THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2014
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I think everyone in the organization had enough time to get used to the idea that it's going to be a different team. We can't replace LeBron. We're a different team. Everyone's opportunities will be different. Everyone's responsibilities will be different."
Dwayne Wade ESPN
FACT OF THE DAY
The Miami Heat went 3-1 in its preseason openers while LeBron James was a member of the team, defeating the Detroit Pistons. Orlando Magic and Atlanta Hawks. ECPN
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q. Where did James Ennis, who led the Heat in scoring during Miami's preseason opener, go to college?
A. Long Beach State
ESPN
THE MORNING BREW
Post-LeBron era off to a rough start in Miami
The NBA preseason began last Saturday as the New Orleans Pelicans squared off against the Miami Heat, which began the post-LeBron era with a loss. The Heat's revamped "Big Three" of Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Luol Deng struggled to gel on the court, despite each of them playing more than 20 minutes. The trio made just seven of their 27 field goal attempts (25.9 percent) and finished with the three worst individual plus/minus scores of the game.
On the other side, the dynamic duo of Jimmr Fredette and Austin Rivers carried the Pelicans to victory. Fredette led the Pelicans in scoring with 17 points, making three of his four 3-point attempts, while Rivers scored 12 points and dished out six assists in a game-high 32 minutes.
For Miami, however, the implications of this game extend well beyond that of a typical preseason game. In LeBron James' first year in Miami,
In LeBron James' first year in Miami,
The Heat did its best to move forward from the LeBron era, adding players like Deng, Danny Granger and Josh McRoberts, who may even be enough for the Heat to get a top-four playoff seed in the weakened Eastern Conference. However, Miami is essentially finished as a championship contender with the current core of players on the roster.
Since 2010, Wade has faced ongoing health issues, mostly related to his knees. Bosh, on the other hand, has stayed healthy, but is now 30 years old, meaning that he will likely start showing signs of decline.
the Heat opened up the preseason with a blowout victory against the Detroit Pistons. Despite Wade leaving the game with an injury, Miami's "Big Three" got off to a hot start, combining 40 points on 56.3 percent shooting. From the start, fans could tell the team was going to be special. That same feeling hasn't carried over this year.
For coach Erik Spoelstra, it'll be the first time he he's coached the team without championship expectations from the media and fans, but according to him, that won't change the team's mentality.
"We have a Heat standard and that's to compete for an NBA title," Spoelstra said in an interview with ESPN. "That's how we're all wired, and that's what we expect from this team, regardless of what people are saying about us out there."
While Spoelstra will try to keep the championship mentality afloat, there are certainly those who believe the Heat will struggle. For example, the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas released its projected NBA win totals last week, in which it listed the Miami Heat as the 14th best
team in the NBA, with a projected record barely above .500.
While Miami's outlook is far from bleak, this will be the first season since 2009-10 that Miami won't be facing the media circus that comes with having the best player in the world on its team. If the Heat can't find a way to come together soon, it could certainly be a long season for Miami fans.
Edited by Emily Brown
This week in athletics
Monday
No events
Tuesday
Softball Cowley County Community College 6 p.m. Lawrence
Wednesday
No events
Softball Baker University 6 p.m. Lawrence
Thursday
Friday
Women's Soccer
Texas
7 p.m.
Austin, Texas
Junior runner takes first at Rim Rock Classic
Football
Oklahoma State
3 p.m.
Lawrence
Sunday
Saturday
Women's Golf
Ron Moore Women's
Intercollegiate
All day
Littleton, Colo.
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Junior lacob Morgan started right where he left off at the Rim Rock Classic on Saturday morning. Morgan, who was the runner-up at the Bob Timmons Classic at Rim Rock Farm in late August, took first at the meet with an 8K time of 24:30.5.
sixth place with a 24:50.5 time. The next two Jayhawks to finish were freshman Ben Burchstead and sophomore James Hampton.
Morgan was able to pick up the first victory of his collegiate career, while senior teammate James Wilson followed close behind, taking
The men's team totaled 85 points, which earned them fourth place overall at the meet. The Jayhawks finished
Burchstead took 20th place with a time of 25:34.7 while Hampton followed closely behind, taking 22nd place and clocking in at 25:36.3. Finishing out the Jayhawks' scoring totals was freshman Juan del Azar, placing 58th at 26:37.1.
behind Rice, Nebraska-Kearney and Cal State Fullerton.
On the women's front, there was no individual victor, but that didn't stop the women from taking second overall.
It was déjà vau as sophomore Nashia Baker led the way again with a fifth-place finish. Baker ran the second fastest 6K time of her career, clocking in at 22:07.6. Following closely behind her were five Jayhawks who finished in the top 15. The second Kansas runner to finish was junior captain Hayley Francis,
Francis led a group of three straight Kansas finishers. Following Francis were sophomore Rachel Simon and freshman Alaina Schroeder, who finished 10th and 11th with times of 22:36.3 and 22:37, respectively. Sophomores Kelli McKenna and Malika Baker rounded off the first six finishers for the Jayhawks. McKenna's time of 22:39.8 earned her 13th place, while Malika Baker's time of 22:49.5 secured her 15th
whose time of 22.28.1 was
good enough for ninth place.
place. Following right after Malika Baker was sophomore Courtney Coppinger.
Kansas will now have an off-weekend to rest before the runners will get their first look at the course being used for the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. Terre Haute is home to Indiana State University, which is hosting the ISU Pre-National, which takes place Saturday, Oct. 18. The races start at 10 a.m.
- Edited by Emily Brown
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