Show Section Monday April 7 2003 Pagel The Herald Journal Coaches keep If in perspective Inside NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A near miss here a bad bounce there Just like Jim Boeheim Roy Williams knows what it’s like to come up short of a dream n “Jim’s a much much better — than more much lam player consistent” Williams said his eyes glazing over his mind wandering to a different time and place Before they were rivals on the sideline the coaches at long-iro- Championship game set for NCAA B2 women Sports briefs CINCINNATI (AP) — Ken Griffey Jr will be out for at least six weeks as he recovers from a dislocated right shoulder Griffey landed on the shoulder while diving for a fly ball on Saturday the third straight season that the Cincinnati Reds outfielder has suffered a major injury in March or April Dr Timothy Krcmchek popped the shoulder back into place at the and ballpark on Saturday other tests found no fractures or major injury to the rotator cuff Griffey will try to rehabilitate the shoulder rather than have surgery and optimistically could be playing weeks Kremchek again in said There is a possibility that he might have to have surgery anyway X-ra- ys ' Kansas' KM Keys to the game Kansas h the two things necessary to be effective against Syracuse's 2-- 3 zone defense NickCdison inside and Kirtc -Hinrich outside The Coffiaon averages 185 points and 97 rebounds and he has to score inside to bring the zone in tight and open things up tor Hinrich a 42 percent shooter from beyond the 86 3e are just seven less than the rest of the team combined : 4 400-victo- ry zf'ill fl But the numbers don’t tell the whole story He is a coach in much more than an Xs and Os sense In the style of his old boss and mentor Dean Smith Williams is a mentor See COACH on B4 Sonics prevail when Utah trey just misses A K - If' sy-- jrf was off the mark and Seattle's SEATTLE (AP) — Rashard Lewis scored 12 of his 24 Brent Barry corralled the in the fourth rebound at the horn points quarter and hit a key as the Harpring scored 16 for the Seattle SuperSonics mainJazz who appeared to be in tained their playoff hopes with trouble after Seattle opened an 82-8- 0 victory over the Utah the fourth quarter with a 16-- 2 Jazz on Sunday night run to go ahead 76-6- 2 Lewis scored seven points Ray Allen scored 18 and in the run including a Peja Drobnjak had 17 as the Sonics won their fourth that made it 76-6- 2 with home 6:23 straight game despite remaining After the ball swished through the shooting 388 percent Karl Malone held net Lewis wheeled and scoreless for the first let out a scream as he time in his ran downcourt But Utah calmly career during his last Sonics 82 visit to Seattle on Nov regrouped tying the game Jazz 80 3 led Utah with 22 at 78 with its own 16h2 burst Malone who had seven of points But for the second those points took a feed from the were Jazz straight game denied a chance to clinch a Stockton and hit a jumper to put the Jazz ahead 80-7- 8 playoff berth for the 20th Malone spent much of the straight season first half joking with fans and The win moved Seattle (38- the Sonics' mascot but he got 38) to 500 Tor the first time since Jan 3 The Sonics have serious after the break scoring 16 of his 22 points But it didwon five of their last six and nine of 12 but they’re two n't matter after Lewis delivered for the Sonics on the next games behind Phoenix for the' final playoff spot in the Westpossession Seattle trailed 45-3- 5 early in ern Conference with six to Lakthe second half but used an play The Suns lost to the 1 run over the final 2:40 of ers in overtime Sunday night the third quarter to tie it at 60 Lewis connected from going into the fourth Then range after the Jazz had rallied to tic it at 80 on Malcame the Sonics' 16-- 2 run to one’s jumper from the top of the open the final period Notes: Seattle tied the series key with 456 seconds to go 2 with each team winning On the ensuing possession Allen found Lewis alone on the on its home floor Jazz took- ie Curtis Borchardt who grew wing and he delivered to put Seattle ahead 0 with 337 up in suburban Seattle sat in seconds left Lewis made one street clothes behind the Utah bench He's out indefinitely of two from the line with 42 after surgery on his right foot left and the Sonics held on Malone needs eight offenUtah had a final chance but : sive rebounds to reach 3500 Matt Harpring's try 18-ye- ar Friday's scores NBA Washington 99 Boston 98 OT New Jersey 96 Toronto 87 Sacramento 97 Philadelphia 81 Indiana 90 Miami 69 San Antonio 89 Detroit 83 Golden State 106 Denver 99 Houston 114 Orlando 93 Seattle 82 Utah 80 Minnesota 97 Portland 78 LA Lakers 115 Phoenix 113 OT 1 AL NY Yankees 10 Tampa Bay 5 Boston 12 Baltimore 2 Toronto 8 Minnesota 1 Cleveland at Kansas City ppd rain Chicago White Sox 10 Detroit 2 Seattle 11 Texas 2 Oakland 7 Anaheim 6 1- -6 NL Atlanta 13 Florida 4 Montreal 8 NY Mats 5 Cincinnati 5 Chicago Cubs 4 PCL Anthony presents problems tor most defenders and Kansas will use a lot of players against hm Anthony averages 223 points and 100 rebounds and his versatility is what makes him so tough-Hiinside game letfes d on power from his 6--8 frame and he is shooting 33 percent from range He had a seasotvhigh 33 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in the semifinal win over Texas his 21st Williams reached the plateau and he did it faster than all but three men — Adolph Rupp Clair Bee and Jerry Tarkanian Williams has guided the Jayhawks to their fourth Final Four andtheir second champi- onship game in his 15 years at Kansas t Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 0 San Francisco 5 Milwaukee 0 Houston at St Louis ppd Colorado 8 Arizona 3 Los