Page 4 T h e P ortland Observer July 25, 1990
T he L ocker R oom
Eart 2
A.C. Green, from Benson to Oregon State
By Aaron Fentress
T h e ir
re c o rd
w as
24-1.
V ir t u a lly p e rfe c t, e x c e p t fo r one tin y
fla w .
An
e a rly
season
loss
to
H ills b o r o h ig h s c h o o l had le ft a m a rk
o n the
B e n so n T e c h -m e n ’s re co rd ,
a n d the o n ly w a y to erase tha t loss
w a s a re m a tc h . T h a t re m a tch cam e
fo u r m o n th s la te r in the last gam e o f
the 1 9 8 0 -8 1
h ig h s c h o o l b a ske tb a ll
since G reen graduated. G reen said he
to trade up to get G reen b u t there
p h on ed his fo rm e r coa ch, D ic k G ra y ,
w ere n o de als m ade and the La kers
selected G re e n one p ic k ahead o f the
to congratulate h im a fter the v ic to ry .
" I w as happy fo r the g u ys
tw o
P a c -1 0
and
tw o
c h a m p io n s h ip s la te r. G re e n
lo o k
back
on
th a t
NBA
c h a m p io n s h ip
season a n d co m p a re it to those at
O re g o n state an d w ith the L o s
A n g e le s L a ke rs.
"T h e y a ll are p re c io u s in th e ir
o w n w a y a n d d iffe re n t," said G reen.
" W in n in g in h ig h s c h o o l w as a great
fe e lin g because I t was m y last yea r in
h ig h s c h o o l and m y
la st year w ith
tho se tea m m a tes, som e o f those guys
I h a v e n 't seen
The
P a c-1 0
a g a in since w e w o n .
c h a m p io n s h ip s
w ere
sp e c ia l a lso b u t th e y w e re d u rin g m y
fre s h m a n and so p h o m o re years and I
knew
I
w o u ld
be
c o m in g
f o llo w in g those seasons.
back
A s fa r as
the L a k e rs g o , those are so special
because the season is so lo n g and
y o u tra v e l such a lo n g jo u rn e y to g e t
to th a t p o in t o f the season th a t yo u
fe e l so a c c o m p lis h e d w h e n it's a ll
o v e r."
a ll
of
co n sta n t pre sen t in
G re e n 's
b a ske tb a ll
gone th ro u g h some p ro b le m s the last
fe w years and it w as go od to see h im
P ai is n o t o n ly a c o m p e titiv e h o b b ie , it is
r is k fo r p e rm an ent in ju r y is fa r gre a te r as
the “ b o o k w o r m ” n e x t d o o r. L ik e m o st
a m eans o f p ra c tic in g s e lf-d is c ip lin e ,
a fig h te r, Johnson b e lie ve s th a t there is
o f the e m p lo ye e s at K A T U , y o u w o u ld
have that k in d o f success ag ain."
nam es p ic k e d ahead o f these tw o a ll-
c o n tro l o f e m o -
m ore at stake in sales.
n e ve r fig u re Johnson as the ty p e w h o
h is
star c a lib e r p la y e rs sho w s th a t the so
tions, and concen
Som e
and
w o u ld be in v o lv e d in such an intense
b a ske tb a ll
career
at
O re g o n
S ta tc U n iv e rs ity and p ic k e d u p rig h t
c a lle d e xp e rts w e re la c k in g m u ch o f
tra tio n . T h e s ty le
c r itic s disagree w ith
spo rt. Chess o r b rid g e , yes; m a rtia l arts,
th e ir e xp e rtise .
c o m b in e s
h im .
no.
w h ere he le ft o f f in h ig h s c h o o l.
He
K o n c a k , Joe
w as
the
K e ith L e e , K e rry G reen.
a
c o n tin u e d
fo u r-y e a r
starter
fo r
L o o k in g
b a c k on the
Steve H a rris , , Jon
K le in ,
Ed
fro m
10
re b ou nds
a
gam e
d u rin g
to u rn a m e n t, in c lu d in g a 22 p o in t, on
seven f o r seven s h o o tin g , 10 re b o u n d
Johnson says that the
sizes e th ic a l s e lf-
d is c ip lin e
he
has
“ A sense o f p rid e ,” sa id Johnson.
defense o v e r a g
le arn ed
fig h tin g
“ R e spre sentin g o u r system o f fig h tin g
fre sh m a n year w h e n th e y m ade i t to
the
'e lite -e ig h t'
of
the
NCAA
Sam V in c e n t, T e rry C a tled ge o r Jerry
gression.
and e th ic a l b e h a v io r is v e ry a p p lic a b le
to u rn a m e n t be fore b e in g k n o c k e d o u t
w h o these p e o p le are.
b y G e o rg e to w n and P a tric k E w in g .
p la y e rs have disapeared in to N B A
tiv e f o r K A T U -
G reen's m o st successful season cam e
o b s c u rity w h ile G reen has becom e an
TV
h is ju n io r year.
