Page 8-Thursday, March 1, 1979-The Michigan Daily WOLVERINES SHUFFLE STARTING LINEUP Hawkeyes high on playo hopes By DAVE RE9BARGER Strange how fast things change sometimes, isn't it? Just one short year ago, a Michigan basketball victory over Iowa was just about as predictable as a Michigan football victory over the Hawkeyes. And just as predictable would be Wolverine Coach Johnny Orr's p'e- game comments. Stealing a page from Bo Schembechler's playbook, Orr would insist to all, "They're a good tean," ladling out large doses of obligatory and largely unfounded praise. Ronnie Lester, This.year, however, the shoe is ob- viously on the other foot. In the first weekend of the Big Ten season, the Hawkeyes surprised Michigan, leaving Crisler Arena with an 85-79 triumph. It was their first over a Michigan team in six years. Since then, Iowa has surprised plenty of other teams around the conference and now finds itself in a three-way tie for the league leadership. The 12-4' Hawks need only to win its last two games to clinch its first NCAA playoff berth since 1970. + Meanwhile, the Wolverines found out that losing is habit-forming. Michigan has dropped eight of their 14 games sin- ce that early loss to Iowa, falling to 7-9 and seventh place in the conference. And now it is Coach Lute Olson who does most of the talking before the game, trying to raise the image of a downtrodden opponent. Olson has heard the speech .many times, and ap- parently he's memorized the lines well. "There's no question, (Michigan's) a dangerous team,'.' he said. "You know, they beat Michigan State a couple, three weeks back there at Michigan. Then they came back and kinda got blown out. "But Michigan's been right there in a large number of their ballgames. And that's the same group that was picked to finish second in the conference." He then went down the Wolverine roster, labeling Tom Staton, Alan Har- dy, Phil Hubbard and Mike McGee as "proven Big Ten players." Two of those players.- Staton and Hardy - won't be in Michigan's star- ting lineup tonight, once again revam-, ped by Orr in the wake of his "in- dividualistic play" charges last Satur- day. Against the Hawks, Hubbard and McGee will be joined by guards Mark Lozier and Marty Bodnar, plus forward Paul Heuerman. "Those were the guys (with the ex- ception of Hubbard) who played well down the stretch against Purdue (last Saturday)," said Bill Frieder, Orr's right-hand man. "But we're liable to go with anybody once the game gets going. Johnny Johnson's been playing well and Alan Hardy was just terrific in practice yesterday." On defense Lozier will get the initial responsibility of trying to contain Iowa's All-Big Ten guard, Ronnie Lester, but help will be there if it is needed. "Lozier's done a good job for us defensively and we'll start out with him on Lester," said Frieder. "But we'll probably end up rotating a couple of dif- ferent guys on him.'' Stopping Lester, the 6-2 ballhawk from Chicago, is the not-so-simple key to stopping the Hawks. Olson's entire offense is geared to manifest Lester's ballhandling, penv'rating and shooting abilities. Currently the Big Ten number four scorer (20.3 ppg), Lester paced Iowa's earlier victory over Michigan with 29 points. Forwards Kevin Boyle and William Mayfield, plus 6-10 center Steve Waite and guard Dick Peth, round out Olson's starting lineup. Boyle, 6-6, is the highest scoring freshman in the conference- with an 11.9 average. On the Hawkeye injured list is Steve Krafcisin, the 6-10 pivotman who got the starting assignment versus Michigan last time. Slowed down by a bad knee, Krafcisin didn't see any ac- tion last Saturday in Iowa's clutch 83-68 win at Ohio State, and isn't likely to play in tonight's game.{ Sports events are getting more expensive, but they're not as bad as reported here yesterday. Due to typographical error, prices of tickets to the Michigan-Notre Dame were given as $14 and $12. Actually, the prices of avaialable tickets are $2 and $4. After the Wolverines clear out of Iowa City to play Minnesota this Satur- day, Iowa entertains Northwestern in the season finale for both teams. A pair of Hawkeye victories will not only assure the Hawks of a share of the Big Ten crown (their first since 1970) and the NCAA bid, but will set a school record of 21 victories in a season. "This is the biggest week in Iowa basketball history since 1970," said Olson. "I've been coaching on the var- sity level for 21 years, and I don't ever recall a team going through an entire schedule and playing at nearly 100 per cent efficiency all the way through (like this one has)." WOLVERINE TALES: Assistant Coach Frieder laid to rest the mild rumor -that he's in line for the newly- vacant head coaching job at Western Michigan. "I'm not going anywhere," emphasized the energetic coach. "I'm staying right here until Orr and I get this thing going right." Blue bomber Marty Bodnar has led the Wolverines in scoring in the last two games. He's still the most accurate shooter in the Big Ten, hitting at a .602 clip. The Wolverines will be hard-pressed to match the final record of 16-11 last year. They now stand at 13-11, and would need to beat both Iowa and Min- nesota on the road and then upend number three Notre Dame in Pontiac. This sounds like a possibility that even Jimmy the Greek would refuse odds on at this point. Far more likely is