Friday, January 13, 2006

I was 10 in 1988. #25 for the Jayhawks was the greatest thing I had ever seen. As Ive gotten older I learned more about the history of the game and I have seen more. The question I ask today is not whether or not Danny and Miracles remains in my mind the greatest performance in NCAA History. The question is whether or not lightning has again struck the plains. The line from KU @ Colorado. Is Brandon Rush's. Brandon Rush 33 5-11 7-8 1-6 0 17. The column at left marked with Zero is fouls. He also commited just two turnovers, even as he handled the ball in the second half much more often than he had at any other point in the season. Rush even brought the ball up at the point late in the second half. He had the point on several key late possesions, for two reasons, he was 7 of 8 for the night from the fould line and he made it impossible for the Buffaloes to get near him, much less foul him because he was able to drive straight past any pressure. Rush was "held" to 17 points on the night but all came in the second half. He missed every shot he took in the first half. He only took 4. I look for the bad stat and cannot find it. This team has a ton of young weapons. Any number of players can step up and get a bucket of points. 19 for Hawkins, 18 for Moody, Kaun, Wright, Chalmers, Giles, maybe even Jackson. Lots of skilled big bodies there. Plus two shooters on the bench. None of these players need to be pressured by any sort of scoring burden however. Dont force shots, dont turn the ball over, "manage the game" and let Brandon Rush handle it if the shot clock gets low. Self kept him on floor for 33 minutes. This is a lot. Rush plays almost every critical minute for this team. If the rest of his teammates fill out there roles correctly and play the game as if they were and NFL QB playing with a great defense, there will not always be 33 critical minutes a night.

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