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DEEPLY MOTIVATED
Expectations placed on Cats a little too heavy Comments by Georgetown coach overshoot UK’s ability NICK GRAY Kernel Columnist
John Calipari sat in a chair at his customary blueclad podium Sunday after UK's exhibition win over Georgetown. His brow was dry, a sign of an easy day at the office of Rupp Arena. His customary expression exudes confidence — a wry expression where a smile is trying to poke out, but never entirely does. His hair was spotted with gray marks that are results of hard work coaching young teams in the past. The man who held court just prior was Georgetown coach Chris Briggs, a former NAIA Coach of the Year and a national champion coach himself, albeit in the lower division of NAIA. When asked how he would stop UK's team if given a major college roster, Briggs responded that he did not think the Cats would lose a game this season. He continued to
say that UK could "have beaten some NBA teams tonight" and that the Cats "can be an NBA playoff team." Hyperbolic, it was. A few questions into his post-game press conference, a media member alerted Calipari as to what Briggs said about how the Cats may never lose a game this season. "Coach, did you do that to me?" he asked Briggs. "I'm sorry, Coach," Briggs responded with his head down and smiling, realizing the nature of his statements. Three years ago, UK's expectations were about obtaining a national championship. It succeeded. Two years ago, a young Cats team's expectations were to be a Top 5 team. It failed drastically. Last season, the talk was 40-0. In the next step of the evolution of expectations in college basketball's most prestigious program, UK's expectations are not of whipping every college team. That would be too easy, at least according to Briggs.
Nevermind the silly talk about a college team beating a team of professionals. UK's coaches or players could not help hearing what Briggs had to say. In the quest of trying to find the appropriate — and fresh — title for this season's team, people outside of the program have lost the grasp that the 2014-15 Cats will be a great college basketball team who will win more than 30 games and have a good shot to claim a national championship. And there's nothing wrong with that. The media and other coaches will continue to label this team filled with college recruits morphing into NBA prospects. It will get worse as the season goes on, especially if UK gets through its taxing non-conference schedule. But there is a reality, beside the result at the end of the year for those who want this team to be inexplicably more than it can be. There's nothing wrong with being a great college basketball team.
Hawkins, Willis used to being overshadowed NICK GRAY Kernel Columnist
Buried beneath a roster loaded with potential NBA talent are two highly recruited players who by no fault of their own, have disappeared into UK’s bench despite having the ability to be star playmakers on other major college basketball teams. Sophomores Derek Willis and Dominique Hawkins are in-state players whose realities are defined by the rotating platoon system, a system in which they now find themselves looking from the outside in. Nevermind that Willis was a four-star recruit who would have been a prized addition for any SEC team last
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season. Their reality now, like it or not, is that there are two five-man platoons, and Willis and Hawkins are not quite good enough to get substantial playing time in either of them. UK coach John Calipari said the platoon system can only work if the players don’t allow their own aspirations to get in the way of the team’s goals this season. For Willis and Hawkins, whose playing time will be dictated by injury or one of the starters failing to live up to high expectations, the prospect of sitting on the bench for yet another season will be a difficult pill to swallow. So much so that Willis was reportedly battling those demons last season. A report from Yahoo's Pat Forde said that Willis and his family were weighing potential transfer options for the Mt.
Washington native who appeared in 14 games last season. In October during UK media day, Willis denied the rumors. “It was probably like one of the worst weekends of last year," Willis said. "I don’t know who put it out or whatever, it was really stupid of them to do that. They never contacted me, they never contacted any of the coaches here or, like, my parents, and it was very ignorant of them to do that." Calipari said that Willis has since become a stronger all-around player and a less hesitant player who would briefly show aggressiveness on both sides of the floor. Too often would Willis trail his man on defense or set his sights on passing in the post on offense, no matter the situation. See BENCH on page 11
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DEEPLY TALENTED
Booker is already a better player than James Young Young’s tendency to shoot in bulk and waver in effort gives sharpshooting UK freshman an edge NICK GRAY Kernel Columnist
Freshman guard Devin Booker replaces departed guard James Young as UK's best shooter. In fact, Booker may be a better player now than Young. Young was a Top-20 pick for the Boston Celtics after he left the second-leading scorer for UK last season. He also shot 61 more 3-pointers than any other player.
Therein lies the problem. Young shot at a similar clip than freshman guards Aaron and Andrew Harrison. Andrew Harrison is not fooling people into thinking he's Stephen Curry shooting the ball, and Aaron Harrison shot from outside at a much higher rate during the SEC and NCAA Tournaments (48 percent). If there was any type of legitimate tweak from the regular season to the postseason, it was to not allow Young to chuck from outside. Aside from the SEC quarterfinal against LSU, Young never shot a 3-pointer more than five times in a game once. The eight-game
stretchduring the SEC Tournament and NCAA Tournament was the longest of the season, and Young never played more than four consecutive games where he didn't shoot more than five 3-pointers in a game. Diving deeper, of the 19 games where Young did attempt more than six 3-pointers, he did not connect on more than a third of them in 12 contests. Without a handful of possessions done in by a Young 3-pointer, UK won four consecutive games in the NCAA Tournament by single digits. Young's lack of ample shooting was not the sole reason the Cats won
Andrew Harrison adds consistency before 2nd year By Kyle Arensdorf news@kykernel.com
UK head coach John Calipari has an embarrassment of riches at his fingertips this season. He has eight five-star recruits, seven players at 6foot-8 or taller and two virtually interchangeable fiveman platoons at his disposal. But Calipari now has one asset that has eluded him in his five seasons at UK: a returning point guard. After a string of “oneand-done” point guards
,sophomore guard Andrew Harrison, with his twin brother Aaron Harrison by his side, broke the trend and decided to stay for a second season. Following UK’s 121-52 win against Georgetown on Sunday, Calipari gushed about his starting point guard, explaining how he’s taken on a “great leadership role” this season. “He’s unbelievable right now,” he said. “He’s talking to me. He feels good, (he feels) comfortable giving me ideas. This eventually has got to be his team … and not mine.”
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Sophomore guard Andrew Harrison has taken control of the reigns for the Cats since the beginning of the postseason in March.
