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December 26, 2007
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sluggish start at UK

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LEXINGTON, Ky. - Three pictures on the cover of the Kentucky basketball media guide seem to capture the first 10 games of Billy Gillispie's tenure at one of college basketball's most demanding jobs.

In one, Gillispie is clapping his hands, staring intently into the distance. The two above it are of senior guards Joe Crawford and Ramel Bradley. Crawford has the ball in his hand, searching for an opening. Bradley crouches, mouth agape, eyes focused straight ahead.

Perhaps it's telling that the coach and players are looking in different directions. The giddiness that surrounded Gillispie's arrival, when he took over for Tubby Smith in April, has been ...

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