Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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rKESn LUliAL StiATUUD I COMFORTING ITALIAN FARE HOME OF THE CRISPY FLOUNDER 2013 GREENE STREET COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA 29205 (803) 771-8888 % 'X^ Intramural sports There is something for Basketball, Softball, Bowling, everyone this spring with Soccer, Sand Volleyball, Wally intramural sports. Ball, Racquet Ball rXampus Recreation 1 X Htarernty <>» Garotte* GoGamecocks! \ Men CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 ready to contribute to the inside game. Odom knows that pounding the ball into the post is the team’s strongpoint. “If we can avoid injuries, I believe that the qual ity of our post men can be as good as any group in the league,” he said. The real question mark for this season is the backcourt. Carolina will face this season without starting guards Aaron Lucas and Jamel Bradley, who both grad uated. Expect USC to rely on a strong se nior year from Chuck Eidson. Eidson finished last year with 8.8 points, 3.5 assists and an SEC-leading 2.5 steals per game. Odom hopes that Eidson will play the wing and that junior Michael Boynton and freshman Jarod Gerald can lead at the point. Sophomore Carlos Powell and senior Chris Warren look to improve this season and give the Gamecocks the boost they provided last year at the wing position. USC will face another tough SEC sched ule and play host to rival Clemson on Feb.' 12. Carolina opens the season Sunday in the Carolina Center against East Tennessee State. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocksports@hotmail.com Eidson CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 “I hope that we have instilled the impor tance of things other than basketball that affect basketball, such as weightlifting, fun damentals and the value of team play,” Odom said. “There were two things when I came in here that he wasn’t too keen about: strength conditioning/weightlifting and academics. “It wasn’t that he was a bad student; he tolerated academics so he could play bas ketball. Now I think that has been re versed. He has developed a passion for aca demics and says, ‘Oh, by the way, I also play basketball.’ He has changed, and I hope we have had an effect on that.” Learning is a two-way street, after lis tening to Odom. “In my mind, he’s reaffirmed that if you believe in a player, in his skills, in his val ues, and you stick with him... it will play Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocksports@hotmail.com PALMETTO PIG _i_1 BEGin EVERY G8ME WltH PaiMEttO PIG | BBO *0. Fried Chicken • BBQ Meat • Hash • Rice • Baked Beans 1 Slaw • Potato Salad • Hush Puppies • Pickles • Tea Within Walking Distance StUDEIlt PRICES: of the Arena wjth vajjd student /D gpsiF] DINE-IN BUFFET: $6.00 j; (after 1:30pm, thurs, fri, sat) ' ii _ buffet includes tax and drink rasri IV—I TAKE-OUT PLATE: $4.00 ^^ i S L_^_J (anytime) C“°“) Open: > Wed: 11:00 am-2:30 pm —» VV _ Thurs & Fri: 11 am-9pm -w*. QioQo*iioo«_ Sat, Sun, Mon. (closed 530 Devine Street Columbia, SC (803) 733-2556