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The sun will set on the Phoenix Suns,
even with help from the magnificent
Ronnie from Eugene, Oregon, Phoenix
will not repeat. The Warriors were the
best team in the Pacific Division last
year, and with Gur Williams coming into
his own this year they will again be
tough. Too tough, in fact.
Robert Parish, the seven-footer from
Centenary continues to impress.‘ There
are some very fine young players coming
into the Pacific Division which will cause
tremendous over-all improvement, along
with the ABA additions, throughout the
league. Look for Portland to scuffle as
usual. Maurice Lucas. Dave Twardxik,
leave something to be desired.
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The Blaxers again place high hopes in
Bill "C h ie f Walton. Again these hopes
will be shattered midway through the
season. If Bill can stay healthy for 60
games Portland might finish as high as
third. Dave Twardxik, apparently has
won the nod at guard. Dave will hurt
more than help, at 6 T ”. he'll have trouble
defensively with most guards in the
not only lacks the outside jumper, he
never attempts one. Never. W ith the
departure of Wicks to Boston, Portland is
left hurting at forward, with the injury to
Lloyd Neal, where in pre season they
figured to be strong. Maurice Lucas
showed promise in the pre-season opener
and not much since. Wally Walker draft
ed high by Portand seems at best a
journeyman forward. “Wally Wonder
seems to be a step slow at qucik forward .
. . and after observing Wally through
pre-season play, it's evident that Stu
Inman goofed in drafting Walker ahead of
Adrian Dantley. Dantley will be an im
mediate starter in Buffalo while Walker
will see limited action in Portland. I still
can't believe that transaction.
Still believe that last year was a fluke.
Oh, sure. Ronnie Lee will help, also, the
addition of the other Van Aredale. too.
Keith Erickson, if he stays healthy and he
never seems to, could be a plus, when he’s
in the lineup.
Curtis Perry and Garfield Heard, at
best, are only journeymen forwards. My
belief is that the entire Phoenix team
were over they're heads at the right time,
and that was during the play-offs.
Alvin Adams is a good one and Ricky
Sobers proved he's bona-fide. Paul
Westphal should carry much of the scor
ing load with help from Alvin Adams, last
year's Rookie of the Year. Predicted
starting lineup: Gar Heard, Keith Erick
son at forward, Alvin Adams. Center;
and Ricky Sobers, Paul Westphal at
guard. Look for Ron Lee to challenge
Sobers by mid-season.
Sperta Editor
W ith "Fat'' Freddy Brown shooting the
eyes out of the basket Seattle's Sonic are
always tough. Looking for Portland and
Seattle to wage an all-out war to avoid
the Pacific Division cellar with the
Blaxers winning i t . . . the cellar that is.
Bill Russell seems to always have the
strategy to undo Portland.
Seattle is weak at forward and hasn't
been able to shore up that spot. Russell
tried for Sidney Wicks, but the Trail
blazers nixed all deals for Sid in the
Pacific Division. (I wonder why?)
LaRue couldn't hang on so It seems as
though Tom Burleson must find a way.
Mike Green, ex-ABA, is the likely choice
to back up Burleson, also will see action
at forward.
Bob Wilkerson, V T , guard from Indi
ana. Seattle's *1 pick will get consider
able playing time. Predicted starting five:
Slick Watts and Fred Brown, guards;
Tom Burleson, center; Len Gray and
Talvin Skinner, forwards. Seattle should
have adequate depth.
Any team with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
in the middle will have to be reckoned
with. Jabbar is just the best in the busi
ness. The acquisition of ABA stars Mack
Calvin and Don Chaney should help im
mensely. Marquettes’ Earl Tatum will
help at the forward position, which has
been weak for years. If Luscious Allen's
knee holds up and he can avoid other
injuries L.A . will be tough. Jerry West
and Jack McCloskey should form, per
haps, the weakest coaching tamdem in
the division.
The Lakers will be much unproved
barring injury to key personnel, despite
weak coaching this year.
Jerry West doesn't seem to want to
take control. He must assert his authority
early to avoid a disappointing season. Los
Angeles will come on strong after
January. Predicted starters: Cazzie
Russell and Don Ford, forwards;
Kareem, center; Chaney and Allen,
guards. Look for Earl Tatum to move
Cazzie Russell by mid-season.
Csldse State
The best team in the division and
should have won last year if Rick Barry
had not chose the playoffs to pout. W ith a
happy Barry there should be no stopping
the Warriors.'Whey've simply got too
much depth
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Robert Parish, is show ingthathe should
have been the 91 draft pick in the NBA.
He will play and Clifford will sit.
Marshall Rogers, who led the nation in
scoring last year, seems to be hanging in
there and doing what he does best,
shooting like mad. Predicted staring
lineup: Keith Wilkes and Rick Barry,
forwards; Robert Parish, center, Gus
Williams and Phil Smith, guards. And a
plethore of talent rushing off the bench.
Such names as Clifford Ray, George
Johnson, Charlie Johnson, Derrick
Dickey. Charlie Dudley, and Marshall
Rogers.
Corky Calhoun, placed on waivers
Monday by Los Angeles, is on his way to
Portland for a try-out. Since Calhoun is a
big forward, does that mean he’s more
highly regarded by Blazer brass than
Malone?
W hat happened to that wide open o f
fense Oregon's Don Read talked of all
summer long? This was to be the season
for the Ducks to finally put it together.
