2012 NCAA Basketball Tournament

[Deadlift]

Kansas is just too sloppy.. at least they stepped-up their defense in the 2nd half. I would say Withey's play looked crisper today than against Ohio State, but that Thomas Robinson -- while having some ability -- isn't the "new Karl Malone" that he's marketed as. And, Tyshawn.. his numerous errors in the Tourny are well documented. And he went 0-20 from long-range until he FINALLY made one tonight...

They could not afford to make these errors against a talented and unselfish Kentucky team. But, then again, UNC/Syracuse/Ohio State probably wouldn't have won against Kentucky - either..

BTW - I'm glad that Anthony Davis won the Naismith Award over Thomas Robinson.. because, having watched a lot of Kansas this season, I saw that Robinson wasn't as good (not yet) as the MSM-push he was receiving, and I couldn't see him as the "best player in college ball." And, I'm not throwing him under the bus. This is something that I've been meaning to say, and it has more to do with the MSM.

 

[Deadlift]

Jeff Withey: Nearing a Tournament Record


After Withey's seven-block performance against Ohio State, he now has 27 blocks in the NCAA tournament, just two shy of the record, 29, set in 2006 by Florida’s Joakim Noah. Let's hope Withey can get a few blocks against Kentucky! If Withey reaches 30 blocks, that would certainly be an enormous Caste-busting moment.

Jeff Withey set the NCAA tournament record for blocks - with 31 - eclipsing Joakim Noah's 29 in the 2006 Tourny! He may be upset right now because of the loss, but I'm proud of him. And, in this game, there were some serious stretches where he wasn't even on the floor, so this is a good record. He also altered several shots in this game.

No joy in block record for Withey

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/04/02/3532103/no-joy-in-block-record-for-withey.html

Withey’s four blocked shots in the Jayhawks’ 67-59 loss to Kentucky in the national championship game on Monday, gave him 31 for the NCAA Tournament.

That’s two more than Joakim Noah had in Florida’s 2006 national championship run.

Withey’s stock as a prospect soared this season, but coach Bill Self said after the game he expects Withey and junior guard Elijah Johnson to return next season.

It would be great to see Withey return to KU for his senior season! He could try to win another Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year award..​

 

[white is right]

Jeff Withey set the NCAA tournament record for blocks - with 31 - eclipsing Joakim Noah's 29 in the 2006 Tourny! He may be upset right now because of the loss, but I'm proud of him. And, in this game, there were some serious stretches where he wasn't even on the floor, so this is a good record. He also altered several shots in this game.

No joy in block record for Withey

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/04/02/3532103/no-joy-in-block-record-for-withey.html

It would be great to see Withey return to KU for his senior season! He could try to win another Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year award..​

Withey held the future number 1 pick to one field goal in the game. That's all you need to know about his defensive game. If he comes back to Kansas it's to work on his offensive game he needs to develop a hook or a fade away to have a real offensive game at the next level.

 

[Thrashen]

What a supremely uninteresting tournament and appalling “Final Four.â€￾ The top-ranked team in the nation this season (and the #1 seed in their respective region for the NCCA tournament) wins with an all-cocoa starting five. I can only fathom the shrieks of unadulterated delight being emitted from Kentucky University’s always-inebriated study body. Seriously, what senseless strain of white man, woman, or child could possibly support this squad and their white chocolate coach? A highly rhetorical query, I suppose…

CAPTION: John Wiggerpari Getting Inspected For Lice

 

[foobar75]

And the women's championship has been won by the all-black team from Baylor, lead by some freak-show that apparently passes as a girl.

I guess a victory by Woods at Masters will be a proper conclusion to end this wretched week. The sports media is already having wet dreams about the possibility.

 

[Don Wassall]

And the women's championship has been won by the all-black team from Baylor, lead by some freak-show that apparently passes as a girl.

I guess a victory by Woods at Masters will be a proper conclusion to end this wretched week. The sports media is already having wet dreams about the possibility.

I'm actually pretty stoked -- glad that a tournament in which there was no team to root for among the final four is over, happy that The Masters is almost here and confident that you know who isn't going to win one of the Western world's great sporting events again this year, and best of all the Stanley Cup playoffs are about to start.

And the beginning of the baseball season, which doesn't have as many White stars as it should but still has a lot despite the best efforts of the Caste System, is also a mostly welcome occasion.

 

[Highlander]

National Championship TV Audience:

2012 (Kentucky vs. Kansas): 20.9 million
2011 (UConn vs. Butler): 20.1 million
2010 (Duke vs. Butler): 23.9 million

 

[Deadlift]

Anthony Davis, Kidd-Gilchrist, Teague, Lamb and Terrance Jones have declared for the Draft. It was obvious that (overrated) Gilchrist would enter.. it's not only that he has been ridiculously ranked as the #2 overall prospect for the Draft, but he represents the classic case of riding the coat-tails of others.

Think about next year.. you know, WITHOUT Anthony Davis, the power game of Terrance Jones or the shooting of Lamb, what would have happened with "superstar" Gilchrist had he returned? The world would have seen -- in blatant clarity -- that he isn't a refined 5-tool player (and he is lacking in coordination).

