March Madness

Greetings and welcome to The Un-Zone, the site for all things related to Un. It's time for an update to this blog.

The weather in this part of the world has been interesting to say the least. Nothing like seeing a grill roll across a yard, a fence fall down, leaves flying everywhere, and shingles getting ripped off of houses. And all of this at 8:05 AM on a Sunday. Not that I was surprised by this, as I was already awake at 6:00 AM.
One would expect when this sort of weather strikes, the meteorologists would adopt a serious tone while on the air. The meteorologist on KMBC Channel 9 brought a few laughs (from me) and most likely, a few complaints while taking about this weather situation. She was smiling while saying things like "70 miles per hour gusts and large hail." It's kind of like seeing a national news broadcaster laughing while talking about a serious topic like a war going on. Then again, meteorologists tend to overdo things. Ted Textor of KCTV Channel 5 makes a severe thunderstorm sound like the end of the world and Gary Lezac of Channel 41 tends to OVER-EM-PHA-SIZE AND EX-AG-GER-ATE when talking about the weather. When it's the summer, he enjoys using phrases like "It's HOT, HOT, HOT" or "DID IT HIT A HUN-DRED? FIND OUT WHEN I DO THE WEA-THER!" That gets annoying. Real quickly.

Anyways, the Kansas Jayhawks won. They didn't suffer from the traditional problems that they normally do. The ball handling was pretty good, with some miscues. Their 3-point shooting was better than normal(it saved them a few times). The free-throw shooting, which tends to be a problem every year (2003 Championship game for example, 12 out of 30) was much improved this time. The defense was very good, with a few mistakes here and there. Shot selections was good. The team also didn't give up the lead, which happened earlier in the season. I was on of those people who wondered what Coach Bill Self was thinking, but it worked in the end. I did notice some problems, but all-in-all, the Jayhawks did a very good job with a team full of youngsters.
The team will be an X-factor in the Big Dance this year. The seed they got, #4, isn't that bad considering the year they had. If they play well, with all the cylinders going at full steam, they could make it deep into the tournament. Possible Final Four if the chips fall right. If they play poorly and make a bunch of mistakes, which they are prone to do, it could be an early exit. KU has a lot of talent, but sometimes, it shuts off and things go south quickly.

Rock Chalk Jayhawk KU!


Time to go. That's all for now.