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   Pirates coach Mack McCarthy knows he has a young team going into this third season at the helm. Building chemistry within the locker room could go a long way to finding success on the court for a team that figures to be overmatched against many of the top programs in Conference USA.

   "Chemistry is an elusive and volatile factor in every team," McCarthy said on his blog. "Basically, if the goal of team success is common to the group you will have good chemistry. Unselfishness and work ethic are the backbone of teams with good chemistry.

   "This is exactly why we are constantly preaching, 'play hard and play together.' For such a young and inexperienced team like we have this year, these traits would facilitate our goal of improving over the...]]> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:05:28 PST ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2009-ncaab-eac:1 Coach Mack excited to get started (Rivals.com) GREENVILLE, N.C. - Coach Mack McCarthy talks to PirateIllustrated.com about the upcoming backetball season in... Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:02:00 PDT ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,rivals:20050301:ncaab,article,rivals-328958:1 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:05:28 PST