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Basketball Features Final Four Kansas Basketball NCAA Tournament

Is Kansas a Sleeper in This Year’s NCAA Tournament?

March 19, 2015March 23, 2016 Names Jaysmith 0 Comment Bill Self, Cliff Alexander, Kansas Jayhawks, Kentucky, KU, NCAA Tournament, Perry Ellis

Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright; the band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are

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Bill Self Might Adapt for an Exceptional Game

March 16, 2015March 16, 2015 Names Jaysmith 0 Comment basketball, Bill Self, Jayhawks, Kansas, KU, madness, march, Tournament

Basketball can be SO frustrating! We know great play when we see it, we know what effort looks like, and

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Basketball Features Kansas Basketball

The Shot Heard ‘Round the Big 12: Perry Ellis Surges at Crucial Time

March 5, 2015March 5, 2015 Names Jaysmith 0 Comment basketball, Big 12, Jayhawks, Kansas, KU, Perry Ellis, West Virginia

Bill Self preaches constantly that the layup is the easiest shot to make in basketball. It’s a shot that any player who’s good

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Basketball Features History Kansas Basketball

The Evolution of the Speed of College Basketball

February 24, 2015February 25, 2015 Names Jaysmith 0 Comment basketball, college basketball, Jayhawks, Kansas, Naismith, NCAA, Rock Chalk Blog, speed

How has has the speed of college basketball changed since the game’s origin, and what do we do now? (Almost) from

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