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Originally published December 2, 2007 at 12:49p.m., updated December 2, 2007 at 03:07p.m.

Chalmers’ late three caps huge day and knocks out USC for good, 59-55

By Ryan Greene

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2007-08 Dec. 2 KU-USC Basketball

3 Questions...with USC Freshman O.J. Mayo

Tom Keegan conducts three questions with USC freshman standout O.J. Mayo before the Trojans' Friday practice.

Final, KU wins 59-55

Los Angeles - Mario Chalmers after the timeout dropped hin a huge three with the shot clock running out that all but sealed it. After an O.J. Mayo layup, Chalmers was fouled, hit one of two free throws to finish with a game-high 20 points and sent KU home with a 59-55 win.

O.J. Mayo had 19 points for USC, but was an unimpressive 6-of-21 from the floor. Davon Jefferson had 17. KU outrebounded SC 42-30, including plenty on the offensive end for the Jayhawks. Chalmers' 20 points were a bright spot for the KU offense, which shot just 37.3 percent from the floor. Darnell Jackson was also huge for KU, with nine points and 13 rebounds, including two huge dunks to start the second half.

KU, now 7-0, plays host to Eastern Washington at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Allen Fieldhouse, then DePaul next Saturday at 1 p.m. in Lawrence.

:32.1, second half, KU leads 55-53

Los Angeles - KU milked the clock on its possession out of the timeout, but Rodrick Stewart was called for a charge against Daniell Hackett to send the ball back with SC. Davon Jefferson on the other end sent Darrell Arthur packing with his fifth foul at the :53.9 mark. Arthur finished 10 points and eight rebounds.

After a full timeout, Jefferson casually put in both free throws to make it a two-point game at 55-53. KU called a timeout with :32.1 left and 14 seconds on the shot clock.

1:31, second half, KU leads 55-51

Los Angeles - Daniell Hackett made one of two free throws out of the full timeout, making USC just 6-of-14 from the stripe on the night. USC then fouled Sasha Kaun and sent him to the line in the double bonus, where he hit one of two. Taj Gibson answered with his first points of the game at the 2:35 mark.

Taj Gibson fouled out of the game on the other end, sitting down with two points . Mario Chalmers thin hit one of two free throws, and Davon Jefferson then got himself to the line, hitting two to pull SC within six at 55-49. KU then turned it over right away on the inbounds pass with just under 2:00 to go. Jefferson immediately went to the rack on Arthur and potted two to make it a four-point game with 1:31 to go.

3:26, second half, KU leads 53-44

Los Angeles - Darrell Arthur scored two while getting fouled right out of the timeout. He missed the free throw, and after an O.J. Mayo three brick, Brandon Rush missed a trifecta look of his own. But Rush defensively stepped up and swiped a midcourt pass and was fouled while going up against O.J. Mayo on the other end. Rush hit both free throws to put Ku up 51-42 with 6:29 to go.

KU's defense forced another SC turnover, this time, making Daniel Hackett throw it away in mid-air. KU couldn't score off of it, and Davon Jefferson, back in the game for SC with three fouls, scored in the paint to give himself 11 points and pull the Trojans within seven.

KU ran the clock down on the other end, but Rodrick Stewart brought down a pair of offensive rebounds following KU misses, and it brought upon a timeout at the 4:32 mark with KU still up by seven.

Darrell Arthur picked up his fourth foul after a timeout, but KU took the ball right back off an O.J. Mayo miss and Mario Chalmers flipped in a runner off the iron, putting KU up by nine points with 3:26 to go.

7:42, second half, KU leads 47-42

Los Angeles - Darrell Arthur missed the front end of a one-and-one out of the timeout, but USC handed it back thanks to a Dwight Lewis turnover. Brandon Rush had a chance to put KU up by four with a bunny inside off a feed from Russell Robinson, but left an easy layup short off the iron. O.J. Mayo did USC no favors by missing a three on the other end.

