Adams: Being a fan is a right and privilege
Continued from page 5A
period. So the next time you’re sit
ting alone (save for your best
friend, Matt Dietz) in the student
section, watching your team be
obliterated by a hated rival in the
pouring rain, stay put. Enjoy your
self in any way possible and soak
in the defeat knowing that in a few
years the scoreboard is going to
read differently when the Huski...
other team comes back to play
you. If you leave your team early,
you may miss a Music City Miracle,
or “The Play” or a 21-point turn
around in less than three minutes
(yeah, it’s been done). Be a true
fan; stay with your team and
support it. Let the team know it
has someone in its corner when
the bleeding won’t stop. At least stay
to vindicate your hours wasted stand
ing in line trying to get a ticket.
I know there is a lot of gray area
for those living in states not home to
a professional team. For them the
best thing to do is just root for the
team your family loves, because in
doing so you can be proud of your
self for passing on a special bond
from one generation to the next — is
there any better way to show your
loyalty? My family is an exception to
this, I guess. If you knew my grand
pa, the biggest Dodgers fan, and my
dad, the biggest Giants fan, you’d
understand. They’ve been loyal to
their teams since they lived on the
East Coast.
Being a fan is as much a right as
it is a privilege. So don’t knock
your club when they fall below
.500; feel lucky to even have a lo
cal team to share misery with.
Things could always be worse. At
this time I’d like to recognize the
most factually loyal fans in sports:
Chicago Cubs fans. The pride of
the North-siders truly knows no
boundaries. For them and every
professional team and fan, remem
ber this: Your day will come.
sadams @ dailyemerald. com
IN BRIEF
Suns forward goes under
knife; out four months
The Phoenix Suns will be without
all-star forward Amare Stoudemire
for about four months after he under
went surgery to repair damage to his
injured left knee Tuesday.
The extent of the injury was de
termined during “diagnostic” sur
gery by team doctor Thomas Carter,
who then proceeded with the
repair, Suns president Bryan
Colangelo said.
Stoudemire, who turns 23 next
month, signed a five-year, $73 mil
lion contract extension last week,
the maximum allowed under the
NBA’s collective bargaining agree
ment with the players union.
Colangelo said the team knew of
Stoudemire’s knee problem during
contract negotiations, but was not
aware of the extent until Tuesday’s sur
gery. The team projects Stoudemire to
return around the All-Star break
Feb. 17-21.
Carter detected the defect in an
MRI exam several weeks ago and
initially dealt- with it through treat
ment and rest.
Stoudemire first talked about the
soreness several weeks ago. After it
worsened during last week’s train
ing camp in TUcson, he sought the
opinions of three doctors before giv
ing Carter the go-ahead for arthro
scopic surgery.
—The Associated Press
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Water Polo: Ducks end regular
year in Corvallis against OSU
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Slavich said.
Standing out among the new faces
suiting up for Oregon is freshman
TYapper Felt, who, despite his youth,
will see significant playing time.
“He has good fundamental knowl
edge of the game and is very dedicat
ed to the team,” Slavich said.
The coaching staff echoes the con
cept of team exemplified by Felt
and others.
“ (Water polo) is six people working
together toward a common goal,” Im
periale-Hagerman said.
Most of the Ducks’ depth of talent
and experience won’t be on display
until they are fortunate enough to
advance to the national tournament,
because of the grueling nature of
the competition.
“There are a lot of good teams and
lots of games in a short amount of
time” Slavich said.
Before it arrives at nationals,
Oregon must utilize its veteran
skills and play well throughout the
season without sinking to the level
of play common in the weak
Northwest division.
“(The team) understands the
caliber of play in games that really
matter,” Imperiale-Hagerman said.
The Ducks will round out the reg
ular season next weekend with a
four-match tournament in Corvallis,
which includes a dangerous meet
ing with Washington and another
rematch with the Beavers, before
advancing to the regional tourna
ment to defend their title.
“The only way we will lose is if
we don’t bring our A game,” Impe
riale-Hagerman said.
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