Portland Obaarvar, December 29, 1982 Paga 9
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What a difference a year make*.
At the beginning of the ’8O-’8I bas­
ketball season, there were three cen­
ters coming out o f the prep ranks
that most basketball experts consid­
ered the cream of the crop o f prep
basketball, U C L A 's Stuart Gray,
Georgetown's Patrick Ewing and
Missouri's M ark Stepanovich.
Those three were named to play in
the N ational Sports Festival and
U C L A 's Gray emerged as the top
prospect. He was chosen as the Na­
tional Prep Player-of-the-Year. So
demanding offense. Woodside has
the speed and intelligence to play
well and could make the difference
in OSU's effort to make it four in a
row.
Oregon State got o ff to a bad
start, but is rapidly regaining the
poise that led them to a 25-5 record
last year. If U C LA is forced to play
without a strong center, then look
for the Beavers to once again rule
the Pac-10.
what happened?
Falcons, after losing 38-7 to
Green Bay, should rebound against
the Saints. Injuries to quarterback
Kenny Stabler have left Coach Bum
Phillips without anyone to take con­
trol. Atlanta has already clinched a
play-o ff berth and w ill be playing
only to stay sharp. Take Falcons by
Atlanta va. Naw Orlaana
Gray started 26 games as a fresh­
man for the Bruins, averaged 4.9
points per game and 4.2 rebouiids. In
contrast. Georgetown's Pat Ewing av­
eraged 13.6 points per game and 11
boards in leading the Hoyas* to the
final four. After viewing two highly
touted, it seems incredible that one
could ever consider the two in the
same breath. Ewing has all the qual­
ities necessary to become a domin­
ant player in the college game, while
Gray is terribly lacking in the same.
Pat Ewing can run the floo r,
block shots, is a fierce rebounder
and more than adequate scorer. Stu­
art Gray has had trouble adjusting
to the speed o f the college game
which caused him to be benched for
lack of quickness.
Gray’s benching left the number
three ranked Bruins terribly short in
the middle. They now must go with
a front line of 6-8 Darren Daye, 6-5
Miguel Nigel, and 6-7 Kenny Fields.
With a front line like that it will be
hard to win consistently in the Pac-
10.
U C L A was the early season pick
to dethrone three-time Pac-10
champion Oregon State. The Bea­
vers, 5-3, appear to be strong in the
middle, boasting a front line of 6-8
C harlie S itton , 6-8W sophomore
A .C . Green, and 6-10 freshntan
Steve Woodside.
Steve Woodside, after a shaky
start, seems now to be learning
Ralph Miller's unsophisticated but
have rendered them an also-ran.
Take Green Bay by I.
Chicago va. Tampa
This game will eliminate the 3-5
Bears o f any chance for the play­
offs. Quarterback Doug W illiam s
will riddle the Bear secondary with
passes. Take Tampa Bay by 7.
B u ffalo va Naw England
Buffalo, 4-4, and New England,
4-4, are tied with Cleveland with an
identical record. These three teams
will battle for the last two playoff
spots in the A F L . Needless to say,
the game is crucial for both. Buffalo
failed miserably against M iam i in
the Orange Bowl but should re­
bound to bop the P atriots. Take
Buffalo by 5.
Naw York Giants va Philadalphia
Philly and the Giants have identi­
cal 3-5 records and both are still
mathematically in the running for a
playoff spot. It's a must win situa­
tion for both teams. The Eagles sur­
prised Dallas 24-20 last Sunday and
appear to be ready to battle for the
last berth. Take Eagles by 5.
St. Loula va. Waahington
The Redskins, 7-1, are already in.
St. Louis, 5-3, is also in. Redskin
Quarterback Joe Theismann is red
hot and rolling. St. Louis quarter­
back Neil Lomax is gaining confi­
dence with each game. Take Wash­
ington by 3.
Graan Bay va. Datroit
The Packers are the most im ­
proved team of this abbreviated sea­
son. The Pack, 5-2-1, are an explo­
sive offensive unit. They have the
best pair o f wide receivers, John
Jefferson and James Lofton, in the
game today. Detroit is the most dis­
appointing team of the season. The
Lions were expected to have a good
season. But injuries to key linemen
Blubonnet Bowl at Houston:
Arkansas Razorbacks (8-2-11 va.
