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Page 6...The Portland Observer...June 24,1992
“The hope is that O ’Neal can be
come that kind of player. Thai’s ulti
mately how you become a great team.
There hasn’t been one to come along
since David Robinson (1987), and 1
don’t see any on the horizon except this
NBA DRAFT
It’s a Draft that reminds many of
1985, and not just because of the top
prize.
The 1985 Draft, of course, was the
first year of the NBA Draft Lottery, in
which the New York .Knicks won the
ri ;ht to select 7-0 center Patrick Ewing
of Georgetown. What’s sometimes
overlooked, however, is that five other
NBA All-Stars-Chris Mullin (No. 7),
K a r l Malone (No. 13), Joe Dumars (No.
18), A.C. Green (No. 23) and Terry
Porter (No. 24)-w ere selected in that
first round, as was the league’s two-
time defending Miller Genuine Draft
Sixth Man Award winner, D etlef
S : hrempf (No. 8). Another future A11-
Star, Michael Adams, was drafted at
No. 66 overall in the third round.
Only time will tell if similar suc
cess awaits the crop of collegiate stars
in the 1992 NBA Draft, presented by
M i l l e r Genuine Draft, which will last
two rounds and be held Wednesday,
June 24 at Portland Memorial Coli
seum in Portland, OR (7:30 p.m. EDT,
TNT Sports and the NBA Radio Net-
w -), the first NBA Draft to be held
out de of New York City. But on the
surface, at least, the similarities are
there.
The top prize, of course, is 7-1
early entry candidate Shaquille O ’Neal
of Louisiana State, a two-time consen
sus All-America and one of the most
dominant players in the nation over the
last few years. O ’Neal, the nation s
leading shot-blocker (5.2 bpg) as a jun
ior and the nation’s top rebounder (14.7
rpg) as a sophomore, averaged 21.6
points per game over his three seasons at
LSU and became the first player since
Charles Barkley to lead the Southeast
ern conference in rebounding for three
straightyears(13.5ppg). And the scary
thing is, he’s still only 20 years old!
“Ultimately, you win in this league
with unique players, and over the de
cade there has only been a handful of
that kind of talent--(Larry) Bird, Magic
(Johnson), Michael (Jordan), Ewing,
Julius Erving and (Kareem) Abdul-
Jabbar-not very many,” said Orlando
Magic President and General Manager
Pat Williams, whose team owns the No.
1 pick in the 1992 NBA Draft after
having won the 1992 NBA Draft Lot
tery on May 17.
guy"
But behind O'Neal in this Draft is a
bevy of talent, led by 6-10 Georgetown
center Alonzo Mourning, the Big East s
Player of the Year and Defensive Player
of the Year as a senior, and 6-11 Duke
standout Christian Laettner, the 1992
consensus college Player of the Year
and the spark behind Duke’s two NCAA
titles.
The prospects don’t end there; 6-6
Jim Jackson of Ohio State, a two-time
Big Ten Player of the Year, and 6-5
guard Harold Miner of USC, the PAC-
10 Player of the Year this past season,
are part of one of the strongest groups of
early entry candidates in years.
Meanwhile, 6-8 Walt Williams of
Maryland, 6-7 Todd Day of Arkansas,
6-5 Bryant Stith of Virginia, 6-5 David
Johnson of Syracuse and 6-4 Anthony
Peeler of Missouri head a classy and
potentially awesome list of versatile
big guards (or, in some cases, small
forwards).
But the greatest depth of talent
may lie at the front court positions, with
many fine prospects at big forward (6-
9 Adam Keefe of Stanford, 6-9 Tom
GugliottaofNorthCarolinaState, 6-10
Don MacLean of UCLA, 6-8 LaPhonso
Ellis of Notre Dame, 6-7 Clarence
Weatherspoon of Southern Mississippi,
6-7 Byron Houston of Oklahoma State)
and small forward (6-8 Malik Sealy of
St. John’s, 6-6 Doug C hristie o f
Pepperdine, 6-9 Robert Horry of Ala
bama and 6-7 David Booth of DePual).
