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Page B6 lune 04, 2003 “llortlanh ©bseruer S ports ,_ _ _ _ _ Ilte JJortlanò ©bscruer Finals Open with Key Guard Matchup W o rld o f A u tos Young Tony Parker to face Nets star Jason Kidd (A P )— T o appreciate how much o f an effect T ony Parker has had on the Spurs, ju s t lo ok at the w ay he eats his French fries - d ip p in g them in a m ixtu re o f mayonnaise and ketchup. “ T im (D uncan) eats them that w ay too n o w ," teammate M a lik S an A n to n io S p u rs g u a rd Tony P a rk e r (above), o n e Rose said. Parkerhas indeed influenced the o f th e NBA s y o u n g e s t p la ye rs, w ill m a tch -u p tastes and talents o f the San A n to a g a in s t N ew Je rs y N e ts v e te ra n Ja so n K id d (rig h t) in th e NBA fin a ls s ta r tin g W edn esd ay in San n io Spurs, w ho begin the ir quest for I’ r iv t A n to n io (AP p h o to ) The M ustang is the last pony standing since the com petitors are no cham pionship against the N ew Jer sey Nets. Parker, w h o turned 21 less than three weeks ago, w ill become the in g subplot. The Spurs w ill have more than $ 14 m illio n w o rth o f sal special edition m odels fo r 2003. Ford has not lost it touch to bring one fou rth -youn ge st p laye r in N B A histo ry to com pete in the finals behind Jonathan Bender (19, In d i- and i t ’s possible they cou ld make h im an offer. a second N B A title on Wednesday night in Game 1 ofthebest-of-seven longer are m aking th e F ire b ird o rC a m a ro . Ford added M ach 1 to their ary cap space over the sum m er when K id d becomes a free agent, W ill that a ffect Parker? opening round. K id d is not a natural scorer lik e M a rb u ry , but he’ s a better passer, m o re p o in ts fro m P arker, w h ose fla s h y speed and a ccu ra te m id ra n g e ju m p e r are h is stro n g e s t w ith the M ustang fa m ily. The M ach 1 high perform ance tw in -cam 4.6- rebounder and a ll-a ro u n d player. K id d is averaging 20.3, 8.4 re s k ills . Parker, bom in B elgium and o f the ig n itio n . The roar o f the engine took me back to m y high school bounds and 8.3 assists in the raised in France, is the son o f an A m e ric a n fa th e r and a D u tc h mother. H is father, T ony Sr., played back to the 1960s m uscle car era. T hey continue to stay strong in sales lite r V 8 engine lets you hear the po w e r under the hood from the turn days ju s t w ish in g I cou ld take it to the high school drags fo r a run. 1 ana,2000),DarrylDawkins(20,1977, P hiladelphia) and M a g ic Johnson ‘T v e been asked that question postseason to Parker’ s 14.9 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists. 500 tim es, and it ’ s not going to “ T h e y were the best team in fo r Loyola, 111., before m oving over (20, Lakers, 1980). bother me - the com parison and the the N B A , so e v e ry b o d y ta lks seas to play professionally in Eu acceleration perform ance w ith lots o f torque. The M ach 1 d is tin " I t ’ s a dream to p lay in the N B A Finals. Three years ago 1 was w a k in g up at 3 a m . to watch the finals, and now I ’ m p la yin g in them ,” Parker said. H is m atchup against Nets point m atchup w ith Jason K id d ,” Parker said M onday. rope. Parker first saw his fathe r's old Chester Highlands neighborhood on C hicago’s South Side when he was 6. guishes its e lf by the black shaker hood w ith a lo w -gloss black strip guard is m ore d iffic u lt to defend about T im , and they should,” K id d said. " B u t T o n y P arker is the key. W hen he pla ys w e ll, they p la y w e ll.” In d e e d , the S pu rs w e re 20-1 d u r in g the re g u la r season and guard Jason K id d w ill be one o f the keys, and it comes w ith an in trig u than Stephon M arbury, whose Suns defeated San A n to n io tw ice in the 4 -0 in th e f ir s t th re e ro u n d s o f the p la y o ffs w h e n g e ttin g 20 o r poor. It helped m e ap pre ciate the g o od th in g s in lif e , " P arker said. Parker does not even expect this m atchup to be his toughest o f the postseason. In his op in ion , no point “ It was the ghetto, it was re a lly enjoyed hearing the ru m b lin g o f the engine that made w ant stom p on the gas pedal and take it to its fu ll potential. It delivers tremendous run ning up the center o f the hood. The scoop is designed to channel fresh a ir in to the intake fo r increased breathing and therefore increased power. The M ustang offers superior g rip p in g when cornering hard’ The firs t glance o f the in te rio r le ft me w ith im pression o f race car seats and pedals. The center console is standard how ever easily accessible. The seats g rip the body g iv in g fu ll support. It is ro o m y enough m ay be a little tig h t fo r any long legged rear passengers. The trunk space — .................... ............... ........»