a0 SPORTS Wednesday, December 8, 1982. the Michigan Daily Page 8 4-0 WOLVERINES READY FOR VIKINGS Hot 'M' to face Cleveland State By LARRY MISHKIN What a difference a year can make. Last'season going into its fifth game, the Michigan Wolverines found them- selves mired with a 1-3 record and fans were bracing for what would be a long winter in Ann Arbor, NOW, TAKE a look at the 1982-83 ver- sion of the Wolverines - 4-0, including a decisive win over a strong Kansas squad on Monday night, and the Crisler Arena crowds are getting bigger in- stead of smaller. Tonight, the undefeated Wolverines put their perfect record on the line (that sounds a lot better than their 1-3 record) when they host the Cleveland State Vikings (1-1) in Crisler Arena at 8 p.m. Michigan played its finest game of the year on Monday, soundly defeating a good Jayhawk squad, 86-74. The big question mark for the team, now, is can it continue to perform at the same high caliber shown against Kansas. Coach Bill Frieder thinks they can. "I DON'T think we'll have a let- down," he said. "We're fairly loose right now. We worked with the kids that didn't play much against Kansas and we showed them all films and went over the Cleveland State scouting reports. I'm going to be disappointed if there is a letdown." Frieder said the Kansas win was im- portant, because it gave his team some confidence. It proved to them they can be a good team, if they play good defen- se and work hard to execute the offense. One aspect the team will have to work extra hard on is its layups and play un- der the offensive board. "MOSTLY OUR young guys are missing layups," said the Wolverine coach, "although Ike's missed a few too. I think that'll all come. They're aware of it and they're going to work at it. It's just that maybe they're trying too hard or inexperienced or a com- bination of things, but we're missing too many and that's very costly." Tonight's game will be the first time Michigan and Cleveland State have ever met, but this does not worry Frieder. 'We know they're a pretty good basketball school," he said. "They've had winning records year in and year out and they've got a great coach (Ray Dieringer). They've got some good players from Ohio. They beat out Ohio State a few years ago and got Dave Colbert (6-8, 10.4 ppg) and he had 27 points in their opener the other night." BECAUSE Michigan has only one day off between the two games, Frieder said he was more concerned with giving his squad a rest rather than preparing for tonight's contest. However, he cited the Viking's defense as a concern of his. "They do a good job with the matchup zone," he said, "and we played against an all man-to-man defense on Monday against Kansas. Now we're going to go against a different type of defense so it's a matter of reacting to that and playing well against that." Tonight's starting lineup will be the same one which took the floor against Kansas except Paul Jokisch will be get- ting his first start of the season in place of Richard Rellford. "I'm not going with Jokisch because Rellford didn't do a good job," said Frieder, "but I've told each freshman that I was going to start them at least once in these first five or six games and Jokisch hasn't started yet." full court PRESS 'M' guards fill the hoop . . ...but wnhere is the depth?- By JIM DWORMAN Overheard after Michigan 's 86-74 victory over Kansas: "How about that Eric Turner and Leslie Rockymore. Aren't they the best pair of guards you've seen?" said Mr. Optimist. "They're the only pair of guards I've seen," replied Mr. Pessimist. "Those Kansas guards sure didn't guard anyone tonight." "That's because Turner and Rock were too quick for them," shot back Op- timist. "And look what Turner did all those times he did get open. Ten for 16 from the field, and I can only remember three of those baskets being layups. And what was Rock, eight for 10? He didn't shoot too many layups, either." "Yeah, that's true," conceded Pessimist. "They usually are pretty hot from outside. It's too bad they don't shoot free throws that well." "C'mon. Turner hit six of 'em last night." "Sure, but he missed three, all in the second half. I'll bet Bobby Knight would love to put Turner at the line if Indiana needed the ball and time were running out." . "Bobby Knight would also like to put Turner in an Indiana uniform. I'll bet he loves Frieder's play where Turner dribbles off the forward's pick up on the right wing and then pulls up and shoots from 18 feet. Has E.T. ever missed that shot?" "You've got me there," replied Pessimist. "But who is going to take that shot if Turner fouls out?" "Rockymore." "Be serious. Rock might be a great shooter off a pick but he can't dribble to get to one." "What are you talking about?" argues Optimist. "Rock didn't turn the ball over once." "He never got the chance," said Pessimist. "On the few times he did bring the ball up the floor did you notice how he's afraid to use his left hand?" "I guess you're right," said Optimist. "Maybe Pelekoudas could take that 18-foot shot ... Well, maybe not. I don't think he has that range. Speaking of Pelekoudas, did you notice how some people were booing when he came into the game?" "Yeah, that's unfortunate. Even though he may not be as talented as the rest of the players on the court he's just a student like the rest of us and he's trying as best he can." "Oh well," Optimist sighed. "Say, I just realized - Michigan only has three guards on its team. What's going to happen if one of them gets hurt or fouls out? Where is the depth?" "The depth was sitting right behind the Michigan bench, about twelve rows up," said Pessimist. "He was wearing a Jack Daniels baseball cap and his name is Antoine Joubert." "For now," he continued, "there is none." THE LINEUPS MICHIGAN CLEVELAND (4-0) STATE (1-1) Paul Jokisch ............ (6-8) Isaac Person ............