“A lot of these players have defi
nite NBA skills, and a good number
possess All-Star potential,” says NBA
Director of Scouting Services Marty
Blake. "Butremember.potentialmeans
time and occasionally luck; there is a
tremendous difference between the
college game and the pro game, so
you’ve got to be patient to see the true
results.”
1992 NBA Draft Order O f Selec-
tion
While the Portland Trail Blazers
were working their way to the 1992
NBA Finals, a group of loca' /ublic
relations professionals were equally
occupied preparing for the glare of me
dia attention that will be focused on
Portland not only during the Finals but
the June 24th NBA draft as well as the
1992 Basketball Tournament of the
America, June 27-July 5.
The Ambassador Public Relations
Network has been working since Janu
ary planning and coordinating media
welcoming efforts, organizing volun
teers and readying information kits for
the more than 500 media representa
tives expected for the NBA Finals and
an estimated 800 for the Tournament of
the Americas. A 24-hour information
line has been placed in service for the
media to answer any questions they
may have about the region. Facts and
fi i ares have been assembled in resource
books and a list of experts compiled to
provide ready answers. Network vol
unteers will staff media information
tables in the press room at the Coliseum
as well as hotels serving as media head
quarters for the events. Stock video
footage of the area will bfc available for
media who want it.
Chairing the N etw ork’s media
v Icome committee is Charles Humble
of Hasting, Humble, Giardini & Free
man. Kandis Brewer of The Kandis
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which is staffed by the Portland Devel
opment Commission (PDC).
“For a few weeks in June, Port
land will be the center o f the universe
for the sports media and that kind of
recognition has incomparable value in
Portland’s efforts to make itself known
nationally and internationally as a good
place to live and do business,” said Jan
Burreson, PDC’sdirectorof economic
development. “National business site
selectors tell us thatPortland isn’t very
well known among top corporate ex
ecutives making relocation decisions.
The intense national attention we will
be getting in the next few weeks helps
to put us on the map for those folks.’
The Ambassador Public Relations
Network is an organization of 85 pri
vate and public sector public relations
executives working to promote the
Portland metropolitan area and the State
of Oregon to regional and national
audiences.
“Media coverage during the 1990
NBA finals, when the Network per
formed a similar role, led to huge
increases in visitor and business in
quiries about the area,” said Charles
Humble, who chairs the Network com
mittee organizing the media effort.
“Portland’s rating in Cushman &
Wakefield’s Best Business Locations,
for example, rocketed from 23rd place
The Portland Community College
Gymnasium is this year’s host of the
McDonald’s Women’s Summer League
and the Portland Pro Am. Both leagues
are responsible for the air of excitement
at the Cascade Campus Gymnasium as
three pointers and slam dunks are made.
Both leagues were bom form the
Far West Summer League eight years
age, because Jeff Gamble and the writer
wanted a place for college players to
continue playing, and yet keep their
eligibility intact. Two years later,
Donald Dixon started the Portland Pro
Am for men; while The Far West
Summer League became a league for
women three years ago.
The first week of action in both
leagues was very commendable, and
here are the results:
Monday, Tire Headquarters 60, Sta
dium Sports Cards 55, with KristaSmith
scoring 18 points for THI, and Sheri
Stemple had a game high of 27 points.
In the second game Primo Limo 58,
Chevy Comer 51. Amy Claboe lead
Primo Limo with 14, while Lisa Work
man scored 19 for the losing team.
On T u esd ay b eh in d D iana
DeYoung’s 25 big points, Ram Light
Truck Salvage got by Oregon Nail Dis
tributors 61-54. Vicki Channel’s 11
points led Oregon Nail; Dr. Rowers
overcame Kelli Dufficy’s 27 points to
defeat Foot Action, USA 52-49 as Laurie
Northrop, an All-American from Port
land S tate, led the winner with 15 points.
