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THE UNIVERSITY OF DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19,2009
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society."
-Vince Lombardi
FACT OF THE DAY
Source: Kansas Athletics
Cole Aldrich has nine blocked shots in Kansas' first two games.
Q: How many blocks did Alrdich have last season
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
A: 78, good to tie for 19th in the country.
NBA
'Birdman' Anderson still coping with knee
DENVER — The Denver Nuggets say Chris "Birdman" Andersen is day-to-day with moderate patellar tendonitis in his right knee.
Anderson has been sore, so he underwent an MRI on Wednesday in Denver.
Dr. Steve Traina said the test revealed no structural damage.
Associated Press
MORNING BREW
Longhorns impress this season
The streak was supposed to end last year.
Four straight conference championships was enough.
Losing five players to the NBA draft was supposed to be the death knell on an incredible run.
But, somehow, Cole Aldrich and Sherron Collins rallied a group of greenhorns into form just in time to claim an incredible fifth straight title.
Then Aldrich and Collins returned, along with those greenhorns that were suddenly playing basketball at a very high level, and the Jayhawks were named No.1 in the country.
Problem is, it just may be even harder to win a conference championship this year.
There's this team that plays their home games in Austin, Texas, that also returned a pair of potential NBA draft picks.
That also returns most of the supporting cast. That also brought in a ridiculously talented recruiting class, perhaps even more so than Kansas.
That also has an impressive transfer that becomes available at the halfway point.
I had the chance to watch the Longhorns dismantle UC-Irvine the other day and, level of competition taken into account, they looked like the most impressive
team I've seen all year.
There was no stopping a oncemore-slimmed-down Dexter Pittman inside, he finished with 21 points and seven rebounds on 10-for-11 shooting, and the supporting cast looked more than capable of getting the job done.
Highly touted freshman Jordan Hamilton was actually more impressive than more highly touted freshman Avery Bradley, but neither was spellbinding. à la Xavier Henry's 27-point debut.
Hamilton dropped 12 to go with three rebounds, and Bradley chipped in 10 with two assists.
J'Covan Brown, also a freshman, started at the point and was turnover prone early, but seemed to settle in as the game progressed and the Longhorns rolled 89-42.
Point guard will likely be the Horns' biggest concern, but could be remedied with the eligibility of Jai Lucas at the semester — long before they have to worry about hosting the jahwaws.
Lucas was an All-Freshman SEC guard at Florida, but
He's a sniper from long range, shooting over 43 percent from the outside in his freshman year.
preferred a change of scenery and wound up in burnt orange.
The reason I think Texas looks like it may be the team to take the conference is the dominating presence of Damion James on the wing.
James poured in 21 points from all over the floor and added 15 rebounds for his third career 20-point, 15-board performance. I suspect it won't be his last.
Here's the catch for Kansas fans.
As good as Cole Aldrich was last year, and as good as he will be this year, he hasn't proved that he has the body strength to hold back a player as physical as Pittman.
Henry and Aldrich will be trying to deny James and Pittman and I'm not sure they'll be able to.
In 22 minutes last year, Pittman beat up the Aldrich-led Kansas frontcourt for 16 points.
With a more svelte physique, Pittman should be looking at well upwards of 30 minutes a game, and significantly more damage.
In 28 minutes last year, James had 26 points and six boards. Granted, Kansas didn't have a wing in the mold of Henry to put a body on James, but Brady Morningstar was no defensive slouch.
The lahawks travel to Austin Feb. 8 for a game that will likely decide the Big 12.
Barring injuries, it would be wholly unsurprising to see both teams undefeated in conference and sitting at No.1 and No.2 in the country.
Last year, Texas came into Allen Fieldhouse with the conference title on the line, but the Jayhawks were able to hold them off.
This year, the location will flip.
It's yet to be seen whether the roles will.
Edited by Jonathan Hermes
THIS WEEK IN KANSAS ATHLETICS
TODAY
Men's basketball
vs. Central
Arkansas,
7 p.m.
FRIDAY
Swimming Houston Invitational, all day
SATURDAY
Volleyball vs. Nebraska 6:30 p.m.
Football at Texas, 7 p.m.
