Wednesday, Feb, 23. 2011
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New draft brings
changes to the NBA
Brad Heineke Clackamas Print
idy Cougars show great defense playing against the Mt. Hood Saints on Jan. 19 at home.
jy Cougars lead successful season
John Howard
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the eason nearly finished,
sen s basketball team has
o be proud of. They’ve
I a berth in the Northwest
C'tatton of Conimunitx
ti e iment, stand at first in
them Region and at second
agu ight behind Columbia
omm unity College.
Cougars, who have a 21-
d overall and 11-1 in the
1 Region, have won nine
games following a painful
- ti Southwestern ( fregón
nity College on Jan. 15.
of their success they were
will a No. 1 ranking enter
tai eek of the season.
team’s Co-Head Coach
iteen said that she saw
ment since lagging mid-
? oui loss at SWOCC, our
ing has been a key,” said
We know that offensively
going to score plenty of
kit di fensively we need to
re th i we’re getting some
ps.”
«more guard Miranda
one i f the offensive leaders
fouga s, agreed that defense
Achilles heel, but that they
king progress.
ink defensively we’re get-
eras i team,” said Martine,
weakest point. Towards the
g of the season and even
», our defense was strug-
fc don’t have a problem
g our offense.”
»son, Clackamas has relied
offense, leading the league
point eld goal percentage,
in scoring with an average
Points per game, and com-
icond in overall field goal
ge. Sophomore Shayla Ball
of three 20 point scorers in
! league and one o f only two
(a double-double.
I “insists that, despite Ball’s
I (e, the impressive play has
I an effort
■«have been stepping up
left and right, trying to make sure
that they’re doing their job when
their number gets called to be on the
floor,” said Steen.
Fa sure
everyone is excited,
and we’re looking
forward to battling
for the
championship.
Shayla Ball
Sophomore guard/forward
Women’s Basketball
Because of their dependence
on fast-paced scoring, the biggest
challenge that loomed before the
Cougars was Lane Community
College, a team nearly identical in
offensive numbers. Both the players
and the coach pointed to the win at
Lane as their biggest of the season.
Coming into the game on Jan.
29, the Lane Titans held the lon
gest active home win streak in both
tiie National Collegiate Athletic
Association and the National Junior
Collegiate Athletic Association,
including men’s and women’s bas
ketball. Lane hadn’t lost on their
home court since 2002, a streak of
83 games. The battle ended in a nail
biter, with Martine’s 23 points lead
ing the Cougars to a close 68-65 win
in their second lowest scoring game
of the season.
Even with the Thanksgiving
Invitational
and
Crossover
Invitational championships under
their belts and the Southern Region
championship only two wins away,
Steen shied away from placing suc
cess on wins.
“(Our success is) seeing our soph
omores take charge being leaders on
and off the floor, academically and
on the court, all the way around,”
said Steen. “It’s a great group of girls
and they will definitely be missed. I
definitely think that watching them
move on to their next two years is
going to be what we’d consider our
greatest success.”
Steen said that several of the
sophomore players, including
Martine and Ball, were considering
moving on to a four year university
and that they were all capable of
playing at a very high level.
For now, though, she and her
players are focused on the games
to come.
“I think we’re proud of what
we’ve done, but we can still do bet
ter and improve on a lot of things,”
said Ball. “I’m sure everyone is
excited, and we’re looking forward
to battling for the championship.”
to acquire Melo. On Feb. 21, he was
traded to the New York Knicks for a
number of players and draft picks.
Some rumors hit closer to home.
With Brandon Roy’s struggles with
his knee and the problems he has
scoring,- some rumors have been
circulating around the NBA that the
Portland Trail Blazers might try to
trade away some of their older play
By Robert Morrison
ers. Point guard Andre Miller might
Sports Editor
be one of those to go.
Center Joel Przybilla has been
Welcome to this week’s rumored to be on the New York
“Melo”-drama! This year’s trade Knicks’ wish list and the Blazers
rumors aren’t as big as the off have reportedly been contacted
season choices of Lebron James about him. The Blazers have lost
and Chris Bosh to go to Miami many players to trades or due to
but they are still a topic of discus those players being free agents.
sion among fans. Probably the With Greg Oden getting hurt again
biggest talk this year is what will and looking more and more like he
happen with Carmelo “Melo” won’t be a Blazer next season, it
Anthony.
seems like the Blazers might make a
Melo has been one of the fop move this season.
scorers in the NBA as the Denver
Few trades have been made
Nuggets’ small forward. He is a since more than 100 players became
big time player with a not-so- eligible 1his week, but teams’ still
big-timc team. There have been have some time before the Feb. 24
issues on whether or not Melo trade deadline. There are a few more
actually asked to be traded or rumors that surround the NBA for
not, but the general idea is that what seems to be a very interesting
he wants out of Denver.
trade deadline. Some of the other
Among the teams rumored rumors include the Detroit Pistons’
to want him are the New Jersey Richard Hamilton being on the
Nets. The Nets made one of the
Charlotte Bobcats’ list and that the
first moves this season, trading Memphis Grizzlies might want to
talented small forward Terrence deal Hasheem Thabeet or OJ Mayo.
Williams to the Houston Rockets.
As usual, there will be the minor
In return the team got the $5.5 trades no one will care about that
million dollar expiring contract could turn out to be big in the future,
of shooting guard Sasha Vujacic, such as the Wilhams trade. The
the first round pick in 2011 of Sacramento Kings made another
the LA Lakers and the 2012 small trade that could pay off in the
first round pick of the Houston long run. The Kings acquired shoot
Rockets.
ing guard Jermaine Taylor from a
The rumor is that the Nets familiar trade partner in the Houston
might be building up their assets Rockets. The Kings dealt Kevin
to try and acquire Melo’s servic Martin and Brad Miller to Houston
es. The Nets will have five first- in past trades.
rounders in the next two years.
This year’s deadline is sure to be
Melo could help the team reach an interesting one, if not a busy one.
a level they haven’t had since Some teams will look to a youth
Vince Carter played for them. movement and others will look for
That was the team rumored to a piece to win a championship. One
have the biggest shot, but the question that is certain to be asked:
owner called off all negotiations who will be dealt?
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The Cougars will have one final
home game on Friday, Feb. 25 at
5:30 pan. against Lane Community
College before finishing the season
at Linn-Benton and preparing for the
NWAACC Tournament. All stats are
current through Friday, Feb. 22.
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