When asked to expand on the sort of ideas Andrew Harrison gives him, Calipari referenced the Georgetown game, when Harrison took charge and made sure freshman forward Trey Lyles received some extra looks. “The other thing he was talking about (was) if these bigs run the court, we (have to) get it to them,” Calipari said. An important trait to have as a leader on the court is an ability to consistently knock down free throws, as they are usually present on the court in crucial moments of games. While Andrew Harrison shot a modest 76 percent from the free throw stripe a season ago, he has only missed one of his eight attempts in UK’s two exhibition games and went a perfect 8-for-8 during UK’s Blue-White scrimmage. One facet of Andrew Harrison’s game that could be improved from last season was his assist totals, only averaging four assists per game during the 201314 season. Through two exhibition games, however, he has totaled 15 assists while only committing two turnovers. After UK’s victory against Pikeville Nov. 2 in which Andrew had nine assists, Calipari voiced his adoration for his unselfish play, calling it “ridiculous.” “(He) wanted 10 assists,” Calipari said. “He threw that ball crosscourt and (sophomore guard Dominique Hawkins) was wide open. ‘Shoot it.’ He had nine assists, and I’m guessing four hockey assists.”
these games so narrowly. But single-digit games make every possession more crucial, and the crucial possessions become more stressful in the single-elimination NCAA Tournament. Where does Booker fit into all this? We will not dive into Booker's 5-for-11 performance in the two exhibition games. But the only thing of some substance from the preseason comes from a player who has now spent time watching both Young and Booker. "(Booker's) mechanics are just on point and it's hard to shake him from it," Aaron Harrison said, adding
that he thought Booker was the best 3-point shooter on the team, even over himself. Booker's effort outside of his shooting, from the Bahamas through preseason practices and the exhibitions, has been there when he can produce points, according to his coach. "If Devin thinks he's going to get two points, you can't believe how fast he is," UK coach John Calipari said. "He will outrun world-class sprinters to go get that ball." Booker might not yet be able to get to the rim like Young or flash the NBA potential right out of the gate, but he does have the ability
to shoot and defend much better than the now-Boston Celtic. Calipari realizes that he'll have to prod Booker like he does to freshmen each year. "If you guys want to score the ball, you will defend or you'll be out," Calipari said about Booker and freshman forward Karl Towns. "You're not taking all the ball shots and then go back and let a guy run by you and dunk on you. It's not happening here. But they're young." And the older Booker gets, the more he may separate himself from comparisons of Young to other loftysounding shooting guards.
Aaron Harrison prepared for shot-friendly sophomore year By Kyle Arensdorf karensdorf@kykernel.com
In March, sophomore guard Aaron Harrison caught the national spotlight after hitting consecutive last-minute shots against Louisville, Michigan and Wisconsin, which vaulted UK into the national championship game. But before he was the freshman who hit “the shots” in the NCAA Tournament, he was the lone shooter for a Cats team who, by all accounts, was a relatively underachieving team. It’s a different story this year; he’s just the first shooter on the first platoon. UK head coach John Calipari added a second shooter to the mix this year in freshman guard Devin Booker. “He’s made me get in better shape and made sure I’m focused every play,” Harrison said. “He’s really helped me become a better player.” While freshmen Tyler Ulis and Karl Towns Jr. were making great first impressions at the Big Blue Bahamas Tour in August, Booker admittedly struggled. However, in two exhibition games, he has turned his shooting woes around. “One guy that’s really improving rapidly and on a day-to-day basis is Devin Booker,” assistant coach Barry “Slice” Rohrssen said at a press conference Friday. “He’s really made some very good strides since he’s been here on campus.” In the Cats’ Nov. 2 matchup against Pikeville, Booker scored 16 points
and knocked down two of his four attempts from the 3-point line. He followed that performance by hitting three of his first four attempts from beyond the arch against Georgetown Sunday (Booker also led the team in steals in exhibition play). “I’m just getting adjusted to the college game,” Booker said. “It’s a lot different. Coach stresses runing the floor so that is one thing I try to focus on a lot. You know, sprinting the floor so (Ulis) can kick it up to me and we can initi-
ate our offense like that.” Harrison answered Sunday, however, with an impressive showing of his own. After going 0-for-3 from 3-point range in the Pikeville matchup (and 0for-3 in the Blue-White scrimmage), Harrison came out firing against Georgetown and tallied five threes in seven attempts, as well as five assists and a block. When asked who he thought would make more threes this season, Harrison was coy with his answer but said “probably Devin.”
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Sophomore guard Aaron Harrison is down to five percent body fat, making him more athletic as he heads into his second college season.
Ulis not good enough to unseat Andrew Harrison Added consistent play by the incumbent allows freshman guard to settle on the second platoon KYLE ARENSDORF Kernel Columnist
Of the four freshmen who made their UK debut at the Big Blue Bahamas Tour in August, point guard Tyler Ulis earned the most praise for his play. His stingy defense and ability to stretch the floor with his outside shooting even had some calling for him to replace sophomore
guard Andrew Harrison as the point guard for UK’s starting platoon. In the Cats’ six-game run in the Bahamas, Ulis went 9-for-15 (60 percent) from beyond the 3-point line with 22 assists and eight steals, compared to Harrison’s 0-for-3 output from the three point line, 31 assists and four steals. Ulis gained supporters because of his capacity to start his freshman season running and his ability to immediately pick up the offense and command it. Infamously, Harrison, as
well as the Cats as a team, had a rough start to the 2013-14 season that continued for most of the season, and his visibly negative body language routinely came under scrutiny. But Harrison’s performance improved throughout the SEC and NCAA Tournaments a season ago, and that cannot be swept under the rug. His ability to finally grasp head coach John Calipari’s offensive system was a part of why the Cats were able to make their unlikely run to the national champi-
onship in March. Calipari spoke to the improvements Andrew Harrison has made from last season to this season after the Cats’ 121-52 victory against Georgetown Sunday. “Everything about them is better. Their attitudes (are) better,” he said of the twin guards. “And I say attitudes, it’s more their (negative) body language, and you’re not seeing any of that.” Calipari also said he spoke to “NBA people” at UK’s combine on Oct. 10
who said their opinions of the guards have “really changed.” When asked what he thought he showed the NBA scouts, Andrew Harrison keyed on his athleticism. In UK’s two exhibition games, Andrew Harrison has shown that athleticism and has begun to assert himself as the true starter, anchoring the starting platoon in two decisive victories, tallying 15 assists, 11 points and only two turnovers. Ulis has come down
from his above-average numbers in the Bahamas to numbers much more comparable to those of a firstyear point guard in Calipari’s dribble-drive offense. The 5-foot-9 guard hung six points, four assists and two steals on Pikeville Nov. 2 before putting up zero points in the Cats’ win against Georgetown Sunday. Fans will have to push their aspirations of seeing the undersized guard overtake Andrew Harrison in the starting role to the side for the time being.
