Thankful Thursday

I am going to dedicate today's post to Chicago Native, Jayhawk great, and more importantly the all the time winningest player in Kansas history; Sherron Collins. Unfortunately I was not in attendance for last night's game vs Kansas State, but if anyone saw the highlights you could see truly how crazy the atmosphere was for Sherron's last game. Sherron thus far has had a storybook career at Kansas, and what better way to add to the story than playing against you rival, friend (Jacob Pullen), and in front of a crowd of 15,000 plus cheering your every move at historic Allen Field House. The game started slow for Collins as he started with a dismal 1-10 from the field. This was not the case for the rest of Jayhawk team as they jumped to a 18-6 lead with a few quick threes from Xavier Henry (led team with 19 pts) and all around good play. As Celemente and K-State tied the game at 45 around the 17 minute mark, it was all Sherron and the Jayhawks. Sherron doing what he does best and hits quick shot after quick shot. Soon the 1-10 shooting was changed to 5-5 from the field and 6-6 from the FT line, giving Sherron 17 points in his final game at Allen Field House. After Kansas took command of the game and it was time for Collins to exit the game he burried his face into Junior center Cole Aldrich (Most likely playing his last game at Phog Allen). As Collins exited the game the Lawrence faithful roared with appluase and cheers for their pride and joy Sherron Collins. Collins became emotional as the team all put on their Big 12 Champions shirts; and the actual reality of leaving Lawrence settled in. During Collins post-game speech he thanked his brothers on the team, his family, and the fans for all they have done for him. Sherron also went on to thank every coach individually. After the tears and rejocye Collins made it clear that this team is not done. Other than wining their sixth Big 12 title in a row, the team had other goals one of them obviously being winning the ship. When looking at Collin's career he ends as KU's all time winning player and honestly too many achievements to list. Adding another Championship would only make his resume that much more impressive. I would like to thank Sherron Collins for all the excitement and joy he has brought to not only me, but all the fans in Lawrence. We also look forward to the speech at the field house after KU takes the NCAA tournament.