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Q: How many championships did
Shaquille ONeal and Kobe Bryant
win together?
A: 3 (2000-2003)
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tRIVIA of thE DAY
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The Los Angeles Lakers have
won 17 NBA championships.
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fAct of thE DAY
QUotE of thE DAY
Its amazing to get a chance to
play with Mike again. We had some
great years together, and I look for-
ward to getting to work and building
a winner here in LA.
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Despite backlash, DAntonis hiring positive for the Lakers
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T
he Los Angeles Lakers continued
to upset most of their fans late
Sunday night when plans to hire
Mike DAntoni as coach became official.
DAntoni agreed to a three-year deal with
the team worth $12 million.
Many NBA experts and Lakers fans
hoped and believed that the Lakers were
going to bring back 11-time NBA title
winner and Basketball Hall of Famer Phil
Jackson, but team officials decided that
DAntoni was the best fit. Jackson was told
by the Lakers that he had until Monday to
accept the job, but received a phone call
from Lakers ownership late Sunday night
telling him of DAntonis hiring, and was
stunned by the news.
Lakers coach Mike Brown was fired last
Friday after starting the season at 1-4, and
during the Lakers game that night, fans
chanted, We want Phil! continuously
throughout the game.
DAntonis hiring has upset many Lakers
fans who argue that theyd much rather
have a coach who is a proven winner in LA
with the titles to back it up rather than set-
tling for DAntoni, who has never won an
NBA title.
According to ESPNs Chris Brossard,
Lakers officials arent claiming that
DAntonis a better coach than Phil Jackson
but that he was better-equipped for the
team roster than Jackson. The Lakers
ownership believed that Dantonis style of
offense was also a better fit than Jacksons
signature triangle offense.
There were rumors that Jackson wanted
a lot of money, too many days off and too
much control of the team. These rumors
were likely another major factor that came
into play when Lakers owner Jerry Buss
made his decision to go with DAntoni.
As Laker Kobe Bryant said of the hir-
ing: I love PJ, but Im very excited about
DAntoni.
DAntoni is known for his up-tempo
offense that he emphasized when he
coached the Phoenix Suns and New York
Knicks. These teams both excelled in
almost every offensive category expect
for defense. DAntoni was criticized when
he coached the Suns and Knicks for not
stressing defense enough. Most of the
teams hes coached in the past were always
second or third-to-last in most defensive
statistics in the NBA.
DAntonis resume as an NBA coach:
10 seasons of coaching; Denver
Nuggets (1998-1999), Phoenix
Suns (2003-2005), New York
Knicks (2008-2012)
5 postseason appearances (reach-
ing the conference finals twice with
the Phoenix Suns; 2005/2006)
2004-2005 NBA Coach of the Year
One Laker quite familiar with DAntoni
and his style is veteran guard Steve Nash.
Nash played under DAntoni for four years
and won back-to-back MVP awards in
the 2004 and 2005 seasons under the Suns
and DAntoni. DAntoni will try to help the
38-year-old point guard find his stride with
his new team. Nash has been hurt for a
majority of the season and is struggling to
find consistency on the offensive end now
that hes recovered.
So far the Lakers have acted more like
the New York Jets, getting plenty of media
attention and drama but no success or play
to back it up. The Lakers will get one thing
for sure with the hire of DAntoni, and
thats plenty of fireworks. The Lakers will
be a much more exciting team to watch
now that DAntoni has the reins. Look for
more alley-oops, three-point shooting and
scoring, scoring, scoring.
DAntoni is expected to arrive in Los
Angeles either today or Thursday and
hopes he can help turn this veteran team
around so it can be a legit threat when
postseason arrives.
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Freshman
guard Ben Mc-
Lemore
McLemore
didnt show many
nerves in his frst
game in a big
situation, scoring
14 points and grabbing three rebounds,
two of which came at the offensive end
of the foor.
Kansas 64 Mi chi gan state 67
Key Plays
Game to remember
McLemore
thats the
thing, coach
wanted the se-
niors to step
up, and at the
end we kind of
shied away from
it, failed at doing
that. We can blame ourselves, the up-
perclassmen, because the underclass-
men, they done all they could and they
gave us what they were capable of.