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DEEPLY UNITED
This year’s Cats do not need a dominant player to succeed NICK GRAY Kernel Columnist
We've seen John Wall and Brandon Knight. We watched Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist in awe. We marveled at Nerlens Noel and Julius Randle. They've been the alpha males on their respective UK teams over the last five years. Each has been the dominant player and the dominant personality on the floor. The Cats may not have that player on this season's team, and it will not hurt them. But there is one candidate who fits the profile of a freshman who can do just about anything — forward Karl Towns. Out of the 12 players in UK's engorged, two-platoon rotation, Towns has the highest ceiling. Towns has shown the propensity to feel comfortable on the low block. He can make outside shots, even though we have not seen him shoot from the perimeter much in the two exhibition games. Defensively, he will not have to play against the other team's best interior presence because junior forward Willie Cauley-Stein can do that. Towns will have the chance to eat rebounds off of the
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Members of UK’s two platoons react to a dunk late in UK’s 121-52 exhibition victory over Georgetown on Sunday. None of the 10 players in the platoon rotation have set themselves apart throughout the preseason.
backboard with Cauley-Stein defending the offensive driver. He does not have to do it all. And the platoon system will make sure Towns does not have a chance to do it all. The only thing it may hurt is the perception nationally that the lack of minutes for guys such as Towns will lower per-game total. That perception, carried by a few national college basketball writers on social media such as ESPN's John Goodman, is patently false. For some time now, led by Memphis Grizzlies executive John Hollinger, the emphasis on player efficiency
such as player efficiency ratings, per-36 minute statistics and other metrics that reduce the effects of playing time. The exhibition game numbers for Towns — against two NAIA teams — reveal that he averaged 24 points and 11 rebounds per-36 minutes in exhibition play. Regardless of whom UK is playing, those numbers are numbingly good. Regarding personality, nearly every Cats player said Towns had the best personality of the freshmen class. When he is interviewed, he is colorful with his answers and expressive with a smile. That
means little on the court, but sometimes, swagger off the court can reflect onto the court. Towns has a confidence and a swagger reminiscent of the alpha males of the past. But UK won't need him to beat 14-seeds and mid-majors like Knight and Wall. He does not have to shoulder the load. Towns could be the leastutilized No. 1 pick in NBA history in college. He does not have to be Noel or Davis for this Cats team. UK's ceiling is limitless without Towns. With him, the Cats field the most talented team in program history.
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SEC at a glance
DEEPLY CHALLENGED
Non-conference schedule highlighted by Kansas 3 of UK’s 5 toughest non-conference games, including Louisville, will be played outside Rupp Arena By Nick Gray ngray@kykernel.com
1. Kansas (Nov. 17, 9:30 p.m., Indianapolis) — The Champions Classic will again provide the Cats' toughest non-conference opponent, as it has in the last two seasons. Kansas will not quite have the talent that it did last year — two of the top three NBA Draft picks — but it will still have an able roster and a headlining freshman in forward Cliff Alexander. Alexander may be the only forward that could give UK serious issues on the glass this year. 2. Louisville (Dec.27, 7:30 p.m., Louisville) — Louisville may have the best player UK will face all season — Montrezl Harrell — and the Cats will be on the road. The Cardinals, though, have few proven scorers from the perimeter with no Luke Hancock or Russ
Smith, both of whom graduated. Chris Jones and Terry Rozier will be pesky at the top of Rick Pitino's press, but Rozier and Jones have struggled against UK's bigger guards in the past. The bigger matchup will be Gorgues Giang and Harrell in the post against the Cats' bigs. 3. North Carolina (Dec. 13, Noon, Rupp Arena) — Preseason All-American senior point guard Marcus Paige shredded Andrew Harrison during last year's matchup to the tune of 23 points. It may have been Harrison's worst performance overall last season, and he'll have the opportunity to make up for it a month into the regular season. UK will have a chance to return the favor after the Tar Heels' 8277 win in 2013. 4. Texas (Dec. 5, 7 p.m., Rupp Arena) — A special freshman playing at Rupp
Arena won't be too difficult for fans to imagine. But this one — forward Myles Turner — will be wearing burnt orange. He will lead a threepronged forward group that includes two guys who averaged more than seven rebounds per game last season, junior Cameron Ridley and senior Jonathan Holmes. 5. UCLA (Dec. 20, 3:30 p.m., Chicago) — UCLA is not the Bruins of old, but it does have a wealth of talent adding onto an NCAA Tournament team last season. A freshman class containing four guys measuring 6-foot8 or taller — including fivestar forward Kevon Looney — will make sure UK will have to work inside. This matchup would have been even more intriguing had three guys (Jordan Adams, Kyle Anderson and Zach LaVine) decided to stay in school instead of opting for the NBA Draft.
‘Slice’ Rohrssen is new recruiting ace Ex-Pittsburgh assistant coach fills the role of the departed Orlando Antigua By Kyle Arensdorf karensdorf@kykernel.com
Former UK basketball assistant coach Orlando Antigua accepted a head coaching job with the University of South Florida in March, leaving an open seat on the bench. That seat was filled by head coach John Calipari’s longtime friend, Barry “Slice” Rohrssen, who joined the staff after just one season as an assistant coach at the University of Pittsburgh. "I was humbled when John Calipari asked me to become a member of his outstanding staff,” Rohrssen said in a statement released by UK in May. “(Calipari) embodies the meaning of the word 'success.' The way he prepares young men for their future, in both basketball and life, is remarkable." Rohrssen has one head coaching stint under his belt at Manhattan College, where he coached the Jaspers for five seasons from 2006-2011. Despite not making the NCAA Tournament in his time there, the players that he recruited won 21 games a season later and eventually received a NCAA Tournament berth. Antigua’s departure not only left a hole in a national champion coaching staff, but also left a chink in UK’s armor when it came to recruiting. Rohrssen made a habit of
consistently recruiting top100 players from his hometown, New York City, and in his only year at Pittsburgh received a commitment from a top-20 player in the 2016 class. During a press conference Friday, he explained what it’s like recruiting for UK nowadays. “Kentucky is very well received no matter where you go and who you speak with,” Rohrssen said. “It’s nice to have that royal blue UK on your chest when you’re walking into a high school or a
home.” The Brooklyn native said that the thing that sticks out to him the most in his coaching mentality is the defensive side of the ball and said he’d stress that with his players this season. “You’ll find that bad defensive transition teams jog back, good transition teams run back and great transition teams sprint back,” he said. “We’ve got to make an effort every time defensively in transition, not to let the ball get behind us (and) beat us down court.”
