Pesznecker
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ball fan, and so she started talking
to this guy about playing basket
ball. She told him about how
much she admired college basket
ball players because they play the
game for the love of the sport, not
for the money.
Boy, was she wrong.
“No way!” the basketball play
er allegedly said to her, laughing.
“I’m in it for the money, baby!”
Hmm.
When it is put so bluntly, one
has to wonder whether this par
ticular player was merely arro
gant or drunk (because they were
at a party). However, I do believe
that this obsession with money is
the disease that plagues the NBA
today.
The owners and the players of
the NBA have taken the real val
ue of the game and slam-dunked
it, which is why I cannot listen to
my preseason games right now.
Maybe the game’s loss of focus
happened because players are
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Every year the Japanese Government invites young people from the US
to participate in this unique program, to serve as Assistant Language
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Applicants must be:
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University of Oregon tor ah orientation:
f
now araitea at younger ages. Port
land Trail Blazer Jermaine O’Neal
turns 20 today, making him one
week younger than I am. 1 consid
er myself to be a responsible per
son, but I can’t have a budget of
$2,000 without going overboard
and buying a stereo system.
Imagine what happens inside
of these kids when they start mak
ing millions a year.
Many veteran players are an
gered that younger players rake in
so much money, and I under
stand why they are upset. Why
should a rookie come into the
league with the assurance that his
contract may more than triple af
ter a couple of years?
So while Jordan, Kevin Garnet
ana tmaquille U NeaJ are trying to
see who can demand the biggest
paycheck, the owners want their
piece of the pie, too. That is why
they locked the players out; they
want to limit the amount of mon
ey a player can demand so that
they don’t have to shell out the
big bucks.
To all the NBA team owners
out there: Ever heard the old say
ing, “Just say no”?
Today, the NBA players and
owners will meet once again in an
attempt to resolve the lockout sit
uation. It frightens me to contem
plate how much of basketball’s
future rests in the hands of these
people who place the value of the
dollar over the value of the game.
I can still remember the
Dream Team. 1 still recall the at
mosphere in Portland when the
Blazers faced the Bulls in the
NBA finals. 1 will never forget
Magic Johnson’s final All-Star
game when he hit that 3-pointer
at the buzzer to win the game’s
MVP award.
I remember a time when I
could watch a basketball game on
TV and see the energy and deter
mination strained across the faces
of each player on the court.
Last time I saw something
about the NBA on my television,
it was about the lockout.
Scott Pesznecker isa sports reporter
for the Emerald.
Soccer
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juries. “They’re not that deep of a team, but
they’re very fit because every player has had to
play so many minutes.
Senior midfielder Michelle French is one of 15
finalists for collegiate soccer’s version of the
Heisman Trophy, the Hermann Trophy. She has
tallied two goals and four assists this season to
boost her career totals to eight goals and 30 as
sists.
Forward Tara Koleski leads the team with 11
goals and 26 total points, while goalkeeper Cheryl
Loveless has allowed an average of just .46 goals per
game.
Despite the impressiveness of those statistics,
Duck midfielder Pam Gordon said Oregon will ap
proach today’s game as it does any other.
“Right now, we just want to take each game as it
comes,” Gordon said after the Ducks’ 3-0 win over
Oregon State last Friday. “We’re really looking for
ward to that game now. Yesterday, we were just fo
cused on OSU."
With a Friday matchup against No. 1 North Car
olina at the St. Mary’s Fall Soccer Classic looming,
Portland may be looking past Oregon.
Although they have not faced the Pilots before,
he Ducks have experience at Merlo Field, where
I I they went 1-1 in the Portland
Adidas Invitational on kept. 1 z
and 13.
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Forwards Chalise Baysa (sev
en goals) and Erin Anderson
(one goal, five assists) and goal
keeper Amanda Fox (1.03
goals-against average) will like
ly lead Oregon’s bid for an up
set.
l**™*gML * M 1 Steffen knows his team has
BAYSA shown improvement from its
first two seasons — both of which resulted in five
wins — but said he is not sure if the Ducks are ready
to challenge Portland for state supremacy.
"We’ll know more after tomorrow afernoon,”
Steffen said Monday with a laugh.
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