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Paga 10 Portland Observer Thursday. April 19.1979 I V Sports Talk B by Ron Sykes Spot ts Editor ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■mmUBmmmumBUBiBUUBUm W hat a difference a change in scenery can make in some players. Take Seattle’s John Johnson for an excellent example When “ JJ” was a Blazer he »as known only as an o f fensive player And looked always fo r the shot. It was well-known around town that “ JJ” and Lenny Wilkens didn’ t see eve-to-eye. When “ J J " was finally benched in favor o f Lloyd Neal he let the world know his feelings. “ He (Lenny) took my starting yob, 1 didn't lose it , ” said an obviously disgruntled John son. Coach Wilkens. in an effort to bring life to a sinking Blazer team, was trying to find a viable com bination and chose to go with the 6’9” Wicks and 6’7” Neal at fo r wards. Lenny was obviously doing what Jack Ramsay this year did with Portland and that is to go with two big forwards. It caused problems because the talented “ JJ” sulked on the bench, much like young Mychal Thompson did. But unlike Thompson, who became a starter as a result of his pouting, " J J ” became expendable and was traded. A fte r a stop in Houston and a brief stay in Boston, very brief. “ J J " landed in Seattle to eventually join W ilkens again. Now M r. Johnson is w inning praise as a defensive player and a great passer for the league leading Sonic's. John Johnson will probably con tinue his excellent performances for the Sonic's but look for the Lakers to win the best o f seven series. LA . with the irrepressible Kareem Abdul Jab- bar. should win this senes in seven games. The speed in Seattle's back court. Dennis Johnson and Gus W il liams, will hun LA but second year man Norm Nixon will negate some o f that speed. Jabbar has been re ceiving some much needed help on the boards from the 6’9” Chris Ford, and appear now to be ready to give coach Jerry West a going away present. The West division crown should be won in a play-off between LA and Phoenix. The Suns w ill need a miracle and a bunch of hot shooting to survive the Lakers. Phoenix has good outside shooting but w ill match up terribly against the Lakers. Norm Nixon w ill turn the Phoenix guards “ every which way but loose.” For real. There’s a new star arising in the East. Watch those always tough at home Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks had the best home record in the NBA com piling a 34-7 m ark, and has already beaten last year’ s NBA champs the Bullets at home. The fat lady w ill sing this year in A pril and the Bullets w ill not repeat. The Eastern title game should be played between San Antonio and Atlanta. I know this is an unlikely pair and if I were a betting man could probably break the bank at Las Vegas But the Hawks are l- l in their series and now are headed home for two and if they win two at home then that would put Washington in a hole so deep that it’ s highly unlikely that they could come back. Although it could hap pen and we all know that they over came a 3-1 lead last year against Seattle, when Sonic fans thought they had it won and had already planned parades, dances in the street, and other v ic to ry celebrations. The San Diego Clippers may not be in the play-offs, as expected, but they're still in the news. Coach Shue, in talking about his team, thinks Lloyd Free, the 6 ’2” guard, should be the MVP o f the league to go with his self-proclaimed all world status. I agree that Lloyd made a signifi cant contribution to the Clippers but my choice for M VP is the giant who roams the court for the Lakers, Jab bar. W ithout Kareem — coach West would have retired long ago. This man (Jabbar) has literally carried the Lakers since his arrival. And at age 31 is showing no signs o f slowing down. Even though a sorry LA press corp would try and lead their read ers to believe that at times Jabbar gives less than 100 percent. Not true. Jabbar’ s effortless and easy-going style is deceiving . . . It appears from watching him that he’ s loafing, but in reality he’ s really doing a job. Dunk Kings hold tourney Pal Boys d u b o f Portland w ill be the site of the Dunk Kings Northern Oregon D unking Cham pionships, fo r a ll boys and girls ages 7-17, Saturday, A p ril 28th beginning at 12:00 Noon. The Northern Oregon Champion ships, which arc competed on ad justable. portable goals at various heights from 5 to regulation 10 feet, are one o f four regional champion ships in the Dunk Kings 1979 Oregon State Lowered H oop D unking C ham pionships w ith over 160 dunkers from the four regionals ad vancing to the Oregon State Finals June 2nd in Portland. After