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V Paos 14 PortÉhd Observer, October 29, 1961 Sports Talk by Ron Sykes pair. D avid Greenw ood and Dwight Jones fo rm a w a ll up f r o n t . T h e B ulls are so lid . D o n ’ t be surprised by Ron Sykes, Sports E d ito r few m ore John M cK ays around the league. I thought Jackie Robinson broke the color line in baseball many years ago. Even with this year's expanded p la y -o ff season there were no Black announcers. Trades W e’d M a k e Trades. They come in all shapes, colors and sizes, some are big, while others are like grains o f sand. Some are made in haste, w hile others are p on d ered fo r w eeks, m o n th s and sometime years. A ll o f you out th ere have heard 1,001 times that a good trade is one " th a t helps b oth te a m s .” W ith tra in in g cam p fo r *81 ju st ab o u t complete, we w ill try to do just that. T his w rite r w ill now a tte m p t to wheel and deal, and h op efu lly help both teams. T o start things o f f le t’ s negotiate a re a l " w h o p p e r -d o o p e r .” L e t’ s tra d e second year m an K e lv in Ransey to L. A . fo r 6-10 center-for w ard M itc h K u p c h a k . So w hat i f K u p c h a k has an S 8 0 0 ,0 0 0 -a -y e a r contract. Portland is strong at guard and don’ t you have to give up some th in g to receive so m eth in g ? T his tra d e w o u ld give P o r tla n d added strength at center and a strong re- bounder in the K erm it W ashington m o ld . K u p c h a k is a re a l b ang er. A n d L . A . ’ s a ll-e v e ry th in g g u a rd M agic Johnson has stated publiclv th at m aybe he an d p o in t guard N orm Nixon may not be able to play to g e th e r. K e lv in is u nselfish and could step right in fo r the troubled N ix o n . R o o k ie D a rn e ll V a le n tin e could move c o m fo rta b ly in to Ran- sey’ s shoes. Portland fans would be h a p p ie r because D a rn e ll d o esn ’ t look so much for the shot, and that would leave m ore open jum pers for th e ir fa v o rite Jim P axson . O k a y , now w e’ ve helped b o th P o rtla n d and L. A . W e ’ ve secured both center and p ow er fo rw a rd fo r P o rtla n d and the sm all g u a rd p o s itio n fo r L .A . Next we would send Bob Gross to Atlanta for Rudy M acklin. M acklin at 6-6 could supply valuable minutes hacking up the m u lti-ta le n te d C a l vin N att at the small fo rw a rd posi tion. M acklin is a strong rebounder and can nail the 15-20 foot ju m p e r. At L.S .IJ M acklin played both fo r ward spots. Gross could add experi ence and depth to A tla n ta who ap pears now to be overburdened with young p la y e rs . J e f f L a m p , w h o P o rtla n d d ra fte d us a s m a ll f o r w a rd , appears lig h t years aw a y at this time. W a s h in g to n B u lle ts sh ou ld co nsid er sending a d r a ft c h o ic e . Central: 1. M ilw aukee 2. Chicago 3. A tlan ta 4. Indiana 3. Cleveland 6. D etroit M ilw aukee: Last year th e Bucks were 6 0 -22; this year they w ill be first only i f all p ro fo rw a rd M a rq u e s Johnson re turns. Johnson has asked to be trad ed and so far has not reported to the club. H o w much longer center Bob Lanier can play on creaky knees w ill rem ain a big question m ark. A riz o na S ta te ’ s A lto n L is te r w o n ’ t be ready fo r a few m ore years. Lister is the o n ly a d d itio n to a d eep, deep M ilw aukee team. W ill repeat only if Johnson returns. Chicago: T h e B ulls, at season's end, were playing some o f the best basketball in the N B A . Last year they were 45- 37. C o u ld easily win 55 games this year. Bulls w on 13 o f th e ir last 15 regular games. G u ard Ronnie Lester has reportedly recovered from knee surgery. Lester, out o f Io w a , could emerge as N B A ’s finest at the guard position. H