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VIDEO/Transcript: Ron Sanchez Talks Virginia Basketball’s Loss at SMU
Watch the video linked here on VirginiaSports.com to see the full postgame press conference with UVA basketball interim head coach Ron Sanchez following Virginia’s 63-51 loss at SMU in the ACC opener on Saturday afternoon in Dallas and follow along with the following transcript to read everything Sanchez said after the game.
On what went wrong late in the game:
RON SANCHEZ: I’m trying to remember the play. I know that we hit a three point shot, and it was a time out called and not sure if they executed something on one end or not. I do know that we went on a drought after that. I think they started kind of denying IMac [Isaac McKneely] the ball, very jumping and forcing other guys to make plays, which today was a little bit of a challenge, honestly. We were in such a playing really good basketball without two of our main guys with, you know, Dai Dai Ames spraining his ankle. I think he only played seven minutes tonight, and then Elijah Saunders was in foul trouble the entire game and barely played at all. So to be in that position was really energizing for us, and I was really enthused. I thought that resembled more of a Virginia basketball type of game. I think that we were playing the right way, doing certain things. Having two starters out kind of made it a little more challenging, and we had to depend on a couple of young guys. I think we missed a couple of point blank shots at the rim, and the best that we could do is to create those opportunities. Then we have to, you know, put the ball in the basket. I think Blake maybe missed a floater and I think Andrew missed a floater in there, Jacob Cofie missed a dunk. So I think some of our youth and inexperience showed down that stretch. We’ll watch it and we’ll see.
On the difficulty of growing a young team in important ACC games:
RON SANCHEZ: Absolutely. That’s why there are some challenges in what we do. It’s not just X’s and O’s. A lot of it is emotional. It’s experiential, playing in a hostile environment back to back games on the road. You’ve been traveling since… a lot of things kind of come into play, and then you take two of your guys that are supposed to settle you down, and they’re not able to do that because they’re on the bench. So as far as our play, I mean, we had some really, really good stretches of basketball today, and I think today we took a massive step forward in our defensive side of the ball, and also the offensive side of the ball. The turnovers again plagued us. I don’t know what the exact final score the game was, 51 to 63, and we gave them 18 points out of our turnovers. And those are things that we have to continue to clean up. And when you take one of your primary ball handlers of the game out of the game, it definitely impacts, impacts that that play.
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On finding someone else to step up other than Isaac McKneely:
RON SANCHEZ: Yeah, no, absolutely, absolutely. And honestly, when you take two of your main transfers that you brought in to assist in that situation – Dai Dai as a point guard, you know a playmaking kind of guy that attracts some attention when he’s attacking off the dribble. And then you take your forward who had 19 points on the road at Florida, and you take those two guys off the floor, the attention does fall on on him [McKneely], and then it falls on some of the younger guys, you know? But I do. I think that Jacob did a really good job tonight. I think that we got on the floor, we dove, we did some things that resemble us a lot more today than we have in the past. And that’s the encouraging piece.
On how Virginia’s success against SMU defensively in the middle of the game:
RON SANCHEZ: We were connected. We were covering for one another. Our ball screen defense was better. We didn’t get stretched. We contested shots. We stayed on down on shot fakes. We did all the little things well, and then that allowed us to kind of absorb the run that they went on, and then we shut them down, and then we made our run. Unfortunately, we couldn’t capitalize that in the second half again, back to there were a lot of young athlete mistakes made down the stretch there with just covering from the wrong side, or doing certain things that young guys do. Unfortunately for us, we’re in a position where we have to depend on first year guys to be on the floor and do certain things.
On what he saw from freshman Ishan Sharma in the game:
RON SANCHEZ: We want Ish [Ishan Sharma] to continue to come. You know, he handles the ball. He could do some things. He made a shot today. He made some decent plays. He got other guys some shots. I think his experience today hopefully will help him later. We’re encouraged by him. He was thrusted into the position today, and I think he did a really good job defensively as well.
On if he has updates on the injury statuses of Dai Dai Ames and Christian Bliss:
RON SANCHEZ: No, not at all. I mean, I don’t really know what happened to Ames, except that he rolled his ankle. How serious it is, we’ll find out. And Christian [Bliss] is basically day to day right now.
On what it means to add SMU, Cal, and Stanford to the ACC:
RON SANCHEZ: Well, I will tell you, when we take that Cal trip, what that’s like after being on the road for back to back games is, you know, is definitely a competitive advantage for the home teams. I don’t know what we did wrong to have to go on the road to all three of these games. I thought that Coach Bennett had a little more respect in the league, but we’re going to figure it out when we get there. I think we have a good plan in place. But being here, this is obviously a fantastic institution. So is Cal, so it’s Stanford. And we’re happy that they’re in the league, and it’s gonna be a long trip, but you know it’s part of the journey.
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CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — West Virginia has plenty of state symbols, be it the black bear as the state animal, the cardinal as the state bird or the rhododendron as the state flower, but did you know that the Mountain State also has its own official gun?
