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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2012
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"James Harden was part of Team USA's paid medal team at the London Olympics and is one of the most skilled shooting guards in the NBA."
— Rockets owner Leslie Alexander.
ESPN.com
FACT OF THE DAY
THE MORNING BREW
James Harden won the Sixth Man of the Year award last season.
- NBA.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: How many points per game did Harden average last season?
4:16.8
ESPN.com
Thunder dealing Harden to Rockets a bold but smart move
HARDEN TRADE A SMART ONE FOR THUNDER
The Oklahoma City Thunder dealt guard James Harden to the Houston Rockets for Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb and draft picks.
Harden is a great talent and was a big part of Oklahoma City's trip to the NBA Finals last season. On the surface, the Rockets came away with more talent, and it is understandable then that many of the experts chastised the Thunder for making this move.
The trade, however, is a brilliant one for general manager Sam Presti and the Thunder. Not only is Martin a talented shooting guard who will be able to step into Harden's role, but Jeremy Lamb is a talented young player who should contribute for many years.
Martin is certainly not as talented as Harden, but he could have a more productive year this season than Harden had last year as he will be playing for a contract and has a higher career points per game average than Harden's.
Oklahoma City already has
Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka locked up in long-term deals and could not afford to sign Harden to the deal he wanted. Letting him go and getting a young talent in Lamb, future talent in the trio of picks and a productive player in Martin makes them better in the long run.
They avoid a drawn-out, distracting negotiation process during the season and should be able to pick up good cheap players with their picks. This will help sustain their high level of play beyond the contract that Harden could have accepted.
BIG TEN SHAPING UP
AS BEST CONFERENCE
IN COLLEGE
BASKETBALL
It is difficult to predict exactly how things will play out in college basketball this year, but if preseason projections are any indication, the Big Ten conference will be the premiere basketball conference in the nation.
The Indiana Hoosiers lead the way as the top-ranked team in the nation going into the season and are set to maintain that top 10 ranking the whole season. They are led by big man Cody Zeller, who finished one vote shy of being a unanimous choice for the pre-season All-American team that also features two other Big Ten players.
Two more Big Ten teams round out the top-five ranked teams in the Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines. Ohio State returns from a Final Four appearance last season and should contend with Indiana for the Big Ten championship.
The Big Ten claims two more spots in the top 25 with the Michigan State Spartans and Wisconsin Badgers ranked 14 and 23 respectively. Both teams are led by great coaches in Tom Izzol and Bo Ryan and rarely lose on their home courts.
Along with these five top-25 ranked teams, the Big Ten also features the Minnesota Golden Gophers and Northwestern Wildcats who could both make the NCAA tournament this season. Minnesota went to the NIT championship game last season behind emerging power forward Rodney Williams and looks to its best player Trevor Mbakwe to return and lift the Gophers into the tournament.
The Houston Astroswillmovefrom the National League to the American League next season and will sport a new jersey with an updated logo to
NEW ASTROS LOGO GREAT BUT
THE PREMATURE UNVEILING IS
NOT SO GREAT
match their change in leagues. The new look was not supposed to be unveiled until much later in the off-season, but MLB.com accidentally released images of the new logo in the player bio pages.
The new look features a dark blue and orange color scheme with the classic white "H" over an orange five-point star. This logo looks much better than the old logo in my opinion and will allow the Astros to enter the American League in style, though it is unlikely they will have much success there early on.
This week in athletics
—Edited by Stéphane Roque
Thursday
No events scheduled.
Friday
Nomen's Swimming
CU/North Dakota
i.p.m.
awrence
Saturday
Women's Swim
TCU/North Dakota
5 p.m.
Lawrence
Football
Baylor
2:30 p.m.
Waco, Texas
Women's Volleyball
Women's Rowing
Baylor
7 p.m.
Waco, Texas
Women's Rowing Head of the Hooch All Day Chattanooga, Tenn.
Sunday
Women's Basketball
Fort Hays State
2 p.m. Lawrence
Women's Basketball
Head of the Hooch All Day Chattanooga, Tenn.
Women's Rowing
Monday
Washburn
7 p.m.
Lawrence
Men's Basketball
Tuesday
No events scheduled.
Wednesday
Women's Volleyball
Kansas State
7 p.m.
Manhattan, Kan.
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