Page 10-Tuesday, November 24, 1981-The Michigan Daily TURNER SHINES IN 106-69 WIN 'M' cagers lance By BOB WOJNOWSKI With less than a minute to play, Eric Turner, Michigan's freshman prize from Flint Central, took a, pass at midcourt, head-faked a Windsor player at the free-throw line, zipped down the lane between two defenders, and went high over the Windsor center with a one-handed slamdunk which brought the house down. Up until that moment, the crowd-a sparse gathering of 6,120-had seefi nothing of note in Michigan's easy 106-69 exhibition romp over Windsor, but now they were satisfied. "I'LL TELL YOU what," said Michigan's head coach Bill Frieder, in reference to the dunk. "I've never seen a guard at Michigan do that." IndIeed, the long-awaited debut of the slender freshman from Flint was a memorable one, over- shadowing splendid performances from senior cap- tain Thad Garner, Ike Person, and Joe James. While Garner was scoring 17 first-half points on four-for-four field-goal shooting and 9-for-11 free- throw shooting, Turner was mixing occasional flashes of brilliance with common freshman tur- novers. All the while, the Wolverines were pulling away to a 53-33 halftime bulge. Frieder started a quintet of Garner and Dean Hop- son at forward, Turner and James at guard, and 6-7 junior Person at center, and he saw nothing last night which would necessitate a change in that lineup. "I THINK IF the starting unit practices well this week they'll be starting against Arkansas," he said. But the starters didn't remain intact for long, as Frieder shuffled players in and out frequently, utilizing his entire bench in the process. And everybody scored except for 7-2 center Jon An- tonides. The first half was actually much closer than the score- indicated, as the Lancers held a 21-20 lead Windsor midway through the half before the Wolverines, on three consecutive baskets by Person, pulled away to a 38-25 advantage. IT WAS MUCH of the same in the second half as Michigan moved:out to leads of as many as 39 points. "I was basically pleased," said Frieder after the game. "I saw some good points, but they're young and it showed." Garner, Person, and Phil Hermanutz of Windsor all tied for game-scoring honors with 21 points apiece. Turner was next with 18 points on 8-for-15 shooting as well as a game-high 12 assists, many of them blind flings off of the fastbreak. * Michigan out-rebounded the Lancers 49-26, with Garner garnering 14 of them. But it was clear from the start that Turner was the player everybody came to see, and he didn't disappoint. "I was glad to see him play well," said a pleased Frieder. "We've got one helluva player there." Hoop luncheon like 'Laugh-In' By JOHN KERR Although the Big Ten basketball season is no laughing matter to any Big Ten coach, Sunday's annual Big Ten- basketball press conference in Chicago more resembled a Wednesday evening at "Laugh Tracks" than a press con- ference. Aside from the usual spiels about the expectations and personnel of their teams, some of the coaches turned into comedians, and one lectured his audience on the ethics of college athletics. MICHIGAN COACH Bill Frieder all but predicted gloom forthe Wolverine squad and even managed to joke about it. "I'm not gonna panic this year," he said, "but I dlid put my house up for sale." Although Frieder did break up the 200 reporters, he, nor anyone else, could compare with Michigan State coach Jud, Heathcote. Heathcote apparently thought that he was auditioning for Johnny Carson's spot on the "Tonight Show" as he rivaled one of Carson's best monologues. He likened Spartan forward Derek Perry's speed to "a turtle walking in quicksand." ON HIS status at Michigan State, H4athcote said: ."I'm in a ,position where I have to sell rebuilding to save my job. So we're rebuilding this year. Next year we'll be rebuilding too." On the fact that many' Big Ten athletes never receive a degree Heath- cote said: "Most of our kids graduate on schedule. It's just that our schedule is five to six years." But even though the mood was light, one coach, Indiana's Bobby Knight, took the opportunity to lecture the press on illegalities in college sports. Using the public's positive and caring respon- se to Indiana player Landon Turner's crippling auto accident as an indication of the goodness that college athletics can produce, Knight said- the press should work harder to uncover and put an end to illegal practices in college athletics. "ATHLETICS THAT nourish something like that (the response toward Turner) can't be all that bad," the Indiana coach said. Knight, though, got almost as many laughs from his red plaid sportscoat as Heathcote got from his jokes. When the coaches were serious, almost all of them agreed that Min- nesota, Iowa, and Indiana were the teams to beat in the conference this season. Illinois, Michigan State, and Northwestern were tabbed as possible "surprise" teams. / Doily Photo by BRIAN MASCK WOLVERINE CAPTAIN forward Thad Garner is- fouled by a Windsor defender in last night's exhibition game at Crisler Arena. The Wolverines triumphed, 106-69. Women hoopsters rout Windsor, 116-37 a BOWL TOURS' and Call: FLIGHTS My friends, 'tis the Thanksgiving season, And for giving thanks we have reason. For the food we need Can be found at the League (Where it's warm on these nights that are freezin'). wR.. The MichiganM 22 LA J~e Next to Hill Auditorium Y Located in the heart of the campus. t it is the heart of the campus C Lunch 11:30 to 1:15 Dinner 5:00 to 7:15 SPEQlAL LOW PRICES FOR STU DENTS Send your League Limerick to: anager, Michigan League 27 South Ingalls You will receive 2 free dinner ickets if your limerick is used in ne of our ads. By KEN SHORE Michigan's women's basketball team ended an undefeated preseason with a bang last night as they soundly defeated the University of Windsor 116- 37. The team was led in scoring by freshman standout Peg Harte with 25 points followed by seniors Diane Iietz and K.D. Harte with 16. THE EVENING was not all good news as it was announced that 6-1 freshman center June Hardy is ruled ineligible for the upcoming season. As a result, the team is left with no back-up post player. "We will have to go with a fast breaking team" states coach Gloria Soluk. "The fast break runs well with the small ones." The lone remaining post player is the 5-8 freshman forward guard Harte. Ac- cording to coach Soluk "not many post players can handle Peg Harte." The team opens its season this weekend in the Grand Rapids Press Tournament. "WE ARE real confident going into the tournament," said Soluk. "We have every capability of winning it. It would be real nice to start off the season with two wins and no losses." "With the loss of Hardy we will have to adjust on the fly. But look to Michigan having a good season if we get off on the right foot." I I The Ride... THE Ride more than just a bus. ." r A a. ' Vsh fa 0°0 O a r h i 0kI L I """" .O . y '- . a t p Cll . , %44q 1ve There soon will be over 750 reasons for you to try The Ride. We're hard at work putting up our new burgundy white, and blue bus stop signs on all,15 of our routes. 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