For questions, contact [email protected] WEDNESDAY, Jum 1,2011 • The Newton Kansan • www.thekansan.com Qj KU defensive coach Torbush retires FINALS Frompag«7 "Well play better. I'm "We really didn't play LAWRENCE (AP) - where it all went. plain what was going on, I very certain of that," well at all tonight" Terry Carl Torbush, defensive "I will say that I'm still understood that he was Nowitzki made two Carlisle said. "We had said. "First quarter, 17 coordinator at Kansas and playing baseball, so I'm going to be all right from some opportunities. Shots points and third quarter, former head coach at pretty fortunate in that. I that. He's a guy that's not more free throws — he was 12 for 12 from the line for we normally make, they 17 — that's not our style of Louisiana Tech and North had a situation health- just a coaching friend, he's didn't go down. Look, it's a basketball. Give them Carolina, is retiring after wise that got checked, and a guy that I've gotten to the game — with 1:36 left, cutting the Miami lead to long series. Well adjust" credit They disrupted our being diagnosed with it is a low-grade prostate know over many years." Wade — the hero of that tempo and they finished at prostate cancer. cancer that me and my Torbush said Kansas is six. A momentary blip. 2006 championship — the end." The school said Tuesday family are going to have to in good hands. found himself with a cou­ Dallas opened the third Torbush, who also served deal with. I just felt like I "First of all, the oppor­ "They have two very good closers,'' Nowitzki ple extra minutes before quarter by scoring seven as KlTs linebackers coach, wanted to get this cleared tunity to be at the Univer­ tipoff because of an unusu­ quick points, all on will have surgery soon and up. I don't know how long sity of Kansas has been a said, "two of the best in the game." ally long delay after the jumpers, the burst ending expects a full recovery. it's going to take to get it great thrill for me and I starters were introduced. with DeShawn Stevenson's Torbush was one of the cleared up, but I've got a don't have any doubt that Wade grabbed a key de­ fensive rebound, dribbled So he went looking for in­ 3-pointer with 10:03 re­ first assistants Turner Gill strong faith and I have no this program is in great spiration. He screamed at maining in the period — hired after he was hired as doubt that it's going to hands with coach Turner away from three Dallas pursuers and found Bosh his teammates, "Don't say, pushing the Mavericks' head coach following the work out the way it's sup­ Gill," he said. "Just like 1 wish I woulda,'" in the lead to 51-43 and silencing the 2009 season. Torbush posed to work out." I've said over a period of for a dunk with 1:08 left that restored the 10-point huddle before they took a building that was still re­ has also been defensive Gill said he was time, that is the reason the court, his way of telling filling after halftime. that I came to KU origi­ lead. Another dunk by coordinator at North Car­ "shocked and surprised" them not to leave anything "He had three days to olina, Alabama, Missis­ to learn of Torbush's ill­ nally, and I still firmly be­ James came with 38.6 sec­ onds left, sealing the out­ in the proverbial tank dur­ shoot that and we didn't sippi and Texas A&M. ness. lieve that after I've been ing this series. here a year." come. get anybody near him " "As far as where I'm at, "When you're talking And then he slowly trot­ Spoelstra said. it's a tough time," he said about health, you have to . Gill said assistant coach "For me, going into the Vic Shealy would be the fourth quarter, it's winning ted to the other end of the That was quickly fixed, at a news conference on put all the other selfish court, pointed to his and the rest of the third Tuesday. "I'm 59- years stuff away," he said. "I was new defensive coordinator time,'' James said. and Buddy Wyatt would Sure was, and the Heat mother Jolinda in a base­ was largely all Miami. old. Seems like yesterday, more concerned about his line seat and gave her a "For the most part, we you blink an eye and