Wednesday night action saw Olym
pian Katie Staling lead Primo Limo
with 25 points, and a 63-58 win over
Stadium Sports Cards; Tamra Cochran
a graduate of Jefferson High and a
NBA DRAFT
Order of first 11 picks determined by NBA Draft Lottery on May 17. Remainder
of selection order determined by inverse order of 1991 -92 regular-season won-
lost records.
First Round
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15. LA Lakers
16. LA Clippers
17. Seattle
18. San Antonio
19. Detroit
20. New York
21. Boston
11. Phoenix
23. Utah
24. Golden State
25. LA Clippers (from Cleveland)
26. Portland
27. Chicago
1. Orlando
2. Charlotte
3. Minnesota
4. Dallas
5. Denver
6. Washington
7. Sacramento
8. Milwaukee
9. Philadelphia
10. Atlanta
11. Houston
12. Miami
13. Denver (from New Jersey)
14. Indiana
28. Minnesota
29. New Jersey (from Orlando via
Chicago)
30. Dallas
31. •Portland (from Denver)
32. Washington
33. Chicago (from Sacramento)
34. Minnesota (from Milwaukee)
35. Charlotte
36. LA Lakers (from Philadelphia via
Minnesota and Milwaukee)
37. Miami
38. Atlanta
39. Chicago (from Indiana)
40. New Jersey
41. Houston
•Portland has the option, exercisable at least 10 days prior to the 1992 Draft,
to acquire Denver’s 1992 second-round pick. If Portland does not exercise this
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second-round draft pick to Houston, exercisable one week prior to the 1992
Draft.
Note: Ties were broken by a bland draw conducted by NBA Vice President,
Operations Rod Thom at a meeting of the NBA Board of Governors in New Y ork
on April 22. In each case, the team winning the draw picks ahead of the other
team in the first round and following it in the second round.
Dear Neighbors and Friends:
We’d like to invite you, your
family and friends to join us in a
fun filled, exciting Vacation Bible
School (VBS) program that will be
held June 29 to July 3rd and 4th,
1992. Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM.
This year’s them is Go Tfill.il
on the Mountain (Son Mountain).
W e’ re located at Church of C hrist
3908 NE Mallory, Portland, Or
egon, 97211.
Everyone will benefit from at
tending VBS. Call if more infor
mation is needed. T h ere's no
charge. Ask for Pat at (503) 281-
3330.
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option, the choice will be conveyed to Washington.
Celebrities will include media per
sonalities such as Malt from Channel 2,
Head Football Coach Allen, former
Blazers Larry Dale and many more.
Sponsors for the Benefit Tourna
ment include The Oregonian, and Mcshcr
P.C .’s, Fidelity Title, Homeowners
Marketing Services, StcwartTitlc, KXL
Radio 750, and West One Bank.
The Second Annual Stan Wiley
Celebrity BenefitGolf Tournament will
be held on Friday. June 26, 1992 at
Forest Hills Golf course in Hillsboro .
Tee lime, for this fun-filled event, will
be 1:15 PM. Golf will be followed by a
Trick Shot Show by P a t , an awards
____ and auction. All proceeds will
benefit homeless youth.
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42. Miami (from LA Lakers)
43. Golden State (from LA Clippers)
44. San Antonio
45. Seattle
46. Denver (from Detroit)
47. Boston
48. Phoenix (from New York)
49. Phoenix
50. Golden State
51. Minnesota (from Utah)
52. Chicago (from Portland)
53. **Cleveland (or Houston from
Cleveland)
54. Sacramento (from Chicago via
Portland)
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Second Round
An Open Letter To
Our Community
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Phil Hopson scored 19 points to lead the
Lewis & Clark Collegian, tossed in 18
Hawks past the Cavaliers 96-94. Aaron
for the losers. In the nightcap, Tire
Bell had 24 points for the Cavs.