Russell Robinson then missed a pair of threes, but KU corralled offensive boards both times. The possession ended, though, with a Robinson turnover, going back across midcourt. Mayo spilled in two off the glass in traffic on the other end to tie it up 42-42, and give himself a game-high 17 points.

Darrell Arthur missed an ill-advised three from atop the key for KU, but Tim Floyd put KU at the line thanks to a technical foul after USC had been whistled for Taj Gibson's fourth foul on the rebound. Chalmers made one of two technical free throws, and Sasha Kaun then made both in the bonus to put KU up 45-42. Gibson got to the line on the other end for the second time on the night, but missed the first attempt. He clanked the second, too, giving himself no points to go with four fouls and an 0-for-3 showing at the free throw line.

After a couple of swapped empty possessions, KU turned a Gibson miss inside into a Brandon Rush two from mid-range distance, giving KU its biggest lead yet at 47-42. A travel call on SC sent the game into a full break at the 7:42 mark.

11:22, second half, KU leads 42-40

Los Angeles - Daniel Hackett hit a three from the corner out of the timeout to put USC back on top by one, giving himself seven points on the night. Sasha Kaun came back to score his first points of the game, though, taking a feed from Brandon Rush and dropping in two off the glass.

Mayo missed a three which would have put SC back on top, but KU gave it right back with Brandon Rush stepping on the end line on the other end.

Davon Jefferson drew a foul on Darnell Jackson on the other end, but missed both charities. Brandon Rush missed a three on the other end, and O.J. Mayo, flying down the floor, found Daniel Hackett in the corner for his second three of the game.

Davon Jefferson had a chance to add to the lead, but his follow-up dunk to a Hackett miss was called as having been in the cylinder. Darrell Arthur, back in the game with three fouls, answered back with two in the lane. Then, after a pair of Mayo misses, Mario Chalmers became the first Jayhawk to score in double figures on the afternoon, hitting a three atop the key to give him 12 points on the day.

Davon Jefferson was called for his third foul of the game as the contest took a full break at the 11:22 mark with KU ahead 42-40.

15:54, second half, KU leads 35-34

Los Angeles - After Darrell Arthur missed a turnaround to start the first half, Taj Gibson picked up his third foul of the game on the other end for SC. KU came back down to tie the game up, with Darnell Jackson slamming home a miss off the glass. A minute later, he put KU ahead on an alley-oop feed from Brandon Rush, 29-27.

But O.J. Mayo's third three of the game put USC back on top after a Darrell Arthur turnover.

From there, Brandon Rush and Mario Chalmers both missed slashing layups, but following another SC turnover, Chalmers drove to the hoop and was fouled while splashing one in. The free throw tied ut back up at 32, and Chalmers then swiped a midcourt pass and made another old-fashioned way, this time flashing a pose in front of the KU bench. He gave himself nine points on the afternoon so far and put KU up by three.

Keith Wilkinson tipped in a Davon Jefferson miss following an errant Brandon Rush three from the corner, pulling SC within one. Mario Chalmers' third foul of the game led to the first full break of the second half.

Halftime, USC leads 27-25

Lost Angeles - KU forced the issue out of the timeout a bit, and a missed Russell Robinson three and runner in the lane kept the Jayhawks behind by three. Helping KU, though, was USC's obvious youth on offense, as good shots came at a premium and there wasn't much patience.

O.J. Mayo got to the line with 1:57 to go after being fouled on a drive. He made one of two to give himself a game-high 12 points and put SC up by four. Brandon Rush responded with a two on the baseline for his first points of the game.

Taj Gibson was then sent to the line for a bonus trip after being fouled by Cole Aldrich. Gibson missed the front end of a one-and-one, and O.J. Mayo did the same a minute later after being fouled by Mario Chalmers on the perimeter. Mayo, though, off of his miss sent a phenomenal tip pass to Davon Jefferson, who scored and was fouled int he process. He hit the free throw to put USC up by five.