the possibility that Michigan might lose its last three con- tests, putting the team under the .500 mark for the first time since 1970. Daily Photo by LISA UDELSON TOM STATON is cleared for takeoff as he taxis in for a shot with Michigan State's Alike Brkovich (12) and Jay Vincent (31) looking on. The cagers travel to Iowa for a contest today at 8:35 p.m. CAGERS OPEN AGAINS T MSU: Women head for state % , By LIZ MAC Women's basketball teams throughout the state play for all the marbles this -week as the SMAIAW tournaments get underway. ' The SMAIAW, or the State of Michigan Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, divides the tour- ney into two parts, small-college and large-college. The small-college tour- nament is being held at Adrian College. The large-college playoffs are being hosted by Oakland University, with Michigan (13-13) t.eeing off today at 3:00 against Michigan State. ARRANGING TEN large-college teams into an organized tournament is difficult enough, but it's an even greater challenge when there are no established conferences. Because of this and due to the luck of the' draw, season records have little bearing on .the tourney schedule. 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"THE BASKETBALL committee of the state, made up of coaches, decided on the tourney and did the seeding. Rules of the draw were followed in set- ting it up." The University of Detroit is the ob- vious top seed, having chalked up a 22-3 record. The Titans are followed by Michigan State, Western Michigan, and Eastern. Thus, the Wolverines happen to be [iurney seeded lower than two teams they had beaten at the time of the seeding - Western and Eastern. After the state tournament the top finisher goes on to the regional tourney. There are also a number of at-large berths to be filled. FOR THE MOMENT, however, the Wolverines will concern themselves with their contest against the Spartans. In their -first meeting earlier this season, the Spartans edged Michigan 78-77 on a last second bucket. "We came out with our press when we played them the first time," said Soluk. "This time we'll go into our mat- ch-up defense. We also have a different new press which we may use. 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Print or Type legibly in tan *Ittbi wublet the space provided, I pent the copy as you would ?~ait~ uplementlike it to appear. 22 (ACTUAL SIZE OF AD)-AR SNAME NAME ND 5f~/c& ADDRESS _ _ _ __ / ? For, ,os f r'o Se , s, 4 t&Gfe ' PHONE .S fr6o s-roo 4L' / k rae °04h0se Mail or Bring in Person with payment to: V. " 7rOCeCtbs 4r, 420 MAYNARD STREETw c MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: THE MICHIGAN DAILY '84 ski g e i O h e or d 'ONLY $8 before 5:00 p.m. March 2, 1979 iOC A/t . ur 3 #nMarch 91 A lAmercnteam- no big surprises By The Associated Press NEW YORK - Indiana State's Larry Bird and UCLA's David Green- wood, two of the country's golden frontcourt players, were named to the 1978-79 Associated Press All-American college basketball team for the second straight year. The AP's elite grboup also included Arkapsas' Sidney Moncrief and Michigan State's Earvin Johnson, two players from last season's third team All-America, at guard, and Bill Cartwright, the forceful center of the San Francisco Dons. Bird, who can muscle inside or shoot jumpers from outside, with equal ability, averaged about 29 points and 15 rebounds a game. He is rated a sure- fire pro prospect. ",When he gets anywhere near the ball it belongs to him," raves Boston Celtics General Manager Red Auerbach. "Everyone in the country knows he can shoot. Other things impress me more." The Celtics were so impressed they made Bird their No. I pick last year in the NBA draft and have until June 25 to sign him before he goes back into this year's draft. The six-foot-nine Greenwood averaged 19 points and 11 rebounds a game to pace UCLA. He is a super jumper, has good medium-range shooting ability and rebounds with the best. Moncrief, the last of the famed Arkansas "triplets" after the graduation last season of Ron Brewer and Marvin Delph, made the switch from forward to guard this year with success. He averaged 22 points a game and, with unusual leaping ability, managed almost 10 rebounds a game from the guard position. Johnson, a spectacular sophomore who at 6-8 is extremely tall for a guard, is a gifted ballhandler and passer. He rbns the Michigan State offense and averaged nearly 16 points and seven rebounds a game. Should he decide to turn pro, scouts say he will go high in the draft. The 7-1 Cartwright, who turned down pro possibilities' last year to remain in college for his senior year, had his best season for the Dons - averaging 24 points and 16 rebounds. His number has been retired by the school, putting him in select company with Bill Russell and K. C. Jones. Some feel that if Bird signs with the Celtics, Cartwright will be the first choice in the NBA draft. Among the honorable mentions were Terry Duerod of Detroit and Kelvin Ransey and Herb Williams of Ohio State. FIRST TEAM Center: Bill Cartwright, San Francisco, 7-1, Sr. Forward: Larry Bird, Indiana State, 6-9, Sr. Forward: David Greenwood, UCLA, 6-9, Sr. Guard: Sidney Moncrief, Arkansas, 6-4, Sr. Guard: Earvin Johnson, Michigan State, 6-8, So. SECOND TEAM Center: Mike Gminski, Duke, 6-11, Jr. Forward: Reggie King, Alabama, 6-6, Sr.