Vaught's Views: Better team chemistry a priority for Kentucky

[Radiated]

By LARRY VAUGHT
larry@amnews.com (mailto:larry@amnews.com)

LEXINGTON - It's no surprise that new strength coach Scott Holsopple has made Kentucky's basketball players stronger because of his rigorous summer workout program.

Kentucky coach Tubby Smith finally admitted the obvious midway of last season when he acknowledged the Cats were being pushed around by stronger, bigger players way too often and decided to look for a new strength coach.


However, Holsopple's arrival from Marquette apparently has produced an added bonus.

"Scott is a big plus. He developed some outstanding athletes and players at Marquette," said Smith Thursday during UK's Media Day. "He's had a chance over the summer and fall to see guys not just in their natural maturation, but he's developed real team togetherness."

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[poodoo]

Good read. Thanks for the link, Radiated.

Too, it's all about TEAM. Hopsopple has them ALL working to be stronger and better (something we heard was not going on as much as needed last season) and, most of all, TOGETHER. I LIKE what I read here. KUDOS to Hopsopple and the players. :)

I also like that the players are not wanting to talk about the past. It's all about thePRESENT and the FUTURE. Personally, I like thinking that way as a fan, too. Wallowing inany misery of the past is simply not appealing to me. It's a NEW season with a TEAM that is working hard to make themselves AND us fans happy. :)