Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
My understanding is that McCormack can come back. And you never know, he might. Self certainly wouldn't turn him away and he's not going to the NBA.
Part of me thinks he took the needle in these Final Four games and important games. He had a nagging foot injury and you cant probably do that for every game. [Reply]
Underrated play in that game is Remy Martin getting back to block Caleb Love from behind at the rim on what would have been an open layup while up only 1 with less than a minute left. For everything that happened all year, the guy showed up when it counted on both ends and was probably our best player throughout the entire duration of the tournament. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Underrated play in that game is Remy Martin getting back to block Caleb Love from behind at the rim on what would have been an open layup while up only 1 with less than a minute left. For everything that happened all year, the guy showed up when it counted on both ends and was probably our best player throughout the entire duration of the tournament.
Remy picked us up when our offense hit a lull and single-handedly willed our offense under 5, before passing it off to Big Dave down-low to finish off the Tarheels. Always dreamed KU would get a player who would carry us like that and Remy delivered when it mattered most.
Speaking of Big Dave, I saw there were some questions about whether or not his name gets in the rafters? Dude just wrote it up there himself with the last three games. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chiefspants:
Remy picked us up when our offense hit a lull and single-handedly willed our offense under 5, before passing it off to Big Dave down-low to finish off the Tarheels. Always dreamed KU would get a player who would carry us like that and Remy delivered when it mattered most.
Speaking of Big Dave, I saw there were some questions about whether or not his name gets in the rafters? Dude just wrote it up there himself with the last three games.
Which is one hell of a regroup because the entire first half he looked like an overeager dog. He was way too juiced up. He came up hig when he needed to which is all that matters [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chiefspants:
Woke up this morning. Yep, we’re still National Champions who pulled off the greatest comeback in championship history.
Originally Posted by Chiefspants:
Woke up this morning. Yep, we’re still National Champions who pulled off the greatest comeback in championship history.
Jayhawks how we holding up this A.M.?
I took the next two days off to celebrate and gloat. Went to WAWA after the game last night with my gear on. Clerk was wearing a Carolina jersey. Nice!! [Reply]
2 NCAA Division I Tournament (2008, 2022)
4 NCAA Regional – Final Four (2008, 2012, 2018, 2022)
9 Big 12 Tournament (2006–2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2022)
16 Big 12 regular season (2005–2018, 2020, 2022)
Big Ten Tournament (2003)
2 Big Ten regular season (2001, 2002)
2 WAC regular season (1998, 1999)
Awards
2× AP College Coach of the Year (2009, 2016)
NABC Coach of the Year (2016)
Naismith College Coach of the Year (2012)
USBWA District Coach of the Year 2022
Adolph Rupp Cup (2012)
6× Big 12 Coach of the Year (2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018)[1]
5× AP Big 12 Coach of the Year (2006, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016)
John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award (2013)
Henry Iba Award (2009)
WAC Coach of the Year (2000)
Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame (2013) [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Underrated play in that game is Remy Martin getting back to block Caleb Love from behind at the rim on what would have been an open layup while up only 1 with less than a minute left. For everything that happened all year, the guy showed up when it counted on both ends and was probably our best player throughout the entire duration of the tournament.
That play was huge. And I thought in real time he fouled. That shit was clean as a whistle. Remy was fire. The turnaround he had this year…I’ve never seen anything like it. I know he was injured. And self is a wizard for making some kind of call to be like GTFO of any ball until it’s right. But even then to go from 0 to fuck you like he did, even compared to where he was pre-injury, is just incredible. Especially defensively. He was never going to be a Garrett type stopper, but he made a ton of huge plays defensively and a shitton of effort that undoubtedly made a big difference.
The confidence he had is just amazing. I’ve never seen anything like it.
Probably the play that surprised me in watching the highlights was on Daves basket where he beat Manek and Bacot, Bacot bailed out. In real time I was like, “WTF? Cool!” But he bailed because Wilson was crashing. Wilson stays in the corner, maybe Dave feeds him maybe not. But that’s a fairly important cut in the history of KU basketball.
It bears repeating. It’s never not enjoyable to watch Manek get destroyed by KU. I’ve seen it a lot now, and it’s always good. [Reply]