The city of Eugene, the coaching staff and
the students were all excited about the
*76 Ducks.
Read talked enthusiastically of filling
the air, each Saturday, with pigskin. 8o
far we've seen a defense that was more
than adequate and no offense at all as
witnessed by last Saturday's 41-0 shel
lacking by powerful Notre Dame.
Coach Read talked of speed outside and
explosiveness inside. What happened?
It's just the same old story, where you're
short on talent you just can't win.
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The P .I.L. Friday, October 23rd, in a
Civic Stadium will show case three of the
finest running backs in the city.
The P .I.L. Friday, October ¿3rd, in a
Civic Stadium doubleher.der, will feature
three of the state's finest running backs.
In the opener Lincoln's Greg Jackson
will show his talents in an attempt to
maintain their unbeaton record against
Jackson High School's Raiders
The 8:30 clash between Benson and
Grant promises many fireworks. Both
teams have lost one game and a possible
division title rides on the outcome of this
one.
This will be the first meeting between
Benson’s Paul Lowe and Grant's Darryl
“Juice" Motley. And if Motley is running
from the tailback slot. LOOK OUT. My
pick is Grant 21 20.
Businessman Don King has emerged as the leading Black in America in his advocacy
of the inclusion of Black businesamen in the Democratic campaign and a subsequent
Carter Administration should the Democrats win the White House. King has been
unyielding in his demand that Black business persons get their fair share of America s
business.
“I'm convinced that Jimmy Carter will open doors for Black business people to have
their fair share of America’s business," King said. "All they need do is open the doors.
We’ll take full advanUge of the opportunities.”
Malone is gone
by Ren Sykee
Moees is gone, he'll never have the
chance to lead his people, the Blazers, as
the biblical Moses did. Malone was never
given a chance. . . and it was intended by
the Blazer brass that he never would. As
one fan said, "They had better trade
Moees before the fans see him," the fan
continued, "because he’s a terrific player.
Malone, who graduated from high
school right into pro-basketball, appar
ently could not get enough playing time
with the Blazers because of their power
ful front line of Bill Walton, Maurice
Lucas, and Lloyd Neal. The Blazers felt
that Malone had to have adequate playing
time to develop his raw talent so they
traded him off to Buffalo, for $232.00 and
Buffalo's 1978 first round draft choice, to
face Buffalo’s big name front line of Bob
MacAdoo, John Shumate, and Adrian
Dantley.
Moses, since coming to Portland, has
shown nothing but class. The Blazers
officials consistently talked Moses down
in the media. Since it's obvious they
never wanted him, then why was he
drafted? That is a question, I'm afraid,
will never be answered. Portland has in
the past, made some questionable deals,
this truly follows their trend.
Down the stretch, withBill Walton in
jured, they'll miss this pleasant young
man.
Portland has continually talked of
wanting class players, ones that were
willing to work hard . . . well, Moses was
thia type and, for sure, had a wonderful
attitude.
Moses Malone, from day one, came to
play.
Never grumbling, never pouting, but
only asking for a chance to prove him self.
Cease
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the Legislature, a desire for more women
ingovernment, and a strong feeling that
governmental reorganization is neces-
•ary.
The justice and penal system, including
crime prevention, juvenile delinquency,
capital punishment, the parole system
and victims’ assistance programs, was a
fourth issue priority of District 18 voters.
The problem of education - basic skill
training, school financing and discipline -
came in fifth on the priority list. This was
followed by concern with the process of
taxation, and area residents specifically
pinpointed property taxes, sales taxes
and tax reform.
Human rights wss the seventh priority
uncovered by the Cease campaign sur
vey. In this area, equal opportunity
seemed to be of prime interest.
"We were surprised about the results
of our survey," candidate Cease said. “We
had expected the economy, inflation and
taxes to be of primary importance. Of
course, Oregonians are rather special,
particularly in their concern about the
environment. But I think they are also
realistic about the balance that is needed
between environmental and employment
demands."
Cease also stated that she doesn't see
“how a candidate can be an effective
representative without this type of face-
to-face controntation - and besides that,
it’s fun. You meet a wide diversity of
perfectly delightful people. One little girl
gave me a seashell as a parting gift and
one woman graciously filled my pockets
with plums from her garden. Personal
canvassing has to be the foremost method
of promoting and preserving real and
effective representative government,”
Jane Cease stressed.
Remember the candidate
Who cared how you felt,
. . it's truly sad that he wasn't at least
given a chance.
Trailblazer brass continues to place all
their hopes on a healthy Bill Walton. But
until Bill can prove that he is willing to
play hurt, they’re in some kind of trouble.
Maybe, perhaps, someone should tell
Harry Glechman about the necessity of
insurance .*.. or even, yet, tell him about
the changing scene in the NBA, where
teams now are going for depth, where
class players are needed to back up front
line players. And, also that Bill Walton,
as great as he is, is not the most dominant
center in basketball. Maybe they're
afraid that Malone, after stepping in for
an injured Walton, might not win a posi
tion. Certainly there must be some rea
son for selling a player like Moses for less
than was paid for him.
The question still remains, does Port
land want a Black super star? The answer
is still apparent, no. They’ve said publicly
that no one in the NBA could put Walton
on the bench. Does that mean that they
think Bill Walton is better than Jabbar?
With that kind of thinking it’s no wonder
that Wally Walker was drafted ahead of
Adrian Dantley . . . and by Stu Inman a
better player. Good Luck Moses.
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