Swimming Houston Invitational, all day
SUNDAY
Women's basketball vs. Michigan, 2 p.m.
NBA
Swimming Houston Invitational, all Day
Chicago breaks hundre Bulls beat Kings in Sacramento Tuesday pulling team out of its shooting slump
Chicago breaks hundred point barrier in victory
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — John Salmons scored 23 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Sacramento Kings 101-87 on Tuesday night.
Making only his fifth career start, Donte Greene scored 24 points for the Kings, who had won four straight. Tyreke Evans scored 20 points and Beno Udrio had 13.
Uluol Deng scored 16 for the Bulls, Joakim Noah, the NBA's leading rebounder, had 15 points and 14 boards.
It was the first game with more than 100 points for Chicago, which was held under 90 in five of its previous seven games and entered with the NBAS third-worst shooting percentage. The Bulls shot 47 percent and made seven of 12 3-point shots.
4-25 left to cut Chicago's lead to 92-83. But the hustling Noah had a tip-in and Salmons followed with a 3-pointer to give the Bulls a 14-point lead with 16 remaining
It was the first matchup between Rose and Evans, who both played point guard for one season at Memphis State before moving on to the NBA. While Rose was earning Rookie of the Year honors a year ago with the Bulls, Evans took over the starring role at Memphis and later was the fourth overall pick by the Kings.
After building a 17-point lead with 4:49 left in the third, the Bulls suddenly went cold as the Kings pulled within nine on two occasions. But Salmons closed out the quarter with nine points in the final 1:44 to help Chicago carry an 86-72 advantage into the fourth.
Jason Thompson scored with
Chicago Bulls forward Taj Gibson tries to shoot over Sacramento Kings center Spencer Hawes in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday. The Bulls beat the Kings 101-87, which was the first game with more than 100 points for Chicago.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
In a 16-10 victory on Sunday at Oakland, Brown had a careerhigh two interceptions and four passes defensed.
NBA
Phoenix recovers from slow start
31-yard field goal and his second came off a deflected ball with 38 seconds left on the Chiefs 10-yard line.
Brown is the first Chiefs safety to win the honor since Jerome Woods in 1997.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
His first interception was converted into Ryan Succop's
Associated Press
HOUSTON — Amare Stoudemire scored 23 points, Steve Nash had 16 assists and the Phoenix Suns recovered from a slow start to beat the Houston Rockets 111-105 on Tuesday night.
Jason Richardson scored 20 points for the Suns, who have won eight of their last 11 games against the Rockets in Houston.
Chiefs has been named defensive player of the week in the AFC.
Carl Landry scored a career-high 27 points off the bench and Aaron Brooks had a career-best 13 assists for the Rockets.
NFL
The Suns (10-2) rallied from a double-digit deficit to win for the fifth time this season. They're the only team to reach 100 points in all of their games so far.
Richardson's 3-pointer with 8:11 left in the third quarter gave the Suns their first lead since the opening minutes. Brooks hit a shot from the baseline before Nash made a pull-up jumper for his first field goal of the game, giving Phoenix a 63-62 lead.
The pace of the game picked up and the lead changed hands
eight more times over the next 6 minutes. Landry dunked and Luís Scola sank a baseline jumper in the last minute of the quarter to give Houston an 82-78 advantage.
Nash returned from a short rest with 9 minutes left in the game and the Rockets leading 85-84. He immediately found Leandro Barbosa cutting inside for a layup, and the Suns moved back in front.
The teams traded baskets into the final minutes before Nash delivered his 15th assist to Richardson for a layup with 2:59 left that put the Suns up 100-98.
AFC names Chiefs safety defensive player of week
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Safety Mike Brown of the Kansas City
The Rockets finished 9 for 26 from 3-point range, after hitting five of their first seven attempts to take a 21-9 lead. Houston (6-5) also outrebounded Phoenix 14-5 in the opening quarter and led 34-22.
Brooks missed a short jumper and Channing Frye sank a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 1:51 remaining that made it 103-98. Landry split two free throws and Jarron Collins converted a three-point play to put it out of reach.
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During the holidays, please take time to give thanks for our nation's abundant food supply.
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