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Time had run out on the Harvard men's basketball team some 24 hours before. Now, some had all but run out on Ken Plutnicki...
...corner of the locker room stood Plutnicki, aware that the Ivy title had slipped from his squad's hands and equally aware that he had left a new tradition for his teammates to follow...
...optimism came from a team that will lose just Plutnicki and fellow Co-Captain Monroe Trout-who inexplicably did not play Saturday-and will return five of its top six players. It also came from a team that finished second in the league and beat the champion twice...
...Realistically, I know it's a long shot, but we have to hope. That's all you can do once you lose control of your own destiny," Plutnicki said a little later, with his voice growing weaker and the silent gaps between his words growing longer...
...Instead of looking at the havenots, you have to look at what we've accomplished," Plutnicki said. "We turned the program around since last season. We've gained a lot of regional as well as national recognition. We set a new free throw record...Yes, we all play basketball for the purpose of winning a championship, but we also play because we like the game...