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The evolution continues for No. 1 Connecticut's new leader

By Adam Rittenberg
ESPN.com

Monday, February 2, 2009

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Two years ago, Jeff Adrien would have kept his mouth shut, and Connecticut might have lost the game. Adrien would have bitten his tongue as Notre Dame made its run. He would have sat idle on the bench and let his Hall of Fame coach do all the talking. But Jan. 24, after Notre Dame countered Connecticut's first punch of the second half with a 12-4 burst, Adrien piped up during a stoppage with 8:46 remaining. "He controlled the whole timeout," senior guard A.J. Price said ...

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