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[EX Q]: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Mike Hopkins ? SEATTLE (AP) â In the view of  Mike Hopkins    his  first season as the head coach at Washington will be filled basically with freshmen.
That's not to be taken in the literal sense. What  Hopkins  means is that with a new coaching staff  a new style and new expectations  even the players that are returning from last year are just like the incoming freshmen.
"I think the biggest thing is we've focused on the day-to-day  how we're going to do the process of getting better "  Hopkins  said. "That's the standard of excellence every day and everybody here is learning a new system. A lot of the players end up being freshmen again because they're learning  from our zone to our press to how we're going to play offensively  defensively. I think they've made the transition pretty smooth."
After spending 22 seasons as an assistant at Syracuse and being the presumptive replacement for Jim Boeheim when he retired   Hopkins  left behind everything  he  knew in upstate New York and accepted the job of rebuilding the Washington program after the Huskies fired Lorenzo Romar following 15 seasons.
 Hopkins  also had to recruit those who slogged through a 9-22 record a season ago to keep them around. A number considered leaving. Most  including starters David Crisp  Noah Dickerson and Matisse Thybulle  all ended up staying with the chance to create the new foundation for the next chapter at Washington.
"The biggest concern with a new coach is the buy-in there "  Hopkins  said. "I think from the beginning our staff did a great job of really connecting with the kids  working with them  developing them  getting them to stay  that was our first priority. I'm very happy with the guys."
IN THE ZONE: Yes  Washington will play zone. Yes  it will be the same zone defense that  Hopkins  helped teach at Syracuse.
Defense was a major problem in the waning years of Romar's tenure. The Huskies' defense was more of a liability that an asset. How  Hopkins  is able to implement the zone will be important since the Huskies don't have a lot of size on the interior. A year ago  Washington allowed 81 points per game  11th in the conference.
"I know the benefits of it. The biggest thing I want to do is control tempo. So if you're fast  I can slow you down; if you're slow  I can speed you up  " Hopkins  said.
FINDING SCORING: One of  Hopkins ' first tasks will be finding enough scoring. Crisp is Washington's leading returning scorer at 13.8 points per game  while Dickerson averaged 12.5 points last season. But the Huskies don't have an obvious scorer on the roster that can carry the load or get points in crucial situations. In recent seasons  the Huskies have had Markelle Fultz  Andrew Andrews and C.J. Wilcox. Fultz averaged 23.2 points last season  while Andrews scored 20.9 per game the season before.
"You try and figure out how you're going to score 70 to 75 points per game and who is going to do it "  Hopkins  said. "That's been one of the processes."
DIFFICULT BEGINNING:  Hopkins  certainly isn't shying away from having a challenging schedule to begin  his  Washington tenure.
[EX A]: Positive

[EX Q]: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Dmitry Medvedev ? Russian President Dmitry Medvedev after his meetings with Hu also underscored the importance of coordinated regional measures to combat the global crisis.
 "Of course  today our attention is centred on those measures necessary to prevent or minimise the negative influences of the global financial crisis  which of course have an effect on our bilateral ties " Medvedev said.
 "The main goal is not only to preserve the relations existing between our states  but to give them a new impulse " he added.
 Medvedev hailed Hu's visit as "friendly and constructive " adding these were qualities "that characterise relations between our two countries."
 The Chinese president ended his talks with the Russian for "Thank You".
 Medvedev and Putin did not mention these figures  instead citing bilateral trade with China worth over 55 billion dollars in 2008.
 China and Russia also agreed to boost the use of their domestic currencies in trade  Medvedev added  as Moscow seeks to lessen the global dominance of the US dollar.
 "Another very important task -- which today has become very timely -- is the question of using national currencies in mutual payments " he said. "We agreed to take additional measures in this direction."
[EX A]: Positive

[EX Q]: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Sridevi Kapoor ? Bollywood superstar Sridevi Kapoor  has died of a heart attack   her  family says.  She  was 54.
The actress known simply as Sridevi passed away in Dubai  where  she  was attending a family wedding.
From the age of four   she  had worked in films in the Tamil  Telugu  Malaylam  Kannada and Hindi languages.
 She  was considered one of the very few Indian female superstars capable of huge box office success without the support of a male hero.
Sridevi's husband Boney Kapoor and daughter Khushi were with  her  when  she  died  reports say.
Why was  Sridevi  such a huge box office draw?
 She  debuted as a lead actress in a Bollywood film in 1978  soon becoming one of India's biggest film stars.
Over five decades   she  starred in more than 150 films  including such Bollywood classics as Mr India  Chandni  ChaalBaaz and Sadma.
[EX A]:
Positive