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“There are five fundamental qualities that make every team great: communication, trust, collective responsibility, caring and pride. I like to think of each as a separate finger on the fist. Any one individually is important. But all of them together are unbeatable.” — Coach K Breaking: Karl Towns Jr To Commit To Kentucky Wildcats? Is John Calipari getting an early Christmas present in the form of Karl Towns Jr? Evan Williams, from the Fansided site, Busting Brackets, seems to have news that Karl Towns Jr has indeed chosen Kentucky and the December 4th announcement date may just be a formality. The Mason Plumlee Conundrum What if you were an NBA GM and I told you that there was a 6-foot-11 power forward who runs like a cheetah and jumps like a scared kangaroo? Then I told you that this same big man has nice face-up game and looks comfortable putting the ball on the floor. I know you’re interested now but I’m not done. DUKE 75, KENTUCKY 68: Make-or-break players come through Mason P...
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