How former Jayhawks fared in Feb. 4 NBA games

Mario Chalmers, Miami Heat (W, 99-94 vs. CHA)

3 points (1-6 FG, 0-3 3P, 1-1 FT), 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 block, 0 turnovers in 21 minutes

Nick Collison, Oklahoma City Thunder (W, 112-91 vs. DAL)

4 points (2-3 FG), 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block in 15 minutes

Kirk Hinrich, Chicago Bulls (L, 111-101 vs. IND)

Inactive (elbow injury)

Thomas Robinson, Sacramento Kings (L, 98-91 OT vs. UTA)

4 points (2-4 FG), 4 rebounds in 15 minutes

Delicious
Digg
Tumblr
Wordpress
Reddit
Copy and paste the link:

Cairo_Jayhawk 3 months, 2 weeks ago

We have a lot of guys in the NBA and a few of the are pretty good, but Paul Pierce is getting old... We need a major star (or maybe a few!) in the NBA. Maybe Mclemore turns into one? Maybe Robinson steps up?

AsadZ 3 months, 2 weeks ago

If Mario can get out of Miami and get opportunity where he is relied on scoring he will be a star in the League

KU_alum_2001 3 months, 2 weeks ago

No offense, Asad, but I'm definitely going to have to disagree with you. Sadly, if anything, I'd say Mario being in Miami helps him. a) teams make him their fourth or fifth priority when it comes to defense, b) there's no pressure on him at all, c) he gets attention and opportunities that others don't get simply because of who he plays with, and d) his assists stats are probably only padded by the fact that he passes the ball to guys who are great scorers.

Again, his field goal percentage is not great (would rank #31 among PG's "If" he qualified, which he doesn't) and his assist/turnover ratio is not great (also 31st amongst PG's this year) while his assists per 48min would rank 39th AMONGST PG's... and that's even with the above factors I've mentioned. Now he does rank 11th in steals which is good (and would rank 8th in steals per 48 min, but it's also below what Tyshawn would have so...)

I love Chalmers but he's no star. This goes back to my point when it was announced that his jersey would be retired. He was never even Big 12 First Team, let alone an All-American. If he wasn't a "star" in college, I don't see it happening at the NBA level.

I think blaming his lack of stardom on him being on the Heat is completely misplaced and innacurate... with all due respect.

oldalum 3 months, 2 weeks ago

You may be right, but on another team he might at least have a chance to score more. As it is, I'm always surprised when he gets a touch once he has brought the ball up.

wissoxfan83 3 months, 2 weeks ago

I agree Cairo, not that I hang my Jayhawk pride on it too much, but generally we don't produce great pro players in recent years.

jasnomw 3 months, 2 weeks ago

There are 330+ Div 1 college teams and only 30 NBA teams, each of which play about 10 players. We currently have what, 3 starters, one being a bona fide star, one an integral piece of the championship team, and 6 key reserves (3-4 of which look like they'll work their way into starters).

So we've got 9 guys playing major minutes in the NBA, out of ~250 players total who could have come from 330+ different schools. That is a huge representation, especially when you consider a decent chunk of NBA players never played for a Div1 college.

Commenting has been disabled for this item.

Jayhawks in the NBA