Simon gets Pac-10 award
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"The Shot" Day 4: UA head coach Lute Olson was so enamored with Miles Simon's 70-foot shot to beat Cincinnati that he's incorporated it into the practice routine.
"We have lay-in drills, 15-foot shots and 65-foot shots at practice," he said. After a pause he added, "The 65-foot shots are after the coaches leave the floor."
The man who made the shot that was aired on ESPN's SportsCenter three times Sunday night (and, as the UA sports information department correctly pointed out, is easily the early favorite to receive next year's ESPY as best collegiate basketball play) spent the last few days living with the fame
"I didn't have any trouble sleeping (Sunday night)," Simon said. "I just returned a lot of phone calls. I've heard about it every five minutes, but it cooled down a little bit (yesterday)."
Simon was named Pacific 10 Conference player of the week, although his other 30 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in wins over Arizona State and the Bearcats probably didn't hurt his chances.