Rodrick Stewart then slashed to the basket and scored a two, leaving USC with the option to hold for the half's last shot. But a turnover turned into a Russell Robinson three with six seconds to go. Robinson pumped his fists, having tied the Jayhawks with SC, 25-25. But Davon Jefferson splashed a baseline jumper as time expired to give himself nine points and put the Trojans up 27-25 at the half. O.J. Mayo led USC with 12 points, but hit just 3-of-10 from the floor. Neither team has shot the ball particularly well, with USC shooting 37 percent and KU 34.4 in the first 20 minutes. Darrell Arthur leads KU with six points.

3:48, first half, USC leads 21-18

Los Angeles - Angelo Johnson missed a corner three for USC out of the timeout, and Darrell Arthur scored his third inside bucket of the game to pull KU within two points. On the other end, after a near-steal by Russell Robinson, Davon Jefferson was called for a charge - his second foul of the game - giving each of the Trojans' starting big men two fouls so far.

On the other end, KU finally tied it up, extending their run to 10-0 thanks to a Rodrick Stewart leaner that dropped in after bouncing high off the back iron.

Mayo put an end to the run, hitting his second three of the game in response to Rodrick's bucket, cutting across the top of the key. Chalmers missed a leaner on the other end, but Mayo missed a three this time. On the other end, Jackson snatched an offensive board and dropped in two, making it 19-18 USC. Jackson then pulled down a defensive rebound, but a KU turnover atop the key led to an open court dunk for Davon Jefferson, putting USC back up by three.

7:56, first half, USC leads 16-12

Los Angeles - Out of the timeout, Mayo hit all three free throws to give himself eight and put the Trojans up 14-6, making it a 14-2 run. After another KU empty possession, Dwight Lewis made it a double-digit lead with two inside.

Brandon Rush missed his first shot attempt on the other end - a long two from the right corner - but Darnell Jackson ran down the long rebound. The possession ended with Jackson airing a baby hook on the baseline and Darrell Arthur tipping the board out of bounds. But after a Mayo missed baseline two, Russell Robinson scooted downcourt and slipped in a layup off the glass for his first points, making it 16-8 USC.

Darnell Jackson got himself to the free throw line after a Dwight Lewis miss on the other end, hitting one of two to make it 16-9 with 8:42 to go. Another Mayo three miss gave the ball back to KU and Mario Chalmers hit his first three of the game, pulling the Jayhawks within four.

The SC offense continued to sputter, as Davon Jefferson missed long on a two from just inside the arc, but Mario Chalmers was called for a double dribble right after, sending the game into its third full break.

11:31, first half, USC leads 11-6

Los Angeles - O.J. Mayo went into takeover mode right out of the game's first full break. Darrell Arthur missed a long jumper atop the key, and Mayo skied for the rebound underneath. He came down and casually splashed a three to put USC up for the first time, 5-4.

Mayo then recorded a steal after Dwight Lewis deuce inside. Sasha Kaun swatted the fast break layup out of bounds, but with USC keeping possession, Davon Jefferson got on the board for the first time with two of his own off the glass inside, making it 9-4.

Russell Robinson slashed to the rack on KU's next possession and dumped two off the backboard, but he was called for a charge in the process, giving USC a chance to extend its 9-0 run.

The Trojans kept giving themselves opportunities, thanks to sound rebounding and sloppy KU perimeter play. Jefferson then stole a long rebound and slipped through a trio of Jayhawks into the clear. He got the ball to a streaking Daniel Hackett just beyond the three-point line for a coasting layup, making it 11-4.

Darrell Arthur ended KU's drought after a 30-second Jayhawk timeout, taking a feed into the paint from Darnell Jackson and spinning for two off the glass. KU had a chance to add on after a failed lob attempt to Davon Jefferson, but O.J. Mayo swatted Mario Chalmers, and then on the other end was fouled while shooting a three, going into the game's second full break.

