Page 8 Portland Observer, December 15, 1962
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Unless you've spent the past six
months hibernating, or you've just
returned to the U .S . fro m a long
sabbatical in the fa r reaches o f
China, or if for some u ra n ic reason
you chose to tune out the media for
the last two years, then you're prob
ably aware th at Jim Paxson it the
Trailblazer team captain.
I f you som ehow m anaged to
m ark none o f the above, then you
probably know that Pax is the floor
leader.
I f you d id n 't know it's a miracle
because we've all been reminded far
too many times.
For co m p ariso n.. who out there
can quickly name the captain who
preceded Paxson? Hm m m .
Is n 't it interesting that the New
Y o rk Knicks h aven 't been able to
“ b u y " a cham pionship since they
went 62-80 way back in 1968.
In their heyday the Knicks consis
tently filled Madison Square Garden
to the tune o f some 19,000 fans to
easily lead the N B A in both games
won and attend an ce. Since then,
how ever, the K nicks have fa ile d
miserably in both departments.
They are cu rren tly struggling in
the tough eastern division with a ter
rible 3-1J won-loss record.
The Knicks, probably the wealthi
est N B A team, rival only the Cleve
land Cavaliers in squandering m on
ey and m aking bad deals, in their
continuing e ffo rt to im prove their
franchise. They (Knicks) once used
$5 0 0 ,0 0 0 as bonus m oney to sign
then New Y o rk N et star G eorge
McGinnis, only to have the deal de
clared invalid , losing both George
and the money. Then they dealt with
Seattle for Spencer Hayw ood, only
to have Spencer perform at an all-
time low, and finally leaving the club
to play in Europe They next tried
and succeeded in lu rin g M a rv in
Webster from Seattle. Webster was
paid a trem endous salary and he,
too, never produced, and is now rel
egated to the bench.
In spite o f all the bungling in the
past by New York, it is still hard for
inc to believe they passed on bidding
for both Kareem Abdul Jabbar and
Moses Malone.
In a story published by an eastern
newspaper K areem ’ s agent let it be
know n to New Y o rk that Jabb ar
was interested in finishing his career
in his hometown o f New York City.
J a b b a r, a fte r try in g to get D r.
Jerry Buss to assure him a good sal
ary, somewhere in excess of one m il
lion per year, for the next five years,
and being unable to get said assur-
ancesd from M r. Buss, decided he
would take his services elsewhere,
somewhere where the 7-2 superstar
would be appreciated.
It should be said that because o f
Kareem 's age, 35, Buss w anted to
w ait a year and see how m u ch , if
an y, Jabb ar's talents had d im in
ished.
Anyway, the story has it that Jab
bar w ould have signed w ith the
Knicks had M r. David Debusschere
been interested. Debusschere was
not. Strange but true.
N ow , if you find that story hard
to believe, then this one should be
even more so.
This summer while Mose M alone
was w andering arou n d as a free
agent, Debusschere is alleged to
have nixed any possible deal fo r
M oses, p ro b a b ly the p rem iere
young center in the game today, be
cause Dave felt that Malone had too
m any shortcom ings as a p la y e r.
Dave listed the fo llo w in g faults in
M alo n e , and all those things that
Debusschere found fault in M r. M a
lone is doing so well with the Sixers.
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“ Moses can't block shots, doesn’t
m ake the o u tlet pass and is not a
player that would complement Ray
Richardson w ell."
So, where not is Ray Richardson?
Playing guard for A l A llies at G ol
den State, w hile M alo n e is leading
Philly to a grand start.
And trade winds are again blow
ing in the N B A . This tim e it has
Portland's Mychal Thompson going
to Boston for Kevin M cHale
It is rumored that Red ^uerbach
has long been a fan o f M y c h a l's .
This would seem to follow the Bla
zer pattern. Portland is known to be
a club where m in o rity is a no-no.
Thompson is the one player on the
squad with the most seniority so if
any is to go, then “ B u m " w ould
seem the most likely candidate.
Coach Jack Ramsay is said to like
the toughness in M cH ale in contrast
to the tim id play, at times, o f M y
chal.
It appears that I have picked up
quite a follow ing from boxing fans
down at OSP.
