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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: :emawkid:
« on: March 22, 2014, 07:03:24 PM »
Would never let my kid wear flat billed hat.  Brutal.  Otherwise cute kid.

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Is that a board for 12 year olds?

TomLight personally has his mods check to see that each poster is sending messages from his mom's basement, which is why so many of us are easily found out and banned so quickly imo
Fact.  Also why I was banned.  42 We splitting tickets or what bro?  TSC.

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Wow.  7 out of 8 teams in the NCAA.  Amazing.

Congrats
Kansas
Kansas State
Iowa State
Nebraska
Colorado
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State

All in the tournament. 

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TSC.

Hello...no brainer.  We hate Kentucky.

Also...lets split tickets.  I'd offer to share my room but I don't want to sleep with you hayseeds.

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This guy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9Tvf1vDL0U clearly played at KU, right?

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You guys wouldn't have me.

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5 f'n pointer!

What about the 20' goal worth 25pts?!?!?!?!?!!??!!?  Rock and Jock was so ahead of it's time.
Kev would ask "Why?"  or "Why not?" which has served him well.

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5 f'n pointer!

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I liked it when he suggested a half court or more shot should be worth 5 points.  Quality stuff Kev.

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http://www.hutchnews.com/sports/ncaa/article_4e5fe3b1-90fe-5e3e-a476-dbc40dc4e829.html

After seeing him play in person Saturday, I can say this scene perfectly symbolizes Andrew Wiggins' season as a Jayhawk. Anytime he does something, he effortlessly does it with breathtaking talent-even answering media questions. But we often wonder why we don't see him display this prowess at a higher frequency.

Last week, I saw one of those NBA Draft forecasts on Sportscenter. I was baffled that Wiggins, who'd been pegged the best prospect since Lebron James before he stepped foot in Lawrence, was now pegged to go third overall.

Thus, when I went up to Lawrence, my view of the game was pretty myopic because I mainly focused on watching Wiggins. I wanted to see what he was doing to merit the sudden stock slippage.

I came away even more bewildered.

Never have I seen a more gifted college basketball player who continually made my jaw drop. Scary thing was it all appeared so utterly effortless.

Shockingly, Kansas really didn't too much to highlight his talents. There were few screens run for him, plays drawn for him.

Watching Wiggins play for the Jayhawks almost has the feeling of seeing someone on probation.

On offense, Wiggins would often linger over in a corner, confined to a small area of space to maneuver around in. On numerous possessions, he never even got to touch the ball.

When he'd get the ball, he could easily beat any of the defenders TCU put in his vicinity off the dribble. He could get the rim anytime he wanted to in a lithe, smooth, yet powerful fashion.

But rarely would Wiggins do this. He'd pass up shots he easily could make to get his teammates better looks.

During the occasions Wiggins did aggressively attempt to score, it was like watching a concert pianist perform. He'd glide to the rim off the dribble and score in the paint. He'd use his pretty stroke and athleticism to get off a solid mid-range look. Additionally, he drained a three with 18 seconds left in the first half to give Kansas a seven point lead.

Name a way to score, Wiggins displayed it on Saturday.

Then, of course, Wiggins provided his patented, highlight reel moment of the day five minutes into the second half. Wiggins' head was almost hitting the rim as Ellis' alley oop pass sailed slightly behind him. Wiggins was able to readjust his body easily at such a high elevation. In total control of his body, he reached back to get the pas and brought it all the way forward in one motion to finish off a powerful slam.

These offensive moments didn't come close to telling the whole story, though.

During the first half, TCU's Kyan Anderson torched the Jayhawks with 21 points. In the second half, Wiggins was sent to guard him on several possessions. Anderson, who stands 5-foot-11, couldn't get anything remotely going against Wiggins. Wiggins blanketed him, flustered Anderson with an impressively long wingspan. Somehow, the 6-8 Wiggins was able to guard the speedy little guard with relative ease.

On the night, Wiggins finished with 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting. Every time he scored seemed like an event and left me wondering how he was featured so minimally on offense. When other famously celebrated freshmen such as Kevin Durant, Michael Beasley, and Carmelo Anthony were taking the nation by storm, they had the green light nearly all the times. They had offenses catered to their strengths.