15:42, first half, KU leads 4-2

Los Angeles - USC turned the ball over on the game's opening possession, but KU returned the favor with a travel called against Rodrick Stewart.

Dwight Lewis missed a three on USC's second possession. KU couldn't answer and score first, though, as Darrell Arthur missed a turnaround jumper from the baseline. But after O.J. Mayo missed a three look, Arthur tipped in a Darnell Jackson miss to put KU up 2-0. That was followed by Davon Jefferson losing the ball off his foot, handing it back to KU with 17:40 to go in the first half.

Jackson then made it 4-0, hitting a turnaround jumper attempt of his own. O.J. Mayo came down to awaken the SC home crowd with a baseline two.

With the game still going at a very sloppy rate - USC has four turnovers at the 16:11 mark, with KU capitalizing on just two of them - Brandon Rush checked in for Rodrick Stewart.

Pregame

Los Angeles - Loads of NBA scouts and a national television crew are in the house - along with more than 10,000 spectators - to watch on of the nation's more highly-anticipated games of the pre-conference season.

No. 4 Kansas today will be one of the biggest opponents to set foot in the Galen Center, now in its second season of operation on the campus of Southern California University. The 6-0 Jayhawks will have their hands full against the 6-1 Trojans, who since a surprising opening night loss to Mercer have been untouchable. Most recently, USC took down Oklahoma in its Pac-10/Big 12 Hardwood Series contest, 66-55 Thursday night here in LA.

In a situation similar to KU's game last Sunday against Arizona, a 76-72 overtime Jayhawk win, Bill Self's squad brings the depth while the foe has the star power.Super freshmen O.J. Mayo and Davon Jefferson will be the headliners for SC. Mayo, expectedly, is SC's top scorer, averaging 21.3 points per game. Jefferson is averaging 13.8, but had a great game Thursday, scoring 23 and pulling down nine rebounds against OU.

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Jimmy_Dean (Alan Halvorsen) says...

Fire Self!

December 2, 2007 at 1:29 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

frompekka2sasha (anonymous) says...

Cook Jimmy_Dean!

December 2, 2007 at 1:32 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Jimmy_Dean (Alan Halvorsen) says...

alright, I guess we'll give him a second chance.

(USC takes lead)- fire self!

December 2, 2007 at 1:37 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Lebowski (anonymous) says...

Okay.. i've got to call it...

The worst no-call in the history of sports... that mugging against Stewart that resulted in the open court dunk.

F'ing wow. Fire these refs.

December 2, 2007 at 1:41 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

ku98 (anonymous) says...

I have always defended Sasha, but I have to admit I am a lot more comfortable with Shady and DJ inside. Sasha looks lost out there.

December 2, 2007 at 1:45 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

hawkfan21 (anonymous) says...

This team is not ready to play, their offense is being out so far it's ridiculous. They have no one outside to stretch out the defense so the middle is just jammed.

P.S. Sasha Kaun is a disgrace to the Kansas Basketball program.

December 2, 2007 at 1:46 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Jimmy_Dean (Alan Halvorsen) says...

Fire Mangino!

December 2, 2007 at 1:52 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

kltbadboyz (anonymous) says...

Robinson is struggling big time he looks like a freshman out there. How bout getting Rush and Arthur involved. They are really playing us inside, we need to get there big men into foul trouble.

December 2, 2007 at 1:53 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Lebowski (anonymous) says...

you're a disgrace to hawk fans "hawkfan21"

December 2, 2007 at 1:54 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

fansincewilt (anonymous) says...

As bad as we played and just down by 2 - not bad. Am I crazy or did that clock stop at 5 seconds briefly? I don't have replay and so can't tell.

December 2, 2007 at 1:57 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

hawkfan21 (anonymous) says...

Look this guy is a senior and he has been given every opportunity in the world to become productive and it hasn't happened, Self should give his minutes to Aldrich so he can get some experience his freshman year, it will pay off down the road.

