Friday, March 29, 1974 THE MICHIGAN DAILY rage Eleven Friday, March 29, 1974 THE MICHIGAN DAILY rage Eleven NBA playoff battles to egin tonight. Sports of The Daily Los Angeles squares off agamst Jabbar, Bucks By ANDREW GLAZER ago that will keep him out of "When you run out of fact, talk all Buck playoff games. louder. If that doesn't work, yell." Now Fritz Williams and Jon Mc- -Unknown philosopher. Locklin are splitting time in Al- That being the case, a lot of Mil- len's place. McLocklin can shoot waukee Buck fans' ears must be and Wiylliams understands that de- getting sore fast. Because when fense isn't something you do while you argue against the Bucks, as you're waiting to shoot. But that's the Los Angeles Laker are go- all, and that's not very much. ing to find out this weekend, you The Bucks have always been run out of facts very quickly. weak at forward. Bob Dandridge Oh, it's not that you can't say can shoot, but Coach Larry Costel- bad things about the Bucks. But lo has been trying unsuccessfully every time you do, this 7'4" guy all yearatoget him to pass the comes out of 'nowhere and shoves ball. As a rebounder he's on a par your line back into your face. with Dean Merringer. Curtis Perry has muscles, but he is perhaps the THE "7'4" guy", in case you've most erratic player in the NBA spent the last seven years on Mars, -definitely not the type of per- is . Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Back former you want in the playoffs. Knicks, Bullets engage in walking wounded battle 't when he was playing for UCLA he was such a dominating force that some people were calling the school the University of California at Lew Alcindor. Since then he's changed his name, his imageand added some muscle. He is, excepts for some brief lapses, virtually unstoppable. If Abdul-Jabbar is so awesome, why haven't the Lakers, who will face the Bucks in the first round, conceded defeat? The answer is the brain of every professional sports team in the nation - age and injuries. The Bucks started out this sea- son with a fine pair of guards, Os-. car Robertson and Lucius Allen. Robertson is perhaps the greatest guard in the history of the NBA, or rather, he was. The constant injuries that happen when you're 36 have reduced Oscar to a sha- dow of his former self. Allen was a quick, good shooting, spark- plug. Unfortunately, he 'suffered a serious knee injury two weeks 0 R E S NHL Buffalo 2, Chicago 2, tie Philadelphia 3, Atlanta 3, tie WHA New England 3, Cleveland 2 ABA Denver 96, San Antonio 92 Kentucky 107, Memphis 105 Indiana 111, Utah 109 THE LAKERS have been enig- matic jall season. Wilt Chamber- lain jumped to the ABA, leaving a large hole at center. The Lakers filled it - at least height wise- by obtaining Elmore Smith from the Buffalo Braves. But Smith cost a bundle - high scoring Jim Mc- Millan. McMillan's departure left a hole at forward that has yet to be real- ly filled. The Lakers obtained Connie Mawkins from the Phoe- nix Suns, and Hawkins can be bril- liant. But long years have taken their toll. The other forward is manned by Happy Hairston, with Bill Bridges in relief. Both are solid rebound- ers: Hairston is the better shooter and is better on the fast break. With Wilt in the middle the Lak- ers ran the fast break and well. Elmore Smith is simply not Wilt Chamberlain. But he can rebound with Abdul-Jabbar and play the tough defense-and get into foul trouble in the process. The Lakers have been red-hot in their stretch drive past the Golden State Warriors. The best Laker of them all, though, has watched his team win without him. Jerry West is hurting, and his use- fulness in the series is doubtful. Thus the scoring load will be on Gail Goodrich, whose personality fits the role. The two teams are very equal in many ways. But Kareem Abdul- Jabbar unbalances the scale - a lot. Look for the Bucks to win it. By JEFF LIEBSTER When discussing the NBA play- offs, it is customery to speak about match-ups. This year's tra- ditional Knick - Bullet series, which opens tonight almost tran- cends customary consideration, there are so many intangibles. There is a magic that occurs every year at this time in New York. Injuries seem to, mystically heal, strength is found in unknown places and the sleeping giant is. awakened. Each year at thisrtime ~xthat giant, Willis Reed, emerges to rally his troops. THIS YEAR is no exception. Willis sat out almost the whole season after undergoing knee sur- gery in December. He returned against Phoenix March 21, and put in a quite satisfactory perform- ance, without pain. MI don't have any pain at all. yonly problem is getting accus- tom-ed to the rhythm of the team, said the Knick captain. Reed's adversary at the center slot is Wes Unseld. Wes has been hampered all season because of fluid on his arthritic left knee, but has shown signs of recovery _3 throughout the last month of the season. "I'm still not in good shape. but I'm in the best shape I've been in since the start of the regular sea- son," said Unseld who has