When Terrance Jones returned for his Sophomore season, that was a huge plus for Kentucky. That meant they could put Anthony Davis at Center, Jones at PF, and then install almost anyone at the 3-spot.. because.. how many college teams' could box-out Davis and Jones? And, Jones' was quite the competent rebounder as a true frosh. So, in college, Gilchrist got some rebounds, but there's no evidence that he can carry an NBA team as a 2, 3, 4, 5 overall pick. It's a combination of lacking athleticism, skills, and it just not being in his nature. For so many years, everyone has told him that "he's a God" and he believes it. Almost everyone in the MSM panders to him; Decades ago, he would have been forced to either develop a skill-set or be a 2nd or 3rd round pick...

The idea that he'll go into the NBA and somehow "channel an inner-Josh Smith, Gerald Wallace, Channing Frye, Vince Carter or Rudy Gay" is very unlikely. Some of these same things could be said about Harrison Barnes.. :grin:

 

[white is right]

Anthony Davis, Kidd-Gilchrist, Teague, Lamb and Terrance Jones have declared for the Draft. It was obvious that (overrated) Gilchrist would enter.. it's not only that he has been ridiculously ranked as the #2 overall prospect for the Draft, but he represents the classic case of riding the coat-tails of others.

Think about next year.. you know, WITHOUT Anthony Davis, the power game of Terrance Jones or the shooting of Lamb, what would have happened with "superstar" Gilchrist had he returned? The world would have seen -- in blatant clarity -- that he isn't a refined 5-tool player (and he is lacking in coordination).

When Terrance Jones returned for his Sophomore season, that was a huge plus for Kentucky. That meant they could put Anthony Davis at Center, Jones at PF, and then install almost anyone at the 3-spot.. because.. how many college teams' could box-out Davis and Jones? And, Jones' was quite the competent rebounder as a true frosh. So, in college, Gilchrist got some rebounds, but there's no evidence that he can carry an NBA team as a 2, 3, 4, 5 overall pick. It's a combination of lacking athleticism, skills, and it just not being in his nature. For so many years, everyone has told him that "he's a God" and he believes it. Almost everyone in the MSM panders to him; Decades ago, he would have been forced to either develop a skill-set or be a 2nd or 3rd round pick...

The idea that he'll go into the NBA and somehow "channel an inner-Josh Smith, Gerald Wallace, Channing Frye, Vince Carter or Rudy Gay" is very unlikely. Some of these same things could be said about Harrison Barnes.. :grin:

I think only Davis has superstar potential. Even Davis is going to have refine his offensive game as the championship game showed he can be blanketed on offense when runs into an NBA caliber center. If you remember the UNLV teams of 90 and 91 out of the starting 5 only Larry Johnson was a "superstar" at the next level. The second best player on those teams Stacey Augmon was a defensive player and the rest were career journeymen.

 

[Jimmy Chitwood]

Deadlift and white is right,

you guys make some good points. this situation brings to mind the 2010 NBA Draft when 5 Kentucky players were drafted in the first round: John Wall, Demarcus Cousins, Patrick Patterson, Eric Bledsoe, and Daniel Orton.

"somehow" basketball fans have already forgotten how that turned out. a short version would be that the only players of the 5 who are good pros are John Wall (the #1 overall pick) and Demarcus Cousins (#5 pick). the others have been busts. and an asterisk should be placed beside Cousins' name for his, we shall call them, off-court issues.

Patrick Patterson (#14) - is averaging just 7.5 ppg and has only started 1 game all season for the Rockets.
Eric Bledsoe (#18 pick) - is averaging a mere 3.3 ppg in 36 games this year for the Clippers (and this is ignoring his off-court issues, including the fact that he was never academically eligible to even enroll at Kentucky).
Daniel Orton (#29 pick) - is averaging an "affletic" 2.1 ppg and has appeared in just 12 games in his "career." probably is still considered to be "brimming with upside." was drafted due to "stellar" numbers at Kentucky (3.4 ppg and 3.3 rpg). i mean, seriously. wtf?
* Demarcus Cousins (#5 pick) - is averaging strong numbers (17.6 ppg and 11.0 rpg this season), but was such a problem off the court as a rookie he was left home during a road trip. in the backwards world of the NBA where the inmates run the asylum, he eventually got his coach fired.

additionally, i am curious how many Indiana Hoosiers are projected to go in the first round this year ... after all, they actually defeated Kentucky this year in the regular season and played them more competitively than anyone else in the NCAA Tourney, actually scoring 90 points on the Wildcats before falling to the eventual champs.

five Hoosier players scored double figures against Kentucky in both contests, leading to the conclusion that they are certainly on par with the "vastly more talented" Wildcats (three of the five players are White): Cody Zeller (White), Jordan Hulls (White), Christian Watford, Victor Oladipo, and Will Sheehey (White). additionally, anyone who watched the game saw that Cody Zeller completely owned the "obvious #1-overall pick" Anthony Davis, and none of Kentucky's guards could handle Jordan Hulls off the dribble. and in the high-flying world of the NBA, no one on the court was more athletic than the explosive-leaping Will Sheehey.

once again, it will be "interesting" to see if the NBA only cares about the best basketball players available (as is so often claimed), or if something else is involved with the draft process. i, of course, find their evaluations less than credible.