WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- There havent been any quick fixes for Danny Manning at Wake Forest.Bringing the Demon Deacons out of the Atlantic Coast Conferences lower tier has been a slow, deliberate, multiyear process -- and more struggles could come this year with a young, talented core.After that, though, the future certainly looks bright.Were a work in progress, Manning said.Gone are program stalwarts Devin Thomas and Codi Miller-McIntyre. The current teams only fourth-year senior on scholarship used to be a walk-on, and eight of the 13 scholarship players are either freshmen or sophomores.And with the exception of a graduate transfer, everybody figures to be back in 2017-18 -- giving the Demon Deacons essentially a two-year window to win with this current crew of players.We like the skill set. We like the talent level, Manning said. Were young, but when youre building, thats how you have to build. ... We think were going to have a chance to do some really big, really special things this year.Wake Forest returns three starters from a team that went 11-20 last season and won just two ACC games -- and the Demon Deacons need each of them to take a step forward.Guard Bryant Crawford needs to be a little bit more calculated with his sometimes reckless decisions, Manning said. Guard Mitchell Wilbekin, whose arm muscles have more size and definition, needs to keep shooting. And Dinos Mitoglou, whos also bulked up, needs to hit the glass harder, Manning said.Some things to know about the 2016-17 Demon Deacons:---BETTER SHOOTERS: Manning says this is the best shooting team weve had in 3 years, without question. He says there are at least six players who are capable of making a shot, whereas in the past he could only rely on Wilbekin and Mitoglou. That list includes two graduate transfers -- Keyshawn Woods and Austin Arians.INSTANT EXPERIENCE: The Demon Deacons hope Arians, who transferred in from Milwaukee, can bring some leadership to this young group. Arians started all 33 games last season for the Panthers and hit 186 3-pointers during his three-season career. Woods sat out last season after transferring from Charlotte and led Conference USA by hitting 46 percent of his 3s as a freshman in 2014-15.BIG MEN ON CAMPUS: Manning, a former No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, knows low-post basketball and this Wake Forest team has some significant size. Sophomores John Collins (6-foot-10) and Doral Moore (7-1) both showed flashes during their first seasons and look to take another step forward. Manning also brought in 6-11 Sam Japhet-Mathias from London to strengthen the interior. We still want to have paint touches, Manning said, and it doesnt matter who our post player is.BAHAMAS BENEFIT: This group got a jump start in learning to play with one another during a three-game exhibition excursion to the Bahamas in August and the extra practice time it allowed. Through three practices this preseason, Manning said, we are much further along ... than we were (through three practices) the last two years, solely due to that trip.NOT HOME VERY OFTEN: The Demon Deacons will have to grow up on the road because they only play five nonconference games at Joel Coliseum -- including just three between Nov. 14 and Dec. 30. The schedule includes a midseason tournament in Charleston, South Carolina, a visit to Xavier on Dec. 17 and a home matchup with LSU five nights later. Cheap Lebrons Online .ca NBA Power Rankings, ahead of the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs. Cheap Lebrons For Sale . 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I have the best possible care and Im in touch with my loved ones. The worst is behind me.It was not immediately clear how the injury could affect Kvitovas play. She underwent surgery because of her conndition and future career, said Tejkal, who described the incident as a burglary.dddddddddddd?Prostejov police spokesman Frantisek Korinek said the attacker, a man who is about 35 years old, escaped from the scene and was at large. He said police have launched a manhunt.Kvitova was scheduled to participate in a charity event in the city of Brno on Tuesday with another Czech player, Lucie Safarova.Its horrible, Safarova told Czech public radio. Things like that are shocking to all of us. It can happen to any one of us. Thats really terrible.In April 1993, Monica Seles was at the height of her success when she was stabbed in the back during a changeover at a tournament in Hamburg, Germany. A man reached over a courtside railing and knifed her, leaving an inch-deep slit between her shoulder blades.Seles returned to the game 27 months later and reached the 1995 US Open final.In an unrelated move earlier Tuesday, Kvitova withdrew from the Czech Republic team at next months Hopman Cup mixed-team tennis tournament because of an earlier foot injury. ' ' '