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"I don't do all this stuff so someone from the newspaper will write a story. Hell, I can't even read." Former Kansas star and current Indiana Pacer Scot Pollard on his flamboyant style
the university daily kansan
off the bench
thursday, October 30, 2003
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This is for Joey Berlin. I think he needs to keep his opinion to himself about Jeff Graves. I think he is one of the better center players that we have. I think that he needs to shut the hell up.
to be named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team, student-athletes must maintain a GPA of 3.20 or better. Student-athletes named to the second team have maintained a GPA between 3.00 to 3.19.
Joey Berlin is a moron. Not only does Jeff Graves deserve to start because he is a senior but he is talented and he is ruthless. Graves belongs in the starting line-up.
to be named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team, student-athletes must maintain a GPA of 3.20 or better. Student-athletes named to the second team have maintained a GPA between 3.00 to 3.19.
Joey Berlin knows nothing about sports.
Has he ever played any sport in his life?
Graves not starting because of David
Padgett, are you crazy? Have you ever
played basketball in your life?
Joey Berlin couldn't hold Jeff Graves' jockstrap.
People need to stop bashing the football team because we can still make a Bowl game.
to be named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team, student-athletes must maintain a GPA of 3.20 or better. Student-athletes named to the second team have maintained a GPA between 3.00 to 3.19.
Tp all of those people bashing KU football:
Go to Manhattan — we don't want you here anyway.
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Joey Berlin needs to stick to writing about things that he knows best — swimming and women's softball.
The Chiefs are undefeated and nobody from Minnesota is. Ha.
to be named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team, student-athletes must maintain a GPA of 3.20 or better. Student-athletes named to the second team have maintained a GPA between 3.00 to 3.19.
To the football team: You have proven thus far that KU doesn't have to be just a basketball school. I still believe. Good luck with the rest of the season.
Joey Berlin wears L.A. Gears.
--to be named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team, student-athletes must maintain a GPA of 3.20 or better. Student-athletes named to the second team have maintained a GPA between 3.00 to 3.19.
To all of the people jumping off of the football bandwagon: Go to Missouri. We don't need you.
cross country
Cross country members earn student-athlete distinctions
Fourteen members of the University of Kansas cross country teams were named to the Academic All-Big 12 team Tuesday.
Lauren Brownrigg, Paige Higgins Laura Lavoie, Megan Manthe, Julie Mullally and Arrah Nielsen received first team honors.
Manthe, Anoka, Minn., junior, was one of the 12 student-athletes honored for maintaining a perfect 4.0 grade point average. She is majoring in biochemistry.
Michelle Friedman was named to the second team.
Seven members of the men's team also were honored with Academic AllBig 12 honors.
Brian Raggett, Chris Jones, Cameron Schwehr and Erik Sloan received first team honors.
Steve Vockrodt, Dan Ferguson and Joshy Madathil were named to the second team.
Student-athletes must also compete in 60 percent of the team's scheduled contests. Senior student-athletes who have participated for two years and do not compete in the required amount of competitions also are eligible.
- Sean O'Grady
Kansas athletics calendar
Tomorrow
Soccer vs. Oklahoma State 3 p.m. Super-
Tower Field
Cross Country at Big 12 Conference Championships Austin, Texas
Saturday
Football at Texas A&M 12:30 p.m. College Station State University
Swimming vs. Missouri 2 p.m. Robinson
Natatorium
Rowing at Head of the Hooch Gainesville, Ga.
Sunday
Rowing at Head of the Hooch Gainesville, Ga
Men's Golf at The Prestige 2003, La Quinta,
Calif.
Monday
Women's Golf at Edwin Watts Palmetto Invitational, Kwai岛, S.C.
Calif.
Celtics, Pierce beat Heat to start season
The Associated Press
BOSTON — The Boston Celtics were better without Antoine Walker than Miami was without Lamar Odom.
Paul Pierce scored 23 points and Boston made up for the absence of its longtime leader by placing six scorers in double figures Wednesday night, opening the season with a 98-75 victory over the Heat.
Playing without Walker, who was traded nine days before the opener, the Celtics got 15 points apiece from Vin Baker and Eric Williams, 12 each from Mike James and Raef LaFrentz and 10 from Tony Battie.
"You saw the emergence of a lot of guys," said Pierce, who played 35 minutes and was the only Celtic to play more than 28. "There are a number of guys who are going to be able to showcase their talents."
Eddie Jones had 22 points and eight rebounds for Miami, which was missing Odom. The centerpiece of the Heat's off-season overhaul, Odom sprained his right ankle in the season opener on Tuesday, which Miami also lost.
In recent years, Pierce and Walker have accounted for a bigger share of their
Pierce
LaFrenz
team's points than any other NBA duo except Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant. But Walker was dealt to Dallas along with Tony Delk for LaFrentz, Jiri Welsch and a first-round draft pick.
The theory behind the trade was that subtracting Walker's sometimes dominating presence will get the others more involved in the game.
"The ball is moving a lot better. They don't have one guy controlling the ball," said Bimbo Coles, who finished last season with Boston and started this one with the Heat.
LaFrentz didn't start, but he played 28 minutes and added five rebounds and three blocked shots.
The Celtics had a 49-39 lead at halftime and kept it in double figures for all but a few minutes in the third.