N B A A ll-S ta r.
m ost
W h ile s h o o tin g the
thes p la y e rs sound fa m ilia r ?
A l l o f these
A fte r b e in g d ra fte d , the then,
fo u rth best fie ld g o a l percentage in
the n a tio n , at 6 8 % , G reen was vo te d
tw e n ty -tw o -y e a r-o ld
P ac-1 0's p la y e r o f the yea r and
fin is h e d ru n n e r up fo r the aw a rd his
O re g o n ia n re p o rte r th a t on the fir s t
s e n io r year a ve ra g in g 19 p o in ts and
b a ck
p u llin g
h im s e lf, G re e n says he w as n o t that
down
nin e
rebounds
per
G reen
to ld
a
d a y o f p ra c tic e he w o u ld ju s t, " s it
and
w a tc h ."
Now,
a
star
star stru c k b a ck then b y b e in g in the
gam e.
F o llo w in g h is se n io r season
G re e n p ic k e d up a n o th e r h o no r. T h is
co m p a n y
of
M a g ic ,
K a re e m
and
W o rth y .
tim e fo r academ ics. G reen graduated
" I had n e ve r re a lly fo llo w e d
o n tim e and re ce ive d a degree in
b a ske tb a ll th a t c lo s e s ly so I ne ver
speech c o m m u n ic a tio n s . T h e n cam e
was in to w h o w as w h o ," said G reen.
the 1985 N B A draft.
" I t d id n 't m a tte r to m e w h e n I
w e n t in
the d ra ft b u t to w h o m
I
1 9 8 9 -9 0
state
s c h o o l’s
fir s t
A ccou nt E xecu
c a lls .
m y system and the o th e r ta le n te d sch o o ls
“ W ith o u t a d o u b t,
A ls o , sh a rin g m y v ic to rie s w ith fe llo w
b e lie ve s th a t his
you
classm ates is a gre at fe e lin g because
a rt teaches h im to
m ent, fo llo w -th ro u g h ,
w ith o u t th e m , I w o u ld n ’ t be re a d y o r as
endure the ups and
and a p o s titiv e a t t i
c o m p e titiv e . L a s tly , b e in g a b le to h e lp
2,
in the N o rth w e s t/C a n a d a is im p o rta n t.
Johnson
tude w h e n yo u get
b e g in n in g fig h te rs u n de rsta nd the o v e r
w ith
c o n fro n te d w ith ad
a ll p ic tu re and o b s e rv in g
Photo bv Ullvsses Tucker, Jr.
v e r s it y , ”
(d iv e rs e ) style s g iv e s m e g re a t p le a s
RON «JOHNSON
a b o u t sales.
the
* ‘p o u n d in g
p a v e m e n t” .
Sales is n o t an a rt
where the in d iv id
he
sa id
W hen
y o u ’re knocked dow n
ua l s h o u ld equate th e ir se lf-e ste e m w ith
p h ysica lly o r e m o u o n a lly, y o u m ust learn
se cu rin g c lie n ts because so m e tim e s y o u
to acce pt those tru th s as p a rt o f y o u r
can be h o t and so m e tim e s no t. O n the
le a rn in g process.
Y o u w i ll o n ly le arn
u re .”
W h a t d o y o u w a n t to a c c o m p lis h as
a fig h te r, M r. Johnson?
“ T h e c o n tin u e d re sp e ct a m o n g m y
peers as a fa ir , c o m p e titiv e w a r r io r w ith
" I ju s t w a n te d to g e t to c a m p p la y
hard and be the best I co u ld .
N o rth w e s t m akes h im a h u n te d m an.
P h ila d e lp h ia
w as
re a lly
my
are n o t pre pa red m e n ta lly and p h y s i
e xp a n d m y k n o w le d g e on w h a t w o rk s
team .
W h e n q u e stio n e d a b o u t w h ic h d is
cally, be prepared to get you r butt kicke d.”
and do e sn ’ t w o rk .
A b a c h e lo r and th irty -o n e years o ld ,
In fa ct
loose.
Y o u ha ve to stay
R a n k in g and tro p h ie s are n o t
S t ill to d a y I d o n 't f o llo w the teams
c ip lin e is to u g h e r, Sales o r c o m p e titiv e
sense f o r a gu a rd to g o to a team
o r stars a ro u n d the league.
fig h tin g , Johnson re fle c te d f o r a m o
Johnson is a gra du ate o f E ve rg re e n H ig h
n e a rly as im p o rta n t to m e n o w .
w ith eleven guards, n o m a tte r w hen
co n cen tra te o n m y s e lf and the Lakers.
m e n t and u ltim a te ly c o n c lu d e d sales.
