By Rich Zvosec
SportsRadioKC.com

Coach Bill Self has led the Kansas Jayhawks to six straight Big 12 titles and a national title in 2008. He is one of the best at putting all of the puzzle pieces together. He is a master recruiter and manager that knows how to put all of the right ingredients together. This season was no different as he had the Jayhawks flying throughout the season.

That being said, I have taken the master chef, Bill Self, into the kitchen to cook up another Baker’s ...

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By RICH ZVOSEC
SportsRadioKC.com
 

Basketball is over in the Sunflower State, but the memories left behind will last a lifetime. There are many fans out there who will dwell on what Kansas or Kansas State failed to achieve. To those I say “life is too short.” Celebrate what your team accomplished and don’t worry about what they didn’t. If you don’t believe me then take it from Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino. He led his ...

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By Rich Zvosec
SportsRadioKC.com
 

Two of the biggest building blocks in any relationship are trust and confidence. This holds true for the coach-player relationship in a unique sort of way. Throughout a player’s career, he will experience peaks and valleys. How a coach manages this fluctuation will play a big part in the length of the good times and bad.

 

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With a 68-51 victory over Colorado on Saturday, the Kansas State Wildcats and head coach Frank Martin have etched their names into the long tradition of success in Manhattan. The list of coaches that preceded him from Tex Winter, Jack Gardner, Cotton Fitzsimmons, Lon Kruger and Dana Altman all achieved success in a variety of ways, but never have they done in the regular season what Frank Martin has just done.
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Three programs have climbed to the top of the Big 12 and have experienced banner seasons the past few years. It starts with the head coach and his talents, skills and mentality. By examining three facets of each coach you will quickly be able to determine whether the success at Kansas, Kansas State and Missouri is just an aberration or is set for the long haul. These three areas are: Program Philosophy, Recruitability, and Game Adjustments. ... << MORE >>

Homecourt advantage has been talked about since colleges started playing basketball. Nowadays, it is even more in the news. But what is it and how do you get it?

In the past it might mean that the home team would hire the officials and let’s just say that when an official calls you coach but calls the home team’s coach by his first name and starts asking about his wife and family, you know you are in for some home ...

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Every league in the country has good coaches, but in the Big 12 you have some of the best at their craft. Many of them will be in the Hall of Fame before it all said and done. So how did they all get to their present positions? They all prepared, did their homework and then passed the test. However, when looking at the roster of Big 12 basketball coaches you will be ... << MORE >>

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