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University Daily Kansan/Friday, April 1, 1988 7B
Struggle
THE FINAL FOUR
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ning, but as the problems increased,
I didn't know what to expect from our season," he said. "Fans continued to cheer, but things seemed to be out of our hands. There is a time when I wondered whether we would make it to the tournament at all."
Kansas seemed to come alive in the second half of the Colorado game, posting a 73-62 victory, and ended a four-game losing streak, the longest Brown had experienced as Kansas' coach.
After Brown inserted 6-4 junior forward Milton Newton and 6-5 sophomore guard Jeff Guelder into the starting lineup and moved 6-3 sophomore guard Kevin Pritchard to point guard, the Jayhawks found a winning combination to go along with Manning and Piper.
Piper said the team was frustrated at halftime of the Colorado game.
"We were not too happy with the way we were playing," he said. "We decided in the second half that we were going to come out and play the game as usual. We didn't lose confidence, and that's what turned it around."
With confidence they did play, and from that point on, the Jayhawks won 13 of 16 games and earned a trip to the Final Four for the second time in three years.
"Everyone is excited and enthusiastic about the way this season has turned out," Marshall said. "We continued to stick together, and it was neat how we were able to do it." Newton agreed.
"I think this team is a bunch of overachievers." Newton said. "When we were down, we didn't think about making the NCAA;s; we just wanted to finish the season playing the best basketball we were capable of. We just took things one step at a time and what happened. It's great."
what happened Manning said that this year's team was something special, one he would always remember.
Kansas 6-4 junior guard Scooter Barry was the hero in Sunday's regional championship game. Barry said the team earned its Final Four trip largely on the strength of Manning.
"Everyone had to contribute to this year's team in order for us to accomplish this feat," he said. "I feel fortunate to be a part of a team like this, and I really don't want it to end."
I think we relied on Danny more this year than in years past," he said. "We did give him a lot of help, though. I don't think we ever whether we would postseason it or not. It was just how far we could make it in the tournament.
"This has been an incredible experience, but we still aren't satisfied"
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