Semester break can reshape a basketball team. Classes are done. Practice time is bountiful. There is time to rest and reflect on the first two months of the season while preparing for conference play.
Those benefits only come with the proper attitude. Coach Paul Mills saw some of those attitude plays go Wichita State's way in last week's win at Northern Iowa. He sees that attitude in practices leading up to Saturday's 11 a.m. game vs. DePaul (ESPNU) at Koch Arena.
"If you're juice-less, you're useless," Mills said Thursday.