A lion in practice
By Kyle O'Connor | December 5, 2007Arms crossed, Dave Leitao stands at midcourt. In his tucked-in white polo shirt he looks exactly like one of the giant pillars holding up the front of John Paul Jones Arena, and he shows about as much emotion. Leitao is single-handedly running the basketball team's daily practice in the bowels of an awkwardly empty building that magnifies every shout, grunt and hard foul as a dozen giants in matching Nikes try to kill each other. On the "Blue Team" there are the big names (Singletary, Diane, Joseph) and a couple new bright spots in the Cavalier lineup (freshman guard Jeff Jones and freshman forward Mike Scott). The "Orange Team" is made up of the spoilers: Sammy Zeglinski, Jamil Tucker, Andy Burns, Jerome Meyinsse and Mustapha Farrakhan.
