Big 12
Big 12's teams, coaches and style of play.
Regardless of how Bob Knight’s perceived, his wins record is an impressive achievement. That’s nearly 22 victories a season for 42 years.
But Knight will have to be remembered as a great coach, because he won’t keep that wins record for long. And when that happens, what is he left with? We can debate his coaching /personal style, but I’ll leave that to our columnists.
Me, I like the quotes.
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Kansas State called this one. Might as well call Michael Beasley Joe Namath.
An upset of No. 2 Kansas on Wednesday – the Jayhawks’ first loss of the season – was proclaimed long ago by the Wildcats’ star freshman, who had yet to play a game for K-State.
"We're gonna beat KU at home," Beasley said last summer. "We're gonna beat 'em at their house. We're gonna beat 'em in Africa. Wherever we play we're gonna beat 'em."
He’s a man of his word.
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When it comes to Player of the Year, it looks like it’ll come down to Tyler Hansbrough vs. the fab freshmen. I just can’t decide just how many freshmen he’s contending against…
North Carolina’s star junior forward, who leads ACC team in points (22.0) and rebounds (10.1), is a lock for All-America honors and a Player of the Year finalist. It’s a little remarkable that a guy who’s been an All-American his first two seasons has been ever better as a junior as there’s usually some kind of letdown.
Then again, most upperclassmen don’t have to deal with a freshmen class like this.
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Conference play always has its share of upsets.
The Big East has had its share lately, whether it’s Cincinnati (9-9 overall, 4-2 in league play) beating two Top 25 teams in a week or UConn improving to 3-3 in conference standings after upsetting Marquette.
But I’m amazed by the Big 12’s weekend.
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These guys are good.
North Carolina, Memphis and Kansas. Three undefeated teams, all loaded with future NBA players and carrying Final Four expectations and title aspirations.
It’s funny, too. They’ve been this good all season. But just how much longer can they keep this up?
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Monday was another typical day for Kansas State freshman Michael Beasley. He scored 24 points, grabbed 10 rebounds – his 10th double-double in 10 games this season – and helped the Wildcats to an easy win over Florida A&M.
But even a player as spectacular as Beasley hasn’t been able to transform K-State into a good team.
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