Angeles 4 San Diego 3 (13) Syracuse freshman Camwto jMnaConntfMP yj it Carmeio Anthony m wSIgO ffsalD six-to-- DULUTH Ga (AP) — Ben Crane made an eagle on the last hole to beat Bob Ttoay by four shots for his for his first victory in 40 events on tour ' Crane’s eagle at the 18th punctuated a 29 on the back nine and his 63 tied the course record His 127 total in the last two rounds is the lowest on tour this season and 165 pounds Crane At doesn’t look like a big hitter But his drive on the par-- 5 18th carried just over the top of a hill then bounded down the fairway and through a gallery crossing path The drive wound up 190 yards from the green and Crane felt he couldn’t afford to lay up i Hoy Wiltomi or Jim Boeheim will win their first national championship Monday when Kansas and Syracuse meet in the title game in New (Meant differ-ently- Put more pressure on themselves? Buy into the Kansas and Syracuse were notion that buddies on the golf course OfiMN they need a championship to validate careers that have On Monday one man will finally break through and win been nothing less than stellar? the national championship that has “Sure the game is tremendously eluded both over a combined 42 important” Boeheim said “The though is the thought problem years of coaching A few months sudden lata1 the single-dig- it that all the of handicappers you’re a good ' a coach will compare scorecards most likely because you or good player win this game That’s foolishness” from their rounds at the famous Pine Williams agrees Valley Golf Club in New Jersey Both coaches have the resumes to Win or lose at either venue life back their confidence will go on This season’ the “I’ll be just the same next year” Crane wins BellSouth Syracuse's Kansas and Syracuse go for rt all Boeheim guaranteed That’s not to play down the importance of Monday night’s game Williams and Boeheim would agree with the obvious — that winning the NCAA basketball title is the pinnacle of the sport “When you coach at thislevel that’s what you want to do" Boeheim said ? But will they coach ed Griffey out six weeks NCAA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2-- 81-8- AP photo Utah Jazz guard John Stockton (12) Barry in the first half Sunday in Seattle over the defense of Seattle SuperSonics1 Brent Las Vegas 8 Salt Lake 3 NHL New Jersey 2 Buffalo 2 tie Minnesota 4 Columbus 3 Chicago 4 Detroit 3 OT Colorado 5 St Louis 2 Atlanta 6 Tampa Bay 2 Dallas 2 Nashville 0 NY Islanders 2 Carolina 1 Philadelphia 6 Florida 2 Phoenix 3 San Jose 3 tie Los Angeles 2 Vancouver 0 AHL Utah 3 Milwaukee 2 OT On television MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 11 am pm at Atlanta WGN — Montreal 2 TALLADEGA Ala (AP) — About Dale the only thing that went right Earnhardt Jr on Sunday was winning the Aaron’s 499 Crew chief Tony Bury Sr had to beat on the doors of a couple of his crewmen who overslept their 5 am wake-u- p call after forgetting to reset their clocks Wften the crew of the No 8 Chevrolet warmed up the engine after arriving at Talladega Superspeedway the oil cooler filled up with water requiring anxngine change and forcing Earnhaidt to start field v from the rear of the p event Four laps into the Earnhardt drove through the infield crash The grass to avoid a wild ride tore front his air dam up bumpy messing up the car’s aerodynamics and forcing a series of pit stops for repairs Earnhardt charged back to become the first driver to win four straight Winston Thlladega Cup events on the 266-mioval but afterward he spent more time 43-c- ar 188-la- TBS — Florida 12:10 Earnhardt takes Aaron’s Wallace leaves game NASCAR I with sprained knee fa 27-c- at Chicago Cubs pm ESPN — Arizona at Los Angeles MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7pm CBS — NCAA tournament championship game Syracuse vs Kansas at New Orleans I ar explaining a disputed pass than talking about his eighth career victory “Today was real tough” Earnhardt said shaking his head and grinning “I didn’t guess we’d be competitive the rest of the day after the accident We were just hanging on in the middle of the race I didn't fed like I had a very competitive car But able to at the end of the day we make the moves we needed to make” Earnhardt didn't lead for the first time until lap 107 and wound up in front nine times for 34 laps in a race in which there was a total of 43 lead changes drivers He fended off chalamong-1lenge at the end from Jimmie Johnson Ward Burton and Matt Kenseth He fought his way into the lead twice in the last four laps once with a pass below the yellow line on the track we le See AARON’S on B4 AUBURN HILLS Mich (AP) — ( AP) — The Detroit Pistons are about to find out just how valuable Ben Wallace is Wallace will miss an undeter- mined number of games after he went down with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee late in the first half Sunday against San Antonio Wallace was standing under the basket when teammate Tayshaun Prince fell backward into him after defending Tony Parker on a layup Wallace buried his face in his hands after ' going down and had to be helped off the court by the team's train' er and strength coach ' “I wasn't sure where he was but I could feel it when I fell into him” Prince said “From the way it felt and sounded when I hit him I thought he was going to be out for a long time I hope he's not" Wallace was to undergo an MRI exam Monday which will help determine whether he will be able to play again this season “It looks like we will lose him for some number of games we're just not sure how many" Pistons coach Rick Carlisle said "That’s a blow" When Wallace limped away from The Palace — not on crutches — he was asked how seribus he thought the injury was |