is speed surpasses Seat tle's quick Gus W illiam s. A rtis G ilm o r e is strong in the m iddle. Reggie Theus and Ricky So bers are a fo rm id a b le b a c k -c o u rt Thinking? e ith e r n u m b e r one or tw o to New Y o rk for 7-0 center M a rtin Webster. W ith the d epartu re o f E lvin Hayes and Wes Unseld the Bullets need im mediate help in the middle. K evin M agee o f C a l-Ir v in e , last J u ly , scored 31 points to lead the U nited States to a 93-87 victory over the Soviet U n io n in the ch am p io n ship game o f the W o rld U niversity G am es, held in R om ania. O re g o n i ans can see M agee, who led the na tion last year in rebounding, when C a l-Irv in e invades M c A rth u r C ou rt on Novem ber 28. W e ’ ve seen upsets before but this w eek in th e N F L was rid ic u lo u s . C hicago beating San Diego in over tim e . T h e lo w ly Bears w ith no o f fense and people only masquerading as defensive players shut dow n the N F L ’ s most p ro lific o ffense led by th e u n fla p p a b le D a n F o u r * . A n d then there’s Seattle. That team from up n o rth t h a t ’ s not re a lly a team . But th en a fte r lo sin g six in a ro w th ey d e fe a t a N Y . Jet te a m th a t h a d n ’ t been beaten in fo u r weeks. S im p ly a m a z in g . T h e n th e re was Kansas C ity , a fast-becom ing good A fte r three years the media is still on T a m p a ’ s D ou g W illia m s ’ back. T h e o ft-m a lig n e d W illia m s , the team 's firs t pick in the 1978 d r a ft, acquired with the selection obtained from Houston in the Earl Cam pbell- Jim m y Giles transaction, passed for 3396 yards and 20 T D S . S till, the racist critics in the media constantly obscured his positive fac ets to ran t ab o u t the m istakes and b lu n d e rs he s e e m in g ly , to th e m , m a d e . T h is a c tio n p ro m p te d the feisty John M c K a y to p u b lic ly de nounce the reporters fo r th e ir " r a cist v ie w s .” W illia m s has a ll the tools o f a T e rry Bradshaw plus he can th in k. Rem em ber James " S h a c k " H a r ris the e x-ram Q B w ho also hailed fr o m G r a m b lin g . W e ll, th e L . A . m edia literally can " S h a c k ” out o f to w n . I t ’ s to o bad these w e re n ’ t a team , spotting O a k la n d , a rap id ly- becom ing bad team , 17 points and th en staging a s e c o n d -h a lf c o m e back that saw them fin a lly w in 28- 17. But how about those 49ers!!! The C ity o f San Francisco should be p ro u d o f th e d ire c tio n C o a c h W a ls h has his team h e a d e d . T h e fo rty -n in e rs a fte r g o in g 6 -1 8 last year now sport a sparkling 6-2 rec o rd th a t leaves th em a lo n e at the to p . W h a t a d iffe re n c e a d r a ft makes. by Chicago. O nly question is 6-9 O r la n d o W o o lrid g e , w ho is s till u n signed. A tla n ta : First year coach K evin Loughery has promised A tla n ta tans an excit ing fans an exciting year. New com ers: G u a rd s R o ry S p a rro w and ro o kie C lyd e B radshaw , ro o kie fo r w a rd A l W o o d w ill c o n trib u te im m e d ia te ly . H a w k s last year led the league in in ju rie s , hear that Blazer fan s. E d d ie Jo hn so n 's head seems to be in o u te r space s o m e w h e re . H a w k s w ill miss Jo h n s o n . I f T re e R o llin s and a ll-p ro p ow er fo rw a rd D an R o u n d fie ld recover fro m last year's surgery, and Steve Hawes can c o n tin u e his e ffe c tiv e n e s s at both fo rw ard and center, then the H aw ks co u ld co n te n d . R em em b er R o llin s missed 42 games, R oundfield 19 and John Drew 17. Indians: T h e Pacers lost 7 -0 center James E d w ard s to C le v e la n d via the free agent route. E x-B lazer T o m Owens w ill m o ve in , but th e sam e p r o b lems, rebounding, that plagued