December 2, 2007 at 1:58 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

kc_wildfire (anonymous) says...

Sasha Kaun's nickname..."The Russian Nightmare"! That is what he has been so far this year.

I agree w/ a post previously...our offense is having to start to far out.

Maybe it is just me but it seems like our bigs handle the ball on the perimeter more than any other team I have watched so far. I always cringe when I see Jackson, Kaun and even Arthur handle the ball that far out.

December 2, 2007 at 2:02 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

raefrules15 (anonymous) says...

jimmy dean u r retarded

December 2, 2007 at 2:03 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

ku98 (anonymous) says...

DJ is a BEAST!

December 2, 2007 at 2:08 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

jessayk (anonymous) says...

hahahaha i was gettin ready to say the same thing...gotta love Jackson!!

December 2, 2007 at 2:09 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

ku98 (anonymous) says...

Mario redeemed himself with two 3-point plays in a row, after he shanked that layup. Way to go!

December 2, 2007 at 2:12 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

kltbadboyz (anonymous) says...

damn man whats up with russell robinson. hes having a worse game than kaun in my opinion.

December 2, 2007 at 2:16 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

ku98 (anonymous) says...

We are playing like sh*t!

December 2, 2007 at 2:21 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

jessayk (anonymous) says...

In my opinion...playing like sh*t would mean we are getting are butts kicked. How about we aren't playing to our potential? lol

December 2, 2007 at 2:24 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

ku98 (anonymous) says...

No, when you miss wide open layups, you're playing like sh*t.

December 2, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

kc_wildfire (anonymous) says...

Robinson is definitely not having a good game...trying to play too fast in my opinion.

Obviously we aren't playing our best. But with no Collins and Rush not 100% yet we are holding our own in a hostile environment with a good chance to win with 8:30 to go.

December 2, 2007 at 2:34 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...

Man, we're playing like dog she-ought!!!! Can't believe we're up by 5.

December 2, 2007 at 2:37 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

coloskihawk (anonymous) says...

robinson hasnt done anything but consistently turn the ball over since he got to ku

December 2, 2007 at 2:40 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

kc_wildfire (anonymous) says...

Robinson career stats...

1.86 turnovers per game
3.64 assists per game

Translates into basically a 2-1 assist to turnover ratio. Add in his steals (1.7 per game) and overall defense and I'll take that any day from a point guard.

December 2, 2007 at 2:53 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

hawkfan21 (anonymous) says...

This happened all last year too, why the hell can we not get the ball inbounds, set a freaking screen

December 2, 2007 at 2:55 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...

Rodrick gives me a friggin' heart attack every time he touches the ball!!!!

December 2, 2007 at 2:55 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

rcaltrider (anonymous) says...

refs keeping USC in this one, that was a charge!!!

December 2, 2007 at 2:56 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...

Hope our FT shooting doesn't bite us in the a$$!!!!

December 2, 2007 at 2:57 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

rcaltrider (anonymous) says...

why the hell is rodrick in the game instead of rush?

December 2, 2007 at 2:57 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...

See what I mean about Rodrick?!?!

December 2, 2007 at 2:59 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

kc_wildfire (anonymous) says...

Give props to Marques Johnson. Even though he is a Pac-10 announcer he pointed out missed calls against both teams, got on USC players and praised KU players.

December 2, 2007 at 2:59 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

rcaltrider (anonymous) says...

what the f&%$, FCS just switched to women's basketball!!!!!

December 2, 2007 at 3 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

rcaltrider (anonymous) says...

f-ing title 9!!

December 2, 2007 at 3:01 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

kc_wildfire (anonymous) says...

Clutch!

December 2, 2007 at 3:01 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

rcaltrider (anonymous) says...

what is the score?

December 2, 2007 at 3:02 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

kc_wildfire (anonymous) says...

KU up by 3 with the ball and 3.9 to go.

December 2, 2007 at 3:02 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

ku98 (anonymous) says...

