Article: One precious assist comes to pass.(Sports)(Fatherhood brings calm to the basketball life of senior point guard Aaron Brooks)

Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard

It's hard to say where things are going better for Aaron Brooks this summer, on the basketball court or off it.

On the court as Oregon prepares for a coming trip to the Bahamas for five exhibition games, Brooks gets rave reviews from UO coach Ernie Kent.

`He's been really solid and consistent and playing with a lot of confidence,' Kent said. `He's played very well for a guy who went through everything he went through last season, and the responsibility put on him now.'

Except it's that extra responsibility of being the father to infant daughter MiKah Lamaj that has seemed to make basketball easier ...

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