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18B - The Michigan Daily - Tipoff'99 - Thursday, November 11, 1999

Thursday, November 11, 1999 -
"Moving students to the

Can Illinois pull the Big Ten s
f amous worst-to-first switch?

Illinois is in an interesting situation
this season. The Illini are certainly not
a favorite to win the Big Ten - and
haven't earned the expectations that are
buzzing in Columbus or East Lansing.
But the press has put them in some-
thing of a bind.
In a conference defined by stellar
backcourts, Illinois fits the mold with
sophomore Cory Bradford. In a confer-
ence defined by worst-to-first teams,
Illinois fits the mold - at least halfway
- with a 3-13, last-place Big Ten
record last season. The results? Illinois,
essentially by returning a last-place
team and starting a couple of decent
guards, has apparently become the next
candidate to come out of the Big Ten

woodwork.
Illinois, in a sense, has been cheated
out of the opportunity to have a break-
out season. The media have already
picked the Illini No. 3 in the conference
- so anything less will be no less than
disappointing in Champaign.
"Expectations don't concern us," said
Illinois coach Lon Kruger. "But the
expectations of'our youth do. We want
them to get the right message because
they don't really know how tough the
Big Ten is. The expectations are high,
but they need to be put in their proper
perspective"
Even so, Bradford is looking forward
to the backcourt matchups.
"Frank (Williams) and I are excited

Illinois, in a sense, has been
cheated out of the
opportunity to have a
breakout season.

Illinois
Coach: Lon Kruger (fourth season)
Last season: 3-13 Big Ten (11th),
14-18 overall
Key returners: So. G Cory
Bradford, So. F Damir Krupalija,
Jr. F Sergio McClain, Sr. F Cleotis
Brown, Sr. F Victor
Chukwudebe
O Losses: F Fess Hawkins
(10.2 percent of offense)
Nonconference tests: Duke
(neutral-site) Nov. 30, Maryland
(neutral-site) Dec. 4, Kansas
Dec. 18
Make or break: Can Bradford
and freshman Frank Williams jel
quickly at the guard spots? Can
Illinois really live up to a No. 3
preseason ranking? Can it com-
pete with top teams Michigan
State and Ohio State?

to go against Scoonie (Penn) and
Michael Redd because they're one of
the best backcourts in the country,"
Bradford said. "We feel like we can do
some great things this year, after what
we accomplished last year at the Big
Ten Tournament.
"We want to play as underdogs as if
we have nothing to lose," Bradford said.
Unfortunately for Illinois, that's far,
from the case.
- David Den Herder

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Old-school.
style can
work for
Boilermakers
If there is a team in the Big Ten
that could be called old school, it
practices in West Lafayette.
In the face of a running, gunning
and stunning conference, Purdue is
doing its best to maintain the tradi-
tion of Big Ten hoops. The center-
piece for the Boilermakers on the
court is 6-8 forward Brian Cardinal,
a preseason all-Big Ten pick and
(gasp!) marquee big man.
He is accompanied by four fellow,
seniors that should lay the founda-
tion for a solid team this season at
Mackey Arena.
"I think there is a nice chemistry
to this team, and I'm pleased with
their performance so far in prac-
tice," said Purdue coach Gene
Keady. "We're really excited about
the new season."
Keady himself provides the final
piece of Purdue's traditionalist puz-
zle.
"All the players have a lot of con-
fidence in him. They trust him,"
said Cardinal. "He works extremely
hard for you and he wants you to
work extremely hard for him. Any
time you see that, you owe it to work
hard."
The court at Mackey Arena is
even named after Keady.
"He's established so much at
Purdue and accomplished so much.
I don't think he's ever gotten the
recognition that he deserves,"
Cardinal said. "Everybody on our
team loves him to death.
"He expects excellence from
everybody, regardless if you're a
walkup or a highly touted prospect.
You see him on the sidelines getting
all red and about to blow his top. He
does that all the time because you
can do better."
-- David Den Herder
Purdue
Coach: Gene Keady (19th season)
Last season: 7-9 Big Ten (7th), 21-
13 overall
Key returners: Sr. F Brian
Cardinal, Jr. G Carson
Cunningham, Sr. G Jaraan
Cornell, Sr. C Greg McQuay, Sr. F
Mike Robinson

Can Michigan and
Brian Ellerbe
change this ...
CRISLER
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fans. Give 10 kids a chance to win free
tuition money, and 100 will show up for
the chance.
His department also added halftime
entertainment, which included every-
thing from celebrity shootouts to mascot
pickup games.
Michigan then adopted the idea from
other schools of holding the Maize and
Blue scrimmage, in which almost 7,000
fans trekked into Crisler this past
Saturday to see a new team with new
uniforms and a new up-tempo style of
play.
"We got great fan support," Junior for-
ward Brandon Smith said. "It's a differ-
ent atmosphere this year and we want
people to see that."
Michigan hopes that help in the pock-
etbook can also lead to a rise in ticket
sales.
While student season tickets cost
more than S80 less than the regular price,
some collegians can't fit a 19-game sea-
son into their schedule. Brooks plans on
introducing ticket pages of four to 10
tickets, in an effort to bring students and
their friends in at a lower cost.
He also has helped institute a $6 sin-
gle-game ticket, for all home games
except Duke.
"The special price gives everyone an
opportunity to come see a game at
Crisler, especially those who can't
always make it" Brooks said.
ADDING SOME SPICE
While the spice girls and their dance
music would probably not be a wise
addition by the Athletic Department, the

dance team looks to spice up the lives of
basketball fans.
The dancers officially join the
Wolverines for all the home games at
Crisler, where they will work along side
the cheerleaders to get the fans pumping.
"We'll be on the sidelines the whole
time and doing routines during time-
outs," dance team captain Amy
Friedman said.
But don't leave out the basketball
band in the spirit department. Under the
direction of new director Matt Smith, the
group has added at least 10 more instru-
ments to liven the sound. In the past, the
band was sometimes hard to hear in its
lonely corner of the court, which led to
the change.
"The band will defini ely be more
prominent," Brooks said.
Brooks, though, wanted more for
Crisler, and then the idea for a mascot
came up.

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"We want someone to get the students
going crazy, so we talked to Reza," said
Brooks, referring to Reza Breakstone,
Michigan's latest Superfan. "He will be
our unofficial mascot."
LSA sophomore Breakstone, a long-
time Michigan basketball fan, has some
big plans for home games.
"We're working towards having some-
thing like the Cameron Crazies," said
Breakstone, referring to the student sec-
tion at Duke known for their extreme
behavior. "There are lots of little antics
we can do to make it great."
THE FUTURE
The Wolverines aren't national cham-
pionship contenders, and Crisler won't
be a party scene yet. But Ellerbe and the
marketing department have their eyes
glued on the progress. And to attract
enough fans, it might take a bigger war
off the court, than on.

One of the biggest complaints about
Crisler is the location of its student sec-
tion relative to other arenas.
At Duke, Michigan State and other
rival schools, students are right next to
the action, which makes their arenas
tough places to play for an opponent.
"It's critical to have the student sec-
tion close," said Reza Breakstone,
Michigan's Superfan. it defines the
atmosphere for the players and the fans.
You want to see students going nuts."
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Losses: G Alan Eldridge
(10.0 percent of offense)

Nonconference tests:
North Carolina State Dec. 1, at
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