lost 11 pounds and improved his timing '~and reactions.. ELVIN HAYES remains one of the top forwards in the league, and should prove quite a challenge for even Dave Debusschere, the league's premier defensive for- ward. Hayes is once again the NBA's rebound leader, and aver- aged over 20 points per game. Whether or not The Big "E" can handle DeBusschere is another story. This is Dave's last season in the NBA, and you can bet he wants to exit a winner. The other Knick forward, "Dol- lar Bill" Bradley is also retiring at the end of the season. He's matched against ex-Knick, Mike Riordan. Both can run, both can shoot, both can play defense, both are good, solid, team ball players. NICK WEATHERSPOON h a s provided the Bullets with more than adequate relief in the fore'- court. He finished third in the bal- loting for Rookie of the Year The Knick's bench is stocked with good forwards and centers, who have all proven that they can step in and do a professional job. Phil Jackson should harrass Capi- tal shooters with his long arms, if! he can stay out of foul trouble. Capital brings a much improved core of guards to New York. Phil Chenier hasrblossomed into all-Pro material, averaging 22 points per game. Archie Clark appears to have lost some of his reluctance to pass the ball, which has aided the Bullets greatly in their new! smoother, passing offense. "There's a lot of difference in what we're doing now," said Clark, who had eight assists last Sunday against the Hawks. "We're looking for the good pass and the open man." SECOND - YEAR MAN Kevin Porter is perhaps the key to the! new floor game. He has been their spark off the bench and averaged close to 6 assists per game. For New York, there have been a few pleasant surprises. Dean Meminger and Henry Bibby have evolved into a pair of fine back- ups. Bibby, the former UCLA star, has provided the Knicks with a second half scoring spark through- out the year. Walt Frazier is, of course, the quarterback of the team and has had an average season. The first team all-NBA star netted just over 20 points a game, while being among the league's top five in as- sists. He's the best there is, when he wants to be. At this point there's some ques- tion as to how effective Earl Mon- roe will be. The Pearl underwent surgery for bone spurs in his heel before the season and has been in and out of the line-up all year. The Knicks have that habit of shining in the playoffs, and they will receive the valuable support of the hysterical mob of Garden faithfuls . They have the home court advantage, and in New York, that really means a lot. Bowling tourney underway The first round of the 1974 All-Campus Singles Tournament got under way this week at Michigan Union Lanes, as 32 bowlers went head-to-head in single-elimination .match play. The tournament consists of 16 first round matches, eight second round, and so on, until a winner is determined. A bowler wins a match by having the higher total pinfall over three games. Approximately 40 players vied for the 32 positions in a qualifying round held two weeks ago. Scoring was low, as a 426 was good enough for 32nd, while a 605 by Keith West led the field. Many of the 16 first round matches were extremely close and exciting, often decided in the tenth frame of the third game. In a surprisingly low-scoring match, West almost lost to Tom Dekornfeld, 481 to 476, Tom lacking the second strike needed in the tenth to win. Of the top eight qualifiers, only fourth-ranked Joe Gess was upset, losing to a hot-handed Marty Begun, 556 to 547, as Joe watched Marty double on the Brooklyn side in the tenth to win. Two 600's were rolled in the first round, by Paul Baker (619), and Mike Clancy (613), runner-up in 1972. Mike also has the high game so far in the tournament, a 245. Two matches to watch closely in this next round are West- Shepard, where another hot bowler may upset the erratic West, and the Baker-Oliver match. Baker earned a spot last February on the Michigan team which competed recently in the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) regional tournament at Kent State. By averaging 202 for his nine games there, he earned a berth in the ACUI national finals scheduled for April 6 at Indianapolis. He will face the 1972 All-Campus champion, Tom Oliver, who has not been bowling well in the tournament so far, but who is capable of exploding with a big series anytime. Match play times are posted daily at the Union, and all are invited to come and watch. -STAFF Big Ten names assistant Comm. CHICAGO - Dr. Charles D. Henry II of Grambling, La., Col- lege, one of the nation's top black athletic administrators, will become assistant Big Ten 'commissioner on June 1. Appointment of Henry, 50, head of Grambling's Health, Phys- ical Education and Recreation Department, was announced Wednesday by Commissioner Wayne Duke. The addition of a black representative on the Conference staff had been one of the recommendations by the Big Ten's Special Advisory Commission, composed of 11 former black conference