Pair poised to fill void left by Brandon’s departure
By Jayson Jacoby
irmgxakl Sp< jrts Reporter
Amiri' ( oilier and Johnnie Kivt e are
no! the Imi) Iih kies! guys in the world
It's no! because they're Ixdh .new !o
Oregon, to the men's basketball team
and to I’m ifii; to Conference competi
tion
It's because these two guards for
coach Don Munson's Dm is are tiring
an even less enviable task replay ing
Terrell
Anil Terrell, as everyone knows is
Terrell Brandon, now the starting point
guard lor the NBA s Cleveland tava
liers Brandon, last year's scoring leader
.md I’ai It) Player ol the Year, became a
legend in only two years ol yv.oaring a
Dili k uniform
"You're not going to see a guard out
there this year doing the things Terrell
did." Monson said
But Collier and Rent e do not enter the
Duck program without ..impressive i re
dell! nils
Collier is a f> foot-10 |unior from De
An/a Junior (iollege m Cupertino. ( aid
lie yvas an all-state selection for the cot
lege last year and was named MVP ol
the Coast Conference after averaging
1(1 5 points and eight assists per < oldest
Reel e is a 0-1 freshman jiist out of
Manual High School in Denver, Colo
He was named Colorado's high school
player of the year. Scholastic Coach's
Koiky Mountain Region Player of the
Year and a Best in the West pii k last
year He poured in .i.r> points and dished
out more than eight assists per game last
year in leading Manual to its third state
title in four years
Collier is the starting point guard, and
Monson said his experience has a lot
do with it
tfo tty . at* ’’
Andre Collier (left) end Johnnie Hence will try to till the shoes ot Terrell Hrendon this
yeer et Oregon s point guerd position
"His experience is .1 strength.' M m
son said This he's .1 frilly little ^u\
Amiri''n .1 bit .ihi-.nl ol everyone • • l■
.mil hi’ s a more pun- point nuard (than
Rets i')."
( oilier is .ikim^ Ins Job of replai mg
Brandon in stride
"I don't (eel any pressure. Collier
said I'm here to play basketball I'm
going lo pirn mv game, and hopetullv.
everything will turn out line
Munson s.iid he is worried a In! alum!
Collier's height, and that he ought have
trouble with opposing guards p .1 mg up
on him Hut (‘oilier said In- is use.) 1 .
pla\ mg at a height disads .Ullage
It s a matter ol what you have in
your heart. ' ( oilier said II you re will
Ing to tome out .inti use your ability, it
makes tip for ynur in• i>ylit I'm always
played against people who ari’ bigger
than mi
Kent e is making a bigger jump, com
mg straight out ol high st hool to one ol
the toughest i onferem es in the i omit is
We have a lot more things to svork
on in practice." Keet e said Hut I'm
trying to adjust The atmosphere here
has been really on >• "
Monson said one ol Kerr f s biggest
adjustments has linen moving from a
mam si orer to play maker
lli-s real r (interned right now with
running the offense and trying lo I,ike
good shots. Monson said lie just
needs time and experlelH e at this ies
el"
Monson said Keet e will likely see
some tune at oil guard as well, to lake
advantage . ■ f ills s< tiring abllilv
lie's a pieltv pure shooter Mon-on
s.ml \nd In’s got great range
Keet e s rd lie tie fill 11 el V lee Is the pies
elit e lell hv Brandon
It s a gre.it honor to try and llll some
one s shties as good as berrell Brandon.
Keet e s.inl bin going to try and tin the
little tilings lo help dll' team do well
Both players said they fell the team
was i ninmg together well for so early in
the season
We re really progressing, t oilier
said We've improved tbasllially is a
leant sun e the start of prat lit e
Monson said it was obvious ibis
year's team would have a dlllerenl look
without Brandon
'We relied on berrell so mm li. Mon
son said We're probably not going lo
score as nan h I don't think we tall
t (tine down and shoot the ball so ipm k
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