First off, I’m not a big fan of College Station.
Regardless, it was a successful business trip for Kansas State, which seems to be surprising the college basketball world with this five-game winning streak.
Not going to say I anticipated all of this, but I’m not shocked, either. The truth is, most of the league’s teams are very similar this year. There is one good, borderline (but not really) great team in Oklahoma. There is another team that has minimized its deficiencies and maximized its home-court advantage in Kansas.
And then there is everyone else. As I wrote before, and was mocked by one of you in particular, I was not surprised to see K-State win in College Station. The Aggies aren’t especially talented, and really, who in the conference is?
OU has the league’s best player (Blake Griffin) and its best freshman (Willie Warren). KU has the league’s best guard (Sherron Collins). Any coincidence those teams are undefeated in Big 12 play?
What does this have to do with K-State, you might be wondering. What I’m suggesting is, if the Wildcats handle the rest of their business at home and manage to steal one road game, I think a top-four finish in the conference is possible, and that would also mean an NCAA Tournament berth would be in the offing.
But we’re getting ahead of ourselves, no?
This team has been a joy to watch, especially Saturday. It never came undone, and what I love the most is that because everyone knows their roles and plays them so well, it’s almost become stars for doing so.
Denis Clemente is terrific, as valuable as anyone on the team. Jacob Pullen is maddeningly inconsistent, almost the opposite of Fred Brown, who is lethal from three-point range. And so it is with K-State – when one guy, say Pullen, isn’t effective, the other two guards usually pick up the slack.
It’s the same in the frontcourt. How about Darren Kent’s game against A&M’s big men? I thought the Aggies would have a clear advantage Saturday, but DK worked and was aggressive, off-setting a mediocre statistical afternoon from Luis Colon.
Some fans are still in denial, wondering when the wheels will undoubtedly fall off. All I know is, the past three weeks have shown the Wildcats how to win, and they’ve adhered to the script for five consecutive games. There’s no reason to veer off course Wednesday against Texas Tech, and then comes the rematch with KU at Bramlage Coliseum…
Got predictions? Let’s start KU week off the right way. Whoever is closest with winner and score and, in case of tiebreaker (how? I’m not sure), let’s throw in number of points for Fred Brown, wins a Michael Beasley Miami Heat bobblehead I picked up when I was in Miami a couple of weeks ago working on a story.
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68-64 Katz. Brown with 11.
76-71 Cats, Clemente w/ 22
74-66 brown 11
cats win
KSU 83 ku 79
Fred Brown 13
74-66 brown 11 cats win
KSU 78, KU 72. Brown 7
I like the Cats 76-68. Downtown Freddy goes for 16.
67-66 Cats
Fred Brown 9
KSU 74
UKjr 70
Fred has a huge night with 22 pts.
65-62 KSU
Brown 9 points
KSU 72
Uk 69
Fred Brown 9
71-70 KU
Fred has 12
KSU 75
Guest 68
Brown 13 pts
77 – 73 K-State
Down Town with 17
how do we get Self’s credit card pushin mug off of this site? iT’S sick man.
I want’s pops take on the cats.
71-64 State
Freddy’s Frozen Custard with 10 AND Denny with 18 in the second half.
KU 73
K-State 65
Fred Brown posts 9.
KSU 79
Visitors 69
Brown with 15
I second getting Self’s portrait off the site.
KSU 70 KU 63
Fred with 12
KSU 81 – KU 76
9 for Fred. Gotta be multiples of 3.
84-75 katz. Brown w/ 15.
KSU-68, KU-62 Brown, 13. Hope to see Jester at the game.
KSTATE 63
KU 56
Fred Brown 12
KSU – 78
KU – 70
Fred gets 12
KSU 70 KU 62 – Brown 17
KSU: 87
KU: 80
Brown: 16
KSU:78
KU:75
Brown:11
KU 66, KSU 60
Fred with 7
that’s a shame that you were mocked by a ksu fan, simply for believing in the katz.
ku 73
ksu 62
brown 10
72-61 Hawks
Brown with 7
KSU 64, KU 61 (Brown w/ 6 points)
Kansas State-74
Kansas-69
Fred Brown-15 points
KSU 75
KU 70
Brown 10
KSU 69-65 Brown gets 11
K-State 67
K-Who 64
Brown has 11
What’s not to like about College Station?
KSU 82
KU 76
Brown – 10
KSU 74
KU 69
Brown with 14
and I’m still waiting for last year’s prize.
KSU-77
Chickenhawks-61
Fred Brown-9
and Self gets a technical along the way:)
KSU – 82
KU – 67
Fred Brown with 16
KSU 74
KU 61
Downtown with 11
KSU- 81
KU – 60
Brown- 24
uk – 67
ksu – 63
Freddy B – 8
K-State 74, KU 69.
Fred Brown: 14 pts.
K State 76
ku 64
Fred 9
K-State 82 uk 71 Brown 11
Cats 79-71 Brown 8 points
KSU 78
ku 69
Fred Brown 16 pts