W e 're extrem ely happy that the
fellows are reading us, and are more
than happy to receive th eir co m
ments on our publication as a whole
and my column in particular.
O f interest was a letter received
dated December 6, 1982, from a M r.
A b d ullah , we believe. In his letter,
M r. A b d u llah stated that while he
enjoyed my column overall, that the
Observer should hire someone else
to w rite on m a jo r boxing events
“ since M r. Sykes obviously doesn't
know anything about boxing.'*
H e w ent on to list my pick o f
G erry Cooney over l.a rry Holmes,
Benitez over Hearns and erroneous
ly staled that I chose Arguello over
Pryor.
W here was my faithful following
down at OSP when we picked Sugar
Ray Leonard over Thomas Hearns,
L eo n a rd over R o b erto D u ra n ,
H earns over P e p ito Cuevas and
Dwight Braxton over Matthew Saad
Muhammad?
It 's fo r sure that I w o n 't pick
them all correct; what is fo r sure,
however, is that I w ill always have
the courage to m ake those picks.
This w rite r w ill never be g uilty o f
hiding behind the pen.
And, maybe someday, we can ar
range a forum down at OSP where
we could have a little question and
answer session on boxing. I would
be more than glad to explain the rea
soning behind my picks. Especially
the C ooney-H olm es a ffa ir. U huru
good buddies.
T his week in the N F L ; R on's
picks:
N .Y . J e ts a t M ia m i
M iam i after thawing out from the
cold o f Massachusetts w ill beat the
N .Y . Sack exchange by 3.
L .A . R am s vs L.A . Raiders
Raiders by 10 over hapless L .A .
Rams. Marcus Allen should have a
field day running behind tough Raid
er offensive line.
St. Louie va C h icag o
The Bears seemingly have found
their Q B in ex-B YU ace M cM ahon.
Chicago narrowly missed in Seattle.
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B u ffalo vs T am p a Bay
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should find a victory at Baltimore.
To say the winless Colts are hurt
ing would be an understatement.
Green Bay by 6.
Kansas C ity vs D enver
K C should solve th e ir passing
problems against less than fo rm id
able Bronco secondary. I f not per
haps a Q B change is imminent. KC
by I H .
H o u sto n a t P h ilad elp h ia
A battle between the have nots.
Both teams are struggling. Houston
coach Ed Biles has changed the Oiler
attack to not use E arl Cam pbell as
much. As a result they're winning
less. Archie M an n in g , O iler Q B . is
not the M anning o f old. P h ilad el
phia is old. Take your pick.
N a w England vs S e a ttle
Seattle, under interim coach M ike
McCormick is respectable. The Sea-
hawks are 2-1 since play resumed
and 3-3 o v e ra ll. U n p re d ic ta b le
Hawks by 1.
N .Y . G lsnts vs W ash in g to n
Redskins are on a roll. Theisman
is becoming a more consistent Q B.
Joe W ashington has returned and
Redskins are a solid club. G iants,
to o, are on a ro ll. T eam has m a
tu red , running game is solid. D e
fense is sound. Pick ’em.
C in cin n ati va San Diago
Charger Q B Dan Fouls w ill light
up the place w ith passes, usually
straight and accurate ones. Bengals
are strong both offensively and de
fensively.
Bengal pass rush should do what
S.F. couldn’t. Bengals by 7.
M in n e s o ta vs D e tro it
Lions are on a high after soundly
thrashing Green Bay at home. M in
nesota's secondary is suspect. Take
Lions by 10.
This week In boxing
Dec. 16 at G ary In d . Ossie
O casio, defending cham pion, w ill
go against young Joe L o u is, 15,
W B A junior heavyweight title.
M ilto n Guest vs. DuJuan John
son, 10 junior welters; Paul Devorie
vs. Kelvin Lampkins, 10 feathers.
Alex Ramos vs T o n y C e rd a, 10
middles.
P ittsb urgh vs C levelan d
P itt should rebound after being
shut out in Alaska, disguised an Buf
falo. I f weather is bad take C leve
land.
Bladshaw c a n 't possibly have
another game as bad as that debacle
in Buffalo. Steelers by 3.
G reen Bey vs B a ltim o re
Packers, lik e everyone
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