4 Page 8-Saturday, February 9, 1980-The Michigan Daily JOHNSON REPLACES AILING BODNAR; Cagers encounter feisty Badgers BY DAVE JOHNSON When Michigan takes to the floor against ninth place Wisconsin this, af- ternoon, a familiar face to Crisler crowds may be missing from the star- ting lineup. For only the second time this year, junior guard Marty Bodnar may be riding the pines - but not for disciplinary measures. The same 102- degree temperature which forced him to the sidelines Thursday night in * Columbus still hounds him. ACCORDING TO assistant coach Bill Frieder, Orr won't decide whether to start Bodnar until game time, but in all reality, he doesn't expect the senior co- captain to see any action at all. If not, then Frieder expects to open with Mark Lozier and Johnny Johnson in the backcourt with' regulars Thad Garner, Paul Heuerman and Mike McGee up front. overall. COMING OFF a very emotional defeat in Columbus, the Wolverines are glutton for an upset. "Our biggest thing now, is mental," said Frieder. "The kids gotta be down a little, because I'm down - I know Coach Orr is. But you've gotta bounce back in a hurry. You can't let a loss cost you another loss. "I believe that's what happened THE LINEUPS MICHIGAN WISCONSIN (40). Mike McGee ... (45) Thad Garner ... (15) Paul Heuerman (32) Mark Lozier ... (34) Johnny Johnson (6-5). (6-7)., (6-8). (6-3)., (6-4)., . .(6-7) * .(6-8) . .(6-9) . .(6-1) . .(6-4) . Joe Chrnelich Claude Gregory .... Larry Petty . Wes Matthews .. Dan Hastings (50) (35) (00) (11) (21) MARTY'S. GOES DUTCH TREAT WITH THEIR FIFTH ANNUAL. . . FINAL WINTER DUTCH AUCTION CLEARANCE ..m-m- - a NOW THRU SATURDAY full court Columbus observations.. ax potpourri By MARK MIHANOVIC This season I've covered Michigan basketball games at Toledo, Bloom- ington, West Lafayette, and Columbus, and I've concluded that Crisler Arena fans rate a solid fifth by comparison. The noise level at last Saturday's important 70-57 Blue win over Northwestern measured next- to-nil on the decibal scale. And a really strange thing happened at St. John's Arena Thursday night. When the OSU cheerleaders pranced around the floor, they were cheered, rather than jeered ... Mark Lozier's record dropped to one for four in crucial situations this year... Was that a smile that creased Johnny Orr's face when the Buckeyes called time out with 4:20 remaining and Michigan leading, 60-57? It sure was, and why not? Orr loves coaching this year's club because, as he's so fond of saying, "they're good kids"... If this is Orr's best coaching job, then Bill Frieder must be doing an outstanding job, also. Orr relies heavily on his fiery assistant ... Ohio State was badly confused by Michigan's swarming zone defense and press. After the game, an Ohio State player told me that he doesn't think Eldon Miller is a good basketball coach and that OSU Athletic Director Hugh Hindman was becoming impatient with the Buckeyes' performance of late... Miller, never in love with the members of the media, blew up at a reporter in the press room Thursday night .. . A suggestion for the beleaguered Ohio State coach: Don't recruit so many high school all-stars. Then you can quietly finish second or third, and everybody will leave you alone ... John Garris notched six points and three rebounds in only six minutes of action, in the first half against the Buckeyes. He also picked up three quick fouls, however, and had to sit out the rest of the game. Most importantly, he played with intensity..- Center Paul Heuerman, who scored 17 in Columbus, has improved his field goal percentage from a lowly .388 last season to .509 ... Mike McGee scored 23 points but only shot nine for 28 from the field, as compared to freshman Clark Kellogg's five for 14 and 11 points... OSU center Herb Williams (at 6-10) was assigned to guard the super- quick McGee on the last play of the game. "I just didn't want him to get the 'ball," Williams explained. "I think with my reach I can stay with him." Orr didn't see it that way. "We freed McGee and had him wide open. Herbie didn't even know where McGee was"... Having already nabbed 7-2 Jon Antonides out of Canada, Orr and Frieder are now trying to convince Tim McCormick of Clarkston H.S. , Derek Harper from Florida, and Ann Arbor's Dean Hopson that Michigan is, the university for them. McCormick could start on the major college level as a freshman, but reportedly Antonides is going to need a lot of work... The Buckeyes have four of their last seven Big Ten contests at home, but their road games are at Minnesota,. Purdue, and Indiana. They are currently one game behind the Boilermakers, and Purdue would seem to have the schedule advantage. OSU's tough win over the Wolverines should give them confidence, however, and I think that they'll defeat Purdue in West Lafayette on February 28 and win the Big Ten ... Michigan has to pull itself together after, a tough loss once again, but does anyone doubt that they can? I don't... Michigan 74, Wisconsin 65... A -SU ITS- I Regular Wednesday's Thursday's Friday's. 