Magic beat N.Y.in OT
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Tracy McGrady scored half of his 26 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to rally the Orlando Magic to a season-opening 85-83 victory over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night.
Orlando forced overtime with a 10-0 run over the final 3:55 of regulation. The Magic made it a 15-point spurt by scoring the first five points of the extra session - punctuated by McGrady's 3-pointer with 3:42 left.
But the Knicks came back with six straight points, taking a 79-78 lead on Kurt Thomas's turnaround jumper.
Tyronn Lue responded with a 3-pointer that made it 81-79, and McGrady then made a huge defensive stop, blocking Allan Houston's jumper. That sent Gordon Gircek to a fastbreak basket and three-point play that made it 84-79 with 1:46 remaining.
Gooden
The Knicks had one last chance as Lue missed two free throws with 17 seconds left. But Howard Eisley and Thomas both missed shots during the game's final possession. Thomas' short 3-point try at the buzzer grazed the
bottom of the net
McGrady scored seven points during the fourth-quarter spurt, including the tying basket with 0.5 seconds left.
McGrady looked like he'd fall well behind his 32.1 scoring average of last season when he led the NBA.
Drew Gooden was next for the Magic with 16 points, and Howard had 10 rebounds.
thomas had 10 points and 15 rebounds for New York.
NBA
Virus plagues Hinrich,keeps out of Bulls season opener
DEERFIELD, II. — The Chicago Bulls placed first-round draft pick Kirk Hinnick
on the injured list Mon day because of a viral infection that has sidelined him for more than a week.
Hinrich
Hinrich, the seventh pick overall out of Kansas, was expected to back up Jamal Crawford at guard when the Bulls open the season
Wednesday against Washington. But Hinrich hasn't been able to practice since Oct. 17 because of the infection, and has lost several pounds.
He will likely need a few days to get back into playing shape once he feels better, and will miss at least the first five games of the season.
"It hurts not having him out there," coach Bill Cartwright said Monday. "Hopefully we can get him back pretty quick."
—The Associated Press
Pacers down Detroit
The Associated Press
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Jermaine O'Neal had 22 points and 15 rebounds Wednesday night as the Indiana Pacers
held on for an 89-87 victory over the Detroit Pistons, helping coach Rick Carlisle beat the team that fired him.
In the season opener for both clubs, Indiana led by 10 midway through the fourth quarter before a 13-2 run put Detroit
Pollard
ahead 87-86 with two minutes left. O'Neal scored a go-ahead basket with 1:41 to go and Jeff Foster made a free throw with 14.8 seconds remaining.
Scot Pollard, acquired by Indiana in a trade for Brad Miller, had two points and four rebounds.
Look for Simien to overcome plague of injuries
On Fe' 2, 2001, I decided to attend a high school basketball game between Leavenworth and Shawnee Mission East. The importance of this particular game was the hype surrounding a special player for the Leavenworth Pioneers.
That player was Wayne Simien.
There was a buzz about Simien because of his dominance at the high school level and his desire to attend the University of Kansas.
After watching Simien warm-up, his size and power was obvious to everyone in the gym. Before the opening tip, I began to imagine the possibilities for this player as a Jawhawk.
Not five minutes into the game,
Simien suffered a slight ligament tear in
his right shoulder that ended his high
chool regular season.
A month later, Simien headed to the McDonald's All-American game, which was supposed to highlight all of his talents against America's best high school players. But again, Simien aggravated the shoulder injury by blocking a shot against the backboard during practice.
Heading into his freshman season, Simien had to miss the first five games because of arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. Simien was able to recover from the injury and bounce back to average 8 points and 5 rebounds during his freshman campaign.
These injuries came before Simien even had the opportunity to wear a Kansas jersey.
Last year was supposed to give Simien the opportunity to become a college star
sports commentary
Jonah Ballow
jballow@kansan.com
with Drew Gooden heading to the NBA. Simien was healthy entering the season and there was potential for a breakout season.
Then on Jan. 4, Simien dislocated his right shoulder forcing him to miss 22 games and eventually the rest of the season. Simien's numbers were still impressive in the game he played with 14
points and 8 rebounds a game. Luckily for Kansas, Jeff Graves was able to replace Simien during crucial games in the NCAA tournament.
Injuries are uncontrollable and sometimes persistent in an athlete's career. That said, this year marks a great opportunity again for Simien.
He is still a young player entering his junior year and possesses all of the tools to become one the best players in college basketball. More so than in past seasons, Kansas needs Simien to stay healthy while providing low-post scoring and rebounding. With Nick Collison and Gooden in the NBA, Simien has to be a leader.
Coach Bill Self likes to play a high-low set, which should give Simien the opportunity to hit open shots as well as bang inside. For the first time in his college
career, Simien is the featured player on a Kansas squad with a talented supporting cast.
On the other side, if Simien is unable to complete his first full season with Kansas, he will be labeled as a player who had all the talent but could never get past the injuries.
Beyond college basketball, Simien has a shot to play professional basketball but needs two solid seasons under his belt to improve his draft status.
After suffering through injuries for three years, this is Sinien's opportunity to show the team, the fans and all of America why he is considered one of the best college players in the nation.
Ballow is a Lone Tree, Colo., senior in journalism.
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