(Stephen D. Cannerelli | scannerelli@syracuse.com)
Syracuse, N.Y. -- Vonn Read was 9 years old when the "Miracle on Ice'' U.S. hockey team shocked the powerhouse Soviet Union squad in the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Like all sports fans at the time, he was filled with pride and awe at the Americans' seemingly impossible accomplishment.
As it turned out, that moment was also the beginning of a wonderment that would eventually fuel the philosophy behind his current stint as associate head coach of the Syracuse women's basketball team.
"I like mastery. I like dominance,'' Read said before a recent SU practice.