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For more info, call 340-4456 nfH'tiwri-J I’v the hh tyle 1‘hnmity I’rt'yrjn: Sin.lent llrnllh Center RIGHT ®N TARGET >n,w,Emerald 346-3712 SPORTS Ducks’ Potter gains confidence By Dave Chafoonneau It was probably (In- biggest game of this ugly season for the Oregon rn«'ii s basketball team It n,is playing straight up with do .i(hd Oregon 'Shite It vs .is not a time for fresh men to he taking dumb shots But Duck freshman Jeff Potter took vs h.it some considered <i dumb" shot i It e h f o o 1 'I f o r vs u r d l.iunc lied a IS foot jumper from behind the free throw line, and it went in But it vv.isn't prettv I didn't think u vs .is going to bank in," Potter said No one else thought It would even be close As Potter ran li.u k dow n the court, couch Don Munson's eves followed him all .the vs.iv down the court, .is if to say Wh.it kind of shot vs .is that'" lli.it shot, more than any thing else, showed that Potter vs.is gaining confidence in his game, despite being a freshman who ss.is maybe thrown into a situation too fast (■•■'I* r .1 nunvi* tit KiNitnunii. \\ .:!i will return in his home state this weekend us ihu Due ks. J 'I in Ihe I’iu lfii H) ( ili-n i.i <• .mil t> 1 -t overall, l.ii • Washington on Thursday and U ashii-.elun Stale on Satur day iln tail Oregon was st.hed ul. I In p. \ in W ashillglon lat er 111 the season Worked llllt Wei! lor (’oiler, who did not See mm li playing tune during the beginning of the season, it wasn't until the Arizona St.ili game two weeks ago that Jeff Potter Potior in.itItr .1 solid contribu tion to thi! team In that game and the three following it, Pol tm has averaged nine points and five rebounds .1 game. To make tilings better for Pot ter he has been moved into the starting lineup "It's been .1 good situation," In >aid "Now that I'm starting, it makes it even more sweeter Jeff is one til the better freshman fundamental players I've find." fie said "Mis aggros siveness has really helped our oijii (iun HiU'iv i’otter attributes much of his confident e. especially offen sively . lo Munson "( ouch talks lo mt’ iitxnil lit’ ing iiggifssivti ami I.iking my shots i! they're there,'1 l’ottfr saul "if It’s <i had shot, hi' just says it's a bad shot (if doesn't rag on me or any thing Lately. il has been Munson who has hit’n gflting nigged on Spin illation has been float mg around since mid-season about the possibility of this br ing Nbiiison s last ypar As If injuries ami poor utUin liam c weren't enough for the young team to deal with, the Dinks also have to deal with the possibility of losing their coach VVe've .ill dealt with it pret ty well." Potter said "(loach has been up front about it vs ith us Munson said the players have done a good job of handling the situation "As athletes. I think they sift through that stuff pretty well,” he said I don't think it has rnu< h to do with winning and losing " I he Du< ks are hoping they can sift through the defenses of the two Washington schools this weekend Washington couch Lynn Nance said despite its prob lems, Oregon is not a team to overlook The one thing I've noticed about them is they A e shown no signs of quitting." Nance said i think coa< h Munson is really t om enlrating on things he can control helping his team play good basketball Potter said Monson has helped Ills team through the turmoil It', h ,1 r d losing t In; so g.iHn s.' 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