Two Kansas Post-Game Thoughts
by dcrockett17 on Feb 5, 2012 9:14 AM CST
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Had to pay the Mrs. some attention on Saturday, so I just watched the game on ESPN3. Kansas got their 71st point on a Taylor dunk with 3 minutes and change left. They never scored again. Wow. Just. Wow.
1. Missouri as Andre Miller: Any Way You Wanna Swing It. I'm old enough to remember venerable NBA guard Andre Miller when he played at Utah under Rick Majerus. He has always been one of my favorite basketball players. Never overly athletic, Miller has the rare ability to play any sort of style: outside-in, inside-out, fast, or slow. My buddy Tee dubbed Miller an "any way you wanna swing it" guard. Miller is an apt metaphor for what I love about this Missouri team. They're an "any way you wanna swing it" team. What makes Missouri special--and see, I'm ready to declare them special rather than have that be determined by their performance in a single elimination tournament--is that they defy trite description. They don't have to play one way to win.
2. Give Love to Kimmeh! Denmon will (rightly) command most of the ink, but Kimmeh! was the quintessential "glue guy" in the game. If you're gonna be an "any way you wanna swing it" team you must have guys with serious versatility, who can put something in every column of the box score. Kimmeh! was that guy. He really kept it together tonight from the opening tip to the final whistle. Kimmeh! hit a couple big threes, but more importantly was 6-6 from the line. He only had 1 assist (was it the ball he lost that Moore gathered in for a flush?), but often he was the guy who swung the ball to make the defense move. He only had 3 boards, but his last (on the missed FT by Taylor) was the biggest of the game. He also rendered Withey an almost complete non-factor. Did you see him pull STEEEVE to the side after Robinson drew a grabbing foul to tell him that he needed to take T-Rob's shoulder in the chest? (Of course, that's exactly what STEEEVE did to draw a huge late charge on Robinson that replays showed to clearly be a legit call--ticky-tack perhaps, but they'd been calling charges all night.) I love what he brought to the game, and really, to this entire season.
3. Bonus Thought: Marcus Denmon. Feel good for him because he made shots last night, but love him because the other stuff, for the most part, has been there throughout his slump--the defense, the rebounding, the leadership. (He had nine boards last night, and not one was cheap.) In a quiet moment I wonder if Conner Teahan will regret woofing at Denmon on that sequence where he stole a Matt Pressey swing pass and hit the three on the other end. It may have been coincidence but after that moment Denmon took over the game.
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Was surprised to see Teahan barking at Denmon like that
probably not the best idea. They were showboating all over the place last night. Robinson flexing after and-1’s, Tyshawn skipping after his final dunk (maybe it’s not coincidental that those were Kansas’ last points) and Teahan yelling after only his second shot of the night. Glad to see it shoved back in their face when the Tigers got that W.
Rangers | Mizzou | Stars | Steelers | Lakers
Amen! Rec'n the hell out of this
I have watched the 2nd half of that game 3 times and it absolutely unreal.
MIZZOU can beat any one at any where and at what ever time when they all believe in themselves and each other that they can and will win.
Every single player had an integral part in winning that game. you take anyone of those plays away and MIZZOU probably doesn’t win.
To top of the night it sounds like MIZZOU showed some real classiness which should be applauded. Pinkle is smiling.
Fight Tigers Fight!
Two things
late charge on Robinson that replays showed to clearly be a legit call—ticky-tack perhaps
It doesn’t take away from your win, but please don’t try to pretend that was a good call. It was not and you know it.
Marcus Denmon. Feel good for him because he made shots last night, but love him because the other stuff
Agreed. Even though it cost my team, I have nothing but admiration for that guy. Even before he hit that deep one early, I knew his slump was ending that night. Love how he plays and how he carries himself.
Even if it was a bad call (and it wasn't)
Tyshawn still turned the ball over, he still missed two free throws, and Teahan is still scrubbing the scorch marks off of his jersey after Denmon burned him.
"You have to remember, basketball to the University of Miami is like football to the University of Kansas." - Kim English
by Gaknar on Feb 6, 2012 11:39 AM CST up reply actions 4 recs
I agree...
And I won’t in any way try to claim that referees lost us the game. We had it and we let it slip away enough that Denmon was able to take it from us. But for you to try and claim that either of those charge calls were correct is absolute buffoonery.
by hiphopopotamus on Feb 6, 2012 1:49 PM CST up reply actions
Lwt's just agree that we're all biased...
And leave it up to an impartial, objective observer. Both sections are in the money.
by hiphopopotamus on Feb 6, 2012 6:47 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Shane Ryan
“No. 8 Kansas
Call these the good coaching picks. I’m a big believer that when Bill Self has a decent team and time to prepare for an opponent, he’s one of the hardest coaches in the country to beat. My theory is going to be put to a severe test in the coming days, as the Jayhawks take on Missouri and Baylor on the road in consecutive games, but I believe this is the best team in the Big 12.
No. 4 Missouri
Definitely not the fourth-best team in the country, but the Tigers have proven themselves recently with road wins at Baylor and Texas. I sense a loss on Saturday against the Jayhawks, but they should be able to fight their way through the rest of the Big 12 schedule without much blood loss."
“Kansas (17-3)
After early losses to Kentucky and Duke, and a strange one to Davidson, coach Bill Self has his team playing excellent conference basketball. The win against Baylor was a masterpiece of team play, featuring the inside-out tandem of Tyshawn Taylor and Thomas Robinson. The Jayhawks play Missouri on February 4, and a win will propel them into 1-seed territory.
Missouri (18-1)
My tendency is to think of the Tigers as flukes, but that viewpoint isn’t tenable after Saturday’s great win at Baylor. Ricardo Ratliffe, the 6-foot-8 senior forward, shoots an absurd 77.2 percent from the floor, and Marcus Denmon is the best player nobody talks about."
Someone posted the gif of the charge on Moore in another thread
Steve was planted. He was hit right in the chest. Sorry, but it is what is.
"You have to remember, basketball to the University of Miami is like football to the University of Kansas." - Kim English
Charges: They're not just for Duke anymore
You’ve got to come to Rock-M-Nation with a little stronger game than that my friend.
On the charge that Moore drew: I will, perhaps naively, assume that you are arguing that it was a no call (not that it was a foul on Moore). If I were a KU fan I’d be arguing the same thing. I’d be saying, “Let the kids determine the outcome. No one pays to see the officials.”
And yet, that call was clear cut—a textbook charge. Moore beat the player to the spot, extended his arms overhead, and took the contact Robinson initiated in the chest. Just as importantly, the officials called charges all night long. In fact, as I wrote, English jumped all over Moore earlier for arguing a blocking call, even going so far as to demonstrate that Moore didn’t have his arms straight up and didn’t take it in the chest.
On the Dixon charge: I thought it was a good call, but I will cop to only having watched it once. I don’t see where a KU fan has a leg to stand on regardless. Taylor missed the shot anyway and only Missouri players were there to rebound the miss. That call had no material effect on the outcome. Missouri was going to the line to shoot two; either on the charge or following a foul to stop the clock.
"Those who fear disorder more than injustice inevitably produce more of both." -- Rev. William Coffin
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