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Assistant coach Barry ‘Slice’ Rohrssen, shown here at Pittsburgh, replaced Orlando Antigua.
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OPINIONS
Mindset of society flips responsibility onto women MARJORIE KIRK Kernel Columnist
For a long time, I was confused by and unsympathetic toward women who carelessly slept around without precautions only to find a few weeks later that they were in for nine months of doctor’s visits or one trip to the abortion clinic. I babysit, therefore I have an incredibly powerful fear of having children. Not everyone who babysits feels the same way, but there is something about changing the messy diapers of volatile infants and wrestling Nerf guns out of the
hands of five boys while they paint trucks on your favorite jeans that I find extremely effective in inspiring caution. I have also taken many classes and listened to many seminars about women in various cultures that discuss their freedoms or lack thereof. I have learned to feel disgusted by the way our society treats women and to be fearful enough for my own body to avoid anything that could be perceived as sexual behavior (which in our society is anything from being at certain parties to wearing certain clothes). The beauty industry, Hollywood and the media have desensitized our generation to sex and encouraged persecution of people, more often
than not women, who disagree with their perception or go against their standard of normal relationships. Women who are not comfortable with their view are looked down on as boring, prudish or undesirable and may instead put aside their own conviction to please a societal practice where they can no longer enjoy or feel secure in pursuing relationships. Worse, there are some men who ignore the need to ask for a woman’s consent or ignore her requests to stop because they feel the way she dresses or even her silence is consent enough. Out of fear, false obligation or lack of power to fight, these women lose the ability to control what is done to
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their bodies. No woman should lose the ability to decide how her body will be used. Women are not objects that should be light-heartedly manipulated by the advertising industry to make money, especially at the expense of our free will. It is the nature of the society we live in to put the responsibility of preventing rape on the victim rather than the attacker. For some women, the threat of being raped doesn’t seem real and so they take no precautions to prevent that. But we know it is a real threat because there are 237,868 victims (age 12 or older) of rape and sexual assault each year,, according to the 2014 U.S. Department of Justice's National Crime Vic-
timization Survey. We are losing the battle for freedom over our own bodies. Sympathy for our circumstances as women is not enough fuel to inspire change in our justice system or society. We shouldn’t be the ones held accountable for how high the rate of rape and sexual assault is—but we are. The best thing we can do for ourselves in light of our circumstances is be afraid, become educated and liberate our bodies from the manipulated standards society has set for them. Try babysitting and imagine the sacrifice of doing that every day in addition to school or work. Go to a seminar about women in our society and listen to stories of being raped,
abused, forced into prostitution and infected with incurable sexually transmitted diseases. Take a lesson from those women: practice birth control and safe sex, watch your drinks and protect your body. There are currently 747,408 registered sex offenders (not including offenders who were never charged or reported) who were changing minds long before you read this column and long before any of their victims realized they had something to be afraid of. Take steps now to prevent something so horrible from happening to you. Marjorie Kirk is the assistant opinions editor of the Kentucky Kernel. opinions Email @kykernel.com
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OPINIONS
Stand-up comics exercise free speech the best CHEYENE MILLER Kernal Columnist
As we celebrated Veterans Day this week, we also celebrated the fact that we live in a country where the First Amendment in our Constitution guarantees us the right to say whatever we want to say. While this tenet of our grand rulebook protects us from government restrictions of free speech, we all know that it unfortunately does not give us the same protection from the wrath of the media. In show business, it seems the right to speak your mind freely has been slowly shrinking over the last few decades. Legendary film star John Wayne famously made several controversial comments about African-Americans and Native Americans back in the ‘70s, but these public comments never cost him his superstardom. Paula Deen, Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson and MSNBC's Martin Bashir are some of the more recent cases of famous people using the wrong words and then losing or being suspended from their job because of it. Reactions to controversial comments reflect that our society has not only become more ethnically and socially diverse, but that we
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have also come to respect that diversity, which is something to be proud of. At the same time, our society shouldn't punish people for speaking their minds, even if what they have to say is deemed ignorant. In fact, it seems the last place where people can speak freely without the fear of losing their job is in stand-up comedy. This was put on display recently with controversial, liberal comedian Bill Maher, who has been receiving criticism and praise ever since he and atheist author Sam Harris had a heated debate with
cember, to start a petition requesting Maher be banned from speaking at the university. In the petition, the students referred to Maher as a bigot, saying that his views did not stand in line with theirs. This is the whole point of free speech —allowing others to speak, even if you don't agree with their views. Universities are supposed to be institutions that value diverse points of view. Just because someone says something you don't like, that doesn't give you the right to bar them from your university. I am a huge fan of Maher, but even I do not agree with his statements about Islam. My experiences with people of the Muslim faith have shown me they are overwhelmingly peaceful people who love their religion and are passionately dedicated to it. There is an element of violence in Islam, but there is a certain element of violence with people of any organized religion. Even though I disagree with him, if Maher or Harris or any other famous vocal critic of Islam and organized religion was to come to UK, I would be the first in line, because I value diversity, even if I don't like what's coming out of the speaker's mouth. Cheyene is the assistant news editor of the Kentucky Kernel. Email opinions@ kykernel.com
In fact, it seems the last place where people can speak freely without the fear of losing their job is in standup comedy.” actor Ben Affleck about Islam back in October. In the debate, Maher said that Islam has an element of violence that is more commonplace than in other religions, and that it was the only religion that acted like the mafia and would kill you if you spoke out against it. Maher's employer HBO has made no mention of firing him, showing that stand-up comedy is one frontier where controversial comments are not only allowed, but welcomed. However, the comments did cause students at the University of California, Berkeley, where Maher was supposed to give the commencement speech this De-
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Inspiration behind ‘Scandal’ explains her side Discussion begins SAB’s focus on ‘Women of the World’ By Cheyene Miller news@kykernel.com
UK students had the opportunity to hear what it is like dealing with daily international fallout from crisis management expert and TV series inspiration Judy Smith on Tuesday night. Smith, the inspiration behind character Olivia Pope on ABC's drama series “Scandal,” held a lecture in Memorial Hall that launched the Student Activities Board's “Women of the World” lecture series. “No, (I) did not have sex with the president,” said