him in P o rtla n d w ill also hin d er him in Indiana. Jack M cK in n ey, last year’s coach o f the year, w ill have his work cut out for him this tim e around. In diana just doesn't have the horses to co m p e te in the to u g h c e n tra l d iv i s io n . W ith fo rw a rd s lik e G e o rg e Johnson, M ik e B a n to m , L ou is O r r and M c G in n is , it is very d iffic u lt to im agine anything good happening in Indianapolis. The only bright spot is ex-Blazer Johnny Davis. Cleveland: Fast becom ing the laughing stock o f the league. A t last co u n t C le v e lan d had 13 players on g uaranteed c o n tra c ts . T h e league o n ly allo w s each team to carry 12. T he Cavaliers m ay not w in m a n y g a m e s , but th e y ’ ll c e rta in ly have the best paid p layers in th e N B A . I f Jam es E d wards, 7-1 center, can stop counting his m o n e y lo n g en o u g h to g ra b a few re b o u n d s th e C a v s m a y very well end up w ith 28 wins and 54 loss- The Pistons got the num ber I pick in this year's d ra ft and w ill have the dubious h onor o f receiving it again next year. Isaiah Thom as w ill help any club but a m ira c le w o rk e r he is n o t. 1 mean this club is hurting, hurting at all positions. C oach Scotty R o b e rt son w ill be lu c k y to w in 25 games w ith this crew . Forw ards like T erry T y le r . G re g K eiser and P h il H u b b a rd w ill h a rd ly g iv e o p p o s in g coaches much to th in k ab ou t. Kent Benson is a jo k e at c e n te r. A n d i f Benson isn’ t bad enough they have so m eb od y n am ed P a u l M o k e s k i backing him up. I f R alph Sampson ever decides he’ s had enough at V ir ginia then the Pistons w ill be surely waiting on him . Double Threat The Jefferso n D em ocrets ere g o in g in to th è 1981 S te te p la y o ffs end M ic h e e l H o rn - buckle is one of thè reesons. H o rn b u c k le . 6-2. 180 pound senior tailb ack, is cu rren tly the n u m b e r tw o sc o re r In th e PIL East. Hornbuckle hes averaged over 6 yards a carry, w h ile scoring 48 points. R ig h t: H o rn b u c k le is also a threat on the basketball court. V ic to r Simmons,FL C h ris S m ith , TE Ron V o g e l, IX Tim S ix .S E D a rry l Minor,TB Rar.dy Holmes,FB Cla’ide D ixon ,3E James T e r r e ll,T B Mike C agel.T B Armand Chong, F I B ryce O glesb y,F B K enneth Lawson,FL Ed S i n g l e r , ® Mike L averty.T E SUSHIMC Randy Holmes.FB D arryl Minor,TB B ryce O glesby,F B Mike Cagle,TB Darvin Malone,FB James B u r to n ,® James T e r r e ll,T B J e f f S e a y ,® Jay K irsch en m an ,® Ed S i n g l e r , ® 0SU TOTALS o p p crarrs OSU TOTALS oppotrarrs Ed S i n g l e r , ® Jay K irsch en m an ,® J e f f Seay,JB James B u r to n ,® D arryl Minor,TB Singing in the rain 0SU TOTALS oppoN arrs FORD 1313 N .E . 122nd A v e . I f you 've been waiting fo r the right time to buy a new or used car or truck— This is you r chancel O re g o n S ta te coach Joe A venzzano on O aklah om a game. “ I felt our offense early in the football game m oved th e fo o tb a ll and kept the b a ll a w a y fro m O a k la h o m a .” C o a c h A v e n z z a n o had to be re fe rrin g to the pre-gam e w arm up because i f I rem em ber correctly the h a lf- tim e score read S oo n ers 35, Oregon State 0. Avezzano continues to fin d sunshine w h ere o th ers see rain. The Beaver coach should come to g rip s w ith th e fa c t th a t w hen yo u ’ re getting beat continuously by la n d s lid e scores yo u m ust not be d o in g very m an y good th in g s. O h well, maybe next year. DUE TO THE TREMENDOUS RESPONSE WE ARE EXTENDING OUR OFFER THRU OCT. 31ST y flurdv ion» pockít :.... 'Î5 0 0 B A C K Last Saturday’« Black College Football Score« r«y(.<>*) 6M) • . 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