do that,��� Jackson said.
���A lot of that has to do with me. I didn���t play well
at all in this game (against Ole Miss). My teammates kind of look to me to get their shots and I
have to do a better job.���
Frank Kaminsky, a 6-foot-11 sophomore, shared
his frustration.
���The one thing we can take away from this is that
we have to be tougher for 40 minutes,��� Kaminsky
said. ���It���s going to sting for awhile. I���m disappointed in myself. I felt I could have done more.���
Kaminsky will get a chance to do much more next
season given that he���s the only ���big��� with any appreciable playing experience and the Badgers must
replace the frontcourt trio of Berggren, Brusewitz
and Evans.
���I���m still trying to get myself stronger because I
know I have two years ahead of me,��� said Kaminsky, who confided that he also must mature emotionally. He can���t get down on himself.
���I think some of our younger guys grew up during the year, which will help as a springboard to get
ready for next year,��� said UW associate head coach
Greg Gard.
���I really like our freshmen group coming
in. I think we have a lot of good pieces and
they���ve got a chance to really help. It will
be up to the guys remaining to make sure
they show them the way.
���Everybody has to get better. That���s the
big thing. You have to put in the time during the off-season. If you have a weakness,
you have to turn it into a strength.���
One of the ���pieces��� that Berggren singled out was Sam Dekker, who scored 14
points against Ole Miss. ���He���s as good as
any freshman out there,��� Berggren said.
���The sky is the limit for him.���
Alarmists see the sky ���falling��� after every loss, especially in March. Not Dekker.
���I honestly thought every shot that I took
was going in,��� he said in Kansas City. ���It
felt that good.���
Besides seeing the basketball as being
halfway down the cylinder instead of halfway out, a refreshing take, he said, ���Close
never counts. It has to go in. We have to
put the ball in the hole.
���Now we���re looking at what-ifs and,
when you���re looking at it that way, you
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Sam Dekker scored 14 points against
Ole Miss.���He���s as good as any
freshman out there,��� Berggren said.
���The sky is the limit for him.���
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