Wrestling versus Michigan State, today Crisler Arena 7:30 p.m. SPORTS. Womens Swimming versus Michigan State, Thursday Matt Mann Pool 7 p.m. The Michigan Daily Tuesday, January 24, 1984 Page 7 U S Knight boils over... ullcourt ... Friederfeels heat PRESS Hoosiers extend hoopster losing streak to six games By PAUL HELGREN THE SERIES of events that took place after Michigan's 55-50 victory over Indiana at Crisler Arena Saturday still boggle my mind a little. I'm still trying to make sense out of everything that happened. Let me recreate the facts for you as they unfolded: 1) Bobby "Poo-poo mouth" Knight called Bill Frieder every name in the book (including, according to Frieder, the dreaded 'F'-word) as Indiana and Michigan exited into their locker rooms at halftime. Knight was furious at Frieder for what he felt was Frieder's ungrateful behavior. Frieder asked the referee to give Knight a technical. A real horrible crime, isn't it? 2) At the conclusion of the game, Knight refused to shake Frieder's hand, told him he, had "lost him" as a friend and called him that naughty word again. And this is the man who is going to coach our Olympic basketball team. If Knight has a mother (one is left to wonder) she should wash his mouth out with soap. 3) In the press room after the game, Frieder asked the reporters to vote on whether Jim Spadafore of the Detroit News should be allowed in the locker room. Frieder's Kangaroo Court was a reaction to a story by that reporter that said a couple of Michigan players were unhappy. 4) Knight then accused Frieder of using him to get back at John Viges of the Ann Arbor news, who wrote a story questioning the Wolverine coach's frequent substitutions and lineup changes. Frieder set up a Knight interview for the reporter but denied it was to have Knight castigate him. Pretty heavy stuff, huh? Allow me to stumble on to a few conclusions. First, though I admit he is a great- coach, I have a message for Mr. Kni Knight: Grow up, please. Imagine a grown man talking that way. If Big Ten commissioner Wayne Duke had any guts he would suspend Knight. I don't care what his gripe with Frieder was, Knight's ob- scene behavior reveals a man with some severe hang-ups. But as despicable as Knight's behavior was, I'm not let- ting Frieder off the hook, either. No, nothing to do with the Knight incident per se. Frieder handled himself with class, as usual. It's just that Frieder, who has always spoke with a certain pride about his good relationship with the press, has lately been feeling a steady heat of criticism for the way he runs his team. And though he has hardly fled the kitchen, Frieder is finding the heat from the press most uncomfortable. The critics, I might add, have some valid points. Michigan has the most talent in the Big Ten (yes, really) but at times the Wolverines play without any spark or in- tensity. Sure they have won some big games but has there been any contest - save Georgia perhaps - where they looked good for 40 minutes? There were a couple of times Saturday when Michigan could have put Indiana away and didn't. A 15-point lead frittered away against Iowa before Michigan pulled ut a close one. Does Frieder share in the blame for these problems, as the critics contend? If so, what is he doing wrong? Critics say Frieder substitutes too often. They say his conservative coaching style is not well-suited for his per- sonnel. They say he does not use time outs well and that he doesn't use Michigan's strengths to its best advantage. Well, let's look at the facts and the pseudo-facts. Against Ohio State Frider made 26 substitutions, Ohio State made 14. Against Indiana Frieder made 28, Indiana made 11 (Rockymore alone came out of the Indiana game five b ,s- times). From my observations I be- lieve this has been the trend all year. So for whatever reasons, Frieder subs more than his opposition. This may mean that the Wolverines are deeper than their opponents (probably true) and better rested, but it also means that there is less continuity. Most players agree that you have to run for a few minutes W before you get into the flow of the i game. Sorry, no "facts" on Frider's con- servative coaching style but I can tell you he likes to stall when he has a lead. The Wolverines lost the momentum Saturday when they pulled up with seven minutes to go. And with no forwards who can han- dle the ball, that is a very risky strategy. Frieder usually puts three or more guards in the lineup for ball handling but this is also risky. When the other teams gets the ball (and they will get the ball if you start a stall with seven minutes left) you +~- are left with three or four guards on defense. As far as time outs go, last year I ht would have said yes, he doesn't use them well. But I've been watching for that this year and it hasn't been a problem. Frieder could stand to call a few more but it has not hurt the team in my estimation. The last accusation may be hardest of all to determine. I know Frieder has changed the lineup quite a bit, which I don't like. Against Ohio State he started Pelekoudas to match the Buckeyes' quickness. Am I missing something there? If he wanted to match their quickness he should have started Garde Thompson, easily the fastest man on the team. Better yet, why not stick to the best players and forget about what the opposition is doing. Juding from these points, then I would say that Frieder has made mistakes that have hurt Michigan. So the criticism that bothered him in the first place seems to have been justified. Don't get me wrong. I'm a Frieder fan. For all Knight's success, I wouldn't take a dozen Bob- by Knights for one Bill Frieder. I don't think my ears could take it. By ROB POLLARD When any basketball team is trying to break a losing streak, Indiana is not the best place to try it. The Michigan women cagers found this out Sunday as they were trounced, 90-66, by the host Hoosiers. The loss was the sixth in a row for the Wolverines. With Michigan trailing 19-13 midway through the first half, Indiana went on a tear and outscored the Wolverines 12-1. Hoosier forward Denise Jackson tallied 16 of her game-high 31 points in the first half. Indiana took a comfortable 47-26 lead into the locker room at half time. ANY HOPES of a Michigan second- half comeback were foiled by the Hoosiers' red-hot shooting. Indiana shot 71 percent from the floor during the second half compared to Michigan's 39 percent. Indiana held a 25-point lead for most of the rest of the contest. The Wolverines were outscored from the floor and from the line. Indiana converted 28 of 34 free-throw attempts while Michigan made 18 of 25. 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