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you're worried about your job. Are you fearful?" You know what? This is how I'm go- ing to approach it. I'm going to enjoy coaching this year more than any other year. I'm going to enjoy it, I'm going to have fun, we're going to go out and try to win games. We're going to compete at the highest level every night as hard as we can, and hopefully we end up on top. But I can't worry about the future. I can't stress about the future. That's what my message is going to be to these guys. Go out and play basketball. Don't fear losing. What have you been doing since you were 6 years old? Go out and play basketball. Let's have fun with it. Enjoy doing it. Has it not been fun at times? I'm sure it wasn't fun for any of us, coaches and players included. I mean, we're all in it together. But you're losing games by a point, a possession, a free throw, a turnover, a rebound. I think in this league for Penn State basketball right now, we're older, we're wiser, we're bigger, we're stronger. Do you think you'll get a little more respect from the referees this year? I think there's no question about it. I didn't earn my stripes. I didn't pay my dues. I think a-er three years, I think we've paid our dues and I think they re- spect and I think this league respects Penn State basketball, internally. Every- body has said it, we are the hardest- playing team in the league, hands down. We might not have the most talent, but that was last year. Now what are they going to say when our talent is now catching up and we still play that hard? It's going to be fun to see what happens. Are there any surprises? We haven't seen much of Julian Moore and very little of Payton Banks. I would say those two guys have been the biggest surprises. They gave up their summer, they stayed here all summer. Payton Banks can really shoot the basketball. Julian has put on 15 pounds. They're going to be able to de- fend and take a little hit. They're going to be able to box guys out and not get pushed under the basket or flop into the stands. They're going to be able to take it, especially Julian. Julian is a freakish athlete, and he's probably up there in the fastest rim-to-rim, includ- ing the guards. You've got Jordan, Julian, Donovon, Brandon Taylor and Ross. We've got, re- ally, ,ve bigs. When is the last time you could say that you have ,ve really good bigs? Shot-blocking, rim protectors. They've been working on ,nishing, they're working on their footwork. Put the ball in the post. ■ Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Hey Sports Fans ...Get 15% Off your hotel stay! 15% discount lioncountrylodging.com When travelling ...think of us in Carlisle! Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Hey Spor Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê ts Fans ...Get Hey Spor Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê ts Fans ...Get 15% Off your hotel stay! Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê your hotel stay! Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê your hotel stay! Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê 1 Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê 5 % d i s c o u n t Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê When travelling ...think of us in Carlisle! Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê When travelling ...think of us in Carlisle! Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê When travelling ...think of us in Carlisle! lioncou Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê When travelling ...think of us in Carlisle! untrylodging.com Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê When travelling ...think of us in Carlisle! Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê When travelling ...think of us in Carlisle! Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê When travelling ...think of us in Carlisle! Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê When travelling ...think of us in Carlisle! Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê

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