Kentucky’s Doron Lamb recently had a Q & A session with Larry Vaught in an article for the Advocate Messenger. Here is an excerpt:
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[B]Question: How difficult was your decision to stay at Kentucky and not enter the NBA draft?[/B]
Lamb: “I wanted to come back because I thought my game was not ready yet (for the¿NBA). I just wanted to work on my game and get ready and try to win a national championship. Me and my parents thought about it for a long time, but we all decided it was best for me to stay.”
[B]Question: What do you think of Calipari’s desire to have you reshape your body and gain weight and strength?[/B]
Lamb: “I have been working out since I got back (from break) in the weight room in the morning and running at night on the treadmill. I will keep doing that to get ready for the season.”
[B]Question: Are you working harder now than you did last year?[/B]
Lamb: “A lot harder. Last year I didn’t go that hard really. I was just going through the motions a lot. Right now I am working harder to help us win a national championship.”
[B]Question: Did the potential NBA lockout factor into your decision to come back to UK?[/B]
Lamb: “That did a little bit, but the main thing was to get my body ready and my game ready for the¿NBA. I need to work on my ballhandling a little bit and my strength. That’s about it. “I was tempted to test the waters, but I decided just to chill out and get ready for next year.”
[B]Question: Could you see yourself playing more point guard if needed?[/B]
Lamb: “If (freshman Marquis) Teague is not playing good at point guard, maybe. But I think Teague has the role of point guard right now.”
[B]Question: Were you surprised Terrence Jones decided to come back also rather than go to the NBA?[/B]
Lamb: “I was surprised about that. I thought he would leave, but I¿am glad he didn’t. I would have if I was going in the lottery (in the draft). But he decided to stay and I¿am glad he did and he will make us better.”
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