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pretty well," Biedscheid said. "I wouldn't say it's different, it's just a little new to me. I've done it before, playing in camps over the summer, but it's just different when you're playing in a sys- tem with other talented players. "Coach Brey always tells me, 'You don't have to do everything your- self, you have team- mates,' so even though I can take a shot, if one of my teammates can make a better shot, it's always better to make that extra pass." For Auguste, who hardly ever ran into any- one on the prep circuit as physical as Cooley or as savvy as Sherman, who has Final Four experi- ence from his two sea- sons with the Spartans, relying on athletic ability alone wasn't an option. "At first, on the court, being able to keep up with these guys and the physicality of the game," he said. "It took some time to get used to, but I got used to it and I'm helping them get better and they're helping me get better. "Being able to keep up and play with them is definitely going to pre- Zach Auguste, a 6-10 freshman, could see his share of action along the front line with senior All-Big East candidate Jack Cooley and junior Michigan State transfer Garrick Sherman. PHOTO BY JOE RAYMOND pare me to play in the Big East. Being able to re- bound against these guys and down low is work." Biedscheid admits he never had to lift a weight prior to arriving at Notre Dame because his natural ability off- set a scrawny frame. He