Believe it or not, it’s that time of year again. Although the onset of fall typically gets people thinking more about football, around here the arrival of October means one thing — basketball season is right around the corner. While the Kansas University football program’s recent ...
Maybe it’s the weird facial hair or the less-than-ordinary ‘dos that have turned teams off of Drew Gooden. You know the looks I’m talking about. When Gooden first arrived at KU, he had a clean face, a goofy smile and seemed to play the way he looked — like a kid. ...
Here’s a look at the latest NBA rumors surrounding a few former Jayhawks who might be on the move this offseason. The hottest name out there continues to be Kirk Hinrich, the Chicago Bulls guard who has been linked to at least three or four teams in the past two weeks alone. For a ...
So much for speculation. Wednesday in this very blog, we discussed that the departure of Ben Gordon from Chicago (to Detroit via free agency) likely meant that the Bulls were happy with Kirk Hinrich and that the former Jayhawk would join rookie phenom Derrick Rose in the team's backcourt ...
We’re now about 15 hours in to the NBA’s 2009 Free Agent Signing Period, which figures to feature several prominent names changing addresses and could include new locations for the kinds of players who do the grunt work to help their teams win championships. For the most part, things ...
10:59 p.m. Update The 2009 NBA Draft has come to a close, with the Miami Heat making Robert Dozier, of Memphis, the last pick of the draft. What a lucky guy, now he gets to play along side Mario Chalmers and hear about the 2008 NCAA title game for the first few years of his NBA career. Oh ...
All right, NBA fans. He did it. Kobe got his ring without Shaq. Many said he never would. Many doubted his ability to deliver as “The Man” for the Los Angeles Lakers. But a year after taking LA to the Finals and losing to Paul Pierce and the Celtics, Kobe made a return trip to the ...
I realize that the most likely, and perhaps best, answer to the following question is “nobody” but let’s toss it out there anyway. Which former Jayhawks would have the best shot at guarding Kobe Bryant? In the history of this game only a handful of players — maybe 3-5 at most ...