Wiggins, arguably more talented than any of them, doesn't have that luxury. Sadly, he is getting penalized unjustly for it.

This season, Wiggins is surrounded by numerous other underclassmen in a complicated system. They're competing for a national title, and Wiggins' selflessness and restraint while agreeing to be on a tight leash is somehow getting strictly scrutinized.

He's a stellar teammate and handling all of the insanely high expectations and criticisms leveled on him with a smile.

Part of me feels slightly jaded. Part of me wants to watch Wiggins get free-reign to wow me continuously for 40 minutes. Wiggins playing for the Jayhawks feels like Prospero agreeing to give up his magical powers in Shakespeare's "The Tempest."

Still, I feel lucky to have had a front row seat to see Wiggins at this stage of his career. He truly lived up to the hype.

I'm fully convinced any team that passes on him will feel like Portland did after picking Sam Bowie over Michael Jordan and Greg Oden over Kevin Durant. Although his talents are a tad hidden in Lawrence this year, he's learning about winning and the importance of fitting into a team enviorment. The fact this could scare NBA brass seems ludicrous to me.

This season, the state of Kansas is getting glimpses of Wiggins' magic. But it won't be until the NBA when we'll get to see it at its zenith.

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I usually hate these petition things, but this seems entirely reasonable.

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Did I think I'd ever see ISU fans vocalizing their butthurt through ku butthurt over the Animal's tweets?

No.  No I did not.

Sounds like a Trey Songz lyric.  (yup just found out who that dude was last night)  CELEBRITY, sort of.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: no undershirt will
« on: January 29, 2014, 01:37:36 PM »
Imagine how good Will could be in a skins game?  So free.  So good.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: -9
« on: January 28, 2014, 09:08:49 PM »
Now if we can just find a bar in Manhattan that has cream/milk.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: I'm a KSU fan today
« on: January 13, 2014, 07:58:13 PM »

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Lotta ku explainers and validators hanging out in this thread.

Don't count me in that; I just like the smell in here.  Sort of a mix between new car smell and cat musk.

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For the sake of argument, I will accept the piss premise (even though I've never noticed said smell in AFH).

Have you seen the pictures of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel before the restoration project?  Centuries of candle smoke and incense produced a layer of grime so thick that it took 5 years working 'round the clock to remove.  Were the frescoes any less of a masterpiece before they were cleaned? No.  In the same manner, decades of visiting teams pissing down their legs can produce an aroma so vile that R. Kelly would be offended.  Now I axe you, does that make the venue any less of a cathedral?

Is a Fiat Jolly that is rusted through, filled with vomit and feces still a car?  Sure but I would rather not get in it.

Does the stereo still blast DC?
Very important question.   Also does the Jolly still pick up chicks?

Without T- Struck its not KU basketball
Rocking it on repeat right now...huffing massive amounts of urine.

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For the sake of argument, I will accept the piss premise (even though I've never noticed said smell in AFH).

Have you seen the pictures of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel before the restoration project?  Centuries of candle smoke and incense produced a layer of grime so thick that it took 5 years working 'round the clock to remove.  Were the frescoes any less of a masterpiece before they were cleaned? No.  In the same manner, decades of visiting teams pissing down their legs can produce an aroma so vile that R. Kelly would be offended.  Now I axe you, does that make the venue any less of a cathedral?

Is a Fiat Jolly that is rusted through, filled with vomit and feces still a car?  Sure but I would rather not get in it.

Does the stereo still blast DC?
Very important question.   Also does the Jolly still pick up chicks?

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I have sat in the beam seats.  Sucks.  No excuse.

Cathedral.


All the great cathedrals of Europe smell like piss/burnt popcorn and blare AC/DC.

Agreed.  Or...they should, right?

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I have sat in the beam seats.  Sucks.  No excuse.

Cathedral.

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Amazing place.  Its the cathedral of college basketball so I am told.

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I miss my nellephant and Luis, but enjoy Jack.  Wish he played more.

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Jack looked good in his few minutes.  I didn't see him make one mistake.  Shoes looked well tied.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Luis Colon
« on: December 26, 2013, 11:06:26 PM »
Not much to tell.  Luis was asked what type of pet he wanted.  He said he would like a nlellephant.


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