-travis Releford
Quote of the Game
first half
(sCore after Play)
19:00 - travis Releford drives to the hoop to score the frst points of the game. 2-0
KU
6:23 - Ben McLemore grabs an offensive rebound off a miss by travis Releford and
puts it back in to give Kansas a lead it wont relinquish until there were less than
seven minutes remaining in the second half. 27-26 KU
seCond half
17:36 - elijah Johnson knocks down a 3-point shot to get the Kansas offense rolling
in the second half. 40-34 KU
2:50 - Derrick nix gets fouled on the inside and makes his frst free throw, giving the
spartans the lead that Kansas wont overcome. 60-59 MsU
35| 29 64
Kansas
32 | 35 67
michigan state
JayhawK stat leaders
Points rebounds assists
releford
3
Johnson
16
Withey
7
miChiGan state
Kansas
Player Fg-Fga 3Fg-3Fga Rebs a Pts
travis Releford 2-6 0-1 2 3 8
Ben McLemore 5-7 1-2 3 3 14
Jeff Withey 4-6 0-0 7 0 8
elijah Johnson 6-15 2-5 4 2 16
Perry ellis 2-6 0-0 3 0 4
naadir tharpe 1-2 1-1 0 0 5
Jamari traylor 3-5 0-0 4 0 6
Justin Wesley 1-1 0-0 1 0 2
totals 24-48 4-9 24 8 63
Player Fg-Fga 3Fg-3Fga Rebs a Pts
Branden Dawson 5-6 0-0 4 2 12
gary harris 7-12 1-3 1 0 18
Keith appling 6-9 3-3 2 3 19
adreian Payne 2-4 0-1 8 0 4
Derrick nix 2-8 0-0 8 0 8
alex gauna 3-4 0-0 1 1 6
Russell Byrd 0-1 0-1 1 0 0
Brandan Kearney 0-2 0-1 1 1 0
totals 25-46 4-9 26 7 67
Freshman for-
ward Jamari traylor
traylor had a huge
frst half for the Jay-
hawks, scoring six
points and grabbing
four boards. he was
quieter in the second
half but had a huge block coming from
behind on a gary harris dunk attempt
that temporarily kept the score level at
59.
unsunG hero
Traylor
Freshman for-
ward Perry ellis
ellis disap-
peared against a
physical Michigan
state team, scor-
ing just four points
and grabbing three
rebounds in 17 min-
utes of play. the team will need ellis to
establish himself when they enter the
grueling Big 12 play in January if they
want to repeat as champs for the ninth
consecutive time.
Game to forGet
Ellis
basKetbaLL
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(Above) senior guard elijah Johnson
reaches over his opponent to get the ball to
the basket during tuesdays game against
Michigan state in atlanta for the champions
classic. Kansas lost 64-67.
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(Top Left) senior forward Jeff Withey
dunks to help the Jayhawks maintain a lead
over Michigan state in tuesdays game in
atlanta.
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(Left) senior guard elijah Johnson hurries to
get a shot off in the second half of tuesdays
game against Michigan state in atlanta.
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(Below) Junior forward Justin Wesley
goes for a layup over his opponent during
tuesdays game against Michigan state in
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reWInd
Schedule
*all games in bold are at home
date opponent time
oct. 30 emPorIa state (exhIbItIon) W, 88-54
nov. 5 WashbUrn (exhIbItIon) W, 62-50
nov. 9 soUtheast mIssoUrI state W, 74-55
nov. 13 Michigan state L, 67-64
nov. 15 ChattanooGa (Cbe) 7 p.m.
nov. 19 WashInGton state (Cbe) 9 p.m.
nov. 20 Cbe CLassIC 6/8:30 p.m.
nov. 26 san Jose state 8 p.m.
nov. 30 oreGon state 7 p.m.
dec. 8 CoLorado 1 p.m.
dec. 15 beLmont 6 p.m.
dec. 18 rIChmond 6 p.m.
Dec. 22 OhiO state 3 p.m.
dec. 29 amerICan UnIversIty 7 p.m.
Jan. 6 temPLe 12:30/3:30 p.m.
Jan. 9 IoWa state 6 p.m.
Jan. 12 teXas tech 3 p.m.
Jan. 14 bayLor 8 p.m.
Jan. 19 teXas 1 p.m.
Jan. 22 Kansas state 7 p.m.
Jan. 26 oKLahoma 3 p.m.
Jan. 28 West ViRginia 8 p.m.
Feb. 2 oKLahoma state 3 p.m.
Feb. 6 tcU 8 p.m.
Feb. 9 OKLahOMa 3 p.m.
Feb. 11 Kansas state 8 p.m.
Feb. 16 texas 8 p.m.
Feb. 20 OKLahOMa state 3 p.m.
Feb. 23 tCU 3 p.m.
Feb. 25 iOWa state 8 p.m.
Feb. 29 oKLahoma state 7 p.m.
March 2 West ViRginia 1 p.m.
march 4 texas teCh 6 p.m.
March 9 BaYLOR 5 p.m.
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senior guard travis Releford sprints past a Michigan state defender toward the basket during tuesday, nov. 13s game against
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By Mike Vernon
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1-11.
After the second game of the
football season, I wrote in this
very spot that Kansas wouldnt win
another game.
1-11.
While I may end up being right
about the record, I was very wrong
about how it would happen. After
Kansas lost to Rice, I thought this
season would mirror the last two
embarrassing.
