My wife watched me as I watched the last 4 minutes of the game. Now I’m in time out.

Samford played their average game which is forcing 17 turnovers, scoring 86 points per game and making over 10 three pointers at 40+ %. We on the other hand made a few more turnovers than average, hit about twice as many treys as usual and scored almost 20 points more than our average for the last half of the season. We shoot lousy from deep and make risky passes that are our SOP. The flagrant technical was a deliberate attack on Hunter’s injured shoulder and when Hunter missed both free throws the guy celebrated like an a##hole.

Tough time for young Mr. Adams. Always miss my mom. Share croppers daughter from the now defunct Galia community about 70 mi straight south of Lawrence. Missouri Educator of the year circa 1980. Special Ed teacher and leader from the start of Title One. Bachelor degree from KSTC Pittsburg and Masters and Education Specialis degrees from Emporia State. All the while raising four boys and three girls. Kansas girls are the best. Sweet sweet mom. Her first teaching job was in Oakley Kansas about 1940.

I know I had mentioned my grandnephew an AA RB out of SDSU. He made the Jets final 53 man roster as the #3 rb and is one of the two deep return guys on kickoffs. Also he is on kickoff coverage every time. #32.

Thanks guys. I’m, very likely, the oldest poster here and you have made me feel welcome.

Just finished watching the game. Dominated the first half and also outscored them in the second. Giving WV some props for getting within 14 pts. Some observations: In the paint we went 20 for 29 including 9 straight made at one point. Dave seemed to move very well and the team looked rested and quick. JWill is always guarding forwards and did a good job today all around. Och was getting open against the most stingy D in the conference. Dajuan is a big asset on both ends of the floor. CB had a winning double double and his defense was Self swarming. Yesfu is so quick and springy and when he gets it under control will be awesome. JCL is a walking trey with a quick release and he can move also. Again we saw how good KJ is with defense and passing and and look out! Zach does some lunch pail work on D and that reverse layup was stunning.

Loved this game and team today.

Another observation about tomorrow. Thanks for the idea nwhawkfan.

The “experts” think Kansas can win it all and one article titled something like anonymous observations from opposing coaches said that KU is as talented as any team this year. Then one coach said we have seen Kansas win 32 games by playing really well during parts of games but we have not seen Kansas play a complete game at their best. Truth and we have seen the same thing about the team. We come out flat and trail at the half making it harder to win or we come out blazing and get to 20 points very quickly and then go five minutes scoreless. We let some teams hang with us as a result. The bottom line was if KU plays at their best for an entire game we will beat them all.

Hubert Davis said he was told KU was hard to defend because you can defend some but you need to stop them all and that’s not gonna happen. Self thought five minutes into the second half there was no way we could defend like this for the rest of the game but we did. I think it was Barkley who said Kansas was the only team who could have won like we did because every player hit big shots. Jalen, Remy, Och, Christian and Dave just took turns keeping us in it until it was all over. Juan and Och had 5 TO’s and everyone else three total but Juan had three steals and Och had one. NC got numerous second or third chance shots but were guarded and blocked just enough to limit their success. Bacot and Davis had six offensive rebounds each but were just a combined 8 out of 30 from the floor. We won this puppy because we were clearly the better team and came up clutch over and over. We gave them a huge gift and then took it back.

Harris gets on the national stage and kills it!!!

Well the BPI shows our final conference record 9 wins and 8 losses. 2.6% chance of winning the conference. Whew, the pressure is off thank goodness and we can play loose and chuck up treys like carpet bombing.

This team’s transfers are really lucky because at least one of them is always going to be on the floor and with the green light on. The most complete player is Rylan who shoots 35.1% on trey’s, can make some steals and pass and defend. Coit brings the energy dishes the ball and shoots 39.3% from deep. Storr is running out of time to make his mark on the team but I keep seeing him do things that catch my attention like a tough rebound or a really nice move on offense to score but has that detachment and he doesn’t dog it anymore. They are all in the 6 PPG area with a few instances several points higher than average. To have any real success in the afterlife we need more don’t you think.

Just for fun looking at ESPN’s Bracketology today we are a 7 seed in the Midwest Region. First round oppo’s are effing Arkansas and then Alabama. I have watched the Hogs play 25 or so times and the Jayhawks 25 or so times all with my trusty side kick the fair Donna in the house. She is a well connected die hard Hogger so much so several years ago during her Uncle Pete’s hospice time Broyles visited. Well Uncle Pete who had never missed a home football game in 50 years had taken the young Donna, who was then a high schooler, in tow a few times and Donna knew Missus Broyles (Barb) from her job in Fayetteville. Okay the stage is set and this morning I said honey the Razorbacks and Kansas might play each other in the tournament. I can’t really describe the look on her face. After a few moments she said unless you make me I’m not watching it with you. I’m thinking wow I must have super powers I didn’t know about. We had fun planning alternatives like one of us would go watch it at 94 years old Ma’s, aaaaaaaaah no, the bedroom banishment was a no because she said I could still hear you, I could go to a bar wearing my Kansas hoodie she said no you might get beat up. I bristled at that but I’m old and pretty unsteady and bruise easily and she said you are not going to a bar without me. I guess I’m not the only one with super powers. So she said she just might go to the casino by herself and I’m thinking about my new found super powers but testing the limits might be disappointing. In the end we will watch it at home with loaded baked potatoes from Smokin Joes.

I guess we will play Tuesday?

I think I’ll pass on Cooper. AZ kept answering time after time after time but they couldn’t keep it up the last three minutes. We kept on scoring when we needed it until the end. Two nice FT’s by Rylan and Zeke in addition to his scoring got boards down the stretch. Thank you hunter.

Our offense is thank goodness I completed a pass to someone, anyone.

With our normal rate of turnovers we are down.

Maybe Zeke will take over. I hope. Coit? AJ?

1 turnover what?

5 point turn around.

Love shoots 36% overall and 31% from three and scores 16 a game 88% from the line.