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Article: UK's Gillispie not fazed by expectations

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October 26, 2007
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Billy Gillispie's first Kentucky team has two seniors, enough injured players for a starting lineup and a sixth man, and of course the high expectations that greet the Wildcats every season.

Don't feel too sorry for him, though.

"I'm not looking for any excuses, believe me," Gillispie said Thursday at Southeastern Conference media days. "And our team isn't either. The only thing that's been tough for us has been the injuries. Whoever plays for us, we're expected to win, and no one expects to win more than our players or me.

"We're not looking for any sympathy from anybody."

That's good, because they're unlikely to get any. Certainly not from his peers in the SEC East, who ...

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