THE SPORTING VIEWS The Michigan Daily-Friday, October 29, 1982-Page 11 BLUE FALLS TO THIRD-RANKED OLD DOMINION: Late goal beats stickers Key trades, draftees shape NBA By JESSE BARKIN Second of a two-part series Yes Brent, there are other teams besides the Lakers, 76ers and Celtics. With Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Boston claiming the pole position as the favorites in the National Basket- ball Association this season, what is the status of the other 20 teams? No team can match the talent of any of the "Big Three," but the Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks and San Antonio Spurs each have, a shot at the cham- pionship. Overall, change is the word which best describes the NBA this season. With all the off-season player swap- ping, the personnel of many teams is markedly different than last season. Some improved, with others it is just too early to tell, and still others are just plain worse. MOST IMPROVED 1. Hawks 3. Pistons 5. Celtics 2. 76ers 4. Lakers Possibly the most improved team is the Atlanta Hawks. For the paltry sum of Freeman Williams, John Drew and $100,004 in cash, the Hawks received a draft pick and Georgia favorite son Dominique Wilkins. Wilkins, the human highlight film, is a dynamic 6-7 for- ward in the Dr, J mold who will join a shot-blocking tour de force with Dan Roundfield, Tree Rollins and George Johnson. Also, with their own pick, the Hawks strengthened their deficiencies at guard with 6-5 Keith Edmundson, from Purdue. The Detroit Pistons (who open the season tonight at the Silverdome against the Hawks) are another Central Division club on the improvement trail. With two first- round picks, Detroit went for a big man and a guard and came up with two promising prospects. While Cliff Levingston and Ricky Pierce were late signing contrac- ts, and therefore missed most of the pre-season, it is evident that they will figure prominantly in the Pistons' plans. Coach Scotty Robertson has continued in his plans to bolster his front line with the 6-8 Levingston and 6-10 center Tom Owens, acquired from Indiana. The Bucks, runaway Central Division champs the last two years, but early losers in post-season play, shipped starting point guard Quinn Buckner to Boston for "retired" center Dave Cowens. Cowens has not played in two seasons, but the Bucks are hoping that he can play well enough to back up the aging Bob Lanier in the pivot and help out at power forward. But the trade may leave too big a gap at guard, especially now that Brian Winters is injured. The Spurs, who dominate the Midwest Division much like the Bucks do the Central, traded the bruise brother combination of 6-11 Dave Corzine and 6-8 Mark Olber- ding to Chicago for 7-2 center Artis Gilmore. Gilmore may be the dominating center the Spurs are in need of (their weakness in the pivot was exploited by Los Angeles in the playoffs last year), but Olberding, a tremendous hustler and good shooter, will be hard to replace at forward. On the other side of the coin, Chicago gambled away a legitimate star center, which is the NBA's scarcest and most prized commodity. But the Bulls were going nowhere with Gilmore and definitely needed a change. The Knicks are the league's biggest question mark. In a valiant effort to sign every forward in the NBA, the Knicks finally settled on Truck Robinson (from Phoenix), Bernard King (Golden State) and Louis Orr (Indiana). But in the process they gave up Maurice Lucas, Michael Ray Richardson, and lost Campy Russell (injured). Whether or not New York's annual collection of superstars can play together is yet to be seen. LOSERS 1. Rockets 2. Cavaliers 3. Clippers 4. Jazz Then there are the losers. Poor Houston. Moses Malone, where did you go? The Rockets made a respec- table deal for him in getting Caldwell Jones and Cleveland's 1983 draft pick (which might be Ralph Sam- pson), but losing Malone is quite a devastating blow. One cannot feel sorry for Cleveland, though. Owner Ted Stepien has done everything in his power to keep the Cavaliers in last place. As an example of his inept dealings, he managed to trade away his 1982 and 1983 first-round picks, thus there is no improvement in sight. He even failed in the free-agent game, coming up empty while spending tons of cash. Almost equal in. the incompetency department is Donald Sterling, owner of the San Diego Clippers. The Clippers took DePaul's Terry Cummings as the second pick overall in the draft, but Sterling would not give Cummings as much money as he wanted. Cummings is now playing for Athletes in Action. Finally, the Utah Jazz deserve sympathy. They are a sound organization, but just cannot compete financially with most of the league. Therefore, they are destined to stay near the bottom. By DOUGLAS B. LEVY Inevitable is the only way to describe the outcome of last night's Michigan- Old Dominion field hockey game. Going into the game, Old Dominion was ranked second in the nation, with the Wolverines ranked 21st, and the dif- ference in ranking was obvious as the Monarchs dominated the contest, win- ning 1-0. THE GAME was scoreless at the end of the first half, and scoreless for 33 minutes and 31 seconds of the second half, but with 1:29 remaining in the