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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.
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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
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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.
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