Florida Gators (8-3-01
Gators looked awesome earlier
defeating the Miami Hurricanes 17-
14, Southern Cal 17-9, and Missis­
sippi State 27-17. G ators' speed
should present them with a slim 3-
point win.
Fieata Bowl at Tempe. Arizona:
Oklahoma (8-3-0) vs. Arizona
State (8-2 01
Frazier-Hussein
fight scheduled
The on-again off-again fight be­
tween Larry Frazier and Ishar
Muhammad Hussein is back on
again for January 13 at the Para­
mount Theater. The same card is
featured plus an additional 10
rounder with Greg Haugen, the
Auburn sensation.
The Frazier-Hassein fight should
result in the winner fighting for a
proposed West Coast championship
at the Forum in Los Angeles. This is
the result of a recent meeting in Los
Angeles between Thad Spencer and
John Jackson and Jerry Buss who
are promoting a boxing tournament
at the Lost Angeles Forum.
In addition to this im portant
heavyweight bout the card features
Seattle's Irish Randy McNurlin vs.
Haiti Jemenez from Mexico and Ta­
coma's Dale Grant vs. King David
Smith of Los Angeles.
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This game matches one team, the
6-2 Jets, going somewhere, and the
2-6 C hiefs, going nowhere. New
York by 10.
L A Rams vs San Franciaco
49ers need to win their two re ­
maining games to have any chance
of going to the playoffs. There are
six NFL teams vying for the two re­
maining spots. The Rams, 1-7, are
the only N FL team mathematically
already eliminated. Take 49ers by
II.
Hall of Fame Bowl at
Birmingham. Ala.:
Vandarbllt (8-3-01 vs. A ir Forca
fj-e-oi
V and erb ilt, having played the
toughest schedule and losing only to
North Carolina, Alabama and num­
ber one ranked Georgia Bulldogs,
should have little trouble defeating
the Fly boys from Denver, C olora­
do. Take Vandy by 14.
Peach Bowl at Atlanta:
Iowa 17-4-0) vs. Tennessee (8-4-1)
Hawkeye running game should be
enough to offset the strong passing
Rose Bowl at Pasadena:
Michigan (8 3 01 vs. U C L A
(8-1-11
The Bruins were the early season
pick to finish third in the Pac-10,
but surprised all by outdistancing
the Washington Huskies and U.S.C.
This one should be a classic. In the
earlier meeting U .C .L .A . came
from behind in the 4th quarter to
down Michigan 31-27 at Ann A r­
bor At home, the Bruins should en­
joy the same margin of victory.
Sugar Bowl at New Orleena:
Penn State (10-1 01 vs. No 1
ranked, undeafeated. Georgia
Bulldogs
This one will decide the mythical
N C A A National Champion. Geor­
gia, led by the remarkable Herschel
W alker, this year's winner of the
Heisman Trophy, proclaiming him
the best football player in America,
and all who have watched him
would agree. Penn Stale, loser only
to Bear Bryant's Crimson Tide, 42-
2 I, w ill o ffe r a strong defense to
stop the running of Walker. W alk­
er's awesome power should propel
the Bulldogs to victory. Georgia by
1.
Spain's Higueras
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and should dominate the Sooner*.
Arizona State is (he 7-point favorite
at home.
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The surprise addition of Spain's
Jose Higueras, currently the world's
tenth-ranked player, makes the
Louisiana-Pacific Invitational field
the strongest in its 13-year history,
said Brian Parrott, who has directed
the tournament since its start.
Higueras made the headlines this
past summer when he ended Jimmy
Connors’ bid for a grand slam by
bumping him out o f the French
Open and he got a lot of T V time
when he won the U .S . Clay Court
Championship at Indianapolis. But
his rise from N o. 42 on the A T P
computer to as high as No. 8 also in­
cluded wins over Vitas Gerulaitis in
the Italian Open, over Wojtek Fibak
and Victor Pecci in the Austra Cup,
over Eddie Dibbs and the colorful
M el Purcell in the Volvo in New
Hampshire where he reached (he
final with Ivan Lendl, and over
Peter McNamara to win $40,000 in
Hamburg. He has won more than
$200,000 this year. He also has big
wins over M ats W ilan der, Sandy
Mayer and Eliot Teltscher.
Higueras, aim ing to be in top
shape for the $300,000 Pro Indoor
Championships in Philadelphia
which follow the L-P event in Port­
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Sadri, Bruce Manson, Victor
Amaya, Hank Pfister, Purcell and
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