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  Absolutely Great Story about Doke
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  “Azubuike’s school-record field-goal percentage of .772 is the second-best mark in Division I history.” I didn’t realize. Wow.
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  Who is going to San Antonio?
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  @Texas-Hawk-10 Say hi to Sister Jean
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  Predictions tracker
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  I guess ‘nova earned a shot at KU by beating wvu and tech. Now it’s time to send them packing.
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  We Haven't Got a Chance; That's Why We Will Win
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  http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/2012/story/_/id/7761293/2012-final-four-kansas-jayhawks-run-national-championship-game-defies-explanation We have been here before !
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  Bill Self
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  @Buster-1926 I’ve cleaned out a few salty things too.
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  Lets get it on
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  KUSTEVE said: @DoubleDD Villanova lost two starters during the conference season to injury, was competing with another #1 seed for the conference title, and played in a conference that sent 6 teams to the tournament. They have the best record in college basketball the last 5 years, and have a national championship under their belts during that time. I have tons of respect for their program, as they develop players the same way we do. They are now at full strength, and have blown out good teams out in the tournament so far. They have a difficult time getting many of the big name programs to schedule them, as they are always a tough out. IMO, this will be our toughest game of the year, but we will win. There is a time to show respect to an opposing school. Now is not the time. It’s Rock Chalk time. We’ll get together after KU wins tonight and talk about how much we both respect the Nova program, and Coach Jay.
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  When Graham fouled out against Nova without comitting a foul.
  graham against nova without foul fouled comitting • • wrwlumpy  

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  @LSH As it will be for Nova too
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  Who is the Best Asst Coach for the Nova Scout Game Plan?
  game coach best nova scout plan asst • • Gorilla  

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  I hope Self takes the scout on this one.
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  It's here guys/gameday. - -just a couple of things
  here things couple guysgameday just • • jayballer73  

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  Crimsonorblue22 said: I wouldn’t say dg has had bad games, he just hasn’t scored like he’s capable of doing. But, more importantly, the rest of the guards have stepped up. Feed the hot hands, hopefully dg will add a few too. I’ve felt for several years he only cared about winning. l think he could have been a better all round player but he was letting Frank do his thing last year. He knows who the MVP is on this team, who is the motor, who is the leader. He’ll do what it takes for team success.
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  Billy
  billy • • jayballer73  

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  So where is mom?
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  The Saint Crispin's Day Speech from Shakespeare's "Henry V"
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  “But if it be a sin to covet honour, I am the most offending soul alive.” Here … we … go.
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  Zenger's Zinger....
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  Only Zenger could fire a coach that becomes a Final Four coach at a mid major. Zenger is snake bitten, but he never surrenders. Zenger just lowers a shoulder and keeps on going. Like it or not, Zenger is a part of who we are in this tournament. Shoot us in one foot, and we hop on the good foot. Zenger has been through more adversity than the rest of the team combined and he just keeps coming. Nothing stops us. We all just keep coming.
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  How we got here.
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  Oh ya what will help some is I think I heard they are having some kind of a 4 hour deal guess it will be tomorrow before the games - plus we have the Michigan Loyola games to pass some time too. - -Hopefully Devonte will come out with his game face tomorrow - he is HUGE very key for us in this game - -he hasn’t really had a good game yet in the tourney. I got a feeling he just might get it back tomorrow , we are going to need everyone. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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  Dokes mom
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  @KUSTEVE I hope they find someone to translate for her. I bet she’ll be tired. I can’t wait to see her and Doke!
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  Open Practice observations
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  Lol sounds like everyone is coping with the stress in their own ways. Doke and Newman the classic stressful overworkers. Svi and DG goofballs. And Bill just soaking up the experience again.
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  Man what am I missing?
  man missing • • jayballer73  

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  I think its a combination of two things. Villanova has been more consistent than KU over the course of the full season. Like KU, they lost 3 of 6 during a stretch, but KU had a separate 2 game losing streak. So over the course of the season, you could argue that Villanova was the better team. Villanova has played better during the tournament. No one has played Villanova within single digits yet during the tournament. KU has won their last three games by 4 points each. So if you think Villanova had the slightly better regular season, and you also think Villanova is playing more dominantly right now, Villanova is the pick to win this game. Doesn’t mean KU can’t win. Just that this game, as @LSH says, probably favors the Wildcats.
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  Duke fans have a new T-Shirt.
  duke fans t-shirt • • wrwlumpy  

