With Chaz Williams expected to play most of the minutes at point guard this year, I figured if there was one person who could give him good advice on handling it, it would be Edgar Padilla, who played 36.5 minutes per game over 37 minutes per game during the Final Four run in 1995-96.

“Well, I REALLY worked on my conditioning all year because I didn’t want fatigue to bother me psychologically,” said Edgar Padilla (above), responding to a Facebook message. “Learned to manage my energy during the game, picked the moments when to be aggressive defensively so I wouldn’t get in foul trouble and prepared myself in terms of the game plan to be more effective with the least effort possible. And of course, lots of REST and good nutrition.”

I'll have a hoop story in Friday's Gazette (online tonight) with this and another noteworthy mention of the 1995-96 team.