FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25. 2005
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NBA teams swap players. bolster strength
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The acquisition of Chris Webber didn't stop the 76ers from making another deal.
Philadelphia pulled off another trade yesterday as the hours ticked down toward the 4 p.m. NBA deadline, acquiring Rodney Rogers and Jamal Mashburn from New Orleans for Glenn Robinson.
Also, Cleveland acquired guard Jiri Welsch from Boston for a future first-round draft pick, and Houston bolstered its backcourt by acquiring point guard Mike James from Milwaukee, along with center Zendon Hamilton, for Reece Gaines and a pair of
future second-round draft picks.
None of yesterday's deals matched the magnitude of the six-player swap late Wednesday night that sent Webber to Philadelphia for Corliss Williamson, Kenny Thomas and Brian Skinner. The 76ers also received forwards Michael Bradley and Matt Barnes.
Webber was expected to travel to Philadelphia yesterday and would not be with the 76ers for their game in New York against the Knicks.
Webster will likely debut for his new team when the 76ers play his old team, Sacramento, tomorrow night in Philadelphia.
The Sixers are 26-27 and just a
half-game behind Boston for first place in the Atlantic Division. Webber will provide Allen Iverson will get some of the offensive help he has been requesting.
"They're going to probably win the Atlantic now." Cleveland's LeBron James said. "It's going to make them one of the top four teams in the Eastern Conference. I know Iverson is very happy about it. I'm going to call him and tell him he got an early Christmas present."
In the 76ers' other deal, the major principles — Mashburn and Robinson — are injured and have not played this season. Rogers can become a free agent at the end of the year, but his 5-
Robinson averaged 16.6 points a game in his first season in Philadelphia last year — down from his career average of 20.8. He lost his starting spot at small forward to rookie first-round pick Andre Iguodala in training camp and has rarely been seen with the team since then.
point shooting fits nicely with coach Jim O'Brien's offensive philosophy.
"A healthy Glenn Robinson would have added to our mix, but he wasn't able to play, so we just focused on what we had and the guys who could play," Sixers president Billy King said.
Rogers was expected to play against the Knicks.
Mashburn is making $9.3 million this year and $10.1 million next year, but seems likely to retire because of his knee injury.
Welsch, who started 32 games for Boston this season, should help the Cavaliers improve their woeful 3-point shooting. After going 1-for-7 on 3-pointers in Wednesday night's win over Chicago, the Cavaliers are ranked 27th out of 50 NBA teams from beyond the 3-point line.
Welsch has made 32 of 99 3- point attempts this season. He's averaging 7.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in 20.5 minutes a game.
"Coming down the stretch, you need as much firepower as you
can get." Cavs coach Paul Silas said. "And another shooter should do that for us."
The Rockets-Bucks trade gives Houston another point guard to help make up for the absence of Bob Sura, who is expected to be sidelined at least another week by a back injury.
James, a four-year veteran, appeared in 47 games for Milwaukee and averaged 11.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists. He signed with the Bucks on Aug. 5 after playing for the NBA champion Detroit Pistons in 2004.
Hamilton averaged 3.2 points and 2.6 rebounds in 16 games this season.
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Marchiony said the department informed donors last year that the points system was forthcoming in football. He said he expected less of a reaction from donors to the football point system because they had already had time to get used to the system for basketball.
Gary Smith, Lawrence resident, and his family have been long-time donors to KU athletics. A Williams Fund member, Smith, 66, did not specify how many years he had donated, but said he had racked up quite a few points. He said he liked the fact that the guaranteed seating was rewarding people for their contributions. He also said he liked the idea because it could help bring people to Memorial Stadium.
"I see nothing wrong with it because they have so many more seats to sell," he said. "We need to fill it up."
Smith said he never understood the upset surrounding the points system. It makes sense that people who donate more
HERE'S HOW THE POINT SYSTEM WORKS
- 1 point per account for every $100 donated to the Kansas Athletics Department beginning July 1, 1978
♦ 2 points per account per sport, per year, for purchasing non-football season tickets, beginning fall 1984
> 1 point per account for every football season ticket purchased per year since fall 1984
- Beginning 2004, 5 points per account for every football full-priced reserved season ticket purchased (maximum of 4 tickets will receive 5 points each and 1 point for every ticket thereof).*
2 points per account for every year of donating to the Williams Education Fund since 1978 (minimum of $25 per year)
♦ 1 point for every years of employment with the University of Kansas
- 10 points if attended the University
10 points per account if member of Chancellor's Club
10 points per account if member of KU Alumni Association
◆ 10 points if member of K-Club
♦ 1 bonus point per account per $100 gift to the Kansas Athletics Program
+ Joint accounts will receive maximum credit of 10 points for membership in Chancellor's Club or Alumni Association
Source: Kansas Athletics Department
money should get better seats he said.
ball.