Mario with the dagger!

December 2, 2007 at 3:02 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

rcaltrider (anonymous) says...

Fox College Sports is getting the nastiest letter they have ever seen after this crap!!

December 2, 2007 at 3:03 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

ku98 (anonymous) says...

Thank you, Mario! You're our MVP today.

December 2, 2007 at 3:04 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

kc_wildfire (anonymous) says...

Game over!

KU by four...given the way they played it was good to come away with a win.

December 2, 2007 at 3:05 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

weaglehawk (anonymous) says...

Good win... Since it hadn't been mentioned on here, I am going to say it... I love the blue uniforms. It's nice to see red so prominently displayed.

December 2, 2007 at 3:06 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

ku98 (anonymous) says...

I also going to nominate Darnell as MVP of the game. Mario took care of the scoring, but DJ was huge inside.

December 2, 2007 at 3:07 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

rockchalk43 (anonymous) says...

Way to many turnovers, does anyone know when Sherron is supposed to come back??

December 2, 2007 at 3:08 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

rcaltrider (anonymous) says...

I'm glad they won but I am so pissed off at Fox College Sports for switching from the game with 35 seconds left in order to go to Women's freaking basketball!! They said it was due to contractual obligations. That game still hasn't started and there are 3 people in the stands, I think people would have understood if they had kept it on the KU game for 35 more seconds!!

December 2, 2007 at 3:08 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

rcaltrider (anonymous) says...

Ok, then I'll nominate RussRob for honorable mention for his D on Mayo in the second half.

December 2, 2007 at 3:12 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

kc_wildfire (anonymous) says...

Good weekend for the Jayhawks!

Mizzou loses in Big XII championship game
Basketball team wins first big road test of the year

Icing on the cake would to get a BCS bowl tonight.

December 2, 2007 at 3:13 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

rcaltrider (anonymous) says...

Sherron back around New Year's. Not sure he'll help as much with the turnover problem as he will help with the scoring problems.

December 2, 2007 at 3:14 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

rockchalkAZ (anonymous) says...

Did anyone else notice that every time Stewart went to pass, he left his feet? He got away with it, but it scared me every time that he would come down with it and get called for the travel. He didn't look very sharp tonight.

December 2, 2007 at 3:19 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

rockchalkAZ (anonymous) says...

or should i say, this afternoon

December 2, 2007 at 3:20 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

kc_wildfire (anonymous) says...

It should help with the turnovers due to the fact that it allows for another guard in the rotation so if Stewart, Robinson or even Chalmers is having a poor game they can be pulled more often.

14 turnovers between Stewart, Robinson & Chalmers today. Maybe even more eye-popping is the fact they had a combined 2 assists! Jackson and Rush had the only other two assists.

December 2, 2007 at 3:20 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Brock (anonymous) says...

I don't like all that dribbling. That said, when Collins is dribbling, the opponent's hedge-move is bi-sected and Collins just takes it to the rim. Without Collins, KU looks awful. We were lucky today.

Brock

December 2, 2007 at 3:22 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

tpeck1021 (anonymous) says...

rcaltrider, where are you? It didnt switch here in Oklahoma..

By the way...does anyone know why the USC fans hold up 2 fingers all the time? Is it because they know they aren't the best team on the court? Or are they playing a group version of "little bunny foo-foo"?

December 2, 2007 at 3:22 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

rcaltrider (anonymous) says...

tpeck, I'm in Ohio. The game was on Fox College Sports Pacific (I also get FCS Atlantic and Central) and right at 4pm they said due to contractual obligations they had to switch to Women's College Basketball between LMU and Northern Arizona. The game hadn't even started yet. It happened with about 35 seconds left in the KU game.