star athletes. The, recommendations were made in astudy on the campus problems of black student athletes. Duke said Henry's duties will be spelled out in a "general reorganization" of the Conference office, but that he would "be involved in every phase of°our operations." "We view his appointment as a most significant develop- ment in the progress of the Conference." -ASSOCIATED PRESS ----- ---- ---- AP Photo KEVIN PORTER of the Capital Bullets concentrates on the basket- ball as he prepares to make a steal. The Bullets will face the New York- Knicks tonight as the NBA playoffs get underway. HOOSIER'S HOPES JOLTED Freestyler sets NCAA record r IMformciation Taekwon Do tourney... begins tomorrow By LESLIE RIESTER Spring has sprung and the sap is running ... straight down to the IM Building where you can play some basketball and ignord the fact that winter is supposed to be over. Oh well. The biggest event on campus this weekend is the First American Intercollegiate and Open Taekwon Do-Karate Cham- pionships on Saturday at the IM Building. Interest in Taekwon Do-Karate as both an individual and team sport is growing rapidly. The University of Michigan's Taekwon Do Club boasts 150 members, including Master Hwa Chong, whose inspired guidance has contributed to the club's growth. As the name implies, the Taekwon Do-Karate tournament this Saturday is both an open and intercollegiate event. Fifteen college teams as well as outstanding individuals will compete for over 140 trophies, including the Governor of Michigan tro- phy; the President, U-M trophy; and the Korea U. trophy. There are two events in Taekwon Do-Karate competition, forms and sparring. In the forms event, a competitor performs an intricate, dance-like routine of Taekwon Do moves. The com- petitor is graded on style and execution of these moves. In sparring, two competitors take jabs at each other without placing any real force behind the blows. The goal is for a competitor to indicate he or she had the opportunity to land a lethal blow. Judges award points for the potential effectiveness of the blow. Preliminaries for Saturday's tournament begin at 10 a.m. Competition in forms and sparring will be held in five main divisions: intercollegiate; open; high school; women; and jun- iors, ages 12-15. Team competition will be held only in the college division. Black belts are restricted to the open division. If you would like to see some excellent Taekwon Do-Karate, or just want to learn more about the sport, visit the IM Building this Saturday. There will be action throughout the day, with the finals starting at 7 p.m. If your preferences run to less violent sports, you can watch the Women's All Campus Table Tennis Tournament on Saturday in Waterman Gym's lower level. The action begins at 9 a.m. Entries for the Women's All Campus Tennis Tournament are due April 3. Singles and doubles matches will be held from 4-5:30 p.m. on April 11-13 on the Palmer Field courts. A few more champions were determined in IM competition this past week. Al Slote successfully defended his title as Faculty squash champ. Henry Beam finished second. Law-Gold downed Alpha Omega for the Graduate division table tennis champion- ship. In Residence Hall action, Kelsey (S. Quad.) defeated Van Buren (E. Quad.) in the team paddleball finals. The Crimson Studs overwhelmed the M-IV's for the Independent table tennis crown. A tie-breaking fourth game was needed in the Co-rec bowl- ing finals as Hacker's Row slipped by Turkey's Too. Co-rec table tennis teams have moved into the semi-finals. The All Campus 5-9 basketball championships will be held April 3. Black Inc. will face the Colts for the Class A championship. The Rapscallions meet the Mooners in Class TI LONG BEACH, Calif. W) - Tennessee's John Trembley sprinted to an American record of 20.06 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle yesterday, leading a swift set of qualifiers into the finals of the National Collegiate Athletic Association swimming and diving championships. Trembley beat the old mark of 20.23 set in 1971 by David Edgar of Tennessee in 1971.. Joe Bottom of Southern Cali- fornia qualified second at 20.31 for the finals Thursday night at all six finalists posted qualify- ing times of under 21 seconds. Defending team champion In- diana received a setback when its 400-yard medley relay team, which had quilified with the sec- ond f-stest time, was disquali- fied for two of its swimmers leaving early. UCLA had the best qualifying time for the relay at 3:24.22, a half-second quicker than Indi- a,- 's ousted foursome. A relay victory is worth 32 valuable points in the standings. Fred Tyler of Indiana set the pace in 200 individual medley qualifying, splashing to a time of 1:51.49 that was only .6 off the American record held by Steve Furniss of Southern Cali- fornia, who qualified fifth at 1:52.52. The leading qualifier in the 500 freestyle was Furniss' Trojan teammate John Naber with a clocking of 4:27.23. 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