(6-7) Tim McCormick ....... (6-11) Eric Turner ............. (6-3) Leslie Rockymore ...... (6-3) Tonight's game will be broadcast on (1600 AM). Gametime F (6-8) ...Dave Colbert F (6-5) ..............Bill Evans C (6-8).........Dave Youdath G (6-1) ....... ...Lee Reed G (5-11) ...... ....Jim Les radio stations WWJ (950 AM) and WAAM Daily rnoto by JEFr-r I Michigan's Isaac Person rolls in for a layup against the Kansas Jayhawks in action last Monday night. The 6-7 senior forward leads Michigan against Cleveland State tonight at Crisler Arena. e: 8:00 p.m. Site: Crisler Arena HOME SEASON BEGINS TONIGHT: If you have Used Books to Sell -Read This! Gnatkowski leads cagers As the Semester end approaches-bringing with it a period of heavy book selling by students-ULRICH'S would like to review with you their BUY-BACK POLICY. Used books fall into several categories, each of which-because of the law of supply and demand-has its own price tag. Let's explore these various categories for your guidance. CLASS I. CLOTHBOUND A textbook of current copyright-used on our campus-and which the Teaching Department involved has approved for re-use in upcoming semesters-has the highest market value. If ULRICH'S needs copies of this book we will offer a minimum of 50% off the list price for copies in good physical condition. When we have sufficient stock of a title for the coming semester, URLICH'S will offer a "WHOLESALE PRICE" which will be explained later in this article. (THIS IS ONE REASON FOR SELLING ALL YOUR USED BOOKS as soon as you are finished with them!) CLASS II. PAPERBOUND, Paperback are classified in two groups: A. Text paperbacks; B. Trade Paperbacks. A. Text Paperbacks will be purchased from you as Class I books above. B. Trade Paperbacks would draw an approximate offer of 25%/6 of the list price when in excellent condition. CLASS l l. Some of the above Class I or Class II books will be offered which have torn bindings, loose pages, large amounts of highlighting and under- j lining, or other physical defects. These will be priced down according to the estimated cost of repair or saleability. CLASS IV. Each semester various professors decide to change text for a given y r~ij~~l By JIM DAVIS Two years ago Lori Gnatkowski step- ped right into the starting line-up of the Michigan women's basketball team. Since then she has started at point- guard in all but three games in her college career. She proved to be an im- portant cog in last season's 17-9 record, and should play an even more impor- tant role for this year's team. "Lori is one of the reasons we started winning," said Michigan head coach CONTACT LENS Replacements and Spores AS LOW AS $14.95 EACH Coil about our membership plan 1 800 255-2020 TOLLFREE EYE CONTACT P.O. Box 7770 Shawnee Mission KS 66207 Gloria Soluk. "She's one of our basic defensive players." LAST SEASON Gnatkowski regis- tered 125 assists and 72 steals, both team-leading totals. Her 9.4 points per game average placed her fourth on the team, and included a high of 22 points against Central Michigan. Gnatkowski is also one of the top free-throw shooters on the team, hitting on 67.5% of her attempts from the charity stripe last season. "She doesn't score a lot," said Soluk "but she does the things that don't show up on the stat sheets." The 5'-6 junior guard helped lead Carrollton High School to the Michigan Class C State Championship with a 28-0 record in her senior season. The team placed runner-up in both her sophomore and junior seasons. Her strong team play was surprising con- sidering her late introduction to the game. i 1 " { i. ,, , Gnatk-owski ... playing with pain course. These decisons on change of textbooks are made in echelons of THINKING AND AUTHORITY far above the level of your local book retailers, AND ULRICH'S HAS NO PART IN THE DECISION. (Quite often we have MANY copies of the old title which you have only ONE.) However, ULRICH'S does enter the picture by having connections with other bookstores throughout the country. We advertise these discontinued books and sell many of them at schools where they are still being used. ULRICH'S does this as a service to you and pays you the best possible "WHOLESALE PRICE" when you sell them to us with your currently used books. CLASS V. Authors and publishers frequently bring out new editions. When we "get caught" with an old edition, let's accept the fact that it has no value on the wholesale market, and put it on the shelf as a reference book. You will find that you come out best in the long run when you sell ALL your books to ULRICH'S. Tonight there's something special brewing at Uno's * D -o r PITCHER AFTER 9 PM. 1-- - "I DIDN'T even start playing basketball until ninth grade," she said. She also participated in softball, volleyball and track during her high school career. After high school, Gnatkowski was recruited by Michigan State, Central Michigan and Saginaw Valley State, but chose Michigan because of its good academic reputation and the fact that the team "needed a guard." Gnatkowski is just coming off a couple of injuries, an ankle injury and a slight concussion. "I've sprained it (the ankle) so much, all thectendons and ligaments are stretched," said Gnatkowski. After several weeks in a cast, she is continuing to work it back into shape. "It's getting stronger with rehab (rehabilitation)," she said. LAST WEEK Gnatkowski suffered a mild concussion when she "knocked heads" with a teammate in practice. "She's playe'd with pain," said Soluk. "She's a step slower because of the (ankle) injury; (but) she's a fierce competitor." The Wolverines will need a healthy Gnatkowski if they hope to make a bid for the Big Ten title this season. The home opener for Soluk's troops is tonight at Crisler Arena at 5:00 p.m., just prior to the men's game. ClevelandO State will provide the opposition. Last season the Vikings came up with an 85- 79 overtime victory over the women hoopsters at Crisler. This year Michigan has pay-back on its mind. "We're hopeful we can give the home- town fans a victory," said Soluk. Notre Dame and Saginaw Valley State will follow Cleveland State into Crisler in this three-game home-stand. I