We're even knocking our free throws down now, so I think everything's going good. Everything was for the worst at first, but now it's a lot better. Bogans punctuated every sentence with a big smile. There's been a lot more of that around Memorial Coliseum these days. Marvin Stone, top, and Gerald Fitch teamed up against High Point's Dustin Van Weerdhuizen on this play, but Fitch has replaced Stone in the starting lineup and has helped energize the Wildcats.
People are more positive.
Tubby Smith said even though they let a nine-point halftime lead slip away at East Lansing, the Cats learned valuable lessons about patience and determination. The win over Indiana lit the fuse, and the pounding of High Point had the Cats thumping their chests a little as they prepared for a U of L team that struggled out of the gate and has shown few signs of recovery. But we weren't going to panic and make a run for it or jump off the boat. We were going to sit there and keep working hard. We knew it was just a matter of time before we got over that hump and put together some ballgames that we could really be proud of and some wins that we felt like we deserved.