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Page 12 Portland Observer, June 23, 1982 PHIL'S running 26 miles Just for fun Cyclery N.B.A close up XXJ SCHWINN SCM’ USO't tp ortt avanlt arc one way that aar- wivamaii and woman can spend Ihalr ott du ly umaa In tact. It'a also a way to maal uitwi paopla and to teal a part ol thlnga whan tar Irani hams "Because Ufa's toughest battle« aren't always fought In lha Held." Support U8O through the United Way, OCFC. or local USO campaign M O IO C R O S S PARIS MOI«XR< * ACC acci s t o w s RtPARIS O N A ll M A k.S 281-4036 Basketball fans eagerly aw ait N B A d ra ft « I m u D v a i UP raw Uwe« Tbe UkÿS Owlet by A I McGilberry June 29 is draft day in the N.B.A. Every team is looking to bolster its roster with new additions. W hat w ill the Trailblazers do? I hope they w ill open their pocket book and try to grab one o f the blue chippers in the d ra ft or look over the Ita lia n League and bring an overlooked star back home—or go into the free agent market. V vopexes Seattle has gotten a start already by trading for the sky walker, David Thompson o f the Denver Nuggetts, and I understand w ill be looking over the free agents for a strong for ward. It seems to me that Seattle is try ing to meet the Laker Challenge head on and I like their grit. Portland must get in the market place strong. When Kermit retired, they should have gotten out their shopping bag right then. But le t’ s give the management a break fo r not coming up with someone during the season and hope they will go to the hoop now and give us a bell ring er. The free agents are ready to move to new locations. I like Bob M cA doo and Bernard King. Dave Corzine also is a hard worker. Mar vin Webster??? Here is a list o f the top college draftees. I like C lark Kellogg o f Ohio State. He w ill fit great in the pros and Ramsey’s pattern offense. He w ill be the next Buck Williams. He hustles all the time and plays the team game. Check your favorite o ff this lis t and let Observer Sports CHICK TERRY C U M M IN G S know how you feel about the Blazer picks. James Worthy, North Carolina— W o rth y, the 6-9 leader o f N C A A champion Tar Hells, could be the No. 1 pick. He averaged IS.6 during regular season. Terry Cummings, De Paul—aver aged 22 points and 12 rebounds per game last year. Clark Kellogg, Ohio State—aver aged 17.3 points and 10.S rebounds in Big Ten play. Led Big Ten twice in rebounding. C liff Livingston, Wichita S ta te - Led Missouri Valley League in re bounding with 10.2. Scored average JAMES WORTHY with that Original New Orleans Flavor CLARK KELLOGG 14 points per game. B ill Garnett, Wyoming—Should be one o f the first seniors drafted. Ranked 16th in field goals with 60.9 per cent. Eddie P hillips, Alabama—Most valuable player in Aloha Classic. ward. Kevin Magie, Cal-Irvine—Fifth in nation in field-goal percentage this year after leading the country in that category as a ju n io r. Seventh na tio n a lly in rebounding; averaged 25.2 points. Wayne Suppleton, Loyola—Sec ond in nation in rebounding (13.0); 22 points per game. Defensive and rebounding center; can play fo r M itc h e ll Anderson, Bradley— Leader on N IT champion team. ONe o f C hicago’ s a ll-tim e prep scorers. Among the top small forwards are: Dom inique Wilkins, Georgia— Scores 21.6 points per game; explo sive. I’VE GOT GREAT LEGS! Ricky Frazier, Missouri—A pro lific scorer and floor leader. Derek Smith, Louisville—At 6-6, 205, Smith was the key to Louis ville’s climb to the N.B.A. M IL W A U K E E (June 16, 1982)— B illy Cunningham, head coach o f the Philadelphia 76ers professional basketball team, and Earvin “ M a gic” Johnson, a backcourt standout fo r the Los Angeles Lakers, have been awarded the M ille r High Life N B A “ Coach o f the Year” and “ Player o f the Year” honors, re spectively. The pair were selected by a poll o f CBS-TV broadcasters based on their performances during the 1981-82 regular season. Cunningham, a 1965 graduate of the U niversity o f North Carolina, guided the 76ers to a second place regular season Eastern Division fin ish this year despite early season in juries to key performers. His regular season record since being named the Sixers’ coach five years ago is 279-125. He currently has the seventh highest number o f coaching victories in NBA history. His overall NBA coaching record is outstanding. Among all NBA coaches with at least 25 post season victories, Cunningham’ s record o f 43-29 (59.7 per cent) trails only that o f John Kundla o f the Minneapolis Lakers, whose career mark was 60- 35 (63.2 per cent). “ I would like to thank all the peo ple at M ille r High L ife , CBS-TV, and the members o f the Philadel M A G IC JOHNSON 1 2320 S.E. 82nd Ave. • •e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e • • • phia 76er organization for allowing me the opportunity to win this dis tin c tio n ,” Cunningham said. “ Without the tremendous effort o f the players and coaching staff, this award would not be possible.” Earvin “ Magic” Johnson, a 6-9 ballhandling wizard from Michigan State, joined the select company of all-tim e greats W ilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson this season. He joined the select group by grab bing over 700 rebounds and handing out over 700 assists during the regu lar season while guiding the Lakers to a Western Division title. Johnson, who led the Spartans to an N C A A championship before jo in in g the Lakers, is in his third NBA season. “ I would like to thank the people at Miller High L ife and all those re sponsible fo r this award,” Johson said. “ I have a very talented group o f teammates who have to receive a lot o f credit for this award.” “ I always want to be known as a team player and I want everyone to share in my individual accomplish ments.” In addition to receiving their tro phies, a $5,000 check w ill be pre served by M iller High L ife in each f heir names to the Special Olym pic Fund for their work w ith ch il dren. I e • • 774 9651 Cunningham, Johnson take annual awards • 3 Locations To Serve You: 5949 N.E. Union Ave. 3120 N.E. Union Ave. 283 9542 281 2628
