Portland Observer. March 23, 1983 Page 13
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by Hon Sykes. Sports Editor
The University o f Oregon took
little time in naming a successor to
Jim Haney as Oregon basketball
coach.
Athletic Director named Idaho's
Don Monson to the post last M on
day.
players, though good, can hardly
rate with the "blue chippers" signed
by Miller. In the last six years Ralph
has taken in Ray Blume and M ark
Radford, both of whom made it in
the N BA . Blume had a brief stint
with the Chicago Bulls, while Mark
is currently playing for Coach Len
ny Wilkins in Seattle.
Miller next signed all-American
Charlie Sitton o f M cM in n ville.
Charlie was one of the most highly
recruited players in America having
had offers from every powerhouse
in the country, he chose Ralph's
program.
Then came A .C . Green, who also
was highly recruited out o f P o rt
land's Benson Tech. Green and Sit
ton are perhaps two of the best all-
around playrs ever produced in the
State o f Oregon. Charlie is already
an All-American and A.C. is not far
behind.
A nd, yes, this year Ralph once
again won the in-state recruiting war
when he signed 6-10 prep phenome
non Steve Woodside out o f Park-
rose High School.
Miller is seemingly far ahead, but
look out Monson is here and he will
immediately make his presence felt.
The Ducks have three scholar
ships available and Monson has a
commitment from one of the finest
players in the Stale of Washington
Ernie Sanders, a 6-2 guard from
Pasco. Washington, had made a
commitment to play for Monson at
Idaho and it will now be up to the
school to release him.
The potential is there for Oregon,
and (he feeling around Eugene is
that Monson is the man to bring it
out.
"A tten dan ce is down approxi
mately 50 percent season-ticket-
wise,” Bay stated, "and that's rev
enue we urgently need."
If recruiting will bring in the fans,
then look out. While an assistant to
Judd Heathconte at Michigan State,
all Don Monson did was bring in
Magic Johnson and the rest is his
tory.
And isn't it sad the way everyone
is blaming poor, oops, Herschel
Walker for the total ineptness of the
New Jersey Generals. After fellow
rookie Kelvin Bryant rushed for 176
yards Monday night one reporter
was heard to say, "That was about
four times better than Herschel
Walker.”
"He's from our neighborhood.”
beamed Bay. "and was really the
only person I offered the job to ."
Monson, while at Idaho, took
over a struggling, 4-22, team and
turned them into a national power.
Monson's first year was 11-17, his
second year the Vandals went 17-10,
then 25-4 and 27-3. Last year M on
son guided the Vandals to a lofty
8th place in (he national polls.
Monson was said to be the
people’ s choice and was the over
whelming pick o f this writer. M r.
Monson could very well be the
"messiah" that is needed to bring
glory back to the fast-fading Duck
basketball program.
Monson is a proven winner whose
basketball philosophy is team o ri
ented and sound defense. And, too,
the man is a super recruiter. Let's
face it, Moscow, Idaho, is not exact
ly the mecca for basketball in these
United States and if the man can get
quality players to play in such a re
mote area as Moscow, then .he
should have little trouble bringing
players into Eugene.
Monson has power over the years
that his program can run smoothly
without the so-called blue chippers,
for once on hand the man (Monson)
can seemingly turn (hem into blue
chip, quality players. By signing
Monson to a reported S52.OOO con
tract (he U of O has made a step to
ward excellence.
While at Idaho Monson's teams
were 100-41 in a five-year period.
They have twice defeated the OSU
Beavers in title games o f the Far
West Classic. And over the years are
2-3 agains Ralph M iller's Orange
men. That should establish quite a
rivalry in the State.
Monson plans to go after the
state’s best players; that should be
interesting since M ille r has had a
strangle hold on Oregon’s best for
the past seven years.
A quick glance at the two rosters
will tell you just how far Ralph is
ahead in in state recruiting. The
Ducks signed Bryon Trendell out of
Coos Bay; Eugene’s David Brant
ley, and Portland’s Dave Bell. These
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Sure everyone expected the ex-
Georgia Bulldog to set the league on
fire. But that, loo, was an unfair ex
pectation. Walker received a million
dollar salary to run behind a nickel-
and-diine offensive line. While Bry
ant is blessed with a much better line
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With all of Herschel’s talents, be
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other backs, the young W alker
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USFL on its head.
In the N C A A A s the Houston
Cougars appear to be the 7-5 favor
ites to win it all. The Cougs are a
bunch o f sluds on the floor. They
have as much or more athletic abil
ity o f any team ever to grace the
court in N CA A history. Mr. Olaju-
won, 7-0, center, Is an ideal physical
specimen who simply takes control
inside. And his teammate, M r.
Drexler, at 6-8 is good going both
inside and popping jumpers outside.
Houston is poised and plays with
both intelligence and intensity.
Houston’s toughest challenge could
come from either St. Johns, North
Carolina or North Carolina State.
That's right, NCS is on a roll. Some
will wonder how a team that has lost
10 games could be considered to win
it all. Well, you must remember that
most of those losses were compiles
while hot-shooting guard Dereck
Whittenberg was recuperating from
a broken foot. When Dereck re
turned the Wolf Pack won the ACC
tournament by defeating Ralph
Sampson and the V irginia C ava
liers, and then went on to defeat
both Pepperdine and U N L H in the
NCAA tourney.
And how about those Beavers?
Oregon State’s rousing 88-71 vic
tory over the New Orleans P riva
teers launched the C orvallis
wonders into the N IT s round o f
eight. The Beavers, behind the out
side shooting of senior guard Danny
Evans, was devastating before a de
lighted crowd of 9,800 in Gill Colis
eum. Danny hit five in a row outside
to loosen it up for teammate A .C .
Green, who drilled a game-high 18
pointes inside to go along with 12
boards.
The Beavers next face Fresno
State, a 65-63 winner over the PAC-
10's Arizona Stale Bulldogs. A win
Thursday at Gill Coliseum will send
OSU to New York and Madison
Square Garden.
And the way the Orange Express
is rolling the Big Apple will be the
next stop.
In fact Beaver fans are already
looking for accomodations in the
East.
The Big Beaver machine is
Orange, hot and rolling, to borrow
a phra-.e used so much during the
Blazers' championship game.
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Fresno earlier defeated the
Beavers 43-42. But that was before
M iller inserted his smaller but
quicker lineup.
Since then OSU has lost only to
WSU in an overtime th rille r and
that season ending catastrophe to
Stanford.
Freshman D aryl Flowers (13
points) and Evans (15 points) are the
keys to OSU success. Sitton and
Green are reliable and will perform
day in and day out.
I f Flowers and Evans can con
tinue to contribute, then there’s no
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