the Oregon State Finals one dunker fro m each o f the fo u r regionals will be selected to the Dunk Kings U.S. A ll Stars to participate in the C aribbean D u n kin g Classic August 22nd-3lst in San Juan. Puer to Rico, featuring basketball and d unking c o m p e titio n in v o lv in g young athletes from the U.S., Puerto Rico and the V irgin Islands. The U.S. A ll Stars w ill also participate in dunking clinics as well as perform several d u n kin g e x h ib itio n s. Hopefully, through fundraising and sponsorship o ther top regional dunkers will also be able to make the trip. The rules for the dunking compe tition are as follows: The Northern Oregon Champion ships arc open for all Oregon boys and girls ages 7-17 to participate. En try fee is SI for participants and $2 for spectators. Proceeds are to be used ;o send Oregon dunkers to the Caribbean Classic. During the dunking competition the participants w ill each be assigned to one o f thirteen divisions by age, but can dunk in any division above this assigned height if desired. Each participant is given five dunks worth from 0-10 points for style, d ifficulty and individual creativity plus an ex- least. A ll Americans w ill look more closely at themselves after they read this book, and perhaps think before they proclaim the ideals which our democracy propagates to and for the world. Warren M. Banner received his B.A. and M .A . from Pennsylvania State University and his Ph D. in economics from the University o f Pittsburgh. He was director o f re search fo r the N a tio n a l U rban League for three decades. After leav ing the League, he served as director o f the M odel C ities Program in Waterbury, Connecticut, for almost five years. He has written over fifty com munity stones and agency evalua tions. “ They Are Like T hat!” is his second book, his first being “ I f We Thot They Ot To Have It . . . : Research To Answer What Blacks Ought To Have.” Dr Banner is a resident o f New York City. G IV E TO T H E U N IT E D N E G R O C O L L E G E F U N D . A mind is a terrible thing to waste. APPROXIMATELY 190 USED VEHICLES U S GOVERNMENT SALE BY AUCTION - TO THE PUBLIC INSPECTION April 26 and 27. 1979 - 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM April 28 1979 - 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM 1801 N.E. Alberta WILL Sedans Station Wagons Pickups Van Bus Carryalls Cab ft Chassis Dump Trucks Line Trucks Office Trailers Forklifts Air Compressor Trail Bike Truck Mtd. Auger Wheeled Loader (80 Case! Stake Trucks Crawler Tractor (D4D) 4x4 s — Pickups, Scouts. Wagoneers, Jeeps & Bronco General Services Administration Personal Property Division Federal Property Resourcee Service Auburn. Washington 99002 < 1 Days: Sat., Sun. & Mon. 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'They Are Like That' “ They Are Like T h a t!” by Warren M. Banner is a collection of stories revealing the Black-white re lationship in the United States and abroad. It is published by Dorrance & Company . Dr. Banner searched two dozen foreign countries and approximately fifty urban centers in the United States to fin d the answer to the question why the Black man, although finally accepted as equal, still is considered different The inferences drawn about rela tionships, B lack-w hite, at home (U.S.A.) and abroad are deductions from first-hand experiences over the period o f three decades. The stories are told to illustrate aspects o f be havior as people communicate with each other in our m u lti-ra c ia l society. The instances o f discrim ination suffered by Blacks serve as a remind er that there is still a long way to go before prejudice is eradicated. His stories are sobering, to say the JOE’S PLACE Notice 'S tX V N M 4 SPORTS HOUR tr* 2 points for each dunk made for a maximum total o f 60 points with the highest total being declared the win ner. Judging is by two judges. There will also be two special Pre- N orthern Oregon Cham pionships Dunking Clinics Friday, A pril 27th at 6:00 p.m. and at 10:00 a m. the follow ing morning preceeding the Cham pionships. P articipants can learn in advance the skill and fine art o f lowered hoop dunking . The C linics w ill also feature ducking exhibitions and one-on-one dunking matches by members o f the Dunk Kings 1978-79 A ll Stars, the top dunkers o f the 1978 Washington and Oregon State Championships who have ju s t com pleted a h a lf-tim e dunking exhibition season featuring exhibitions during top flight college games, SuperSonics and Trailblazers pro games and a Christmas tour o f Hawaii with competition and exhibi tions during the Rainbow Classic Tournam ent. 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