I thought the team would look
incompetent on the field and that
the coaching would be the same.
After all, we had heard all off-sea-
son about how good Dayne Crist
and the other transfers would be,
and it appeared to be a farce.
I thought wrong.
This years team has not been
embarrassing. This years team has
not been incompetent. And this
years players have played their
butts off.
None of the above could easily
have been said after last seasons
2-10 debacle.
This season, however, has been
an entirely different tale. Its been a
story of improvement and a story
of falling short.
Lets look back at that Rice
game because thats where it all
began. Thats when the close
losses began. Kansas lost on a
last-second field goal to the Owls.
Crist, the supposed golden boy of
Kansas football, looked far from
special.
Then against TCU, the Horned
Frogs were held to only 20 points.
Kansas only scored six points, but
the Jayhawks still had a legitimate
chance to win that game.
And then theres Northern
Illinois, where Kansas lost on
the road 30-23. Another close
lose. Another game Kansas had a
chance to win.
Kansas State was a second-half
blowout that looked Turner Gill
esque, but lets face it, the Wildcats
could be playing for the National
Championship in January.
There was the rainy Oklahoma
State game, where Kansas lost
20-14 to a team that put up more
than 50 points in the first half
against them just one year ago.
Oklahoma and Baylor were
never close, but growing pains are
expected when a program is being
built.
Look at the Texas and Texas
Tech games, though. Kansas came
within plays of winning both of
these games. Never would I have
imagined either of these games
being close after that loss to Rice.
Why does all of this matter?
Because, in the end, this football
team has gotten far better than I
could have imagined just 10 weeks
ago.
Theyve got a legitimate chance
to win this Saturday against Iowa
State and to really prove me
wrong.
Although 1-11 or not, they
already have.
Edited by Christy Khamphilay
Tara BryanT/Kansan
senior forward Jeff Withey grabs a defensive rebound in last nights game against Michigan state in atlanta.
Weis focuses on a winning for seniors
Football
EThan PaDWay
epadway@kansan.com
DoWn To ThE WirE
Despite record,
football team
has improved
Kansas coach Charlie Weis made
it clear during his weekly press
conference that he wants this week
to be about the seniors. He doesnt
want to win this Saturday against
Iowa State for his satisfaction.
He wants a win this week to give
the seniors a win to remember.
Weis went as far as taking it to
Twitter, asking fans to come to this
Saturdays game.
Saturdays match against the
Cyclones will be the final time
the senior Jayhawks take the field
at Memorial Stadium. Kansas will
honor its 23-member senior class
before this weeks game.
Like Weis, the seniors would
like to finish their long season on
a high note after all theyve been
through this season. Those who
have spent their entire playing
career in Kansas have played under
three different head coaches.
I cant even imagine that, Weis
said. Theyve gutted it out and
bought in (to all three coaching
systems). I would like them to walk
out of here with a good taste in
their mouth.
But even through the rough
times, the seniors will always
treasure the opportunity to play
football in the Big 12. From the
moment they committed until the
day they turn in their uniforms, the
seniors will leave Lawrence with
long-lasting memories and friend-
ships.
Theyre going to remember the
camaraderie with their teammates,
Weis said. You dont focus on the
bad things. You focus on the good
things and there are still a couple
of opportunities for some good
memories yet to be created.
This senior class is unique com-
pared to previous ones. Weis not
only worked with seniors who have
spent their entire college careers at
Kansas, but also worked with three
seniors who transferred to Kansas
from Notre Dame to play football
under Weis one last
time.
One of those
transfers includes
tight end Mike
Ragone, who over-
came adversity after
being sidelined due
to multiple knee
injuries. Ragone
found the strength
to move forward
and make up for the lost time in
Kansas and received some words
of encouragement from Weis.
Ragone believed in Weis system
and Weis believed in Ragones abil-
ity to play football. Ragone took
advantage of his opportunity to
play football and develop new rela-
tionships, but also continued to be
around his teammates from Notre
Dame.
If I didnt have that opportunity,
I wouldnt be able to spend my time
with guys like Dayne [Crist] and
Anthony [McDonald], Ragone
said. I cherish this. Weve had a
good time.
The 23 seniors will be intro-
duced with their families before
Saturdays game. Players will walk
onto the field at Memorial Stadium
one last time
and will have
a moment to
reflect on their
time at Kansas.
The seniors
will approach
the field while
other family
members and
friends watch
in attendance.
Wide receiver Daymond Patterson
looks at this as a big moment for
him and his family before playing
in front of them at home one last
time.
I think Ill have a lot of emo-
tions just being out there with my
family, he said. Just knowing how
hard, not only me, but my whole
family, how hard we worked to get
to this point and making it through
the five years Ive been here. I know
that without them, I wouldnt be
here.
Edited by Brian Sisk