December 2, 2007 at 3:29 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

speedy (anonymous) says...

so far ku has been on natl. tv once! that was the az. game. all of the others have been local kan. or pay-per-view.
why is it that ok. st has been on at least 3x and n. c. more than that. whos the idiot at ku that lets the tv people get away with part time -part of the country-and therefore lets the tv make extra money knowing ku alums will pay out extra to watch. how much money is being gained? how many games do future recruits miss seeing ku? is it the ad,s fault ? somthing is wrong!!!!!!

December 2, 2007 at 3:44 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

mr_lawrence (anonymous) says...

Robinson played terrific defense on OJ Mayo in the 2nd half. Darnell Jackson was very impressive on the glass. And Chalmers took the offense on his shoulders and fearlessly hit some tough shots. We shot poorly and still came away with a gutty Sunday morning win on the road against a top 25 opponent (from the highest rated conference). Our experience is beginning to show. We should be quite proud. Rock Chalk Jayhawk

December 2, 2007 at 3:54 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

LugNut914 (anonymous) says...

I got espnfull court this year. Haven't missed a game.

Bullets from the game:

- Kaun should not be allowed to receive the ball outside 5 ft from the basket.
- Rush has these types of games. He is too tentative under the spot light. He needs to get cocky.
- Collins. If we have him this game is a 15 pt victory. Nice road win without him.
- Big 12 vs Pac 10(note: I'm from San Diego). Got to root to have big 12 win the two afternoon games. If KU can sweep through the big 12 (or at least come close), their seeding should be numero uno. Still pissed Kstate couldn't beat Oregon.
- Darnell and Jackson. Great game, I'm sure Self will be praising his big guys for coming to play.
- Schedule. Need to schedule more early season road games.

Thoughts.

December 2, 2007 at 3:55 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

mr_lawrence (anonymous) says...

And Kaun hit 3 of 4 from the line.

December 2, 2007 at 3:57 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

jhawkdan42 (anonymous) says...

jimmy-dean suck it are you from manhatten or columbia? your an idiot either way!

December 2, 2007 at 4:56 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Jayhawk86 (anonymous) says...

Speedy, I don't think the national networks were clamoring to get KU vs. Cupcakes to start the season. This was a national brodcast on FSN, the Arizona game was national, and as we get into a tougher part of the schedule you will see plenty of KU on national tv. If I am correct, I believe they have at least 16 games coming up on either cbs, abc, or one of the espns (espn, espn2 or espnu). All national games. Settle it down pardner.

December 2, 2007 at 5:03 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

jhawkdan42 (anonymous) says...

tpeck-funny! bopping them on the head!

December 2, 2007 at 5:07 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Mr_Sandman (anonymous) says...

Good wins on the road have to been taken no matter how you play. KU got an ugly win today, but good teams find a way to pull these type of games out. I think KU played a pretty ugly offensive game but got by with good D, also good to see the rebounding where it should be. Bottom line, win on the road against a top 25 team, I'll take that any day.

December 2, 2007 at 5:08 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

ralsterKUMed95 (anonymous) says...

Well said, sandman.

December 2, 2007 at 5:24 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

speedy (anonymous) says...

jayhawk86. this was NOT a natl. broadcast as i was meaning. it was fox pay channel. in my case fsnwest . cost $20. i have sat. which i also pay for. we have to put up with pac 10 taking over the afernoon games and big 12 cast aside. fsn used to split big 12 and pac 10 but its now a pay channel only. why does ku get the shaft until jan? then espn shows some games and cbs once in a while.. we put up with the same thing here in az. with football. i still blame ku sports for allowing this to happen. by the way we are not the only school that gets shafted.

December 2, 2007 at 5:27 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

JayViking (anonymous) says...

Anyone see Rush play today? Hate to tell you I told you so... :)

December 2, 2007 at 5:50 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Jayhawk86 (anonymous) says...

My bad. I thought FSN was available on most cable providers. I know it is here in kansas, but I have directv so I get all of the fsn networks as part of my package. I still think that 18 games on national tv is doing well for any program. So you can't say the athletic department isn't doing its job. BTW on full court, I think that you could see every ku game that isnt natl. and its only 69 bucks a year.

