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Wilkens throws in the towel
ATLANTA — Lenny Wilkens
resigned today from the Atlanta
Hawks after the worst season of a
27-year career in which he won
more games than any coach in
NBA history.
Wilkens’ resignation was an
nounced at Philips Arena by team
president Stan Kasten and general
manager Pete Babcock. The coach
did not attend the news confer
ence.
“Atlanta will always hold a spe
cial place in my heart,” Wilkens
said in a statement. “I have so
many wonderful memories, both
personally and professionally, but
it is time to explore new challenges
and new opportunities.”
The 62-year-old Wilkens, who
coached the Hawks for seven
years, had two years left on his
contract, paying $10.4 million.
The team said it would honor it
until he finds a new job.
The decision was not unexpect
ed after the Hawks struggled to a
28-54 record, their worst mark
since moving to Atlanta in 1968.
The team missed the playoffs for
the first time since 1992, losing 25
of its final 31 games.
“We all concluded mutually
that this was a good time to give
everybody a chance to start from
scratch, start a new chapter in
their lives,” Kasten said.
The Associated Press
Softball
continued from page 11
In the first game, “we didn’t
come out like we needed to,” Coe
said. “We needed to come out and
look at it like a Pac-10 game —
which we’ll do tomorrow.”
The last time the Ducks played
was that doubleheader against
Hawaii more than a week ago. The
team was supposed to face Oregon
State, but the game was rained out.
The break in action should help the
team more than hurt it.
“It’s not going to hurt us all that
much because we have 48 games
under our belts now,” head coach
Rick Gamez said. “The couple
days off might actually help us out
with our aggressiveness. ”
Looking at today’s contests as if
they were conference games
should give the Ducks an advan
tage over their opponent, accord
ing to Gamez.
“There is no better pitching than
we’ve seen in the Pac-10,” Gamez
said. “So if we stay focused and
disciplined then we’ll score runs.
We can’t take Portland State lightly
because last year they beat us. ”
Oregon’s offense has been on a
roll lately, scoring 35 runs in the
last seven games and belting nine
extra-base hits, including three
home runs, beginning with the
two wins in the previous meetings
between the tearhs. Oregon won
both ends of a twin bill in Port
land, 7-5 and 7-5.
“We’re being more aggressive
and looking for the right pitches,”
Coe said. “I think that we are see
ing the ball well right now. When
the whole team is hitting well; it’s
sort of contagious. ”
Coe has been a big contributor to
the team’s recent power surge,
knocking in five runs on three extra
base hits including two home runs.
“We’ve just been working on my
mechanics a little bit,” the Med
ford native said. “I’ve changed my
stride, and I’m seeing the ball pret
ty well right now.”
Not only have the Ducks’ been
healthy at the plate, but they have
been playing their best defensive
ball of the season. During the
weekend when they were swept
by UCLA and Washington, the
team committed seven errors in
three games. In the seven games
since, the Ducks have dramatical
ly improved in the field, commit
ting only seven errors.
“We’ve just basically gotten our
act together,” Coe said. “We’re
playing together and stepping it
up to thb level we need to reach for
the weekend.”
Winners of six of the last seven,
the Ducks have jumped on the
scoreboard first five times. It’s
something that the team looks to
continue today.
“We want to jump on them early
in the game,” Coe said. “The earli
er we score the more successful
we are as a team.”
Gamez understands the impor
tance of picking up these games
for positioning for post-season '
play. The Ducks are looking to
make a run in the second half of
the season heading into the end of v
conference play.
“Every win is crucial,” Gamez
said. “We need to get in good posi
tion for the post-season. These
games are extremely important for
us, not only for the post season but
also for our confidence.
“With Arizona and Arizona
State coming in this weekend, a
couple wins will do a lot for us.”