health and making sure be co-defensive coordina­ fans knew it, breaking into tor. their now-traditional toss­ hug as many in the crowd think we had chances to you're 21, all of a sudden that he was going to be roared. He usually blows get a hold of this game," you're 59- and wondering OK. Once he got to ex­ "Those two will work to- ing of their white seat cov­ ers. her a pregame kiss. On Marion said. "And we let it Tuesday, that wouldn't suf­ get out of our hands." "By and large, we've got fice. to play better, just overall," The Heat outscored Dal­ AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL said Mavericks coach Rick "We both said, Here we las 22-10 in the remainder Carlisle, especially noting go. We're here again. We're of the quarter. Wade Newton Post 2 July 5 Clearwater 6 p.m. p.m. Miami's 16-6 edge in of­ back,'" Wade said. started the rally—just as American Legion July8TBA June 23 Salina Falcons fensive rebounds. Both teams expect to he did in a series-saving ef­ Baseball July 10 @ Arkansas City 6 p.m. Miami outrebounded ride defense in this series, fort for Miami in Game 3 Junior Knights 2 p.m. June 26 @ Great Bend Dallas 46-36, got a gritty and that was made per­ of the '06 finals, giving the (All dates doublehead- July 12 @ Salina Hawks 4 p.m. effort on both ends from fectly evident in the open­ memorable "Nah, I ain't ers unless noted) 6 p.m. June 29 Emporia 6 p.m. reserve Mike Miller — ing 12 minutes. The teams going out like this" quote June 2 Andover Jags 6 July 14 Salina Eagles 6 June 30 Pratt 6 p.m. who left with his left arm combined to take 35 shots afterward — with two p.m. p.m. July 6 Wellington 6 p.m. in a sling, but insisted he in the first quarter — and layups. And James beat the June 3 @ McPherson 6 Julyl6TBA July 8 @ Ponca City, would be fine — and made 10. clock at the end of the pe­ p.m. TBA Zone Tournament Okla. 6 p.m. reaped rewards again from Dallas led 17-16 after the riod with an off-balance 3- June 8 Andover Trojans July 26-29 Class A State July 10 @ Enid, Okla. 6 another strong fourth- first quarter, which was the pointer from near the 6 p.m. @ Salina p.m. quarter finish by Wade lowest two-team output in Dallas bench for a 65-61 June 10 Arkansas City 6 Aug. 4-7 Mid-States Re­ July 12 Andover Trojans and James. the first quarter of Game 1 Miami lead. p.m. gional @ Fargo, N.D. 6 p.m. "That's who they've been of a finals in the shot clock "It's one game, and that's June 13 @ Salina Ea­ Senior Knights July 15 McPherson (l) 6 their entire careers," Heat era, according to STATS it" Spoelstra said. "We're gles 6 p.m. June 4 @ Salina Fal­ p.m. coach Erik Spoelstra said. LLC. It tied the fourth- already moving on." June 18 Salina Hawks, cons 4 p.m. July 16 Triangular Bosh scored 19 points lowest total for any finals NOTES: In his annual Clearwater (triangular) June 6 @ Andover Tro­ w/Hays @ McPherson 5 and Mario Chalmers quarter since 1955, better­ state-of-the-league address noon jans 6 p.m. p.m. added 12 for the Heat The ing only the 30 points by before Game 1 of the finals, June 21 @ Andover June 8 @ Pratt 6 p.m. TBA Zone Tournament Heat trailed by eight the Magic and Lakers in NBA Commissioner David Jags 6 p.m. June 10-12 @ Arkansas July 27-30 State Tour­ points early in the third Game 2 in 2009, and the Stern was asked about a June 23 @ Andover City Tournament TBA nament @ Leavenworth quarter before pulling 31 posted by the Jazz and number of topics, includ­ Trojans 6 p.m. June 14 Arkansas City 6 Aug. 3-8 Region 4 Tour­ away, remaining unbeaten Bulls in 1998's Game 3 ing again about how June 25 @ Clearwater 6 p.m. nament @ Minden, La. — now 9-0 — at home in along with the Lakers and James, Wade and Bosh all p.m. June 16 Great Bend 5 Aug, 12-16 American these playoffs and snap­ Celtics in 1969's Game 4. ended up in Miami last June 27 McPherson 6 p.m. Legion World Series @ ping Dallas' five-game Everyone was struggling, summer. "I don't consider p.m. June 19 @ Arkansas Shelby, N.C. road postseason winning maybe a little because of it colluding," Stern said.... June 29 @ Emporia 6 City 2 p.m. streak.