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The University Daily Kansan
Tuesday, December 2, 1997
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THREE'S A CHARM
It is the preseason NIT and one of the nation's premier college basketball teams, a
premier college basketball tea second-ranked team predicted to prance through the tournament, is losing.
With 11 seconds left in overtime, fans are on the edge of their seats, praying for a miracle to keep their team alive long enough to win the NIT semifinal game and move on the championship game.
A player wearing number 12 catches a pass, glances at the basket, and launches the ball from beyond the three-point arc.
34 written on his jersey. With his help, his team is able to overcome a startling deficit to win the processe NIT abstrahcn
The crowd hushes and fans at home hold their breath, all with arms raised straight in the air. In the silence you can hear the ball bounce off the rim once before swishing through the nylon.
The crowd erupts. The team will live to see another day.
This time, a plethora of three-point shots comes from the hands of a young player with the number
And another game. But again this powerful basketball team must fight for its life.
The Jayhawks of Kansas keep their preseason NIT winning streak alive, thanks to the shooting accuracy of players like Billy Thomas, 12, and Paul Pierce, 34.
It was once said that Thomas can kill a 10-point lead in the blink of an eye with his threepoint shooting skills. These days, people will be adding Pierce's name to the shooters list. Fans love the threepoint shot. It is the ultimate in comefrom-behind drama. Three shots and suddenly that 10-point lead melts like the Wicked Witch of the West. In the proseason
NIT, it was Thomas and Pierce sharing the role of Dorothy.
So if Ryan Robertson's spectacular assists, Raef LaFrentz's slamming dunks and T.J. Pugh's miraculous layups still leave Kansas facing defeat, pass the ball to the perimeter and let the threes fly. With Pierce and Thomas wearing the ruby slippers, victory is as certain as Dorothy's getting home again.
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