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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 6, 1977)
Portland to a 121 109 wia over the experimentary Denver Nuggets. Now a* best Owen's Ramsey says. "M e will get stronger play ibis year from the back up center pan Uoa.- All of these early superlatives that are now heaped on the Houston unwarranted. at least for now. Tom Owens appears to be a little i _ ^¿ressiveness. dosent appear to be tbe strong center that is needed in the NBA. Just wonder why now. after years of journey mg around the NBA. he's suddenly a great back up. What does Portland see that no one else does - Still bebeve that Robin Jones. 6 V . 22 rear-old. had more potential And while we're an the subject of the most widely used word '•teatiai - how about Johnny Davis? Far sure the potential and ability is there. So we ask. now long will Johnny Davis he held back? D svts adds new dimensions to the and certainly should get playing time. Should really start - Ex U C LA greats Bill Walton and Ka reem Abdul Jabbar are seemingly always open to comparison. Some say you can't compare the two. saying that they play two different types of games. Well, my s that since they're both centers, and both obviously great then comparisons can certainly be made. Let's take rebounding Bill Walton’s strong point. Walton led tbe league with a 11.1 average. Jabbar was second and had a 1X3 average. Walton collected 211 offensive boards compared to 366 by Jabbar. On the defensive end Walton grabbed 723. and Jabbar 834. That totals out to 934 for Bill and 1.090 for Jabbar. Looking further down the rebound line we see that the most offensive rebounds per season is held by ex Blazer. Moses Malone with 437. Most defensive re bounds a season belongs, not to Mahon, but to L J L 's Jabbar. Although M'ahon was the NBA's rebound leader, when you actually break it down you see a different story. ’ Actually there were four people collecting mare retrieves than M'ahon. Jabbar. 1.090: Malone. 1.072: M alt more. Chicago Bulls. lj072; and Elvin Hayes. 1.029. M'ahon played only 65 games, it's interesting that all the others played the full 82 game*. Blocked shots, another M'ahon strong point, reveals the same results: Wahoo 211. Jabbar 261. M'ahon average 3JJ5 Rookie T.R. Dunn seems to be mg that much talked about talent that he certainly possesses. Probably just a case of wanting to fit in gradually, and then too, rt is a little different coming to a championship team. The huge Memorial Coliseum crowd must also have an effect on the voune man from Ala- Dunn will make his presence felt, but bis contribution will probably start around the first of the year. Portland now has a roster of thirteen players. One or tw o good players are going to have to go...none will be out. the obvious route is trade. You can forget Herm Gilliam the end of last season many thought Herm would not be around for the start of this season. Not only is he here, but is contributing immensely. Any team can use a Herm Gilliam, look to see Herm do his thing for the Red and Black of Portland. The Blazers now seem to have nerve that is associated with Maybe it's confidence. Whatever it's called it’s certainly there. The Blazers, on their first two victor iso. have served notice on the N BA that they are ready to defend. zi« K B j. r m m . i / my u s i Our Dad CAN SAVE YOU MONEY ON REMODELING Residential-Commercial HOW? . . . WHY . . . «Offices Kitchens • Stores NEIL KELLY COMPANY 735 N. Alberta. PerttoM • Baths • Spec. Cabinet work 97217 Coll Now 2 8 7 -4 1 7 6 at V/i.&ewLfi í X Television's presentation of the round by round scares of the judges in last weeks Heavyweight Championship fight between All Shaver, drew much criticism from the fight world. True, it did take away some of the past fight mystique. But really, just what did it take away from the fight itself? Nothing. In (art some enjoyed seeing the official score posted. Just what kind of game would it be if our Blazers and the Denver Nuggets played four quarters of basketball, with no score being kept, and after the final buzzer everyone would then put on their warm-ups and wait the decision of the judges. Strange, you bet. A rt R os en baum writes: I t ’s almost a tradition in boxing for officials to withhold judgement until the end. That's good theatre, which the traditionalists realize, but there is a practical aspect...we've seen jt-dges add or subtract a point when tbe specifics differ from their over all conclusion. So we can see by publishing it round by- round that we can certainly deieviate the chances of whimsical changes. Much has been said, mostly bad about the New York scoring method of awarding rounds instead of points Critics have long believed that fights should be judged on how big a round was won and points given an a gradation basis. Say on a five point must system - a fighter having a big round would receive 5 points, while bis opponent having had a poor round would receive 2. It's easy to see that this could make a big difference in scoring. Anyway, of any method of scoring Muhammad All was the winner. And let it be known that Muhammad All -- over the hill, certainly but there's no one ever, that includes all the great ones... that can display more courage than Ali. He's proven over the years that he's the greatest. Oh. sure, his physical skills have diminished, and he readily admits that - but mentally he's still sharp, and now he out smarts his opponents. But. just like his duels with Joe Frazier, when be had to he could dig down deep and come opt with whatever was needed to win. M'ho can forget the last round, with Ali tired and obviously showing his 35 years of age. And then to see him suddenly come alive and hammer his younger opponent with combinations fast and furious M'hen the "Greatest" retires, boxing will surely suffer. Bowlers aid Caacer Society His business has grown, as we have, with the finest staff of CARPENTERS. DESIGNERS and ESTIM A TO R S in the trade. Additions and Jabbar X 18 Most rebounds a game 33. by Milwaukie Swen Nater. another ex-UCLA player. Lonnie Shetoo. a 6B~ Kmek forward, had the most personal fouls per season. 363. This was a problem with the aggressive strong former OSU forward. to he his r k 8 no Appointment j Qualifying rounds for Bowl Down Can cer. the annual statewide bowling tourna ment. sponsored by the Oregon State Bowling Proprietor's Association for the American Cancer Society, will be held in all bowling centers. October 34th to November 7th. From there a certain percent will progress through House Eliminations. House Finals, and on to the State Finals at Baker Bowl in Baker. Oregon, in May and June 1978. Entry forms will be available in all bowling centers The cost is fifty cents per entry and league bowlers must beat their average in their third game. Bowl ers can enter as many times as they wish to do so. There are many donated prizes worth thousands of dollars including two First Place Volkswagen Rabbits donated by OSBP and the Volkswagen Dealers of Oregon. The two second place prizes are 6500 each for men and women bowlers. sad wise in Blazer 121-109 wia ever the TJLI Nuggets- (Photo: Yasaka Omyi) ZONCERT FOR EMANUEL HOSPITAL AflJVi MEM&Ei\S OF THE o E egon symphony * ». W H SPECIAL GUEST LOUIE BELLSOU I Í mi tor THURSDAY £ SATURDAY OCTCÌfeft3DG22 8 0 0 PM PORTLAND CIVIC » AUDITOPJUM , SAOSOBEÙ BTTHE EMANUEL HOSPITAL AUXll ABY RE5EKVED SLATS it O i 9 i 8 50 TICKET^ m E i £A U FRANK S lA IE V C t AJDiTCWlUM BOX OFFICE EVEB^DOO? 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