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October 2 4 ,1990-The Portland Observer-Page 5
Portland Observer
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Shawn McDaniels: Fighting for a Spot
by Ullysses Tucker, Jr.
Shawn McDaniels is sitting on
the edge of a dream, a dream that will
hopefully land him a spot on the Port­
land Trail Blazers 12 man roster.
McDaniels has been to the edge before.
Vast season, the Washington Bullets
releaased him during the team’s final
Cut. He spent the 1989-90 season play­
ing with New Haven (USBL) before
joining Portland as a free-agent this
summer. M cDaniels,anAll-StaratNew
Haven, averaged 14.2 points this sum­
mer in five games and earned a trip back
to fall camp.
With Clyde Drexler, Terry
Porter, Danny Anige, Drazen Petrovic,
and Danny Young leading a strong group
of guards, McDaniels is projected as the
odd man out by some writers/broadcast-
ers. He knows the odds, but that has not
affected his enthusiasm or level of play.
“ If things do not work out for me here,
f know that I played hard and left every­
thing I had on the court,” he said. “ I’ve
worked very hard on my defensive and
offensive skills.”
A product of St. Augustine
College in Raleigh, N.C., McDaniels
has the skills, desire, and talent to play
in the N.B.A., but whether he plays in
Portland is another story. He is a good
shooter, passer, and very quick. In col­
lege and the USBL, McDaniels pretty
’touch had his way on the basketball
court. Life in the N.B.A. is tougher and
hfc has learned to make the adjustments.
“ Playing in the CIAA and the
USBL was a little different,” he smiles.
“ Here, you have to be mentally and
physically prepared every night. You
a.
have to be one step ahead at all times. I
believe that I have the physical talent of,
let's say, an Isiah Thomas, but his menal
level is so much more superior than
mine. I’m working to get to his level.”
A Communications/Broadcast-
ing major in college, McDaniels is not
ready to give up his basketball dream
yet. He understands the numbers game
and knew how light the Portland roster
would be. “ Basically, I’m happy to be
here. I’ve always had dreams and aspi­
rations to play in the N.B.A. With a
little more hard work, maybe that dream
can come true.”
Clyde Drexler on forward Mark
Bryant, who has been shooting the
baseline jumper, driving strong to the
hoop, and running the floor well during
Blazers to Air Prime Time Special
training camp/pre-season." He is really
playing like a new guy. Last year, he
had some tough luch and now he’s put
those things behind him. Mark is going
to do well if he maintains his current
pace. He’s looking real good.”
Magic Johnson needs 227 as­
sists to break Oscar Robertson’s all-
time major league assist mark of 9,887.
Johnson, who currently ranks second in
that department, has averaged 934 as­
sists (11.4 per contest) over the last six
seasons, and dished out 907 last year.
Isiah Thomas needs 227 assists to pass
Lenny Wilkens (7,211) for third on the
all-time list, while Maurice Cheeks needs
547 assists (an average of 6.7) to catch
Wilkends. John Stockton, the N.B.A.’s
assist leader for the past three seasons
and the only player in the history of the
N.B.A. to surpass 1,000 assists in a
season, will attempt to break the barrier
for the fourth time. More milestones in
next week’s column...
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The
C incinatti
R eds—1990
W orld
Series
C ham pions
Congratulations!
The Portland Trail Blazers don’t
officially begin their 1990-91 regular
season schedule until November sec­
ond, but Blazer fans won’t need to wait
that long to lake a look at the Western
Conference Champions. Blazer Broad­
casting has produced 60-minute prime
time television special entitled: Blazer
Trail...The Journey Begins.
The prime lime special will air
Tuesday, October 30th from 8 to 9 p.m.
on KOIN-TV and TCI in Medford (which
feeds to Grants Pass and Klamath Falls).
Blazer fans in the greater Eugene area
will be able to catch this special pro­
gram one day later on KLSR-TV at 7
p.m.
Highlights from the Blazers’
thrilling 1990 season, including the run
through the NBA Finals, will be just part
of the action covered. According to
show host Bill Schonely, fans can also
look forward to revealing, up close and
personal, profiles on Kevin Duckworth,
P etersen ’s Pro-B asketball
Review for the upcoming season gave
the Seattle Supersonics the best grade in
the N.B.A. draft. The Sonics received
an A. They needed a point guard and
picked up Gary Payton out of Oregon
State, who recently became a million­
aire with this new contract. According
to Petersen went after what they needed
and created a match made in heaven.
Interestingly encough, the Blazers needed
outside shooting and drafted Alaa
Abdelnaby (6-10,240)outofD uke. Pe­
tersen gave the locals a “ D ” grade
because they needed outside shooting. I
guess he forgot about the Danny Anige
deal...
(At left) #22
Dwayne Le­
wis, a run­
ning back for
M a r s h a ll ,
scored two
touchdowns
as Marshall
crushed
Madison 59-
14 last week.
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Danny Ainge, Jerome Kersey, and rookie
Alaa Abdelnaby plus some inside scoop
on what the Blazers have been up to in
the off season.
Steve Jones will host a seg­
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history, both past and present, and trace
the shift of power from the Eastern
Conference to the West. Jones and
broadcast partner Pat Lafferty will also
go on record with their predictions for
the codling season. Jerry West, general
manager for the Los Angeles Lakers,
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Opportunities With
Community
Psychiatric Clinic
CPC is a rapidly growing Mental Health Center. We provide services to psychia-
trically disabled children & adults and their families through a variety of na­
tionally recognized tx progs, located throughout Seattle. We are committed to
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Pkg.
SUPERVISOR-EL REY (dntn Seattle): full service residential tx facility for
the homeless mentally ill seeking supervisor for the CCR and TCF programs.
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QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER-CPC (Wallingford): Responsible to
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Please send cover letter (identify position) and resume to: ATTN: Personnel,
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