December 2, 2007 at 5:53 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

phoenixjayhawk (Rodney Stice) says...

glad to see KU win. I hate living out west and watching an inferior conference play basketball.

December 2, 2007 at 6:13 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

tpeck1021 (anonymous) says...

Thanks jhawkdan42 . I was wondering if anyone would know what I was talking about:-)

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Full Court cost me like $90 from a digital cable provider down here in tulsa I havent missed a game all year.

December 2, 2007 at 6:16 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

whitsterman (anonymous) says...

Rush looked like this was his first game back from ACL surgery. He was short on almost all of his shots. It's good to see other players step up when rush isn't hitting his shot. Chalmers and Jackson were the MVPs today.

December 2, 2007 at 6:40 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

johnballa (anonymous) says...

Bill Self has a better start in his carrer at Kansas than Roy Williams.... ponder on that.

December 2, 2007 at 7:44 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

rockchalk43 (anonymous) says...

Well KC_Wildfire, you got your icing!!!! It's Orange Bowl time!!!!!!!!!!

December 2, 2007 at 8:27 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

flipborder02 (anonymous) says...

Jayviking he had a bad game so what look at the past two games 17 points he is going to bounce back.

December 2, 2007 at 8:31 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

kylecisnum1 (anonymous) says...

anyone else those were the crappiest commentators ever!?!?! there were a couple times where they acknowledged that it was a bad call against ku but isnt part of the contract that they be unbiased! they were clearly rooting for usc in this one

December 2, 2007 at 8:31 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

toyss29 (anonymous) says...

What more can you ask of russ rob when reed and collins are out. His primary job was to lockdown mayo, and by my estimation he did a fairly decent job. Mayo got his points, but when it came down to it, the ball was not in his hands.

...and the Orange Bowl isn't such a bad pickup for not playing in the Fiesta Bowl!

December 2, 2007 at 9:13 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

jhwkfan162515 (anonymous) says...

kylecisnum1, this is Fox Sports Net we're talking about. FSN is an ESPN wanna-be. They're a crappy cable channel. ESPN is lightyears ahead of FSN.

December 2, 2007 at 9:18 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

trueblue9 (anonymous) says...

Self needs to do some coaching, clearly our offense is struggling. Ball screens and the 3 man weave are decent options in a pick-up game.

USC holds up the two fingers for "V" for victory. Although that doesn't explain why they play the same song over 60 times a game. Idiots.

December 2, 2007 at 9:36 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

kc_wildfire (anonymous) says...

Arizona knocked off A&M...makes that win last week against the Wildcats a bit more impressive as well.

December 2, 2007 at 9:37 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

kutravis (anonymous) says...

the FSN commentators are clearly bias because the pac-10 has a contract with FSN to broadcast all pac-10 home games. it's advantageous for them to make bias comments about USC because it shows that part of the game was out of USC's control thus casting doubt on the superiority of KU and the Big-12.

I was at the game and let me just say that USC fans have to be some of the most pompous and moronic fans in the country. I've never seen so many people attempt to instigate fights with our fans. KU is a class act and our fans are some of the best in the country.

December 2, 2007 at 9:52 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

kushaw (anonymous) says...

Have you ever seen a ref call a jump ball, but the player continues to make a lay-up? That was the craziest thing I had ever seen. The refs were terrible on both sides, but this is a good sign that we overcame the terrible officiating with an ugly win.

On a side note: How many people became frustrated with our ball movement? How hard is it for Bill Self to adjust and flash someone towards the middle of the court when when they have two guys who are trying to hedge us to the half court line. I also don't understand why didn't try to split that hedge 1 time coming off the ball pick. I mean, The big guys were clearly anticipating every ball screen and we didn't react to it. Just an observation, but very frustrating watching a poor defensive team really shut us down and force our offense 6 feet behind the 3 pt line.

December 2, 2007 at 10:06 p.m. ( | suggest removal )