'Hawks in the NBA

One more year? Collins might not have a choice

You asked for it.... And by you I mean the fans at Allen Fieldhouse last Saturday when Kansas University held off Texas, 83-73, to win its fifth-straight Big 12 regular season championship. There he stood at the free throw line, late in the game, with the voltage of 16,000 smiles slapped ...

Former Jayhawk responsible for Shaq’s resurgence?

Fifty-three-year-old Alvin Gentry has been a basketball coach for more than half of his life — 29 years to be exact. In that time, he has logged 20 seasons on an NBA bench, with most of those coming as an assistant. That’s where he began the 2008-2009 NBA campaign, parked loyally ...

Passing Pippen: Hinrich moves up the Bulls all-time three-point list

Quick.... Name the top two three-point shooters in Chicago Bulls history. Easy, right? Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. Not quite. Oh, wait, that's right, Jordan didn't really shoot all that many threes. So it's gotta be Pippen and someone like Craig Hodges or Steve Kerr or John ...

NBA Trade Deadline Arrives; Any Jayhawks On the Move?

5:30 p.m. AnalysisAll of the deals might not be done, but the deadline has passed. So let's take a look at how the trades that happened will impact the Jayhawks in the NBA. 1. Drew Gooden to Sacramento Gooden gets yet another fresh start, this time on the West Coast, where maybe he'll have a ...

All-Star Extravaganza: Jayhawk Style

So last weekend’s NBA All-Star extravaganza got me thinking. Why not craft a blog about Jayhawks in the NBA that is based on the events and festivities that took place in Phoenix, where Shaq and Kobe (of all people) led the West to a drubbing of the Eastern Conference. The concept is simple, ...

Pritchard’s first mistake as GM hasn’t knocked Portland off course

Greg Oden? Good. Brandon Roy? Even better. Turning Portland’s NBA franchise around in just a few years? Nearly amazing. The team once known by many as the “Jail Blazers” for its frequent and embarassing brushes with the law, has become one of the hottest young teams in the league. The ...

Pop culture quiz reveals Beasley’s youthful spirit

Need a reason to believe that Miami Heat rookie and former Kansas State standout Michael Beasley actually is just 20 years old? Try looking at his answers in Sports Illustrated's latest edition of "The Pop Culture Grid." The feature, which appears each week near the front of the famous magazine ...

Darrell Arthur quietly having a solid season for Memphis

So here’s this week’s question. It’s pretty simple, really. Has anyone noticed what an impact former Kansas University forward Darrell Arthur has made on the NBA during the first 41 games of his rookie season? Through half a season, Arthur is averaging 5.4 points and 4.2 rebounds per ...