S c h o o l in V a n c o u v e r, W a s h in g to n and a
b ig g e s t ch a lle n g e n o w is to tu rn o n o r up
" I t doesn't m ake
I ju s t
So fa r d u rin g G reen's N B A
sec w h o w o u ld p ic k m e."
‘ ‘ S in ce the f ig h tin g is ju s t f o r fu n
fo rm e r “ A i r F orce B r a t” . H e has tra v
the in te n s ity d e p e n d in g on w h a t I ’ m
e le d a ll o v e r the w o r ld and th e U n ite d
c o n fro n te d w ith .
to u g h e r,” he said. ‘ ‘ S im p ly because i t ’ s
States. F o r the same reasons he is d ra w n
instinctive reaction and sub lim ina l. T h a t’ s
w h e n I k n o w I ’ ve a rriv e d .
career, he has n o t had to w o r r y about
m y liv e lih o o d . I ’ m p re tty m u c h in co n
to fig h tin g (com petitiveness and the cha l
G reen as a fir s t ro u n d p ic k , lis tin g
o th e r team s sta n d in g s at a ll.
tr o l o f m y fig h tin g a b ility . W ith sales,
le n g e ” . Johnson is d ra w n to te le v is io n
h im
L a k e rs have a lw a y s w o n the P a c ific
S om e exp erts d id n 't
s ix th
a m o n g st
p ro je c t
the
fo rw a rd s c o m in g o u t tha t year.
s m a ll
The
P o rtla n d T ra ilb la z e rs o w n e d the last
d iv is io n
in
the f ir s t
s e le c tin g
h im
ro u n d
w h en
and w ere
th e ir tu rn
and
have
The
m a in ta in e d
the m se lve s as a d o m in a n t fo rc e in the
w eek:
G re e n 's
NBA
cam e aro u n d . T h e B la ze rs even trie d
Insu ra nce
a u to m o b ile a ccid e n ts o c c u rre d in the
In s titu te f o r H ig h w a y S a fe ty , c a r crash
U n ite d States in 1987. "Im p ro p e r d r iv
BMW ,
the
T h is has to be an
Johnson competes in six to eight
to u rn a m e n ts p e r yea r fo r the A c a d e m y
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th e m . D o n ’ t repeat the m . A ls o , i f y o u
by
the
h e lp s d u rin g
sales
(in h is cla ss) one ra n k in g in the P a c ific
N ext
won
re a lly
m at, Johnson is always hot and his num ber
p ic k
re c e n tly
in
A succe ssful
R e yn o ld s? Y o u r p ro b a b ly w o n d e rin g
c o n s id e rin g k e e p in g G reen at hom e
c h a m p io n s h ip ,
W h a t ty p e o f g r a tific a tio n d o y o u
g e t fro m co m p e tin g ?
How
state's
cam e
p e rfo rm a n c e a g a in st H ills b o r o in the
B enson
W ith o u t h u r t
ab ou t A lfr e d r ic k H uges, U w e B la b ,
season
c h a m p io n s h ip
gam e.
f iv e
fig h te rs
G reen's
O re g o n
successful
the
the
? *
arts and e m p h a
I c o u ld n ’t te ll y o u w h o was in w h a t
fie ld w h ile a ve ra g in g 19 p o in ts and
typ e w ith his “ s c h o o l b o y ” glasses o r
D o any o f
place in w h a t d iv is io n ."
sho t an unheard o f 6 8 %
H e answ ers to no one. E ve n th o u g h the
in g p o te n tia l c lie n ts ,
he’s p ic k e d . I had been co n ta cte d b y
G reen
F o r R o n Joh nso n, the a rt o f M o D u k
type s o f m a rtia l
a fe w team s and w as ju s t w a itin g to
c h a m p io n s h ip
c o u ld e a s ily pass fo r the C la r k K e n t-
P in c k n e y ,
p la y .
H ig h s c h o o l
Johnson is in total con tro l as a fighter.
1985
c h a m p io n s h ip s is his h ig h le v e l o f
W h ile le a d in g B en son to the
Johnson, s o ft spo ken and a rtic u la te ,
c o n tro l o f a ll s itu a tio n s .”
N B A d ra ft i t was n o t a g o o d day fo r
team s w h o passed up on G reen, o r
P o rte r f o r tha t m a tte r.
A lis t o f
w e n t," said G reen.
T h e one
b y UUysses T u c k e r , J r .
happy fo r coach G ra y because he has
B eavers.
can s till
Ron Johnson: Fighting
to Stay on Top
Porter.
G reen
e a rly season loss, 7 4 -7 3 , a nd c a p tu re d
the state c h a m p io n s h ip . N in e years,
U llysses T ucker , J r .
because I rem e m be r w h a t it was lik e
fo r m e ," said G reen. "1 was e sp e cia lly
season. T h e state ch a m p io n sh ip .
L e d b y 6 '9 " , a ll-s ta te c e n tc .r
A .C . G re e n , B e n so n avenged th e ir
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