Portland Observer, April 8, 1982 Page 9
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Easy score. Jim Paxson lays up tw o over Denver Nugget T.R.
Dunn while Calvin Nett seemingly clears the way. Paxson scored 22
points and Nett total 28 as Portland downed Denver 136-122.
(Photo: Jimmy Robinson)
Never Say Dial Billy Ray Bates raises his hand symbolic of victory
with only moments remaining in Tuesday's game. Bates scored 24
points, a very productive night by the Blazers. In a post game show
Bates commented that "They haven't given up yet." in a slight bid
for the NBA playoffs.
(Photo: Jimmy Robinson)
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Sport Talk
by Ron Sykes. Sports Editor
The Portland Trailblazers should
learn a lesson from Coach Doug
M oe and the Denver Nuggets. Re­
member last year when rumor had it
that the Nuggets were on the verge
o f folding, and even as late as this
year those ugly winds o f collapse
were blowing at almost hurricane
force. It was said that the team
c o u ld n ’ t p lay, and the coach
couldn’t coach.
W hat happened is that the fans
read those ugly words and stopped
coming out.
So, as a result Doug M o re, the
one “ th e y ’ ’ said c o u ld n ’ t coach,
took a long, hard look at his team
and decided a change in philosophy
was necessary, are you listening
Jack Ramsay?
Denver did not have the great
shot blocking center inside, they did
no, have the muscle up fro n t, bu,
what the had was guys that could
shoot and run. So, what M oe did
was to adjust his style o f play to fit
his personnel. He knew it would be
foolish to run a control game w ith­
out the control type players.
“ I ’ m d iffe r e n t,” M oe said. “ I
don’, care what people think o f me
as a coach. They can think whatever
(hey w an t. I just know what our
style accomplishes.”
W hat M o e ’s style has accom­
plished is positive. The fans have re­
turned , i t ’ s an exciting game and
they are winning, and unlike P o rt­
land they’re headed to the playoffs.
I ’ m no, trying to rub it in bu, if
you’ll remember yours truly predict­
ed the following order o f finish in
the pre-season: Los Angeles, Seat­
tle, Phoenix, Golden State, P o rt­
land and San Diego. The feeling
here was that the Blazers would not
make the playoffs for the firs, time
in six years.
Seattle still has a chance to beat
out L .A . for the division title bu,
with only five games remaining and
trailing the fast moving Lakers by
two full games, that chance is slim
at most.
A nd d o n ’ t believe all you read
and hear, D o n ’ , think for one
m inute that Blazer forw ard Bob
Gross had anything to do with hold­
ing George G ervin to a mere 22
points. O h, sure, you’ve heard how
hard Bobby w orked, but the raw
truth is that Bobby Gross couldn’t
stop Oervin once in a hundred tries.
George Gervin only stops himself.
A ll players go through o ff nights
and slumps. When Gervin scores 20
point or less it ’s only because he’s
o ff. Nobody, but nobody stops the
Ice Man.
I t ’s ludicrous for any writer to as­
sume that Bob Gross or any other
NBA guard can adequately defense
a player o f Gcrvin’s caliber.
That would be tantamount to say­
ing 7-2 center Peter Gudmundsson
could hold Kareem Abdul Jabbar.
Kareem might only score IO points
some nights when he’ s in a bad
shooting slum p, and perhaps i t ’ s
men around him each tim e he re­
one o f those nights when Peter is
ceives the b a ll, leaving him little
guarding him. It wouldn’t be the de­
chance to maneuver. Sampson will
fense pul forth that would stop Jab­
show his true worth once he reaches
bar, but only his slump.
the pros.
Now that the 6-6 Gross has had a
couple o f good games, some are say­
Thieves broke into the home o f
ing it would be a mistake to trade
boxer H ow ard Davis while he was
him. Why would it? Sure Gross has
holding a news conference in New
been inserted in the starting line-up.
York last Wednesday. Missing was
But his insertion has caused the
his I9 7 6 O lym pic gold medal and
Blazers best sm all fo rw a rd , and
other valuables to talin g about
most consistent player, Calvin Natt,
S I0,000, it was reported yesterday.
to be moved out o f position. W ith
Bobby Gross in the lineup the team
And how about those Milwaukee
is losing. They've dropped 19 ou, o f
Bucks. Playing w ith o u t Guards
27, some nights he’s adequate, while
Quinn Buckner, Brian Winters and
most nights you hardly know he’s
Junior Bridgeman, all they did was
around. Bobby Gross, the only
to go out and beat the red ho, C el­
member left fro m the 1976-77
tics I 2 2 - I I 6 . T he Bucks were my
championship team, will most likely
early season choice to win it all. Bu,
not be around next season. Gross
after suffering a barrage o f late sea­
could probably function to the best
son injuries most though, they would
o f his ability in a controlled game.
no, be able to survive the tough
He has openly bad-mouthed his
Eastern c o m p e titio n . M ilw a u ke e
teammates for now knowing or run­
showed the league just how versatile
ning the plays.
they are by moving the 6-6 Marques
Bobby should remember that this
is a d ifferen t time and a d ifferen t
team. And the b e lie f here is that
when Bill Walton left. Bob Gross’s
game did the same.
Johnson fro m the fro n t-c o u rt to
help out in the back-court where he
responded with a 20 point perform ­
ance. I f the Bucks can get the in ­
jured back in time for the play-offs,
it will be Milwaukee vs. Los Angeles
for the NBA Championship.
O akland downed C a lifo rn ia 4-3
to win their opener in the American
League West. But most im portant
was the 48 thousand plus fans they
drew fo r th e ir opener. It was the
most ever fo r an O a k la n d team.
Looks like M r. R -E -G -G -l-E is still
one o f the best drawing superstars in
baseball. And by the way Jackson
went 3 for 5 at the plate.
Jennifer Freeman M a rs h a ll’ s 6-
fo o ,-3 center has been named to
Converse A ll-S ta r’ s A ll-A m erican
team, which leads us to wonder if
they really did their hom ew ork.
Freeman is no, tha, good a basket­
ball player. She is surely no, in the
same class as Heather M cD uffie and
Lisa Channel, who were named earl­
ier to All-American squads.
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W ord has it that super hurdler
Renaldn "Skeets” Nehimiah passed
his tryout as a w ide receiver w ith
New York; fact is he was so impres­
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The bidding for prep basketball
players causes battles between
mothers and sons, uncles and aunts
and naturally, competing schools. A
classic case in point is curren tly
taking place down in Alabama.
Alfonso Johnson, considered the
top high school prospect in the state
of Alabama has signed a letter o f in­
tent to attend the University o f A la­
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And the basketball continues to
bounce.
V irg in ia 's R alph Sampson has
been named the Player o f the Year
for the second straight year. Some
people seem to think that George­
to w n ’s P atrick Ew ing is better.
Some argue that Pat is more active
than the 7 -fo ot-fo u r Sampson. All
one has to do Io settle the argument
is review the coverage afforded both
giants. Ewing is usually contained
by either a straight zone or a box
and one, while Sampson is never left
alone. Ralph is certain to have three
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Sidney Moncreif of the Milwaukie Bucks scores two of
his grand high 25 points in Bucks' recent 109 104 defeat of Portland.
(Photo: Jimmy Robinson)
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