Kansas Edges Past Michigan State with Dickinson's 28 Points

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00:00Kansas comes through last night against Michigan State, Hunter Dickinson, 28 points, 12 rebounds,

00:10really nice game for them.

00:12But you basically feel the same as you said earlier, Mike, that Kansas, really good team,

00:17but shouldn't be the number one team in the country.

00:19Yeah, I think they're going to have a great year and probably win a terrific Big 12, and

00:25it could even make the Final Four, but those last two games are such a hurdle.

00:29And we see the same type of teams in just about every year, the ones that have those

00:35guys.

00:36And it's not necessarily the ones that have the best NBA prospects, but you have to have

00:40them.

00:41And the reason is simple.

00:43Guys like Bill Self are tremendous coaches, and they basically shut out the world and

00:47break down every single set you run and every single inbounds play and all the rest of it.

00:53And eventually it's going to come down to a pro making a play that can't be taken away.

00:58And last night, I mean, would have been an example of that if Cooper Fly could have made

01:00a couple of plays, that would have shown you the kind of play I'm talking about.

01:05He unfortunately failed, unfortunately, from Duke's perspective, failed in that circumstance.

01:11But usually someone like that is going to come through on that stage.

01:16And I don't know that Kansas has that player.

01:20Let's take a look at the Wooden Award odds.

01:22And Mike, I guess we'll end with this.

01:23Can a player on Creighton be declared the best player in the country at the end of the

01:28season?

01:29He may very well be, but you know, competing against North Carolina and Kansas and schools

01:34like that, you don't normally get this kind of cred.

01:38You don't, but they play in one of the best leagues in the country.

01:41It's produced multiple national champions in the last decade.

01:45And we saw, hey, we saw in 2020, the majority of selectors picked a Dayton player.

01:53So it certainly can happen at Creighton if it can happen at Dayton.

01:56And who knew that I would rhyme this morning with you, Chris.