| Show Two Utah players in the Finals means a ring is on the way to the Us U.'s bank I Erick Brown Contributing Writer The finals are now well weIl underway with the Miami Heat now leading the series against the Dallas Mavericks 3 This series has a very interesting tie to Utah No matter which team wins the University of Utah will have its first player everto ever everto everto to receive an Championship Ring With two U players playing playing playing play play- ing opposite each other on the court theres there's no way Utah will miss out this year as the state has in most years past Former teammates Keith Van Horn and Michael Doleac are now playing against each other rather than with each other for the championship Van Horn has played in the Finals before w with th the New Jersey Nets They were swept by Shaquille ONeal and the Lakers If Van Horn Hornis is to get a ring this year he must face ONeal again This is his first Final for c D Doleac eK Both Van Horn and Doleac played for the Utes in 1998 when the university went to I the Championship game against Kentucky They I were also teammates in the on the 04 03 New NewYork NewYork NewYork York i iVan Van Horn is outspoken about his plans for the title i I absolutely want to keep him from I getting a ring against us said Van Horn to The Salt Lake Tribune Van Horn has played in all five Finals games so far for forthe forthe forthe the Mavericks He has averaged averaged averaged aver aver- aged 78 minutes per game and 14 Doleac has barely seen any action in the Finals He has come in forone forone for forone one game played only one minute and did not score any points Game six will take the series back to Dallas wh where the Mavericks hope hop hope come t come to-come m back from a one-game one deficit after being swept in Miami Game six will tip off Tuesday at 7 pm p.m. Mountain Standard Time |