Smith, who joked that she had to give President George H. W. Bush a phone call once she learned that “Scandal” would portray her alter ego having an affair with the president. Smith spoke about her life experiences, which included attending the American University Washington College of Law, dealing with the Iran-Contra affair, becoming Deputy Press Secretary in the White House during the Bush administration and founding her crisis management firm, Smith & Company. “The show mirrors the
company in so many ways,” said Smith, who has worked with public figures like Monica Lewinsky, Wesley Snipes and Michael Vick, according to her website. Smith said that “most of our work is helping to mitigate crisis before it starts,”
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had the chance to ask Smith questions, the topics of which ranged from the best advice she has ever gotten to what she thinks about her TV alter ego. “She doesn’t have to apologize because she’s good at what she does,” said Smith,
Most of our work is helping to mitigate crisis before it starts.” JUDY SMITH, crisis management expert
and added that she was speaking intentionally slowly at the lecture, though her job usually requires her to speak more quickly. Students in the audience
who encouraged students to have a plan and not let barriers like race or gender hold them back. “If you are the best person in the room and you know you are the best
Polar Plunge strives to raise $10,000 for Special Olympics By Tabassum Ali news@kykernel.com
Students will be “freezing for a reason” Thursday night at The 90, when the annual Campus Plunge to raise money for Special Olympics Kentucky takes place. On Hilltop Court near the Young Library, at 7 p.m., around 90 people will plunge into freezing water to raise money, said Phi Sigma Kappa Campus Plunge chair Austin Hughes. “We are so lucky to live in such a supportive community that (is) willing to make donations to this cause,” the integrated strategic commu-
nications senior said. This year’s participants each paid $30 to take the icy dip. “So far, the amount raised stands at $6,690,” Hughes said. “The goal is to raise $10,000.” Special Olympics is an international program that provides sports training and athletic competitions for more than one million children and adults with intellectual disabilities, according to the Special Olympics Kentucky website. Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity has collaborated with Special Olympics Kentucky to plan for this event for
about two and a half months, Hughes said. Other student organizations have also gotten involved. Brandy Denton, a member of the UK Student Council for Exceptional Children has a personal goal of raising $100. “I was the president of UKSCEC — an organization that works with and advocates for people with disabilities,” Denton said. “I thought it was a great idea for our organization.” This year’s Campus Plunge attendees are encouraged to wear neon and glowin-the-dark clothing. For anyone participating,
there will be facilities such as heaters and tents to change and warm up in after the icecold plunge. “The best part of the night is seeing the athletes that show up and seeing how happy they are to see people supporting them,” Hughes said. The event is open to students and faculty, Hughes said, who are encouraged to support the participants. “We hope students will learn that we should not focus on disability, but focus on ability instead,” Denton said. “Some of these athletes are very talented at the sports they choose to play.”
Iraqi forces insist Baghdad airport lifeline to the world, is secure By David Zucchino Los Angeles Times
ABU GHRAIB, Iraq — Sgt. Ahmed Hassan says he hasn't fired a shot at Islamic State fighters in six weeks. From his perch atop an Iraqi army guard tower in this ramshackle city just west of Baghdad, he peers over his rifle sight toward a military checkpoint clogged with traffic and pedestrians on a busy weekday. "They are close by," Hassan said of Islamic State militants, "but thanks to God, Abu Ghraib is secure right now." All seems calm at the moment in Abu Ghraib, where the army, assisted by Shiite Muslim militiamen, is seeking to hold off the Sunni militant group that has chased government forces out of much of western and northern Iraq since spring. This city is the western gateway to Baghdad, the final bastion against an Islamic State onslaught toward Baghdad International Airport and the capital. The militants regularly fire mortar rounds and rockets into town, and their snipers target soldiers and civilians alike. But backed by the Shiite militiamen, the army has held on to Abu Ghraib from fortified bases and checkpoints in and around the city of about 200,000. Soldiers and militiamen have reinforced the perimeter around the airport, the nation's lifeline to the outside world. The army launched a campaign to portray the airport as secure after Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said recently that the U.S. recently deployed Apache attack helicopters as militants threatened to overrun an
person in the room, that’s what I focus on.” When asked to give advice on how to balance a professional life and a family life, Smith said that “you just do the best that you can every single day.” Smith said that one of the first and most crucial approaches she takes when dealing with clients is to have them tell the truth. “When you don’t tell the truth, things get extremely complicated,” said Smith, who encouraged students to use honesty as one of their professional policies as well. Students in the audience, including media arts and studies senior Jessika Jones, were motivated by Smith’s words of wisdom. “I thought it was very en-
lightening,” Jones said in regard to Smith’s speech. Jones said that she could definitely see the similarities between Smith and Pope. “She actually seems a lot similar,” Jones said. “She’s very humble, very kind, but she still has this air of confidence that sort of fills the room. Seeing her in person is definitely like ‘Yeah, that’s Olivia Pope.’” Communications senior N’deyah Belle said that she values Smith’s emphasis on hard work and motivation. “She is just an amazing, phenomenal woman who truly believes in hard work,” Belle said. “As a college student that’s one of the most helpful pieces of advice I’ve heard this year, or in general.”
Event promotes debate on diets By Emily Priddy news@kykernel.com
A debate on vegetarianism vs. meat-eating will consider the nutritional benefits of each lifestyle choice, said biology junior James Collard. The Student Activities Board will be hosting an interactive event that will debate the pros and cons of vegetarian and carnivorous lifestyles on Thursday night. The event will take place in Student Center room 230 at 7 p.m. Tickets are not required to attend. “I thought this event would be interesting because many people are passionate about their health and food choices,” said Collard, the SAB director of Engaging Issues, who organized the event. “But it is often a struggle to discern what the true, scientific health benefits are from each type of diet.” The event will be interactive. Audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions of the students and faculty who were selected by SAB to participate in the debate. Social media will play a role, as audience members
are encouraged to tweet opinions using their #TrendingTopicsVME to join the social media discussion. A tweet wall will be on display and polls will be made available throughout the debate via social media outlets. The participation on social media should let students share which side of the debate they identify with more, said committee leadership development junior David Kinstley, a member of the Engaging Issues committee. “We try to focus on events that students are passionate about,” Kinstley said. “This event goes beyond vegetarians and meateaters, it has a further message of healthy nutrition.” The overall goal of the event is to educate students, not to reach a consensus on the topic, Collard added. “We hold these events as debates, not to try to reach a consensus or change anyone's opinion,” Collard said. “Rather, our goal is to present students with information from both sides of an issue and empower them to make their own decisions.”
Advocates of gun control sue to block Pennsylvania law By Chris Hepp The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)
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Iraqi Army Sgt. Ahmed Hassan stands sentinel in a tower in the town of Abu Ghraib, just west of Baghdad. The army and allied Shiite militiamen are struggling to hold Abu Graib and Baghdad International Airport.
