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Hokie Comeback Encourages, Does Not Blind Williams (dailypress.com; Teel)
For two halves running, Virginia Tech's basketball team had been smoked like a Smithfield ham or Montecristo cigar. There was the ruinous second period Tuesday at West Virginia and Saturday's lifeless first at home versus Syracuse. Combined deficit: 47 points.
Given the Hokies' youth and the Orange's chops, given the absence of the suspended Joey van Zegeren and injured Jalen Hudson, the second half Saturday figured to be more of the same, with only Jim Boeheim's compassion separating Tech from a second consecutive beatdown.
OK, so young folks, especially athletes, are more resilient and have shorter memories than most of us graybeards. And yes, the Hokies were playing before a small-but-spirited Cassell Coliseum crowd itching for reasons to engage.
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ACC News
Lessons and Old and New Abound in First Full Week of ACC Play (charlotteobserver.com; Carter)
It’s back to school week in the ACC, a time when students return to campus, when old lessons become familiar again and new ones are taught. And so it was during the first full weekend of conference play.
What did we learn? Some new things, which we’ll get to.
But in a lot of ways the first weekend taught us – for the thousandth time – just how difficult life can be on the road.
And not just, with apologies to Paul Simon, for poets and a one-man band – or for travel-weary sports scribes, for that matter. No, it’s especially difficult for ACC basketball. Look no further than what happened Saturday in Coral Gables, Fla., and in Blacksburg, Va.
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Former Players
Wes Johnson Injures Hip in Lakers Win Over Indiana (PS; Murray)
Los Angeles Lakers forward Wesley Johnson strained his right hip flexor during Saturday's game against the Indiana Pacers.
Johnson won't travel with the team to Portland for Monday's game and will have an MRI to determine the severity of his injury.
Johnson, a former Syracuse star, has started all 34 game games for the Lakers this season, averaging 9.4 points and 3.7 rebounds.
Here's a look at how other players with ties to Central New York fared on Sunday:
Dion Waiters (Cleveland Cavaliers): played 22 minutes with 8 points (4-for-14 FG, 0-for-4 on 3-pointers), 4 assists and 2 rebounds in 109-90 loss vs. Dallas. Up next: at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Monday
Wes Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers): played 12 minutes with 0 points (0-for-2 FG), 3 rebounds and 1 assist in 88-87 win over Indiana. Up next: at Portland, 10 p.m. Monday
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Hokie Comeback Encourages, Does Not Blind Williams (dailypress.com; Teel)
For two halves running, Virginia Tech's basketball team had been smoked like a Smithfield ham or Montecristo cigar. There was the ruinous second period Tuesday at West Virginia and Saturday's lifeless first at home versus Syracuse. Combined deficit: 47 points.
Given the Hokies' youth and the Orange's chops, given the absence of the suspended Joey van Zegeren and injured Jalen Hudson, the second half Saturday figured to be more of the same, with only Jim Boeheim's compassion separating Tech from a second consecutive beatdown.
OK, so young folks, especially athletes, are more resilient and have shorter memories than most of us graybeards. And yes, the Hokies were playing before a small-but-spirited Cassell Coliseum crowd itching for reasons to engage.
...
ACC News
Lessons and Old and New Abound in First Full Week of ACC Play (charlotteobserver.com; Carter)
It’s back to school week in the ACC, a time when students return to campus, when old lessons become familiar again and new ones are taught. And so it was during the first full weekend of conference play.
What did we learn? Some new things, which we’ll get to.
But in a lot of ways the first weekend taught us – for the thousandth time – just how difficult life can be on the road.
And not just, with apologies to Paul Simon, for poets and a one-man band – or for travel-weary sports scribes, for that matter. No, it’s especially difficult for ACC basketball. Look no further than what happened Saturday in Coral Gables, Fla., and in Blacksburg, Va.
...
Former Players
Wes Johnson Injures Hip in Lakers Win Over Indiana (PS; Murray)
Los Angeles Lakers forward Wesley Johnson strained his right hip flexor during Saturday's game against the Indiana Pacers.
Johnson won't travel with the team to Portland for Monday's game and will have an MRI to determine the severity of his injury.
Johnson, a former Syracuse star, has started all 34 game games for the Lakers this season, averaging 9.4 points and 3.7 rebounds.
Here's a look at how other players with ties to Central New York fared on Sunday:
Dion Waiters (Cleveland Cavaliers): played 22 minutes with 8 points (4-for-14 FG, 0-for-4 on 3-pointers), 4 assists and 2 rebounds in 109-90 loss vs. Dallas. Up next: at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Monday
Wes Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers): played 12 minutes with 0 points (0-for-2 FG), 3 rebounds and 1 assist in 88-87 win over Indiana. Up next: at Portland, 10 p.m. Monday
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