■■■......................... a...........■ n . y >■<■■■»... B i n .. ....■■■■......... ..... .......... is sm all but adequate. The M ustang M ach 1 rem ains to supply great perform ance and sound. I believe Ford w ill continue to stay strong in Cheeks Caught in Coaching Merry Go Round ( A P ) — There are s till ple n ty o f N B A c o a c h in g jo b s o u t there, M o n d a y .” A lo t o f s t u f f is hap pening. I f M o can get o u t o f his and p le n ty o f un em p loye d fo rm e r coaches to f i l l them . W ith L a rry deal in P ortla nd , and ends up in P h illy , he m ay end o f ke e p in g B ro w n ta kin g over the D e tro it Pis tons and Paul Silas g o in g to the C le v e la n d C a va lie rs on M o n d a y, the lis t o f co a ch in g vacancies some o f ( B r o w n ’ s fo rm e r) sta ff. T h e re ’ s so m an y d o m in o e ffe cts g o in g o n .” T he N e w O rle a n s H o rn e ts, dro p p e d to fiv e . P hila delph ia 76ers, T o ro n to Rap A n o th e r fa c to r th a t c o u ld f u r p ic tu r e is M a u ric e C h e e k s ' sta tors, W ash in g to n W iza rd s and H ouston R ockets s till have o p en ings, and fo rm e r coaches M ik e tus w ith the P o rtla n d T r a il B la z ers. V an G u n d y are am ong the c a n d i th e r u n s e ttle th e le a g u e w id e b e lie v e th e T r a il B la z e rs w o u ld ra th e r have R ic k C a rlis le as th e ir co a ch . C h e e ks has one y e a r re m a in in g , p lu s a team o p tio n , on B la ze r C oach M a u ric e C heeks. C oach P au l S ila s h ire d a t C leveland. h is c o n tra c t w ith P o rtla n d . C a rlis le cam e o n to the m arket w a y fo r B ro w n . u n e xp e cte d ly o v e r the weekend a fte rth e Pistons fire d h im to make so m e b o d y's bench ne xt ye a r,” Pistons president Joe D um ars said “ R ick w ill be a head coach on by the end o f the ir 8lh grade year. thers have q u a lifie d fo r and w ill be Academ ics are also a m ain focus m ent in Seattle. The team is lo o k in g fo r co m attending the H ig h F ive A m erican w ith the team. m u n ity support th ro u g h do na T ou rn a m e n t, S um m e r N a tio n a l C o m p e titio n in San D iego, C a lif. The team fro m north and n o rth east Portland has set goals to com pete at an A A U national level w ith national and state cham pionships Tryouts Set for Junior Women’s National Softball A S A /U S A S o ftb a ll J u n io r W o m e n ’ s N ational team tryouts w ill be held on Sunday, June 8 at Erv L in d Stadium in N orm andale Park. NE 5 7 th a n d H a s s a lo in Portland from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. A n y female United States citizen bo m in o r after 1984 is e lig ib le to tryout. A p p lica tio n s and a regis tra tio n fee o f $ 100 are due to the A S A N a tion al o ffic e in O klahom a Paul A. N eu feld t 5 0 3 -2 8 8 -0 0 3 3 p a n @ d ao s.o rg graphics Affordable Design and Business Support Graphic Design • Logos • Signage dates w h o have in te rv ie w e d fo r several o f those jo b s but have Company Identity • Ad Design • • Web Design Outdoor Events T he Panthers are coached by tions to attend the C a lifo rn ia to u r M r. Freem an and one assistant M r. Randall. O n A p r il 13, the team to o k 5,h place in a tou rn am e nt in nam ent. C ar washes w i ll be held eve ry S aturday d u rin g the m on th o f June at C le a r Im age at 816 N. S p rin g fie ld and on M a y 18, the team to o k 2nd place in the tou rn a- m oney fo r the trip . C o n trib u tio n s L o m ba rd next to B o o kie s to raise AFFORDABLE JJ not yet been hired. C a rlis le said he p la n n e d to speak to three teams th is w eek w h ile atten din g the N B A pre dra ft cam p in C h icag o. He w o u ld not id e n tify the teams. Tiibman’s Panthers Bound for High Five Tourney The Tubman M id dle School Pan us it brings back m em ories and fo r others it w ill b u ilt m em ories. 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