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In the Final Four: thoughts on the Tournament so far

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So, Kansas made it into the Final Four.  Barely. ((We won 59-57 versus a talented Davidson team that deserved more than a 10-seed, if I do say so myself.  Here’s a good summary of the game.)) It has been an entertaining tournament so far, though there have been few bright spots.  In fact, Kansas is responsible for snuffing one of those bright spots out, the Davidson team was a Cinderella for the ages in the making.

But now that all the #1 seeds have made it to the Final Four (for the first time, ever) we should have a lot of competitive basketball to watch next weekend.

Here are a few of my thoughts so far.

  • I’m wearing my Kansas shirt for every game.  It’s not that I’m superstitious, but just in case.  Plus, Russell Robinson, one of our seniors, asked the fans, “we need you to wear your lucky socks, wear your lucky shirt … whatever you do to help us win the games, you’ve got to continue to do that the rest of the season.”  So I am.
  • I’m doing a lot of laundry, as a result.
  • I’m thinking about buying a flagpole and a flag, too.  Bandwagon!
  • My sports year continues to be charmed.  The Red Sox win the World Series.  KU’s football program goes 10-1, then wins the Orange Bowl.  The Patriots make it to the Superbowl.  And now KU makes it to the Final Four.  I should clearly enjoy it now, as this will never happen again.
  • I see Steve Alford got a contract extension (to the 2015-2016 season) at New Mexico.  And they are welcome to him.  ”Until the walls and rafters ring! Go Hawks!” ((That’s from the Iowa fight song.))
  • We (KU, that is) played pretty badly in the last game vs. Davidson.  The pundits said the team was “tight.”  I say they were bad.  Except for the big Russian.  Go Shaka Kaun! ((Yes, that’s a joke, his name is Sasha Kaun, but the announcers tested calling him Chaka Khan for a while.  It flopped.))
  • I’m afraid North Carolina is going to crush us.  We can beat them, but we have to have a perfect game.  At least it should make good Tv.  News articles have been calling it Roy Williams’ nightmare. ((Because he coached KU for fifteen years before jumping to UNC, his alma mater.))
  • This article at ESPN.com on possible scenarios for the Tournament is a fun read now that it is almost over.  It helps if you’ve been watching, of course.

Your thoughts?  Are you even watching basketball, or are you all “Iron Chef is the best, man!”  ;)