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Unbeaten Colonels still have plenty to prove &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 They do not run the floor with guys named Matt LaBuda and Dave Macedo and &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chris Parker and Jason Turner anymoreThey do not have a "Big Four" to win
big championships. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 After nine games and no losses, they are still not the greatest basketball
team Wilkes University ever had. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 But the current Colonels can do as much this year for Wilkes basketball as
their special predecessors of 1995-96 did while rolling to a 28-2 record and a
second consecutive NCAA Division III Elite Eight appearance. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 They can start by winning when it counts. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "We still have a long way to go," said Macedo, who is now an assistant
coach with Wilkes after gaining a reputation for being one of the toughest
defenders Wilkes has ever seen until he graduated two years ago. "We still
have yet to win the big game, this team. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "Until they do that, that will separate them from the team that we had." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 There are comparisons being drawn already between the two Wilkes teams,
because they are the only ones in the school's history to start a season with
nine consecutive victories. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 A handful of guys from that '95-'96 team came back to their old gym
Saturday to watch Wilkes whip Widener 84-66 for the Colonel Classic
championship. They were standing around Macedo afterward when he started
talking about the talent level of his team of yesterday and the Colonels of
right now. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "I'd have to say it's close," Macedo said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 To which his old pals protested in unison, "No way!" &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "The jury's still out on that," Wilkes coach Jerry Rickrode said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The verdict will not come until February and March. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 This season's Colonels have been spectacular enough so far. They keep
running opponents silly with an eight-man rotation that scores from anywhere
on the court and plays enough defense to make even Macedo envious. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "This team is learning its roles, defining its roles," Macedo said.
"They're a better defensive team than we were. This team is better in the
half-court set." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Colonels of today are proving as versatile as they are potent. They
keep hammering teams into submission the way the Colonels of two years ago
did, when mystery over the outcome disappeared within the game's first five
minutes. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "If we start playing a full 40 minutes, than we can be just as good, or
better, than that team," star forward Mike Barrouk said. "Our big guys can
shoot the ball and our guards can go to the basket and finish." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "From a skill standpoint, it's better than any team I've had," Rickrode
said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 It does not have the dominating big man in the middle, like the Colonels of
two years ago did with an athletic 6-foot-7 force named Turner. But Brian
Gryboski, Jason Sheakoski, Artie Gotzmer and Barrouk do so much inside with
pure hustle and athleticism, Wilkes may not notice the absence of a power
center. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "It's hard to compare teams," said senior point guard Jay Williams, a key
member of both teams, "because they're different players." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 They could end up being intertwined, though, by a same sense of greatness.
The '97-'98 Colonels have won two early-season tournaments, and if their
torrid start is any indication, the MAC Freedom League is theirs to lose. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 After that, Wilkes will likely get a shot to win the MAC championship and
make some noise in the NCAA playoffs. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Until they do, talk about competing with a glorious past will

Unbeaten Colonels Still Have Plenty To Prove 
They Do Not Run The Floor With Guys Named Matt Labuda And Dave Macedo And 
Chris Parker And Jason Turner Anymore.

Unbeaten Colonels Still Have Plenty To Prove They Do Not Run The Floor With Guys Named Matt Labuda And Dave Macedo And Chris Parker And Jason Turner Anymore.