FIRING
Continued from Page 10
heal Las! Tennessee State OH ft t the same team
that upset Arizona in the second round of the
NC.AA tournament Those are the Wildi ats who
handed Oregon its worst loss ever and worst ever
loss .1! McArthur Court this season
The Ducks also lost hv tw o points in Japan to
Northeast Louisiana, another NCAA tournament
team
Oregon returned from the Daiw a Hall arid
promptly whipped Oral Roberts 105 wnlcotn
ing transfer Antoine Stoudamire w he si ored 1 u
points coming off the bench
All of a sudden, Mansoti. whose team was
pu ked hv everyone to finish last in the I'.n HI.
was starting to look like i oar li of the sear
That’s when disaster stnu k in the form of foot
injuries, sidelining starters lords Lvden, Andre
Collier, ami Clyde Jordan
The rest, as they saw is history As in Oregon s
worst record since Hlr>7 and the end ol the Don
Morison era in Kugene
In retrospec 1. Byrne's claim that there were neg
atiye trends developing in the program ( an tie
justified.
Monson had posted three losing seasons in tin'
last four, including two 20 loss < autpnigns
Hut the Ducks did go to the Ni l' just two years
ago Given this season's injuries and the low e\
pectutions. last year's l.t-15 record: in a season
with no major injuries. whon talk of tin \(!AA
tourmimrnt fxrrth surfaced aft«• r .1 fast preseason
st.irt, seems in .! sens)' more' disappointing
Not to mention that everything had that hap
pened to Oregon this year vs as completely out of
Monson’s < ontrol No conch is evpit ted to keep a
player from signing >1 million dollar contract to
fulfill hIs lifelong dream, or to catch falling hags
of nails
Where Dvrne ran he faulted, however, is in his
claim that the program s future doesn't look,
brighter
(.ranted I! s hard for the future to look, much
darker alter a I. _! 1 season Hut the 1 )ur k.s l.-se
onlv 1 enter Chuck. I’utterson from that team, and
mi oming o loot 10. J 70 pound Uamioti Porter
and it foot a Aaron luhnson should more than
make up for Pat!' rson s departure
Oregon returns a proven 1'ai 10 star in
Stolid. Iinire, wile was s o III e h o w I e 11 o f t t rl e
league s all star team
l.V’den, Ionian and i-’tle .ire all ..experienced and
proven players and Collier had stepped up as the
I hicks floor lea tier before Ills injury
Add to ilia! I’.ise 1 s.dul i rop of to shmen |ust
oft a true trial by tire m their initial seasons and
a winning season looms large on the bon/on
Whatever happens, of course. Mnnsoif s name
wont fie mentioned But if is Worth rememU-ring
that rid Iregon swrpri a s every one w ith a grrat. sea
son. the man responsible for putting the team to
gel her won't he the Dm ks' head i 0.11 h
MONSON
Continued from Page 1
ill 10 yours, and the resulting
drop in ticket revenue w ,is a
bitter pill lor Oregon's athletic
department saddled with a
muilimillion dollar defic it to
swallow
We must he i i)llipetillve 111
the Pac 10 Conference, and we
.ire not.” Bvrne said And. at
tendance continued to di op
throughout the season I’.ibl
s u pport for on r p mgr a m i s
dropping rapidly
Munson did Mith : 'hmugii
season-ending inpiries to three
III his starters, including lus
two leading scorers, be,for. I'ar
10 plav started
Oregon was also without two
starters from u year ago. as 10‘tl
I’iK • 10 I’laviT of I he Vc.ir Ter
roll Brandon gave up his final
year of college eligibility lo sign
with the NBA s ( levelanti C.iv
aliers ami junior t enter Bob
l ife reiisbirtod
The injuries we had 111ill
kin.I of tiling doesn’t happen
vcry often, Oregon fn dun.in
guard ()i bind. > Williams .1.!
! vi as kind of disappoinb d
that they made tie- det ision (to
rejilai e Mi . \\ '1 !
young team, I fee! vvt , an only
go Up "
Byrne said tlie s. .m h for
V •. 11 S ; ojibi i-inenl w ..... ill
Peg i e. immediately He sa .,t
Mon sun's base salary would
not be exceed'd, but Byrne
would not cc
the numerous i .indid.itrs men
tioned .is possible sura f'ssnrs
Byrni' said hr planned to nr
assign thr Mi yi'iir old Munsmi
within the athletic department,
hill that .III agreement .IS tu spe
clfu s Iniil mil tarn rr.it bed
Thm* IS ,1 (list Mil I pussihll 11y.
! I i.IIr' th.tl Sh>:;••• e; h !a
i mild nut be [r.M h■ .I lor i uni
ini'nt will not ,n rpt ,i rirvs
position .it Oregon
Muitsuii iiir' tu Oregon in
l'lrt i .liter .1 •• 111 ( »• ssl'u 1 In r
Hr posllltl .[ Hill II overall rr
i uni .in i led thr \ and.ils tu two
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