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hand. People often referred to him
as “ the bandit” a name supposedly
given him for his ability to steal the
ball. He should have been more ap
propriately called “ the one armed
bandit” for his insistence on using,
and going to the right all the time.
It’s not my intention to knock Mr.
Steele but I just can’t understand
how the tans can adore a person
who’s so lacking in NBA skills.
Larry doesn’t possess a jump shot,
still uses a set shot a la the 1950's.
His foot speed reminds one of a new
horned antelope. But he does huslte
. . . but, then anyone can hustle,
almost.
Believe me if Portland’s front of
fice announced tom orrow that
Lionel Hollins had been traded for
“ pistol pete" you wouldn’t hear a
negative voice among the fans.
Disparity in Portland . . . you bet.
And speaking of Lionel Hollins
what a game he had against Dr. J.
and the 76ers. Lionel was 14-16 from
the field, 5-6 from the line, 12 big
assists, 3 steals and 33 points.
Lionel was superb to say the least.
On this day it was all Hollins — he
did orchestrate, motivate, and was
flowing as easy as the Snake River in
early July. “ I’ve felt good shooting
for several games now,” beamed
Hollins. And when “ Train” is on
track there’s none better in the entire
NBA. “ I’m just now playing without
injury,” said Hollins, “ and that does
make a difference in my game. I’m
feeling good." And looking good is
the young man from Arizona State.
Hollins is now beginning to push
the ball upcourt like he did in the
past . . . now he’s blowing past
people again in the usual Hollins
style.
With Hollins and Lucas playing
well and the rookie Ron Brewer
coming on strong one would wonder
“ what’s wrong with Portland?”
The answer is Tom Owens. That’s
Hooray!!! I'm back! And aftei
2'4 months it’s good to be back. You
see my favorite columnist was a little
under the weather for awhile, but am
now feeling chipper again! So much
for the bad times now let’s look at
the good. And the good this time of
the year is the Pittsburgh Steelers,
everybodys choice to whip the Dallas
Cowboys and did they ever 35-31 in
the best game ever played.
Oh yeah, the best team won . . ,
and the difference was in the
receiving end . . . Lynn Swann and
John Stallworth ,. . period.
Speed is the name of the game as the big men clear the hurdles at the
Oregon Invitational Indoor Track Meet.
(Staff photo: Abubukar)
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On Wednesday, January 24, 1979,
the Portland Trailblazers hit the bot
tom of the Pacific Division by losing
a heartbreaker to Lloyd Free. Oh
sure, others played that night for the
Clippers, but it was the high arching
bombs of Sir Lloyd that finally
sealed the coffin on the hapless
Blazers.
Not that Portland played so badly
because they didn’t on this night and
there were some wierd calls near the
end to help Lloyd and crew.
Rumors have flown for days now
that Portland was seeking a deal for
small forward and big guard, Larry
Steele. Immediately the Portland
fans rallied around Mr. Steele the
oldest, in length of service, of all the
Blazers.
It’s sad to see this happen. Not the
trade, but all the fans clamoring for
a player that should have been gone
years ago. And why Steele remains as
a Blazer is a mystery to me.
To be fair let’s examine his skills.
Or better yet, perhaps, his lack of
skills.
Larry has survived eight seasons of
NBA and instead of pouting should
be thankful. Number one fault lies in
his inability to handle the ball. Steele
was actually a starting guard along
with Geoff Petrie and couldn’t then
and can’t now dribble with his left
right, Tom Owens.
And the sooner Ramsey stops
trying to fool himself and the fans by
saying “ Tom can pluy center in this
league,” the better.
For all it’s worth Tom Owens is at
best a good back-up center . . . and
to indicate or pretend he's more is
just plain ridiculous.
Owens is only offense-minded and
looks for the shot and nothing else.
What every NBA team needs, if
they arc to contend, is a dominating
center, one that blocks the middle
and not allow all of those easy lay
ups. Owens can’t jump and doesn’t
have good speed. He can score,
however, und thut is all. He's an op
portunist and can help out when
coming off the bench in a back-up
role.
The trade of Steele wouldn’t be a
big mistake as some people think.
The big mistake was when they
traded Johnny Davis. That was u
biggie.
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The University of Oregon men’s
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