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Huggins must work on changing lifestyle

By Jeff Shelman
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, June 16, 2004

The story is one of Bob Huggins' favorites. And, in many ways, it gets to the core of who the University of Cincinnati coach really is. When his Bearcat players complain that practice is too long (UC generally goes for three hours every afternoon) or too hard (there's nothing done at half-speed) or that the coach is too demanding (the volume can be loud and the words not suitable for network television), the guy everyone calls Huggs will talk about Midvale Mine No. 9. It's a story that goes so ...

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