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beloblog.com - 6/6/2008

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Here are two reasons why UCLA may not be the best fit for Kentucky transfer Derrick Jasper, even though his defense-first style clearly meshes with the philosophy of the coaching staff: 1. Jasper wants to return to point guard at his new school, a circumstance that could be difficult for UCLA to accommodate with incoming freshmen Jrue Holiday and Jerime Anderson both expected to vie for ...

• #1bigbluefan

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    I wish Jasper all the best, but homesick?! Nah it's called being a wuss, and not wanting to work hard for coach G.

  If he thinks he's going to just step into the point guard position at UCLA., he is fooling himself!!  He should've just stayed at UK, and toughed it out.  Believe me it would have paid off for him in the long run.

   

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High school coach: Jasper gun-shy
John Clay's Sidelines — ... This from the Riverside Press-Enterprise this morning, on why ex-UK guard Derrick Jasper might not be a good fit for UCLA: "Besides homesickness, one of the primary reasons Jasper left Kentucky was because he didn't like having his every move dissected by the media and basketball-crazed fans in the region, something that he'd probably have to deal with again at a school like UCLA. 'He's a little gun-shy about being under the microscope the whole time,' Larson said." ...