He said it many, many times while at IL as well.I don't remember Self calling three point shots fool's gold. He did refer to getting a big lead early as fools gold, but I don't ever recall him saying that about the three point shot.
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Morgantown, W.Va. ? Kansas University’s basketball team, which lost its first Big 12 game of the season Tuesday night, 74-63, actually led, 14-9, early in Tuesday’s loss at West Virginia, thanks to some early three-point success. “It was fool’s gold. We were up 13-9 and hadn’t thrown it inside...
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