I have no idea how Kansas won its semi-final over Ohio State tonight, and I watched the game!
It was close and went to the wire, and as exciting as hell to watch as I attempted to discern which team wanted to give it away the most.
That's called pressure.
Kansas reminds me of the Oregon team that went to the Final Four last decade with the "Two Lukes" (Luke Ridnour and Luke Jackson), with Freddie Jones and Aaron Brooks leading the charge. That team had four decent starters and an inept, tall center who wouldn't have been playing--except he was so freakishly tall he could stand flat-footed in front of the basket and occasionally swat away or alter shots.
No Russell, Chamberlain, Jabbar, or even a Shaq was in sight tonight, either.
The Jayhawks' center, a kid named Withey, is a 7-footer with absolutely no body control, touch, or instincts aside from his shot-blocking/changing prowess. He managed to keep OSU close in the last couple of minutes by touching the ball too much, making an array of bone-headed plays-- bad passes, traveling in the lane, kicking a rebound out of bounds, etc., etc.
Kentucky, with its freakish young athletes, will murder Kansas in an anti-climatic finish of what has really been an entertaining NCAA Tournament. They played in November and Kentucky beat Kansas by ten. Could be by twenty on Monday night.
Kentucky let Louisville stay around too long but was clearly the dominate team in the first game today.
I'm glad I purchased the NCAA Tournament package online this year. However, if the price doubles next year like most everything else tends to from year to year, it might be a different story next March.
TS
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