NEW YORK -- One of the Kentucky freshmen stepped up big from the outside while
the rest of the Wildcats took care of things with defense.
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on 7-for-11 shooting from 3-point range and the second-ranked Wildcats defense
that held No. 13 Michigan State to 32.8 percent shooting combined for a 69-48
victory Tuesday night in the State Farm Champions Classic at Madison Square
Garden.These guys took some pride defensively here, Kentucky coach John Calipari
said. Michigan State they run great stuff. They iso and do things that forced us
to prepare beyond where we are.The Wildcats (3-0) averaged 90 points in their
first two games but this time it was defense that did it as the Spartans (0-2)
shot 32.8 percent from the field (20 of 61) including 5 for 26 (19.2 percent)
from beyond the arc.Relying on another talented freshman class, Kentucky was
able to up the tempo enough and keep the tenacious defense going that the
Spartans committed 20 turnovers which the Wildcats turned into 24
points.Freshman DeAaron Fox added 12 points for Kentucky, which snapped Michigan
States two-game winning streak in the series that the Wildcats lead 13-11.We
knew they were going pack it in. I just had to be prepared, Monk said. They set
me up well. I was just able to knock down the shot.Kenny Goins and Cassius
Winston led the Spartans with nine points each. Freshman Miles Bridges was held
to six points on 2-for-11 shooting but he grabbed 12 rebounds.We did a couple of
things knowing that if he got going he would be a beast, Calipari said of
Bridges. He had 12 rebounds, but the way we played, we just made it really
difficult for him to just play basketball.Spartans coach Tom Izzo said, Im
actually a little embarrassed. I felt like we competed defensively for the most
part, we just didnt do anything offensively. We looked like a team that was an
AAU team, we just went 1-on-1 didnt move the ball and got frustrated.The
Spartans were coming off a 68-65 loss to No. 10 Arizona in Honolulu.I was very
disappointed in the way we were kind of `deer in the headlights but you know you
have four freshmen playing at Madison Square Garden and coming off the Hawaii
trip, that was the way we played. Well get better.Kentucky led 34-26 at halftime
and the Wildcats opened the big lead with a 16-7 run that made it 51-37 with
12:04 to play. Michigan State continued to struggle from the outside and the
Wildcats led by as many as 23 points.Its the same freshmen that played against
Canisius and we were down with three minutes in the half, Calipari said. Weve
got a long way to go. This shows us what were capable of and now we have to
build from this. You have to convince them that if we become a great defensive
team.BIG PICTURE:Kentucky: The Wildcats freshman class is as loaded with talent
as any recruited by Calipari and this group has size. ... Last season the
Wildcats had trouble setting any kind of presence inside but with freshmen Ban
Adebayo and Wenyen Gilbert grabbing 11 rebounds between them. Kentucky was able
to stay on the glass with the Spartans only being outrebounded 44-40.Michigan
State: The Spartans played in Honolulu on Friday and then headed across the
country for this game. Michigan State will travel 13,600 miles by Nov. 29 and in
a 21-day span they will face at least three Top 15 opponents. ... Michigan State
wont be at full strength for a while as they wait for Gavin Schilling and Ben
Carter to return from injuries.ALL ALONE:Monk was the only Wildcat to make a
3-pointer. The rest of the team was 0 for 7. Nobody on Michigan State made more
than one 3.You have to give Monk credit he was 3 for 13 going in and hit some
big 3s early, unguarded on the break, Izzo said.FOUL SHOOTING:Kentucky was 16 of
20 at the free throw line while the Spartans were 3 of 9.SITTING PRETTY:In the
row behind the Kentucky bench were Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer
Larry Brown who was Calipari boss at Kansas and Bruiser Flint, the coach who
succeeded Calipari at Massachusetts. Also sitting in a good seat was New York
Knicks guard Carmelo Anthony. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski went over and gave
Anthony a big hug before the second game. The two were part of the last Olympic
gold medals for the U.S.UP NEXT:Kentucky: The Wildcats return to Rupp Arena to
face Duquesne on Sunday.Michigan State: The Spartans finally stop traveling to
go home and play Mississippi Valley State on Friday.