Smith said it was important to support all KU sports. He and his family have season tickets for women's basketball, volleyball, baseball and soft-
"We just want to support all the programs, and we encourage others to do the same," he said.
Edited by Kendall Dix
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But Henrickson said she thought the fatigue would be balanced by optimism from the Jayhawks' relative success against Bavior on Wednesday.
"Even though we didn't come out on the right end as far as the scoreboard goes, there are some things that we will be able to build on and gain some momentum from." Henrickson said.
One area in particular
where the Jayhawks experienced new success was with the execution of a zone defense. Before the Baylor game, Kansas had used zone sparingly. Against the Bears, the zone temporarily shut down their inside game and allowed the Jayhawks to recover from an 18-point deficit.
"We have done a good job mixing up our defenses and executing well," Henrickson said. "With what we have staring us in the face with Kansas State
and Iowa State, we are going to have to be able to mix up our defenses."
Going to zone against Kansas State could prove fatal with Wildcat sharpshooters Laurie Koehn and Kendra Wecker, who both shoot near 40 percent from the three-point line.
But facing tough odds is old habit for Kansas, which has been an underdog in this conference, and this series, all season long.
— Edited by Azita Tafreshi
REDEMPTION
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The experienced Cowboys have the potential to do the same thing. Led by three seniors, all with double-digit scoring averages, the Cowboys have held opponents to 62 points per game while producing almost 80.
"They are men," Self said. "They are playing with 25-year-old men, 23-year-old men, and we better be men when we play on Sunday."
Oklahoma State has as much age and experience as any team Kansas will face all season, Self said. Lucas is the second youngest player that will be on the court for the Cowboys on Sunday and he is a fifth-year senior.
KANSAS BASKETBALL NOTES:
Self said he hoped junior forward Christian Moody would be able to play Sunday. The team is not talking to the media before Sunday, but at his weekly press conference Wednesday Self said Moody would do an individual workout today and go full-speed tomorrow.
Freshman guard JamesOn Curry is averaging eight points a game, but has been on fire lately.
♦ Senior guard Keith Langford hyper-extended his elbow during the Jayhawks' Feb. 12 match-up against Colorado. Self said Langford was not 100 percent, but that his condition was improving.
"It is going to take some time for it to get healthy." Self said. "That has contributed to some of our shooting problems too, his health. He injured that worse than people thought against Colorado."
Self said the injury should
take three to six weeks to heal.
♦ When asked if he thought the Jayhawks were still in contention to receive a number one seed in the NCAA Tournament, Self said he didn't think it was likely, but not impossible.
"That is a best case scenario." Self said. "If he can go full speed on Friday and Saturday, I would think we could play him as much as he can."
"We'd have to play great the rest of the way for it to be a possibility and maybe get a little bit of help," he said. "Two weeks ago I was saying 'hey we're in pretty good shape.'"
But after three straight conference losses, Self he has spent more time focusing on his team's recent troubles and not as much time on its seed.
No. 8 Kansas and No. 4 Oklahoma State suffered upsets on the road in their last games. Kansas fell to No. 22 Oklahoma, and the Oklahoma State was defeated at Nebraska. Kansas and Oklahoma State will tip off at 3 p.m. Sunday at Allen Fieldhouse.
— Edited by Lisa Coble-Krings
Source: Kansas Athletics Department and Oklahoma State Athletics Department
LAST TIME OUT
BANT
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Oklahoma State (at Nebraska)
FG% 46.3%
FT% 75.0%
REBOUNDS 27
TURNOVERS 13
Kansas (at Oklahoma)
The point is these Jayhawks have a history of responding when all eyes are on them and the pressure is at its highest. Sunday is that kind of game; a game that, more than any other so far this season, is make-orbreak for this Kansas team.
before falling in overtime to eventual national runner-up Georgia Tech.
victory, and doing so with the ESPN GameDay crew camped out in Lawrence and broadcasting live for much of the day.
Bant is a Colorado Springs,
Colo., senior in journalism.
Similarly, last season Kansas rode a spotty 21-8 regular season record into the NCAA Tournament with skeptics claiming the Jayhawks would be a one-and-done team, dropping out of the tourney by the second round. Instead, Kansas won three tournament games by an average margin of 22 points
When Kansas was routed earlier this season at Villanova, the team responded by winning six straight games, all but one of those by double digits. In the midst of that streak, the Jayhawks saved their best effort for the game with the most exposure, dropping 90 points on then-No. 13 Texas in a 25-point blowout
Kansas (at Oklahoma)
52.3%
77.8%
26
15
Oklahoma State (at Nebraska)
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