Iraqi army unit and reach the airport. "Do you see any Daash here?" asked Iraqi Col. Ayad Kadhim, using an Arabic acronym for Islamic State, as he waved an arm at the airport's concrete barriers and guard towers. "As you can see, everything is secure." Kadhim, spokesman for the army's 6th Division in Abu Ghraib, said no army unit here has been in danger of being overrun, he said, and no U.S. Apaches have flown into action anywhere near the airport. Kadhim, drove leisurely past vegetable markets, mechanic shops and security force checkpoints crammed with Iraqi soldiers in American-issued helmets and body armor. The 6th Division's territory includes the airport, where U.S. military advisors are posted. American military experts and private contractors help Iraqi aviation
specialists track the Islamic State threat to the airport and airspace. U.S. military commanders appear confident the airport is secure from the Sunni extremists, who have overrun adjacent Anbar province, whose border lies on the western outskirts of Abu Ghraib. The nearest Islamic State positions are 12 to 18 miles west of the airport, out of mortar and rocket range, Kadhim said. Yet Islamic State mortar teams have infiltrated Baghdad, launching strikes on targets including the home to the U.S. Embassy. A single mortar round exploding on an airport runway could send panic through Baghdad and imperil the busy economic and transit hub. Brig. Gen. Abdul Ameer Kamil, who commands units around the capital, said that "Baghdad is not isolated." In early October, Kamil said, an Iraqi military opera-
tion that was planned with U.S. help pushed Islamic State fighters away from Baghdad's southwestern suburbs. In Abu Ghraib in recent days, the army appeared to be in a defensive crouch in bunkers, checkpoints and bases topped by guard towers and concertina wire. Abu Ghraib is notorious for its prison, where U.S. soldiers abused Iraqi detainees in 2003. Lt. Col. Issam Mohammed Ali, who commands the division's 3rd Battalion, said securing the area is difficult because open farmland and date palm groves provide cover for Islamic State fighters. The militants also maintain "sleeper cells" inside Abu Ghraib, he said. "The district center, the airport, the roads — everything is very much under control," Ali said, a U.S.-issued M-4 rifle slung over his body armor.
Five Democratic state legislators and the cities of Philadelphia and Lancaster have filed suit to block a new Pennsylvania state law that greatly expands the ability of gun advocates — including the National Rifle Association — to challenge local attempts to regulate firearms. The law, passed in late October, gives the NRA legal standing to bring suits against local municipalities that enact their own gun laws and to require those municipalities to bear all legal costs should they lose. As the result, gun control advocates say, municipalities that attempt to place restrictions on guns could face prohibitively costly court fees should those laws be found legally wanting. State Sen. Daylin Leach (D., Montgomery) called the law a "gift to the NRA." To Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, it was "legislative madness." Philadelphia City Council President Darrell L. Clarke summed it up in a word:
"Ridiculous." Gun advocates have countered that the law's only intent is to ensure that local gun ordinances across the state are uniform and comply with state-level laws. The suit was brought by Leach and State Sens. Vincent Hughes and Lawrence M. Farnese, both of Philadelphia, and State Reps. Cherelle L. Parker and Edward C. Gainey, both of Philadelphia. Philadelphia and Lancaster are among roughly 30 municipalities that have enacted local gun laws in the six years since an effort to pass statewide gun control laws failed. Named as defendants were Republican House Speaker Samuel H. Smith, Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley and Gov. Tom Corbett. Jay Pagni, a spokesman for Corbett, said the administration had not seen the suit so would not comment. The suit challenges the constitutionality of the law, contending that lawmakers violated two clauses in the state constitution to pass the legislation.
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Tennessee, South Carolina stand in UK’s way in the SEC Cats are 4th in SEC preseason poll JOSUHA HUFF Kernel Columnist
If UK Hoops’ exhibition game against Pikeville last week could indicate anything, it would be that the Cats are in for a heck of a ride this season. Granted, UK’s thrashing of an overwhelmingly overmatched Pikeville team doesn’t move the emotion meter, but the skill and talent dis-
played during the first actual competition of the season leaves goosebumps and the prospect of something special. How special? Considering how far UK got in the NCAA Tournament last year, which happened to be its fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, and the return of core talent from that team, the Cats should be squarely set toward a sixth consecutive tournament birth. However, UK has the misfortune of playing in a conference that includes South Carolina and Tennessee.
The Volunteers currently hold the SEC Tournament crown after they won their 17th conference title, beating UK during the championship game in March. UK will be facing another uphill battle this season to return to the championship game down in Georgia. South Carolina is ranked the consensus preseason No. 1 in the SEC, and that ranking is well deserved. The Gamecocks return all five starters from last season and lost just two letterwinners from a team that went 29-5 and went to the Sweet 16.
The Gamecocks are led by the SEC Preseason Player of the Year Tiffany Mitchell, who averaged 15.5 points per game and stepped up during the NCAA Tournament with 18.3 ppg. Yet, UK doesn’t suffer from a lack of talent. The Cats are locked into a roster that has speed, size and ability from top to bottom. Senior guard Jennifer O’Neill has started off this season playing relentless basketball. Her 20 points against Pikeville has set the tone for a UK team that will focus on uptempo, high-pressure basketball. Complementing her is a roster that has a mixture of defensive specialists and of-
fensive gurus. Freshman forward Alexis Jennings started Thursday and scored 20 points, showing a deft touch from beyond the arc. At 6-foot-2, her size and ability to shoot the ball will create matchup problems for most teams, and opens the door for fellow freshman center Alexis Rice and senior center Azia Bishop, who racked up 14 points and eight rebounds while towering over the Bears. The size advantage alone in the paint and the ability of the bigs to run in transition will play well into the “40 minutes of dread” that UK head coach Matthew Mitchell focuses on.
After injuries hit the team hard last year, the Cats are primed to make a run through the SEC and UK’s calling card will be on defense. If the 37 turnovers UK created against Pikeville mean anything, the only way teams will be able to crack UK’s pressure will be a combination of ball-handling and experience, which South Carolina has in abundance. UK was ranked fourth in the SEC preseason poll, a ranking based on returning talent and potential. The Cats contain both and will look to combine those aspects into one balanced team that should surprise a few people this season.
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Second chance at a first impression for Goodin-Rogers Forward has completely recovered from a pulmonary embolism JOSHUA HUFF Kernel Columnist
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Forward Kyvin Goodin-Rogers takes a moment before driving toward the basket on Thursday during UK Hoops’ exhibition win over Pikeville.
