Greetings from downtown KCMO--home to the Big 12 tournament and the headquarters for fans of March Madness. Let's kick it around as we observe the comings-and-goings here in the Power & Light District.
Bruise brothers team: The Big 12 could field quite a bruise brothers team--I'm going with Tarick Black of Kansas, Cameron Ridley of Texas, Thomas Gipson of Kansas State, Jamari Traylor of Kansas, and Rico Gathers of Baylor.
Worst mascot: It's a tie between the horse of Oklahoma and the Phillips gas pump guy. I know, I know--the Phillips "thing" is a sponsor mascot but, seriously, that is a freaky looking life form. The OU horse is just flat out weird and only makes sense if you like mullets.
KCMO: Could the city have picked a worse time to seemingly have construction happening on every street and major artery into and in downtown? The roadways were packed yesterday and, once downtown, parking was at a premium given all of the office parking spaces that were already in use.
Best game: With deference to KU-OSU and those teams' overtime thriller, the best game award goes to Iowa State beating Kansas State. There were numerous lead changes, opposing crowds going crazy, and NCAA Tournament seedings on the line. For Kansas State, the loss puts them at 3-5 over their last eight games--not a good way to enter the Big Dance.
Creepiest promotion: The Motel 6 Kiss-Cam is just downright awkward. "We'll leave a light on for ya" indeed...
Best player: Andrew Wiggins of KU put on a show yesterday. While everyone is marveling at his 30 points, let's consider that he held Oklahoma State's Markel Brown to five of 13 from the field and one of four from three, with the one make an incredible fall-back jumper by Brown over Wiggins' outstretched arm. Wiggins grabbed seemingly every rebound in the overtime and was simply the best player in any game yesterday in Sprint Center.
Nice touch: The public address announcer thanked the ESPN Regional/Big 12 Network crew yesterday as this is the last year for that group's involvement with the tournament.
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