Sunday, February 6, 2011

Dimes and dunks

- We have a new #1 in the RPI race--BYU has taken over the top spot. Helping the Cougars is their #11 Strength of Schedule. The top ten in the RPI are: BYU, Kansas, Ohio State, San Diego State, Georgetown, Pittsburgh, Texas, Duke, Notre Dame and Purdue.

- RPI rankings for Big 12 contenders for the NCAA Tournament: Kansas, #2; Texas, #7; Missouri, #30; Kansas State, #31; Texas A&M, #32; Oklahoma State, #46; Baylor, #76; Colorado, #87; and Nebraska, #91. If Baylor ends up as a 10 or 11 seed, they are going to be a hard first round matchup for a 6 or 7 seed.

- Buy, sell or hold? Here you go: Buy - Texas, Kansas; hold - Missouri, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Baylor, Oklahoma; sell - Texas A&M, Colorado, Nebraska. Underwater - Iowa State, Texas Tech.

Breaking down Kansas versus Missouri on Big Monday:

Kansas: 8th in PPG, 29th in RPG, 4th in APG, and 1st in FG%.
Players to watch: How effective will Brady Morningstar, Tyrel Reed, Tyshawn Taylor and Elijah Johnson be at breaking Missouri's press? Don't expect to see Josh Selby on the floor given the stress reaction in his foot.

Missouri: 6th in PPG, 62nd in RPG, 11th in APG, and 48th in FG%.
Players to watch: Missouri's "bigs" versus the Morris twins and Thomas Robinson--can Ratliffe, Bowers and crew keep KU off of the offensive board?

Fun facts:
- Last year, in the two KU-MU matchups, Kansas out-rebounded Missouri 101-56.
- The last time Missouri beat Kansas in Lawrence was 1999.
- The most points scored by a Missouri Tiger against Kansas was 43 by Anthony Peeler in 1992. Interestingly, that high point total came in Lawrence.
- Kansas is 18-6 in the series since 2000.

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