Things are coming together

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. For those who missed it, the Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team throttled the Number 21 Kentucky Wildcats 73-46 in a meeting of two of the top three winningest collegiate programs of all time. The Jayhawks shot 50% from the field, had eight blocked shots, and held Kentucky to 21.4% shooting. KU leads the country in field goal percentage defense and that number will drop after yesterday's performance. Julian Wright and Mario Chalmers are settling in nicely at the two and four respectively. Thanks to Russell Robinson, Kentucky's top scorer Rondo was held to nine points and three assists. The backcourt of Robinson and Chalmers is going to be a beautiful thing to watch over the next couple of years. A memorable display by the stud Brandon Rush even caught the eye of a certain Kentucky-crazed Hollywood starlet.

A Wildcat fan penned a wee testimonial of yesterday's debacle:

I will say this though the people of Kansas were a class act, and I was very appreciative of their hospitality. Also Allen Fieldhouse is a site to see and experience. The introduction with the Rock Chaulk Jayhawk chant and pregame ritual is a pretty neat thing to experience.

The player introductions are very cool, they show pictures of Naismith, Allen, and Rupp in pictures before they announce the players.
And it is very LOUD in that arena too.

I was very upset, and it was very hard to watch this game but the memory will last a lifetime of the history of this place and being with friends to experience it with.

Yesterday, Bill Self's lineup juggling and player rotations came together as the Jayhawks looked fresh for the entire game, kept up the defensive intensity, and always seemed to have the right guys on the floor to match up with Kentucky. For a freshman and sophomore dominated team, they have improved significantly since the start of the season and the team is beginning to gel as a cohesive unit.

We still have some room for improvement and we're going to lose few more. As is the case every year, we'll sell out every road game and that school will be gunning to knock us down a notch or two. The buildings will be loud and our youth will tested dramatically. But that youth is so exciting and I can't wait to watch them develop as a unit over the next couple of years.

Every day is a great day to be a Jayhawk. But beating Kentucky makes it feel Christmas.