game Old Dominion sophomore back Eveline Veraart sent a bullet past Michigan goalie, sophomore Jonnie Terry. Old Dominion forward Christy Morgan was credited with the assist. The standout of the game was Wolverine goalie Terry. "I'm sorry," said Michigan assistant coach Laura Pieri. "I'll tell you, the kid (Terry) is going places. Jonnie (Terry) has got to be one of the best goalkeepers in the nation." AND IT WAS a Pieri record that Terry shattered. Pieri, a former Wolverine goalie, had held the percen- tage record of 21 saves with only one goal allowed. Last night Terry made 22 saves, allowing only the single score. Most of Terry's saves can only be described as brilliant. Despite Terry's brilliance in goal, the game was completely dominated by the Monarchs. As has been its strong point all year, Old Dominion kept the ball on Michigan's end of the field more than 80 percent of the time. In the first half, the Monarchs had nine corner shots, and took 11 shots on goal, while Michigan was held to zero in both categories. For the game, the Wolverines managed only three shots on goal. "THE WAY it was going I didn't think Michigan would score in regulation," said game referee Pat Hayes. "I was sure we were going to overtime." But in the end there was no overtime because the superior tearm managed to accomplish what was necessary. Old Dominion coach Beth Anders had nothing but praise for the Michigan defense. "Yes, their goalie played a tremendous game, but I also think that. the sweeper (Michigan freshman Bridget Sickon) did an excellent job," she said. "Michigan has an excellent team, and has the talent to have won this game," said Anders. Tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 is the classic confrontation. Number one ranked Iowa against second ranked Old Dominion. The game will be played either at Ferry Field or in the Michigan field house depending on the weather. CONqRESSMAN CARL PURSER HIS AMENDMENT ADDED $29 MILLION FOR STUDENT LOANS PURSER * Homecom zng 1982 PARADE OCTOBER 29 1. Knicks 2. Bucks 'QUESTION MARKS 3. Spurs 5. player strike 4. Bulls CAT ERINE WLI S W I L L AM S The gamblers of the NBA this season make an in- teresting story. San Antonio and Milwaukee each traded key players out of their successful units, trying to cash in on the big payoff: the championship. Meanwhile, the New York Knicks and the Chicago Bulls are still sear- ching for the right combination that will get them anywhere. 6:00 PM Start: Catherine & Main Finish: S.University & E.University F , S.UNIV.* LYI~gf QQ PAR A D E ROUT E I IL NFL fight WASHINGTON (AP)- Jack Donlan, the National Football League's chief negotiator, attempted to persuade the National Labor Relations Board's top attorney yesterday not to seek an in- junction that would force league negotiators to bargain on the players' ssociation's demand for a wage scale. Conlan's five-hour meeting with NLRB general counsel William Lub- bers came on the 38th day of a players' strike that has affected six weekends of the 16-week regular season. "THE MEETING was to give our side of the story concerning the com- plaint," Donlan said. "I think Mr. Lub- bers learned a lot of things he didn't know." ,,Bargaining talks, arranged by Wediator Sam ,Kage, will resume omorrow in New York following a seven-day break. On Oct. 21, Lubbers said he would issue a complaint alleging the league had engaged in unfair labor practices. Donlan said Lubbers gave no indication *b~en he would actually seek an injun- cton. LUBBERS SAID the league's demand that the union drop its demand for a wage scale and waive its right to argain collectively for players was a iolation of the National Labor Relations Act. If Lubbers goes ahead with his plans to seek an injunction in federal court a-nd it is granted, management presumably would be bound to bargain BILLBOARD University of Michigan diver Bruce Kimball and former Wolverine All- 1merican divers Chris Deufert and Ron Merriott will be featured in a com- petitive diving exhibition tomorrow at 4:15 in Matt Mann Pool. Admission is two dollars with proceeds going towar- ds helping support the women's swim team's winter training camp in Hawaii. is possible 1 with the union on the wage scale. In arguing against the injunction, Donlan has said the proposed wage scale would end a team's right to enter into in- dividual negotiations with its players. Sargent Karch, general counsel for the NFL Management Council, the league's bargaining arm, has said the league was prepared to battle Lubbers, if necessary, to the Supreme Court. THE INJUNCTION, if sought, would have no effect on a separate hearings to be heard before an NLRB ad- L1 njunction ministrative law judge Nov. 15. The hearing follows the issuance of a complaintu Wednesday by NLRB regional director Daniel Silverman in New York that the Management Coun- cil's failure to negotiate with the union in good faith has caused the strike to be prolonged. If the administrative law judge agrees with Silverman's assessment the league would be barred from hiring permanent replacement for the striking players. Read and Use Daily Classifieds A Halloween Sale so good, it's almost frigh-teming. 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