the Russians. Can you top that?"
Yes, Sasha Kaun was 8-2 in his career against Kansas State.
From the University of Kentucky fan website www.catspause.com.
the Big XII, maybe win the whole thing since they almost beat Kansas on their home court. There is no way Kansas would handle the hostile road environment of Newman Arena up in Ithaca New York!"
Meeks43atthebuzz:
"Kentucky is dominant, and you know why? Because we are undefeated at 18-0, because no other team in the country is undefeated and because we -- KENTUCKY!!!!!"
Wildcats302:
UKcat3r1:
"I think Cornell would finish top 3 in
"UNC fans and KU fans won't like this. They tend to claim everyone outside of UK hates our fanbase. I guess its just those right below us on the todem pole like them who hate us. The middle America down to earth fan bases seem to appreciate us."
Ceralvo:
"If we were to go unbeaten to the title, would we be equal to those who did this before, or would we be the "worst unbeaten champion ever"?"
If John Calpari's antics put you on probation after this year and erase a Final Four appearance, would you be equal to those to whom he has done this before or would you be the "most devastated fan base ever?"
Edited by Anna Archibald
THIS WEEK IN KANSAS ATHLETICS
TODAY No events scheduled.
FRIDAY
No events scheduled.
SATURDAY
Men's basketball at Iowa State, 1 p.m.
Women's basketball at Oklahoma, 2 p.m.
Women's swimming vs. South Dakota/ Northern Iowa, 3 p.m.
SUNDAY
No events scheduled.
MONDAY
Men's basketball vs. Missouri, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY No events scheduled.
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
Women's basketball vs. Colorado, 7 p.m.
PGA
Bertsch succeeds on unfamiliar course
LA QUINTA, Calif. — Shane Bertsch hopped out of his RV and excelled on a course he hadn't seen in over 10 years, opening with a 10-under 62 at the Hope Classic for a two-stroke lead over Alex Prugh and Jeff Quinney.
Bertsch posted the best round of his PGA Tour career Wednesday, making 10 birdies without a bogey.
Associated Press
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NBA
Fans choose fading all-stars
BY MARK KRAM McClatchy-Tribune
PHILADELPHIA — As the NBA tabulates the ballouts for the 2010 All-Star Game at Cowboys Stadium on Feb. 14, we once again have come upon some anomalies.
It seems to happen every year in one of the four major sports, wherey an undeserving player finds himself voted in by his adoring fans. But as the NBA prepares to announce the starting squads Thursday, there is a strong likelihood that two players will be voted on who have had somewhat less than stellar seasons. In fact, one of them has had virtually no season whatsoever.
The two players are the Sixers' Allen Iverson, the once-dynamic guard who began the season in Memphis and who has only lately begun to contribute for a struggling Sixers team. And the other is Houston guard Tracy McGrady, who averaged just 3.2 points in six games since coming back from knee surgery and is on leave from the team as the Rockets have tried to work out a trade.
Both players have had superlative careers.
But the fans have spoken Or have they ?
Both have been far off their game this year.
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Allan Whitman, and he win ten you that the system is broken. Whitman, the president of Allied Steel Industries, has had a front-row seat at the Sixers games for 44 years. He compares the All-Star balloting to the voting that declares the winners on "American Idol" or "Dancing with the Stars." He said it has less to do with how well a player performs in the season at hand than with his overall popularity.
he a starting All-Star backcourt man? No. Not off this year's performance."
A n d McGrady?
"Quite frankly, the whole thing is ridiculous," Whitman said. "I love lverson. I think he's played terrific since he's come back to Philadelphia, involving his teammates in a way he never did as a young player. Is
Whitman said, "This year he hasn't even been playing."
McGrady has not said definitively if
"We're building, we're promoting,and we're enhancing the visibility of the sport so fans have much more of a rooting interest."
PAT WILLIAMS Former Sixers general manager
he plans to play if selected. He had a narrow lead over Steve Nash, of Phoenix, in the most recent vote totals released.
Iverson, who led Orlando's Vince Carter by 185,000 votes, indicated that it depended on how he was feeling physically.
"That's an honor and a reward because without the fans there wouldn't be us," Iverson said. "I"
Technology has allowed fans greater access to voting than ever before. Fans are able to vote online in each of the four major sports. In the case of the NBA, MLB and the NHL, the fans vote in the starting team (with the exception of the pitchers in baseball), with the balance of the roster being selected by coaches or league officials. In the case of the NFL, Pro Bowl voting is divided equally among the
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think my situation is unique being that I haven't played as much as a lot of the other guys, but the fans want to see me play. That is a good feeling to know that people who support us ... want to see me play"
coaches, players and fans. Given some of the odd patterns in voting in the NBA — which opened up this year via text message — some have suggested that the league re-examine the voting process in light of the advances in technology.
spokesman said fans are allowed to vote once every 24 hours on their mobile phones and once every 24 hours on NBA.com.
Orlando Magic senior vice president Pat Williams said he thought the system is not broken.
"Any time you ask fans to get involved you have the voting in the hands of people who are not who we would call experts," said Williams, the former Sixers general manager. "However, the involvement of the fans is more valuable to us in the long run. We're building, we're promoting, and we're enhancing the visibility of the sport so fans have much more of a rooting interest."
Former Flyers forward Keith Primeau asks the question: "How do you create an environment that allows your supporters to be included in the process without jeopardizing the integrity of that process?"
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