Friday not only ushers in a new women’s basketball season at UK. It also ushers in a new beginning for a player who near this time last year suffered shocking and devastating news. After experiencing sharp pains in her side, then-freshman forward Kyvin GoodinRogers went to see UK senior athletic director Courtney Jones. Soon thereafter, Goodin-Rogers was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism — when one or more pulmonary arteries in the lungs become blocked — and forced to miss the entire 2013-14 season. She started taking blood thinners to combat the po-
tentially life-threating illness, and it was only the early detection that greatly reduced the risk of death. Now with that firmly in her past, Goodin-Rogers is now looking forward to playing the game that she loves. “It’s my life,” she said during UK Hoops’ media day. However, the road back wasn’t so easy for the 6foot-1 forward who is a deadly face-up shooter with skill and power in the paint. Last season was rough for her, as she had to watch her teammates battle through a season only to fall to Baylor in the Sweet 16. “There for a minute I was discouraged,” GoodinRogers said. “But then I took it in a positive way and take in all the games and practices and prepare myself and know what to do and come back this season ready
to play.” The fact that she never missed a game through high school was the toughest part to deal with, according to Goodin-Rogers. “It was a big eye-opener to me,” she said. “So not only was I out for that year, it was very discouraging, but as time went by I got more positive thoughts about it.” A year removed, Goodin-Rogers has come back for UK stronger than ever behind the support from her UK teammates. During a scrimmage against Marshall, teammate and best friend Makayla Epps said how incredible it was seeing her take the court and play as if she hadn’t missed a beat. “I was in awe,” Epps said. “The kid hasn’t played in a year and I was on the court with her and I love seeing her out there with me
and when I was on the bench watching her, like she was just going like she played last year. I was like that’s crazy, you’re amazing.” Goodin-Rogers has experienced no ill effects from the illness and doesn’t have to take any medication, which means she can now focus on the game and the appreciation that comes with almost losing the love of her life. “I’m very appreciative,” she said. With that newfound appreciation, Goodin-Rogers will hope to turn a second chance into her first opportunity to define her career at UK. If all signs are true, then look for this year to be a very good first season for Goodin-Rogers. “She’s back and I think she’s better than she’s ever been,” Epps said.
Hoops’ schedule is Freshman Jennings transitions from difficult to navigate high school stardom to major college Games against Baylor, SEC could trouble Cats JOSHUA HUFF Kernel Columnist
UK Hoops’ season gets underway this Friday when Appalachian State heads into town. However, with all due respect to the Mountaineers, the season for UK doesn’t truly begin until No. 8 Baylor walks through the doors of Rupp Arena on Monday. The matchup against the Lady Bears is a rematch of the four-overtime thriller in December, which UK narrowly won, 133130, in Arlington, Texas. The game against Baylor though, is just the beginning of a UK schedule that, based on preseason rankings, consists of eight games against the nation’s Top 25 teams. Of those games, five are against teams in the Top 10 and three are games against rivals from the SEC. Picking up after the Baylor game will be a matchup against No. 12 Louisville on Dec. 7 in the annual Battle for The Bluegrass, a game that UK won last season, 74-69. UK will then head down to the heart of ACC country on Dec. 21 when they take on No. 7 Duke, a team that UK lost to, 6761, in Rupp Arena last December.
The start of a new year will usher in SEC play and the Cats will take another trip down to the Carolinas when they play SEC rival and preseason favorite South Carolina on Jan. 11, a game which may start to shape the SEC landscape. The calamity within the SEC continues when the 2013-2014 SEC champions, No. 4 Tennessee, makes the trip up to Lexington on Jan. 29 to play the first of two games this season. UK split the season series against the Volunteers in 2013-14, winning the regular season contest but falling to Tennessee in the SEC championship game. Less than a month separates the second game between the two teams, as the Cats will travel down to Knoxville on Feb. 15 to face the Volunteers in the hostile environment of the orange and white. Four days later, on Feb. 19, UK faces No. 5 Texas A&M for the first and only time during the regular season. The Cats played against the Aggies once last season, winning by nine points down in College Station, Texas. UK ends the regular season by opening the month of March with one final game against South Carolina on March 1. The game will be a lead-in to the SEC Tournament on March 4.
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tion for Jennings, though, was as smooth as polished wood. “I feel like it wasn’t that bad of a transition because my AAU team and my high school team played really fast,” Jennings said during UK Hoops’ media day. “I know SEC level is a really big conference … it’s different… but I feel like I’m adjusting well to it. Coach (Matthew) Mitchell has prepared us really well for that.” Most people would assume that playing as a freshman under the defensiveminded Mitchell would be a tough task, no matter how good a player you are, but her success in high school has set her up for success in the “40
minutes of dread” scheme. “I’m pretty used to it,” Jennings said when asked about playing pressure defense. “I wouldn’t say on this level. I’m still working at it and just preparing myself to be great at it.” The 2014 Gatorade Alabama Player of the Year averaged 22.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 3.9 blocks per game during her senior year for Sparkman High School as she helped compile a staggering 117-15 overall record during her high school career. Now the freshman will be called upon to contribute for a UK team that has made five straight NCAA Tournament appearances and consists of a
returning lineup that has the makings off being the most balanced under Mitchell’s tenure. Yet a team only plays well if all players buy into the system and enjoy sharing the court with one another, which by Jennings’ account has not been an issue. “Ever since the summer I feel like that we’ve been gelling automatically,” she said. “ Because we are very close, like, as a whole. So that reflects on the court and how we approach things. If we ever have an issue we just talk it out to each other and make sure we correct that mistake so we can look better in practice.”
The transition from the confines of high school to the hectic day-to-day life of college is a tough adjustment for anybody, more so though for a freshman college basketball player whose life is now solely dictated by her academic and practice schedule. This is the hard reality of UK Hoops’ new addition, freshman Alexis Jennings, a 6-foot-2 center and forward from Madison, Ala. who came to UK as the 66th best overall player in the nation. Her player biography reads like it was pulled straight from UK great Anthony Davis’ NBA draft sheet. According to ESPN, she is a “strong, agile low-block performer, finishes versus contact; interior defender, shot blocker; mobile in transition game; a double-double producer.” She didn’t disappoint during UK’s first exhibition of the season against Pikeville when she and guard Jennifer O’Neil led the team with 20 points. She shot 2-for-3 from beyond the arc, pulled in four rebounds and committed zero turnovers in her first 15 minutes of action wearing the blue and white. However, her ease on the court didn’t translate to well for the small-town girl off the court, but as big as the transition has been for Jennings, she couldn’t be happier with choosing UK, having said she PHOTO BY JONATHAN KRUEGER | STAFF “feels really at home here.” Freshman forward Alexis Jennings tries to block a shot during UK Hoops’ 141-63 victory over Pikeville Thursday. The on-the-court transiJennings was a highly-recruited prospect who lost 15 games total in her high school career.
