Wednesday, November 24, 1976
Where are they
now: Cynics, critics
and Jim IBarahal I
By ANDY GLAZER
JIM BARAHAL must be sleeping fitfully these nights.
Jim Who must be what?
Jim Barahal. The insightful underg d who, three years
ago, ran for Student Government Council on the sole platform
of a "Dump Johnny Orr," campaign.
He won.
This campus was down enough on the Michigan basket-
ball program, in general, and Orr in particular to actually
vote for someone running on a totally non-political platform.
Granted, SGC seats weren't the most hotly contested posi-
tions on campus. But Barahal epitomizes the campus outrage
at a 1973 13-11 record - in a season when the Wolverines were
supposd to battle for Big Ten and national honors.
Some of the players on that team just never performed to
potential that season, and, ironically, the scars left from that
team have made Michigan basketball what it is today - suc-
cessful.
"There's no question that the team had a bad year in 1973,"
said Michigan assistant coach Bill Frieder. "Some of those kids
were great but they didn't play 100 per cent. And ever since
then our recruiting philosophy has changed.
"The best players don't always win for you," explained
Frieder. "We want the good kid who plays hard more than
the great player who might loaf.
"That's one of the reasons we've done so well the last
few years. We've had fine players, but we've gotten a lot of
mileage out of them," Frieder offered.
"They've been a team and a unit," continued Frieder. "They've
competed well. For the last three years all five of our starters
have been in double figures."
Frieder did feel that a little more than just hustle had put
the Blue back on top of the heap.
"We've really felt that every guy has to play good de-
fense," said Frieder. "And we've tended to go with defen-
sive players as our starters. I don't want to mention names,
but there were some guys on that 1973 team that just didn't
put out on the defensive side at all."
Those last three years have been glamorous, times for the
Michigan basketball program, the Blue sporting records of 22-5,-
19-8, and 25-7.
And each of those years Michigan traveled to the NCAA
tournament, culminating in last year's runner-up finished to Big
Ten rival Indiana.
The success has come in bunches, and a couple of people
who can look at it from the inside with objectivity agree as
to why.
"The whole key is recruiting the right people," said
Michigan track coach Jack Harvey, whose own team has
turned things around considerably in the past few years.
"Johnny did a great job..
"Once you have the potential, it's up to the coach," added
Harvey. "He has to bring it out. If you get kids that aren't
an good, or at least don't havethe big reputations, and they
work, you're probably a lot better off than if you have one
superstar and you spend all your time trying to please him."
"When you have a bad year yot just have to start out
over again," said Cal Jenkins, Michigan's assistant wrestling
coach. "Recruiting is the basis, and after that it's establish-
ing the attitudes and morale. It looks like Orr has done that."
So now the Wolverines have arrived. The Indiana game
is already a sellout - the earliest sellout in Michigan his-
tory. Over 10,000 season tickets have been sold. It's gravy
from here on, right?
Maybe.
"I'm scared as hell of this season," said Frieder. "Pur-
due has as much talent as we do. There are so many things
that could go wrong. Last year we got a lot of publicity be-
cause we went to the NCAA finals. What if Ricky Green doesn't
sink the jump shot with six seconds left. We go home early.
"Still, I hope it doesn't end," continued Frieder. "We've
gotten all that publicity and we have pro scouts talking to
our three seniors. It's our job not to let personalities become
bigger than the team.
"Bobby Knight had to sit Quinn Buckner down because
the pro scouts told him to shoot. It took a while but Quinn
got the message."
Harvey agreed. "A lot is going to depend on how well
they adapt to the publicity," said Harvey. "As soon as they
started winning everyone jumped on the bandwagon. They're
building them up ... but they'll tear them down, too."
"We're supposed to be outstanding this year," said Frieder.
"But what happens if we lose seven or eight games? We lost
seven last year."
It's been a long way back or the Blue ... but all they
have to do is slip up. Because somewhere out there i another
Jim Barahal, waiting. There -isn't much margin for error in
this business.
THE MICHIGAN DAILY'
Page Thirteen
Michigan ticket sales soar
in wake of recent success
By BILL STIEG
Micihgan basketball is back,
and ticket manager Al Renfrew
has the receipts to prove it.
After a three-year. spell of
disenchantment, area fans have
apparently decided that the Wol-
verines are again worth watch-
ing, and demonstrated their
faith at the ticket window.
The harrid salespeople at
the Michigan ticket office es-
timate, a 100 per cent increase
in season ticket sales, from
5000 in 1975 to 10,000 this year.
At last count, general public
sales were up from 3000 to
5000, and student sales up
from 2000 to nearly 5000.
And the Feb. 3 game with In-
diana-usually the only sellout
of the season-was sold out four
days after tickets went on sale.
More sellouts nre likely.
The last time fans showed
such enthusiasm about Michigan
basketball was back in 1972,
when Henry W i l more and
Campy Russell headed a tall,
talented team that was expect-
ed to go far. Advance ticket
sales were big-almost as big
as this year's.
But that infamous team fell
apart (finishing 13-11) and so
did the Wolverines' fan sup-
port. Despite a .767 winning
percentage-.951 at h o m e-
and three straight NCAA tour-
nament appearances, Michi-
gan never drew well.
Crowds of 4000 were not un-
common for pre-season games,
and only conference rivals In-
diana, Purdue and Michigan
State ever filled or came close
to filling all 13,609 seats in Cris-
ler,-ea
working a g a i n s t Michi'gan's surprise, as unproven players
gate appeal. First and foremost proved themselves quite cap-
was the Wolverines' unpredicta- able of championship play.
bility. Each of the last three Since no one expected such
suiccesful seasons has been a See MICHIGAN, Page 14
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