Headquarters’ 71-46 easy victory over
This week’s Pro-Am Player of the
Chevy Corner saw Krista Smith repeat
Week
is Laker Darnell Valentine with
her role as leading scorer with 17 points.
game
highs
of 38 and 39 points.
Thursday, Jocelyn McIntire’s 13
points led a balanced attack as Dr.
Summer Basketball
Flowers edged Oregon Nail Distribu
Schedule
At PCC GYM
tors 64-58. Renae Aschoff of Portland
State led Oregon Nail with 16 points. In
June 24 (McDonald W omen’s Summer
the second game, “Player of the Week
League)
Diana De Young’s 15 points made it
(Wed.) 6:15 p.m. - Chevy Comer vs.
easy for Ram Light Truck Salvage to
Foot Action, USA
run past Foot Action, USA 57-34, Judy
7:30 p.m. - Stadium Sports Card vs.
Shannon of Oregon State had a good
Oregon Nail Dist.
night with 18 points in a losing cause.
The McDonald’s Women’s Sum
June 25 6:15 p.m . - Chevy Corner vs Dr.
mer League is played at the Cascade
Flowers
Campus Gymnasium every Monday
(Th) 7:30 p.m .-P rim o Limo vs. Ram
through Thursday, with game times at
6:15 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Light Truck Salvage
The first game of the Portland Pro-
June 27 (Portland Pro-Am - Men)
Am’s 1992 season, was played on Sat
4:30 p.m. - Celts vs Knicks
urday, in which the Hawks defeat the
6:00 p.m. - Spurs vs Cavs
Celts 103-102. Tony Hampton scored
7:30 p.m. - Hawks vs Lakers
43 points. The Lakers 129, Spurs 105.
Darnell V alentine’s 38 points and
June 28 4:30 p.m. - Spurs vs. Knicks
Wendell Talley’s 30 points led the win
6:00 p.rn. - Hawks vs Warriors
ner. The Warriors 103, Knicks 92, with
7:30 p.m. - Celts vs Cavs
Blazer Lamont Struthers scoring 26
June 29 (McDonald Women’s Summer
points for the Warriors.
League)
On Sunday, Valentine and Talley
again lead the way with 37 and 22
6:15 p.m. - Primo Limo vs. Dr. Flowers
points in the Lakers 130-100 victory
over the Warriors. Struthers had an
7:30 p.m. - Tire Headquarters vs. Or
other big night with 39 points.
egon Nail Dist.
The Celtics and the Spurs went into
June 30 6:15 p.m . - Oregon Nail Dist. vs.
overtime with the Celts winning 113-
Primo Limo
109. Eric Dunn scored 32, and “The
Legend” Amos Allen had 24 points for
(Tu) 7:30 p.m .-C hevy Comer vs Ram
the Celts. Steve Adams’ 29 points led
Light Truck Salvage
the Spurs.
In the last game of the weekend,
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outof 32 in 1989 to third place in 1990.
So what we’re doing makes a differ-
ence.
In addition to its role during the
NBA Finals, the Network, in concert
with the Mayor’s Office for Interna
tional Relations, has been coordinat
ing efforts to accommodate the influx
of visitors, media representatives and
athletes from 11 countries during the
Basketball Tournament of the Ameri
cas. Organizations involved, in addi
tion to PDC which staffs the Network,
include the Oregon Economic Devel
opment Department, Portland Metro
politan Chamber of Commerce, Port-
land/Oregon Visitors Association,
Portland Association of B uilding Own
ers and Managers, Association for Port
land Progress, Port of Portland, Tri-
Met, Metropolitan Exposition Recre
ation Commission and the Portland
Art Museum along with the Portland
Trail Blazers and America’s Best Inc.,
local sponsors of the Tournament.
“All Portlanders will benefit indi
rectly if the media covering the sports
events here this month leave with a
more accurate understanding and ap
preciation for Portland, and this re
gion. The image we project in the
media ultimately can translate into
economic returns for businesses here
and into jobs,” said Kandis Brewer,
the Network’s c h a ir.
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