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brief spurt, Brazil turned a close game into a rout and proved again it will be
a strong World Cup favourite.
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opened, every player was at his stall. Thats a sure sign that a team is in a
slump and is searching for answers. "Its embarrassing to be at home and play the
way we did," said defenceman Josh Gorges.
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real chance at payback wont come until the playoff. Still, Pittsburgh knows its
taut 3-2 win over the Bruins on Wednesday night is a pretty good place to start
laying the groundwork. "They are a very good defensive team," Penguins forward
Brandon Sutter said. Australias cricketers have stated their opposition to the
use of Cricket Australia development teams in domestic competitions, heightening
scrutiny around the CA XI to take part in this years Matador Cup in the second
of a two-year trial. As part of preliminary talks ahead of MOU negotiations due
to begin between the Australian Cricketers Association and CA from October 1,
player delegates met in Melbourne over the past two days to discuss a broad
platform of positions from which to commence talks. Speaking for the players,
the ACA executive member Simon Katich, said that the integrity of domestic
tournaments as genuinely competitive environments - rather than purely
developmental pathways - had been discussed at length.The delegates discussed a
number of topics around the structure of domestic cricket, innovations coming
into the game and any concerns people might have, Katich told ESPNcricinfo. The
views were consistent in that what is important to the players is that the
domestic structure is still seen as a tough competition rather than possibly a
development pathway, given the Matador Cup has evolved where there was a CA XI
last year and this year over a trial period of two years.Things like that can
change the dynamic of the competition because its not actually a state team
playing as such. Last year it was a younger team put together from guys who were
contracted with different states and not getting a game for their own states.
But the delegates were unanimous in the fact they dont want the integrity of the
Sheffield Shield or other domestic competitions to be changed because it is seen
as a competition to develop players rather than having a tough competition to
produce resilience and for guys to then succeed at Test level down the track.The
CA XI was roundly thrashed in initial encounters with full-strength state sides,
before improving later on in the competition and defeating Tasmania. We said
initially that we were prepared to back this for a two-year trial and we are
sticking to that for the second season as we felt that there were significantly
positive results for Australian cricket, CAs team performance manager Pat Howard
said.With the postponement of the Test tour [to Bangladesh] last October, the CA
XI came up against very strong state sides, which was wonderful for the
competition but was also a tough introduction for the young group. It is
important we continue to review the concept again this season, as there were
many positives.Player development pathways have been a source of conflictt
between the players and CA in the past, notably the introduction of severe age
restrictions on second XI competitions and the trial of split innings
limited-overs cricket in 2010-11.
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scrapped both gambits in consultation with its own playing conditions committee.
The ACA operations manager Graham Manou recently quit to join CA as the man in
charge of talent pathways.Among others issues, the ACA is seeking equal working
conditions for women in the next MOU, though the players are yet to determine
whether they will be seeking an increase in their current 24-27% share of the
games total revenue by way of compensation. Katich said that women were at a
junction not dissimilar to the men in 1997, when the advent of the ACA itself
heralded full professionalism for domestic cricketers in addition to Australian
players.Its about the women being able to enjoy equal rights as players, and not
just around pay, some of it relates to state programs around the country. Theres
disparities in how some states run their womens programmes compared to others in
terms of support staff, Katich said. Were in a transition period where, a lot of
the women are making the decision to commit full-time to cricket, a bit like how
it was back in 1997 for the men when the ACA formed.In that transition period
its crucial to get it right so the women can make the decision based not only
from a financial point of view but also so they can develop their game so the
infrastructure is in place for them to train at flexible times and still be able
to study or work if and when they need to. Its about getting the women up to
speed even with little things like not having to pay for cabs to get in to
training and things like that, the injury policy and having the same work
condition when they tour.AFL players are currently arguing for a similar fixed
revenue percentage arrangement to that enjoyed by the cricketers, and there are
elements of CA equally keen to roll it back. The delegates are unanimous that
that revenue sharing model should stay; its worked for 19 years and it continues
to make sure were a genuine stakeholder in the game, Katich said. Both the men
and the women were unanimous about that, knowing that part of the plan is to try
and develop one MOU that covers both the men and the women. Obviously its one
thing saying that, the other is figuring out the process to get to that point.
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