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Show 6 SPORTS Tuesday, April 5, 2011 Spring skiing conditions TODAY'S SKI REPORT 29°/ 9 a.m. 48° / 3 p.m. Alta www.dailyutahchronicle.cor 29° I 9 a.m. 48° / 3 p.m. Brighton ► conditions & weather from utahskiweathercom 34° / 9 a.m. 54° / 3 p.m. Canyons 34° / 9 a.m. Deer Valley 540 / 3 p.m. 29° / 9 a.m. 48° / 3 p.m. Snowbird Solitude 30O //93 a.m. p .m. 49° MEN'S BASKETBALL UPCOMING SPORTS EVENTS TODAY: Softball Utah Valley @ Utah p.m. Ute Field 4 WEDNESDAY: Softball Weber State @ Utah 2 p.m. Ute Field SPORTS WORLD NBA standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Boston Philadelphia New York New Jersey Toronto Southeast Division Miami Orlando Atlanta Charlotte Washington Central Division Chicago Indiana Milwaukee Detroit Cleveland Pct GB .693 40 37 .519 13.5 38 38 .500 15 23 53 .303 3o 21 55 .276 32 W L 52 23 54 23 48 29 44 33 32 44 20 56 .701 .623 .57I .421 .263 6 Io 21.5 33.5 56 20 .737 35 43 -449 31 45 .408 26 5o -34 2 15 61 .197 22 25 30 41 NATHAN SWEET/The Daily Utah Chronicle WESTERN CONFERENCE Larry Krystkowiak was named the men's basketball coach in a press conference Monday at the Huntsman Center. Southwest Division San Antonio 58 19 .753 Dallas 52 24 .688 5 New Orleans 44 33 .571 Memphis 43 33 .571 41 36 .532 17 Houston Northwest Division Oklahoma City 5o 26 .658 Denver 47 29 .618 3 Portland 45 32 .584 5.5 Utah 36 41 .468 14.5 Minnesota 17 6o .22I 33.5 Pacific Division L.A. Lakers 55 21 .724 — Phoenix 37 39 .487 18 Golden State 33 44 .429 22 .5 L.A. Clippers 30 47 .3 89 2 5.5 22 54 .290 33 Sacramento Krystkowiak looks to restore pride in U's program Jake Bullinger STAFF WRITER After a three-week search, the Runnin' Utes formally introduced new head basketball coach Larry Krystkowiak in a press conference Monday. The new coach said his goal is to rebuild the prestige Utah basketball once held. "I want to get the pride back in the University of Utah basketball program," Krystkowiak said. "It's not going to be an easy thing to do. There's really no little things. There's a lot of big things (to fix)." Krystkowiak—whose prior head-coaching expe- rience came with the Montana Grizzlies, Milwaukee Bucks and the CBAs Idaho Stampede—made it clear he expects sacrifice from his players. "I need to find 15 guys who are willing to make great sacrifices...I can tell (the players) that they're going to have a group of coaches at their disposal that are going to get the absolute most out of them on the floor," Krystkowiak said. "If (the players) bring that passion and commitment, I'm confident that we can get to a place we'll all be very proud of." Although Krystkowiak requires sacrifice from his team, he might have to sacrifice some of the Utes have bright future with Coach K L et's face the facts here: This isn't Bruce Pearl parading into town in a crimson suit with his circus in tow, and it's a far cry from the Brad Stevens pipe dream any of you might've had. But I think the Runnin' Utes landed exactly what they needed, which was a Coach K to call their own. Never doubt the power of a great name. Just think about the guy Larry Krystkowiak is replacing—Jim Boylen. Even the most remedial headline writer could write a "Boylen Over" headline. Meanwhile, you take one look at Krystkowiak and think college basketball coach. And if you don't think so now, just wait for the next month as the local media—teleprompter jockies especially—stumble over his name until they abandon it altogether, just like the people in Durham, N.C., did so long ago, and call him Coach K. But beyond the great name, the U got this one right. It got a guy with head coaching experience—already for concern. In the press conference Monday, Krystkowiak addressed questions regarding the key to his success with the Grizzlies and about what coach he played under influenced him the most, but it was the response he gave when asked about his time in Milwaukee that I found most impressive. He said he bought into the notion that professional athletes must be treated differently from college athletes, and even used the dreaded term "sold out" in talking about himself. He continued, saying sometimes you have to fail in life in order to find out who you really are. Sure, that sounds like a line straight out of an after-school special, but I think there is a lot of truth behind that. I have no doubt in my mind that whenever and wherever Boylen pops his head up again, he will do so better from his experience in Salt Lake City. If nothing else, at least the U hired a guy who has been down JAKE HIBBARD Asst. Sports Editor an improvement over Boylen—and although his résumé might not jump out at you, I think his previous time spent both in college and in the pro ranks bodes well for the Runnin' Utes moving forward. Most people will point to his three years at Montana, when he led the Grizzlies to two NCAA Tournament appearances, or perhaps his time spent in the pros playing under coaches such as Phil Jackson or Jerry Sloan as positives, but will question his relatively unsuccessful year-plus stint as head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks and his inability to turn them around as cause See HIBBARD Page 9 players on the roster. The players had yet to meet with the coach one on one, and many said their futures with the team depend on what Krystkowiak has planned. Will Clyburn, Utah's leading scorer and rebounder in the 2010-2011 season, said his future is up in the air. Whether he transfers or not, he said the Utes might be without his services next season. "I'm going to give this guy (Krystkowiak) a chance, and whatever happens, happens," Clyburn See COACH Page 7 NCAA Huskies defeat Butler for 3rd title HOUSTON (AP)—The only thing that could stop Kemba Walker and Connecticut's amazing run was the final buzzer. On a night when the massive arena felt like a dusty old gym, UConn made Butler look like the underdog it really was, winning the national championship Monday night with an old-fashioned, grinding 53-41 beatdown of the Bulldogs. Walker finished with 16 points for the Huskies (32-9), who won their nth straight game since closing the regular season with a 9-9 Big East record that foreshadowed none of this. They closed it out with a defensive showing for the ages, holding Butler to a 12-for-64 shooting. That's 18.8 percent, the worst ever in a title game, which made for an ugly overall night but turned into the kind of game a grizzled old coach like Jim Calhoun could love. At age 68, he became the oldest coach to win the NCAA championship and joined John Wooden, Adolph Rupp, John Krzyzewski and Bob Knight as only the fifth coach to win three NCAA titles. He did it by accepting the reality that the rim was about See BASKETBALL Page 7 • ••••••• • •••••••• • ••••••• • ••••••••••••• Week of: April 8th-10th NBA MAMA HA s „. Atlanta PO45 Cleveland Name BASKETBALL EU Last Week's Winner: Larry L Smith (13-2) 'IkNA i Facers Indiana EtuckS LA Clippers Houston Clir .0, ,. 4ti ,"14,,, IiirIG$ , , +_.,. „,,_ --* 4 Charlotte de, nNt. I .f Mill. NEWS NEWS Utah Miami Toronto CHICAGO &BULLS IL Philly . - -, ; San Antonio Chicago Contact Circle all of your selections and submit sheets to Union Room 318 by 5 p.m.Wednesday Featured Staff Pick: Bryan Chouinard li * LP 0 , . c#in 00 Sacramento Memp. 1 Orlando mit E g V ....,„..,„ „ LAItC ulut tipi pers % ,/.! 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