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Alexander says Self tells him every day in practice that he needs to play with a motor. He shows him video of former KU big man Thomas Robinson.

Robinson ran the floor hard and tried to dunk everything. He hated rims.

That's what Self wants out of Alexander, and he knows this team isn't reaching its ceiling unless he gets through to his freshman big fella.

"Let's be honest. Hey, Perry (Ellis) and Jamari (Traylor) are great, but they don't give us a physical presence like Cliff potentially does," Self said. "We need that. It changes our team.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...to-new-heights