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" ANN ARBOR Art men's Store Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Dress Slacks Casual Slacks Sweaters Leather Jackets Suburban Coats Lined Jackets Ties V Marty Bodnar. Since Bodnar has been sporadic in the scoring department of late, (37 points in eight games), many fans feel Bodnar should be relegated to the bench. Frieder disagrees. "MARTY MEANS a lot more to our team than just scoring," said Frieder. "He handles the team well and has played tremendous defense of late. To take him from the lineup would be a mistake. But we might be forced to because of his health." And despite losing to Ohio State Thursday night and six of their nine previous games, Frieder has nothing but praise for his young cagers. "They're playing hard and they're playing together," said Frieder. "I don't think you can ask any more of a team. "IRONICALLY, WE'VE never had a team that's played to their potential like this team and then come up empty- handed. This is the way our team in '75 played after Campy (Russell) went pro," said Frieder. "But they were winning. We're playing that way now and losing some, but that's because the league is so much stronger." And, of course, one of those teoms in- vades Crisler today. Despite its ninth-place Big Ten stan- ding Wisconsin has played some of the best ball in the conference, beating Ohio State twice, en route to their present 4-7 Big Ten record, 12-10 ... Out of action? against Northwestern," said Frieder, "after losing to Michigan State in over- time." TWO OF Michigan's concerns are in stopping junior forward Claude Gregory and junior guard Wesley Mat- thews. Gregory and Matthews carry respective 19.4 and 19.2 averages, third and fourth in the Big Ten. "It's gonna take a good team defen- sive effort," said Frieder. "Lozier and Bodnar did a good job last time in Madison and we won. "But last year in Ann Arbor, Mat- thews scored a career-high 31 points and we got beat. "If we play like we did in Ohio on Thursday, we can beat them," con- cluded Frieder. "But if we play like we did against Michigan State at home, we'll get our butts beat." Reduced Fri 40% Reduced Sat 50% VISA s MASTERCHARGE AMERICAN EXPRESS Park for free in Maynard St. carport SPORTS OF THE DAILY: Portland sends Lucas packing Who reads, ITE1uig * COOL CATS PORTLAND, Ore. - Two starters on Portland's 1977 National Basketball Association title team were sent packing yesterday as the Blazers dealt forward Maurice Lucas to the New Jer- sey Nets and guard Lionel Hollins to the Philadelphia 76ers. The shakeup, which brought Nets' rookie forward Calvin Natt to the Blazers, had been anticipated for several weeks because both Lucas and Hollins were seeking bigger contracts. Both also had seen their playing time diminish drastically this season. Ironically, Hollins had been elected the Blazers' captain by his teammates this season, and Lucas was the captain last season. The trade left Bob Gross, Dave Twardzik and Larry Steele as the only players remaining from the .'77 title team. Lucas, once considered' the epitome of a power forward, had two years remaining on a contract that reportedly pays him $350,000 per year. Prior to the start of this season, he had demanded that the Blazers either renegotiate his contract or trade him. "I don't think there's any question in my mind that as of now, Calvin Natt helps our team much more than Maurice Lucas has been helping us," said Blazers' Coach Jack Ramsay. "I'm disappointed in losing Maurice Lucas in respect to the fine play that he's given us in Portland," Ramsay ad- ded. "I'm sorny it did not work out for him and the team, but that's the way things are in professional sports." The deal sending the 26-year-old Hollins to Philadelphia was announced only four hours after the' Lucas-Natt trade. The 76ers had been looking for another scoring guard after an attempt to sign Pete Maravich failed. Maravich wound up playing for Philadelphia's top Atlantic Division rival, the Boston Celtics. Hollins, a 6-foot-4 guard from Arizona State in his fifth NBA season, was playing out the option year of his five-year contract that reportedly paid him $150,000 per year. Philadelphia sources said Hollins was expected to ask for twice that muid in any new deal. Hollins' agent, Larry Fleisher, had met with 76ers' officials in recent days to try and reach an agreement on a new contract. In exchange for Hollins, th Blazers picked up Cleveland's first- round draft choice - via Philadelphia - this year and an undisclosed amount of cash. Portland had to give New Jersey two first-round draft choices and Lucas in exchange for Natt, a promising 6-6 player coveted by the Blazers since he joined the NBA. "I think, we have one of the bright stars of the future in the NBA," Ram- say said. "I think the addition of Calvin gives, us probably the best forward cor- ps we could possibly have. 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