Hall of Fame coaches make for dangerous ACC Pitino adds to 3 of game’s best coaches in history By Andrew Carter The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) (MCT)
It doesn't happen this season but maybe it will the next, or the one after that. At some point, based simply on luck of the draw — or misfortune of the draw — an ACC head coach might have to prepare for a four-game stretch against the league’s four Hall of Fame coaches. Danny Manning, the firstyear coach at Wake Forest, will come the closest this season to walking the plank, or through the gauntlet, or however one might describe the task of preparing for consecutive games against Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, North Car-
olina’s Roy Williams, Syracus’'s Jim Boeheim and Lousiville's Rick Pitino. Manning knew this kind of thing was coming when he signed on for the job. “The ACC is the premier basketball league in the country,” he said at the ACC’s annual preseason media day. “Everybody knows that. That’s no secret.” The schedule was, though, when Manning was hired. Then it came out, revealing what has to be among the most brutal five-game stretches any team faces this season. Between Jan. 4 and Jan. 21, Manning will coach against all four of the league’s Hall of Famers. The Deacons
will play Louisville and Duke first and then, after a reprieve of sorts against Georgia Tech, are back-to-back games against Syracuse and North Carolina. Just an ordinary two-week stretch in the ACC, which is home to the most decorated collection of coaches in college basketball history. John Swofford, the ACC Commissioner, spent no shortage of time talking about that last week during a state-of-theleague address that lasted more than 20 minutes. He highlighted all the numbers and upcoming milestones — Krzyzewski needs 17 victories to become the first men's college basketball coach
to win 1,000 games; Boeheim needs two to reach 950. Pitino needs five victories to join Krzyzewski, Williams and Boeheim in the 700-win club. Together, they rank No. 1 through No. 4 among active coaches in wins, but Swofford didn't stop with the Hall of Famers. “Collectively our 15 head coaches enter this season with 6,427 wins, nine national titles, 302 NCAA tournament victories, 80 Sweet 16 appearances, 30 trips to the Final Four, and 18 national title game appearances,” Swofford boasted. And oh, yes. He continued: “I also want to congratulate Mike Krzyzewski and Jim Boeheim for leading Team USA to the world championships this past summer.”
This is the first time in college basketball history that any one conference will be home to four Hall of Fame coaches. Coaching acumen is hardly new in the ACC. It’s a league that has been built, since its inception, on the brilliance of its basketball minds. There were Everett Case and Frank McGuire in its earliest years. Dean Smith, for decades. Krzyzewski, starting in 1980. The 1980s was college basketball’s golden age and perhaps no league boasted the coaching depth that the ACC did then: Smith, Kryzewski, N.C. State’s Jim Valvano, Maryland’s Lefty Driesell, Georgia Tech’s Bobby Cremins. Now a television analyst,
Cremins sat in the audience last week at the ACC’s Operation Basketball and his presence there reminded Krzyzewski of what the league used to be like. “We were in the league in the ’80s when it was the best, and there was a brotherhood in the league, and it was really genuine,” Krzyzewski said, referencing Cremins and Dave Odom, the former Wake Forest coach. “That spirit and that camaraderie and that excellence has only been enhanced as the league continues. We’re now at a time where it has a chance to really go back to the level, really being the best, because it was the best in the ‘80s. “It's been one of the best since then, but there’s a chance to be the best.”
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BENCH Continued from page 2 Hawkins, on the other hand, appeared in 33 games last season, wrestling away the backup point guard job from senior Jarrod Polson and becoming the Cats' most pesky perimeter defender. Calipari still refers to Hawkins' defensive job against former Michigan guard and NBA first round pick Nik Stauskas in the
Elite Eight, as proof of why Hawkins earned his spot in the rotation last season. Both Calipari and Hawkins have agreed that the Madison County High School product has gotten more confident offensively compared to last season. Hawkins is no longer afraid to pull the trigger, and it has made him into a more wellrounded player, giving Calipari more to consider than just two sets of five players. "As we put this thing together, they also deserve to
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HOROSCOPE To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 7 — Things seem easier and more fun today and tomorrow. Practice a beloved art or craft. Play a fun game with family. Do some futuristic dreaming. Catch up on the news. Cinch the deal. A little effort restores harmony. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Helping others achieve fantasies pays well. A female teaches you a thing or two. Attend to household matters today and tomorrow. That includes more paperwork, too. You're in the groove. Connect with your family. It's beautiful! Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — Your creativity gushes today and tomorrow. Capture and record it. Study, practice and put it all into words. You can get farther than imagined. Fantasize, and share your ideas with someone who likes to banter and invent. Brainstorm. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 9 — It's getting fun now. Today and tomorrow are good for making money. Keep playing, and your cards improve. Have faith. Friends help you make an important connection. Respectfully get advice from an expert. Invite someone special to dinner. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Feelings of love surround you. You're especially charming now. Your personal power could seem intense over the next few days. Settle into a fascinating conversation. Spark some innovation. Delegate assignments and teach techniques. Share encouragement. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — Finish up tasks today and tomorrow. Keep track of what you're owed. Gain more than expected. Store away special things for next time. Meditate in seclusion, surrounded by beauty and dreamy relaxation. Light candles.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Talk about your imaginings, and draw beautiful fantasies. Good things come of it. Your team gets inspired, and they inspire you more. Commit to a romantic dream. It's possible to be objective. Let an expert speak for you. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — You're thinking you've won big. Assume more responsibility over the next few days. Talk over plans with family before committing. Communicate your dreams, and how you see this opportunity. Anticipate changes. A female holds the key. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — Clarify your direction with friends. Consider a business seminar, professional or educational travel or exploration over the next two days. Discoveries arise spontaneously, revealing hidden beauty. Relax and enjoy it. Savor a blissful moment. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Arrange financing or play with investments over the next two days. Continue a renovation project. There's a profitable opportunity to increase your assets. Discuss ideas for realizing dreams, and entertain the most brilliant. Offer encouragement. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — Write each other love notes. Express your passionate dreams. Accept a promise, with compliments. Negotiation and compromise flow easily. Collaboration provides greater results than what either would accomplish on their own. Share resources, encouragement and appreciation. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Get a clear picture of what you want. Friends respect your skill. Your workload could seem intense over the next few days. Use your secret weapon. Don't embellish the truth. Talk about where you'd love your work to contribute. MCT
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