-Oregon Daily Emerald Sports
Coaches, athletes, teams deserve Christmas gifts
Dam: Chakbonnkai
Finally realizing Rich
Brooks is going to stay
with both jobs at Oregon is
a little like finding out Aunt
Bertha is coming to your house
for Christmas dinner: You can't
stand the idea, but you have no
choice because she's in charge
of the athletic department. Huh?
Well, maybe it's not like that,
but you get the idea.
Calling for Brooks' head is a
dead issue He's staying whether
anyone likes it or not. Anyway,
it would be inappropriate to
expect someone to fire himself
so close to the holidays.
But that doesn't mean we
can't use the holiday season as a
time to reward and penalize
memliers of the athletic commu
nity with Christmas bonuses
arui Christmas penalties.
So, I'll act os Santo Claus
(after Thanksgiving dinner, I
almost weigh as much as him)
and hand out the goodies.
Jerry Green — Green gets a
bonus. As coach of the men's
basketball team. Green will not
Im satisfied with mediocrity, an
attitude that is sorely missing at
Oregon.
Green won't accept medioc
rity (even though he may hove to
tolerate it for a couple of years),
but if he doesn't have the Duc ks
near the top of the Paciflc-10 in
four or five years, he says he'll
give someone else a shot.
Green's bonus — A sell-out at
McArthur Court of fans who
know how to do a cheer in sync,
unlike the weenie c rowds who
have so far attended the games
this season
Oregon men's basketball team
— No bonus here. Why?
Because they missed nine
straight free throws in the first
Calling for Brooks'
head Is a dead
Issue. He's staying
whether anyone
likes It or not.
half against Athletes In Action,
forcing the crowd to raise their
collective hands nine times
without the joy of being able to
say, "Whoosh."
The team's penalty — Play in
the Par West Classic featuring
Portland. Oregon State and
North Carolina-Wilmington. Oh
yeah, the thicks already have to
play in that.
|on Mitchell — Mitchell gets a
Ikwus because with all the new
guys arriving to the Duck roster
this veer, many figured Mitchell
would be a forgotten soul on this
team. However. Mitchell has
continued to play hard, and has
looked good at times in Oregon’s
first three games
Mitchell's bonus — During
one ot me wucas nome rac-iu
games, Mitchell will be on a
break away and will suddenly
have the ability to reach the run
and will jam one home as the Pit
crowd goes nuts.
The Portland Trailblazers —
For a number of reasons, the
Blazers are going to be sad dur
ing the holidays. First of all.
Portland and its fans talk like
the Blazers are still among the
elite in the NBA Sure, and the
footliall team has a chance at the
Rose Bowl soon Face it, the
Blazers are the Pacers with stu
pider uniforms.
The other thing is that Paul
Allen, owner of the Blazers, is
considering naming the new are
na "The Vortex".
Blazer penalty — Trade
Jerome Kersey and Tracy Mur
ray to Utah, where they got in a
little trouble last winter. On a
bright note, at least then they'd
make it on SportsCenter.
The Seattle Supersonics —
)ust what every Blazer fan fears.
The Sanies took advantage of
some trade opportunities over
me summer anu unvc luiuuu
their team into title contenders
Seattle finally lost a gome after
winning 10 straight to start the
season
Portland used to be the team
that went after the top-notch
players, before they started
going crazy-go-nuts over players
like Chris Dudley.
Sonic's bonus — An NBA
championship in June.
I .eon l.ett, defensive lineman,
Dallas Cowboys — We have to
give this guy a bonus. After all,
anyone that stupid can no
longer be classified os bad ath
lete. After Lett tried to dive on
that blocked field goal, eventu
ally leading to the Cowboys' loss
to the Dolphins Thanksgiving
Day, he should be praised as one
of the greatest physical comedi
ans to ever live.
Lett's bonus — A star on the
Hollywood walk of fame, right
next to Laurel and Hardy and
The Marx Brothers.
Dave Charbonneau is a sports
reporter for the Emerald
Green getting look at new guys
By Dave Charbonneau
Oregon <J. i v f mpr.M
During tIn* past week. Oregon head coach Jorry
Green hits finally hod u chance to look ill his six
new fin i's in game silualions.
Two exhibition games and a counting game
against a Division II foe have been the stages for
Green to examine just what kind of talent he has
recruited to turn Oregon's basketball program
around.
The results so tar'
Two wins, one loss and n lot of inconsistency.
"I don't think we re consistent." Green said "A
lot of that has to do with feeling comfortable."
And it hasn't just lieen the new guys. Veterans
Orlando Williams. Aaron Johnson. Jordy I.yden
and Damon Runyon have played well at times, but
Green has not lieen pleased overall with their lead
ership so far.
"I can't tell too much difference between the
veterans and the guys who just walked through the
door," Green said. "The veterans are throwing the
ball away as much as the new guys and missing as
many free throws I'd like the veterans to show the
way a little more."
Inconsistency, sloppy pluy and. at times, confu
sion have become commonplace for the Ducks in
this young season. But that's nothing new for a
team that went 10-20 last season and Is pit ked to
finish ninth or 10th in the Pacific-10 Conference.
Despite all that, there is hope.
Although none of the six new players has
played c onsistently well over the first throe games,
they have shown the potential to at least give Ore
gon fans something to occasionally get exc ited
about.
"The first games have been most beneficial for
the now players," Williams said. "They've gotten
playing lime and seeing what it's like to play col
lege ball.”
Here are the new players and a summary of how
they’ve looked so far: • Kenya Wilkins, 5-foot-lo
inches, point guard. Wilkins, a freshman, has
beconto an instant fan favorite in only three games.
The lightning-quick guard has shown his ability to
penetrate to the hoop, make nifty passes, create
steals and si ore points Wilkins had eight assists
and four steals in the Ducks' exhibition opener
against Bamberg, and m ored 12 points and made
three steals against Athletes in Action Sunday.
• Henry Madden, S-foot-6-inches, forward.
Madden caught the eye of Oregon fans in the sec
ond half of the Bamberg game when he scored 11
points, made two steals and blocked a shot in less
than two minutes Madden, also a freshman, fin
ished with 21 points that night and also played
well against Humboldt State He started against
Athletes in Action, but scored only two points and
grabbed four rebounds.
Madden is able to shoot from outside and loves
to crash the boards, even though he may lack the
si/e necessary to !h> a presence on the boards.
• Zach Sellers, fi-foot-9 incites, center. Sellers
came from junior college with Green hoping he
would be an instant force underneath. After the
first two games, he was more like an instant farce.
However, Sellers came out against Athletes in
Ai turn and played very well. He pulled down nine
rebounds, and showed a soft touch inside, finish
ing with 12 points in 2.1 minutes.
• lemur Gurry. 6-foot-3-inches, guard. Curry
wowed Oregon fans in the opener with a mon
strous dunk and a huge block shot that turned out
to bo goaltending Besides that Curry hasn’t done
that much, but his athletic talents are obvious.
Turn to BASKETBALL, Page 16
Jiff PAStAV im#rwd
Oregon head coach Jerry Green got a look at hla new team and fresh
man point guard Kenya Wilkins (10) last week.
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