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Basketball 78-79 The Daily Tar Heel 21 1RG0 From page 20 Hes learning, and he's worked so hard," Smith said. "But 1 remember one time last year when he came in and had three straight against" Virginia. Then Jeff Lamp scored three straight for them on John. We can't have that." It's the difference between starting and not starting for Virgil. He'll play a lot, regardless. He's got to; he can do almost anything once he gets -the ball near the hoop with that wide-eyed look. N.C. State's Tiny Pinder will vouch for that. "When he goes up for a shot he jumps forward and his nose up like a plane taking off. Finally he lets go and it seems like he hits every time at least against us." "He can glide,, can't he?" Rich - Yonakor marveled after the Blue-White game. "I'm really sorry I missed him in high school; he must've been" somethin.' " Virgil was impressive in the annual intra-squad scrimmage, scoring 19 points. One-time he came from, half court to challenge Jeff Wolf on a dunk, stuffed him clean and knocked the ball loose, saved it in bounds and hurried down to score at the end of aiast-break. He averaged 5Vi points a game and shot j8 percent from the floor last season, playing eight to 10 minutes a game.' Smith says he's got to concentrate on his ball-handling and playing an agressive defensive game in the absence of Phil Ford and Tom Zalizgiris. ut most of all, Virgil is one "of those guys who gets a gleam in his eye whenever he's within firing distance. ' "I don't find myself passing up a Trade-mark oin wnazyo ulik Coke is available at your STOfldlEWT STOTE snack bars that's Poor Richard's Khaki Wool pants O.D. Wool pants Recycled Chambray shirts Air Force Reversible Flight Jackets (sage and orange) NEW Field Jackets Camel Down coats and vests Socks BUY 3, GET ONE FREE Good Luck to the Pep Band! Tor Heel TOBOGGANS $1 .SB $6.00 $8.95 $3.99 $49.95 $39.95 mm The area's only authentic surplus store Eastgate Shopping Center Around the corner next to Eckerd's Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mastercharge VISA Phone 929-5850 If anything," he says. "I know'the type of shot I can hit and the ones I can't. It's even more important this year that we take good shots and stress the teamwork philosophy. : Letting Virgil loose, as some have suggested, is not Smith's way of making up for the loss of Ford. "Obviously we'll miss Phil" Virgil says, "but we've tried to be more enthusiastic in practice, stressing intensity, to make for some of what he did. I'm more confident and at ease at almost anything I do so I guess I'm more optimistic about this year." : The first two were rather frustrating; an education from the bench usually is. Virgil remained quiet when some wondered why, he wasn't playing more; Admittedly, Virgil hasn't attempted to be an emotional leader on or off the court, but that's usually saved for the juniors and seniors. "I'm gonna try to get the guys fired up with my play," he said. "Mike (O'Koren) Dudley (Bradley) and Ged (Doughton) they're the ones emerging as the team's leaders." But the big thing is defense for Virgil and he knows everyone is keeping an eye on his progress. "I've had enough trouble keeping track of myself," Dave Colescott said, "so it's hard to say. But 1 think he's improved a lot on defense. We're all concentrating hardest on it." " "Defense and ballhandling most of all," Virgil said. "And also the little things, like boxing out and foul shooting. - Deep down, though, hes got his mind on other things, like length of the court one-handed dunks and flying tip-ins and eight een-footers from left of the key. He's got that special look in his eye, a wide-eyed gleam everytime he faces the basket. 1 A Good Book is more than a gift it's a compliment! And you'll find good books in abundance iat Downtown and University Mall open evenings Chapel Hill open Sundays mmmi ismm $wv www m m mm ""75 4 1 V f &y I if v i it :t m. ' F' V i ; -V -V
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