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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1978)
Speedy Detroit visits tonight Ducks need concentration, fast start By KEN SANDS Of the Emerald The Oregon men’s basketball team plays the University of De troit tonight, and coach Jim Haney has taken steps to avoid repeating the disastrous performance against Pepperdine Monday. ‘ We ll have to be ready to move our feet, and play intensely be cause Detroit is very quick,” says Haney. "They have an outstand ing guard in Terry Duerod. He will be one of the best players that will play in Mac Court all year." Against Pepperdine, the Ducks started slowly, and Haney blames the eventual 73-68 loss on a lack of intensity and concentration. "It was by far our worst performance, and I don't think we are capable of playing worse, and we learned the lesson that we have to be ready to play,” says the coach. Impressive practices this week will help the Ducks in preparation for tonight s game. "We’ve ex pressed to the team the impor tance of getting ready to play, and yesterday we really had a good practice," says Haney. Senior co-captain Rob Closs also says the Pepperdine loss was because of a lack of concen tration. "We had a really good QMrtice, even though everyone i^Ptired, and it shows that the Pepperdine game was all men tal," he says. "Each person has to block out everything else to be mentally prepared, and I’m rx sure everyone did that, includin myself.” Closs recalls the past year when a poor performance re suited in deep depression — an hard practices. "Last year we di the same thing, but we knew w would get punished in practice Now we get chastized, but w work on what we did wrong and tr to come back." Part of that work will be in plaj ing as hard as possible, then exil ing the game for a rest. "Our ne\ philosophy is to sacrifice our selves and play as hard as possi ble,” says Haney, ’’but it’s i natural tendency for anybody t< pace themselves so that they cai play longer." The coach allows the players ti take themselves out of the game but he says that this is not don< often enough. "I didn’t expect it tc work overnight — we do not have the balance I would like to see." This imbalance means some c the Ducks play very little. “W< have a lot of players who are cap able of playing, and a lot of players should have more playing time,' says Haney. Closs is one of those who is re luctant to take himself out. “Righ now it is hard for me to pull mysef because of the pride factor, but I’rr getting used to it,” he says. The 6-2 guard also says the team is not concentrating or long-range goals. Against Pep >t perdine we didn’t go in thinking g about our goal of winning the na tional championship. We have to s keep our group goals in mind every day." d Closs says with this concentra j tion, anything is possible, but it will s take time. “We re just not to the !. point where we re a good team 3 yet. We’ve still got a lot of work to y do.” Unfortunately for the Ducks, they have very little time to work on their weaknesses. "We will be / tested again, and we need to get off to a much better start,” says Haney. i Detroit will counter with an ex > plosive offense with Deurod the i leader. “Terry has to be our leader this year, and he is certainly capa ) ble of it. If he plays solid defense , and plays better without the ball ! he should be all-America,” says i Detroit coach Dave Gaines. Center Earl Cureton (6-9) will provide their rebounding strength, f “Earl is going to excite a whole lot ; of people He is one of the best dunk shot artists in the country; he [ can really sky. He says hello to the Lord when he goes up for a slam," says Gaines. This could pose a problem to the taller Ducks, says Haney. Re bounding will be very important, and sometimes size doesn't mat ter.” What does matter is the Ducks have lost two in a row, and they need to prove they can win. Koch defends swim title The University men’s swim team will host the Iron Man Invita tional Friday and Saturday at Leighton Pool. Competing along with Oregon will be Willamette University. Southern Oregon State, Portland State and the David Douglas Swim Club. Competition gets underway Friday at 7 p.m. and concludes on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. The purpose of the meet is to determine an all-around champ ion and no team scores will be kept, A swimmer may compete in as many of the 13 events as he chooses, and the top placers score in each event. The swimmer with the highest point total will be the champion. The Ducks’ George Koch, com peting unattached last year, swam to the championship. Oregon is coming off a fifth place finish in last week's Husky Invitational in Seattle. barter exempts major teams from sex discrimination rules WASHINGTON (AP) — The Carter administration said Wed nesday that major college football teams are unique and don’t have to meet the same standards as other sports in eliminating sex dis crimination. Intercollegiate football was specif really cited as an exception as HEW Secretary Joseph Califano proposed new federal guidelines to eliminate sex dis crimination from college athletics. The proposed guidelines, aimed at clarifying a set of regula tions stemming from a 1972 anti discrimination law, prompted a quick rebuke from some feminist leaders. Lynda Weston of the Project on Equal Education Responsibility said: “It looks like they blew a hole right down the middle of the law." Califano said the proposed new sports haps Skiing The ski team will meet to night at 10 in Mac Court to dis cuss clean-up of Mac Court. The meeting is mandatory. guidelines, being circulated for public comment before being made final in time for the start of school next fall, ' recognizes that intercollegiate football, in particu lar, is unique among sports at some institutions.'' The guidelines also suggest that basketball, when involving competition on a national level, may also deserve exempt status. But under most other circum stances, the secretary said, a col lege or university would have to begin immediately to spend sub stantially the same amount on each woman participating in ath letics as it spends on each man. Califano said the guidelines would permit differences in ex penditures based on what he cal led "non-discriminatory factors, such as the cost of a particular sport, for example, the equipment required, or the scope of competi tion." Asked at a news conference for specific examples, the Health, Education and Welfare secretary refused to discuss individual cases, but said, "I do not believe any university in this country should have a problem complying with these guidelines." Photo by Stovo Dyteo Letting his players decide for themselves when to come out is one of the aspects of coach Jim Haney's basketball philosophy. So far the tactic works only in theory, he says. Men often throw passes to guys wearing glasses From the Associated Press Men sometimes throw passes at guys who wear glasses. That’s because some of the guys who catch them could prob ably do it with their eyes dosed. And especially 'cause one of the guys who throws them wears glasses, too. There's Bob Griese, quarter back of the Miami Dolphins, look ing like a scholar trapped inside his helmet. And Joe Washington of Baltimore and John Jefferson of San Diego, looking like henchmen for Darth Vader. They, along with Miami corner back Norris Thomas and Washington Redskins defensive backs Joe Lavender and Ken Houston are among a National Football League minority — players who perform in weekend spectacles wearing spectacles of one form or another. Some do it simply because glasses feel better and are less troublesome than contact lenses. Others wear them because con tacts just don’t do the job. And Houston, a safety, wears dark glasses — but only on the sidelines and in practice — be cause he used to get migraine headaches. Sometimes they get kidded about their appearance, some times not. Thomas, Griese’s teammate, has worn glasses since his col lege days, when he found the con tacts were an irritant. Does he get kidded? “Norris is one of our har dest hitters,’’ says coach Don Shuia. “What do you think?" SPEND YOUR WINTER ON THE BEACH POOL BOYS INTERNATIONAL, the worlds largest resort concessionaire, has immediate openings for summer help in Daytona Beach. Ft Lauderdale. 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