Well We Did It

I didn't believe it could happen but it did. I'm officially getting excited. This usually precludes the heartless collapse but that won't stop me from watching tonight.

We shot lights out and had some help from KU who obviously was sleepwalking the first 15 minutes of the game. I'll give our guys credit though, when KU finally started playing, we traded punches with them and even came back after the Jayhawks took a 5 point lead. When that happened a buddy of mine and I basically simultaneously texted each other saying we were about to fold. Good for the team for bowing their necks and playing.

This was also a big win for Coach Drew. When you think about it, he really hadn't had any big skins on the wall when it comes to conference wins. Most of our numbers this year and last came against the bottom half of the standings. Yesterday's game was one where he can show recruits that they can compete with the best and win as opposed to racking up wins against the Colorados of the world and coming in 4th or 5th in conference.

So what now? Well, we play the great Satan, Rick Barnes. As mentioned on a prior thread, Barnes absolutely owns us. Never lost to the Bears and he's been there for 11 seasons. So that's 22 plus the couple of times when we've seen the Horns in the conference tourney. Texas seemed down this year but that never translated into any kind of success against them this season. Dexter Pittman has been the MVP of the tournament so far being the dominant force in Texas' first two games. Texas fans were concerned about his stamina playing in back to back days but he apparently had enough in his tank to do it. We'll see what happens in the 3rd game in 3 days.

I'm guessing we'll stick with our dinky little 2-3 zone we've been running out there. It's kept our bigs out of foul trouble and our opponents have foolishly settled for long range jump shots. Abrams might have a career night against us, but if he's off, we'll have a chance. Texas doesn't have another guy who can just kill you consistently shooting out there. Let's hope one doesn't just go off.

Also, big ups to Dugat for playing solid in the 2nd half and also to Dou who my buddy believes is the key to our team.