The Hall Flintlock Model 1819 was first manufactured in Harpers Ferry by John H. Hall in 1811 and was adopted by the United States Army in 1819, making it the first breech-loading rifle ever adopted by a country’s military.
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Model 1819 Hall Breechloading Rifle presented by Congress to Gustavous A. Bird for his participation in the Battle of Plattsburgh 9/11/1814 by John C. Bird via the Smithsonian Institution -
Model 1819 Hall Breechloading Rifle presented by Congress to Gustavous A. Bird for his participation in the Battle of Plattsburgh 9/11/1814 by John C. Bird via the Smithsonian Institution
All of this information is listed in Senate Concurrent Resolution 7, which was introduced and passed during the 2013 West Virginia Legislative session, and officially recognizes the Model 1819 as the official firearm of the State of West Virginia.
On top of being created in West Virginia, the resolution also points out that the rifle saw use during the Civil War, an event that directly led to West Virginia’s statehood.
While having an officially recognized state firearm may seem far-fetched, West Virginia is not the only state that has one. As a matter of fact, a fifth of the states in the country have officially designated a state firearm, including West Virginia’s neighbors in Kentucky and Pennsylvania.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In this world of college football, with the transfer portal and recruiting battles, bad blood is present more than ever before between head coaches.
That’s not the case between the Virginia Tech head coach and Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney, however. In fact, Franklin revealed at ACC Kickoff on Thursday that the two are actually close friends, dating back to their time at the Nike trip that various coaches take over the summer.
“Dabo’s my guy,” Franklin said on Thursday. “We go way back. We’ve been on the Nike trip for a long time. His wife and my wife are friends.”
The long-time Penn State head coach is making the move to the ACC after being fired from the Nittany Lions in October. 12 seasons of being with the program had Franklin hold a 44-21 record against top 10 opponents, an impressive record for a new conference foe of Swinney’s.
But when that trip comes around, there’s a camaraderie between Swinney and Franklin and both of their wives. In fact, the two hang out with each other instead of the other coaches at times. It simply comes to an “edgy” time in college athletics that raises tempers.
“I’m going to be honest, I wouldn’t say we’re necessarily like the type of people that love a lot of other coaches and a lot of other programs,” Franklin said. “It’s hard when you just compete year-round.”
On Swinney’s end, there are a few who could immediately come to mind among Clemson fans. Perhaps the most recent would be Ole Miss coach Pete Golding, who played the most significant role in the tampering of former linebacker Luke Ferrelli.
It’s a select list of coaches who make the good side of the Tigers’ head coach, and Franklin is certainly on that list. On the other hand, Hokies’ head coach has Swinney on his own shortlist.
“Obviously, tremendous respect for what he has built at Clemson and what he’s done at Clemson, and what he’s done for the ACC,” he said.
The two will see that close relationship face off at Memorial Stadium this upcoming season. Clemson will host the Hokies on Oct. 24 in what could be a potential title-eliminator for the ACC Championship.
Of course, the last game that we’ve seen the Tigers play in was against Franklin’s former team in Penn State at the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl. That game ended in a 22-10 contest that saw a foundation of Franklin players end Clemson’s season in disappointment.
Swinney will see many of those players once again in October, including starting quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer, in that contest. The anticipated Hokie starter recorded 260 yards and two passing touchdowns on the Tigers in the Bronx that day.
Although friends become foes, another ACC coach has given Swinney his flowers for what he’s been able to do for the conference. In the upcoming moments, Franklin will look to prepare his team to prove itself on one of the biggest stages in the ACC, while Swinney looks to put his team back at the top of a conference he’s dominated for over 15 years.
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WSET) — Extreme drought conditions in parts of Virginia have prompted an emergency drought warning for a wide swath of the region, including Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Mecklenburg, Patrick, Pittsylvania and Roanoke counties, along with the cities of Danville, Roanoke, Salem and Martinsville.
The governor has warned that if conditions worsen, she will activate mandatory nonessential water-use restrictions.
In Martinsville, city leaders have issued a voluntary water conservation notice and are urging residents and businesses to cut back where they can. The request comes as local businesses that rely heavily on water say the drought is already affecting day-to-day operations.
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John Hughes, owner of John’s Car Wash, said the dry conditions have hit his business hard in recent weeks. “For the last 3 weeks, it’s been hitting pretty hard. We done three yesterday and haven’t done anything today with the drought and hot weather. Yeah, I’m really concerned about it,” Hughes said.
Restaurants are also feeling the strain. David Kitzmiller, an owner of Be Wiched, said water is essential for routine tasks such as washing dishes and preparing some menu items.
“We use a lot of water for washing dishes and some of our recipes if they limit us in anyway defiently can’t produce and its a scary aspect,” Kitzmiller said.
Kitzmiller added that cutting back is not always realistic for businesses that must meet sanitation needs. “Not really feasible for a business that depends solely relies on water to wash their dishes, so that can’t definitely be an impact there,” he said.
City leaders emphasized that the conservation request is voluntary for now, but they are encouraging everyone to do their part by taking shorter showers, turning off the faucet when it is not in use, washing only full loads of laundry, and limiting outdoor watering whenever possible.
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