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  KUSTEVE said: Man, now that is BEAUTIFUL. A whole bunch of Dook fans are walking around with Malik Newman t-shirts. PHOF
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  Jesse Newell player profiles
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  http://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article207311789.html Malik http://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article206402239.html Svi Will these work?
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  Man will this week ever end?
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  It’s been a long week but I realized around Tuesday I needed this break in the action. I barely slept going into Sunday and barely slept Sunday night for work on Monday. That’s how much of an emotional roller coaster the game and win was. 2012 was a long time ago (at least it felt that way) so I had forgot what this joy of making the big stage felt like. I’m enjoying all of it and absolutely can keep soaking it in until Saturday Night. If the game goes as planned I expect to be running on adrenaline until who knows when, I might just have to take a few personal days next week to take it all in.
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  How should Jay attack the find a way boys?
  should jay boys find attack • • jaybate 1.0  

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  betterfireE said: @BeddieKU23 I’d like to know: Can Silvio play out along the perimeter with their 5 (who likes threes), or do we need Mitch? Will Graham be effective against Brunson on both sides of the ball? Do we surrender athleticism to anyone else besides Bridges? I would still prefer to put a guard on Spellman- with Svi but if its going to be a big I think we just roll the dice and adjust if needed to during the game. Spellman is a big dude, he’s not a bean pole like Bagley but Spellman for the most part has made his biggest impact in their offense shooting the 3. He can put the ball on the floor if defenders bail out to contest a shot as he’ll use a pump fake and has decent handles for a guy his size. This is a tough matchup. I believe Self will go with Doke and Silvio/or Mitch on him and hope shots don’t fall or we have enough secondary help to limit his opportunities. If we take the last two games as any indication of how KU handles a pick and pop 4/5 man Skara/Donnal & Carter were left on an Island multiple times from what I remember. Spellman however is a better shooter then both of them so the %'s make it difficult to leave him open. If we respect his shot too much Nova has some advantages trying to take our guys 1 on 1 downhill without help. I think Self is going to gameplan on offense to get him in foul trouble though. This could be an interesting development. We are worried that Doke will again foul himself out of stretches of this game but getting Spellman on the bench could absolutely change the game in KU’s favor. If they have to use Crosby-Roundtree for stretches he’s giving up 70 pounds to Doke and if they switch Paschall onto him Doke again has a favorable matchup. That would put CR on Svi which then creates a potentially big advantage. Tough question. I would say Graham can only be stopped by himself on offense. It’s been rather impressive seeing the transformation he’s made over the course of the season as a point guard and leader. Brunson is a solid defender but Graham has a quickness edge against him that I hope he’s able to use. Brunson is averaging 3 fouls a game in his last 3 so maybe Devonte is able to bait him into some cheap fouls. Devonte really hasn’t played great on offense this entire tournament. He carried us against Penn but that was more about the first half. Since then he’s been a sidekick to the Newman show which isn’t a bad thing. It’s kind of created this dynamic where Devonte doesn’t have to do it all on his own. Defensively I think Brunson has an advantage. There isn’t a guard that can stop his old man back you down game. This is where I’m worried about fouls. Brunson has these “bait you” moves that he’s crafted. He can rise up over you and make a difficult mid-range or 8 footer. I just hope Devonte or whoever gets his assignment makes the shots difficult without fouling. We can live with Brunson having a big game as two of his bigger games on the year scoring wise Villanova lost. He’s a big time player who I have a ton of respect for. DiVincenzo is the other x factor athlete. In the Texas Tech game he had a few dunks, one off the bounce and a put back slam off a missed three that were big time plays. He’s deceptively bouncy, not like a Vick that has that gliding athletic ability and can rise up really high. DiVincenzo I thought made the plays that kept momentum alive for them in a game that was downright hard to watch offensively. Vick can match him but I’d imagine its either Malik or Devonte that gets him when he’s in the game.