Tuesday, January 29, 2008

The Daily Roundup: Tuesday

The BEST ACC Basketball Coverage!!!
PHOTO:Meet the #1 Football and top 50 basketball recruit in the country, Terrell Pryor: Bigger, faster, stronger! Story below.

Getting your mind right:
America's most wanted : "Quarterback Terrell Pryor has the speed to outrun opponents and the arm to hit open receivers. Oh, and he's also the nation's most coveted prospect." Dude is sick.....and is now listing Duke as a possibility.

'The Foul' adds new twist to Duke-UNC rivalry: "Hansbrough's broken nose and Henderson's suspension a hot topic. Duke's Gerald Henderson committed one of the most famous fouls in ACC basketball history last season."

The ACC Insider, Andrew Jones: ACC Hoops Report Card: "Focused Duke and red-hot Georgia Tech earn A+ grades."


John Feinstein of the Washington Post: Plenty Lost in All the Hype


The conference headlines:



Jack Daly of the Durham Herald Sun - Defense not only factor in Final Four runs: "Before North Carolina is condemned because of its defensive liabilities, it should be noted that the worst two defensive teams to reach the Final Four in the last six years were both coached by Roy Williams."


Duke
Defense always standard for Duke : "Ten days ago, Duke's only senior, DeMarcus Nelson, was talking about the importance of scoring off turnovers. Where have I heard that one before?"


Virginia


Clemson
Baseball Widmann ready for his return: "After missing a year because of a neck tumor, the Tigers shortstop has been cleared to rejoin the team. Clemson coach Jack Leggett was grateful Stan Widmann at least heard him out. Leggett routinely meets with players during the fall to discuss their progress. He had a different spiel lined up for Widmann, who was rehabilitating from surgery to remove a benign tumor from his vertebrae."

Basketball Tigers post play takes another hit: "Already handicapped by one significant injury, Clemson is bracing for life with both of its frontcourt starters being dinged."


Georgia Tech
Causey honored by ACC: "Jackets guard named conference's player of the week after averaging 18 points in two road wins."



Florida State
'Noles playing waiting game for commitments: "Another big recruiting weekend for Florida State's football program hasn't produced public commitments for the Seminoles. Not yet, or at least not outside of the one they already had from defensive end Toshmon Stevens of Crescent City."



Miami
UM hopes star's shooting slump ends :"What can you do to end a shooting slump? University of Miami coach Frank Haith has prescribed Jack McClinton with an age-old remedy: shoot, shoot and shoot some more."

UM faces tough task at Wake : "Dino Gaudio did his best to avoid the tears."

posted by Ed at Tuesday, January 29, 2008