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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2015
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"The locker room is going to be turned upside down. The culture of the team, he'll definitely put his handprint on it. That's what we need in that locker room, somebody who's been through it all, a Hall of Famer. As intense as he is, it's definitely going to change."
Kevin Martin on Kevin Garnett Star Tribune
FACT OF THE DAY
Wiggins turned 20 yesterday, Feb.
23. He was born just five months
before Cametti was selected fifth
overall in the 1995 NBA draft.
— NBA.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: How many years was Garnett selected to the NBA All-Star team?
THE MORNING BREW
A:15
Andrew Wiggins could benefit greatly from Garnett's arrival in Minnesota
NBA.com
When Andrew Wiggins was drafted No.1 overall in last year's NBA Draft,
many were excited by the idea of watching the immensely talented rookie hone his craft alongside the best player in the NBA,LeBron James.
A couple of months later, Wiggins was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Kevin Love, someone many would consider the second-greatest player in Wolves history. While Love left for greener pastures and the promise of immediate title contention with James and Kyrie Irving, Wiggins appeared cursed to toil away in the frozen landscape of Minneapolis.
Now, 54 games later, things look much more optimistic. The Wolves
The Timberwolves had a young roster without a veteran who could take the former Jayhawk under his wing and help him learn the ropes of the NBA and reach his superstar potential.
Jacob Clemen
@jclemn9
have only won 12 games but Wiggins has emerged as a reliable scorer and thrived in a larger role than he would have seen in Cleveland.
Wiggins, who won three-straight Western Conference Rookie of the Month awards and was named MVP of the Rising Stars Challenge appears to be a lock for rookie of the year honors. His 15.3 points per game is good for second on the team, and his 826 points is 350 points more than any other rookie has scored this season.
Still, Wiggins didn't have anyone to show him how to win and take his game to a transcendent level.
However, amidst the flurry of trade deadline moves last Thursday, the Timberwolves announced they were trading for Kevin Garnett.
Garnett played for Minnesota for over a decade from 1995-2007 and is
arguably the greatest player to ever call Target Center home. Now, at 38, Garnett is not nearly the player James is, but he can still provide the type of mentorship that could significantly aid Wiggins' quest to become a perennial all-star.
it's often difficult to tell exactly what impact a player like Garnett has on young players and Wiggins would have to be willing to absorb whatever lessons the veteran forward can provide.
But, the Wolves made it clear exactly what they expect from Garnett.
what they expect from us.
"When people think of the Timberwolves, they think of KG. He had some great years for us and our organization and fans really respect what he's done here in Minnesota and throughout his NBA career. KG will bring his usual strong work ethic and leadership and be a positive influence for our young team." coach Flip Saunders said in the official team release.
The players share Saunder's expectation on Garnett's leadership.
Wiggins also had good things to say about Garnett's return to Minnesota.
"Whatever he say, we're going to listen to it," said Wolves point guard Ricky Rubio to the Star Tribune. "He's going to have a voice in the locker room, and we'll learn a lot from him."
"It will be great. He's one of the all-time greats, the best player to ever come to this franchise. He'll teach me a lot. Practice will be intense. So I'm looking forward to it," Wiggins told the Star Tribune.
The north remembers Garnett's contribution and his return has energized the team and fan base that is waiting through a losing season as its young talent develops. If Wiggins can adopt some of the qualities that elevated Garnett to "The Big Ticket" -qualities like toughness, energy and competitiveness - he may just turn out to be the player that was promised.
Edited by Miranda Davis
Jayhawks lose to Buffaloes and Pioneers in Colorado
JACOB CLEMEN
@jclemn9
Kansas tennis dropped a pair of matches against ranked opponents over the weekend, falling to No. 64 Denver 6-1 and No. 68 Colorado 4-2.
The Jayhawks were unable to get any momentum in their opening match Saturday to the Pioneers in Denver as they failed to claim the doubles point and only won once in single play.
jumping out to a 3-0 lead defeating Collins 6-3, 6-1 and Cardona 7-6, 6-1.
Kansas freshmen Alexis Czapinski and Summer Collins lost 6-3 to start the day and junior Maria Jose Cardona and senior Maria Belen Ludueña followed with a loss by the same score to drop the doubles point.
Kansas freshman Smith Hinton was able to secure Kansas's first and only point of the day by defeating Denver junior Evy Van Genechten 7-5, 6-1. Denver went on to win the remaining three matches.
point The Pioneers got off to a quick start in singles matches
"I was disappointed in our energy. We have to do a better job of closing out matches if we want to be successful on a consistent basis," said coach Todd Chapman.
On Sunday, Kansas reversed its fortunes in doubles play by picking up the point with victories from both the Harrison and Hinton pair and the Cardona and Luduena pair.
Colorado zonal 2-4
Hinton fell 4-6, 0-6 before
Cardona was able to win in
three games 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 for
Kansas's lone singles point.
matches. Harrison lost 6-3, 6-3 to even the score before Ludueña fell 4-6, 6-3, 1-6 to put Colorado ahead 2-1.
Kansas was unable to capitalize on its doubles win as it dropped three straight singles
Freshman Rachel McNeely fell 7-5, 7-5 to end the day for Kansas and Colorado clinched the win. With only three courts available, the match took over five hours to complete.
KIRSTEN SELSTAD/KANSAN
The pair of defeats drop Kansas to 3-6 in the season and 0-5 on the road.
Kansas will be back in action March 2 when it hosts Iowa at the Jayhawk Tennis Center in Lawrence. Play is set to start at 3 p.m.
— Edited by Valerie Haag
Senior Marian Luduena celebrates a point against the University of Houston during a doubles match on Feb. 14. Kansas traveled to Colorado over the weekend, falling to both Denver and Colorado in weekend matches.
Maria Cardona takes a breather in between matches on Feb. 14. The junior from Chile won her doubles match on Sunday against No. 68 Colorado.
KIRSTEN SELSTAD/KANSAN
Coach Todd Chapman counsels freshman Rachel McNeely between singles matches on Feb. 14. McNeely lost her match against Colorado on Sunday.
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