Women's Indoor Track Wolverine Open Today, 10:39a.m. Track and Tennis Building SPORTS Basketball vs. Michigan State Tonight, 9:00 p.m. The Michigan Daily Saturday, February 11, 1984 -Page7 nr 1AD A nn-ur 1EAIA ABB Got a cure for coaching blues? Judge decides Sims must play in Detroit By LARRY FREED Thanks to some journalistic 'ingenuity this letter was retrieved from the mailbox outside of the athletic department. DEAR ABBY, I never thought I would be writing you, but what has recently taken place changed my mind. I am a basketball coach at a large midwestern university who has come under fire lately from disgruntled fans and alumni. It all started about three weeks ago. My team was looking sharp and there was even talk of a Big Ten title. In fact, aking the NCAA tournament was most a given, according to some of the press and fans. BUT THEN all of a sudden we lost our shooting touch and the team has been in a tailspin ever since, losing five of six games. A day can't go by when I pick lip a paper and find an article about me or my team's failings. If I'substitute, somebody will say I do it too much. Hell, it seems any lineup I put out there is the wrong one. I can't seem to please anyone lately. But what makes me even more con- cerned is tgday is the first time we've been back home since this whole thing has been bent out of proportion. I'm worried that my wife and little girl will get upset if the fans start booing me and my team tonight (9:00 p.m.). WHAT REALLY makes me nervous is that our opponenet is our cross-state rival, who despite its record (9-10,2-7 Big Ten) is playing good basketball of late. I'm concerned whether we can stop its guards (Scott Skiles and Sam Vincent) who are averaging a com- bined 32 points and eight assists per game. Not only are they strong outside, but they are physically tough inside as well. The trio of Kevin Willis, Iarry Polec, and Ken Johnson is averaging almost 20 boards per outing and they could give our tall timber a tough go. To be honest, though, I'm more con- cerned with my team. Two of my guar- ds who are known for their shooting prowess, Antoine Joubert and Leslie Rockymore, haven't been finding their mark lately. In addition, my big man Tim McCormick has been having dif- ficulty getting rebounds and hitting free throws. "I know we're a better team than we've showed lately, but this problem has become more mental than physical. I'm at wit's end. How can I get my players to relax and perform to their potential, and also get the press and fans off my kids' backs? I'll try anything. I have even banned the press from talking to my players. I'm hoping that will help them concen- trate on nothing but basketball. But I don't know if this is enough. Can you of- fe' any advice, Abby? Signed, Searching for an answer in Ann Arbor DETROIT (AP) - A federal judge ruled yesterday that running back Billy Sims must play with the National Foot- ball League's Detroit Lions, rather than the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Robert E. DeMascio came a week after final arguments in a lawsuit filed by Sims against the Gamblers. THE LIONS star and 1978 Heisman Trophy winner signed contracts with both teams last year. However, Sims argued in the suit that his former agent and co-owner of the Gamblers, Jerry Argovitz, had misrepresented him in negotiations with the Lions and withheld infor- mation, prompting him to sign with Houston. In the decision DeMascio said, "The careless fashion in which Argovitz went about ascertaining the highest price for Sims' service convinces us of the wisdom of the maxim, 'No man can faithfully serve two masters whose in- terests are in conflict. "THERE WAS significant financial differences between the USFL and the NFL not only in terms of the relative financial stability of the leagues, but also in terms of the fringe benefits available to Sims," DeMascio added in the 20-page opinion. Sims had signed a five-year, $3.5 million contract with the Gamblers on July 1 and an undated agreement with the USFL expansion team in Novem- ber. But on Dec. 16, he signed a five- year pact worth $4.5 million with the Lions. Frieder Pistons win, 134-116 .. searching for answer Michigan Basketball Statistics McCormick ..................... Turner .................... ... Rockymore ..................... Tarpley ........................ Joubert ....................... Reilford .................. Wade............................ Jokise .................. Pelekoudas ..................... Thompson ........................ Aenderson. ..................... Rud .......................... team -.......................... MICHIGAN ....................... OPPONENTS ................. G-S 18-17 17-14 19-17 197 19-9 19-16 19-14 10-0 19-1 11-0 17-0 6-0 7-0 FG-FGA 74-122 67-158 81-185 73- 132 64-147 60-102 47-103 9-19 15-33 9-19 8-22 0-2 2-3 Pct 60.7 42.4 43.8 55.3 43.5 58.8 45.6 47.4 45.5 47.4 36.4 0.0 66.7 FT-FTA 64-101 42-56 22-28 25-35 32-43 35-43 16-33 7-10 9-12 4-4 15-26 3-4 1-2 Pet RBS-AVG 63.4 99-55 75.0 45-2.6 78.6 37-1.9 71.4 137-7.2 74.4 37-1.9 81.4 56-2.9 48.5 117-6.2 70.0 7-07 75.0 16-0.8 100.0 6-0.5 57.7 39-23 75.0 5-0.8 50.0 4-0.6 60-3.2 A 21 87 34 15 58 5 12 1 35 9 0 3 Pts Avg 212 11.8 176 10.4 184 9.7 171 9.0 160 8.4 155 8.2 110 5.8 25 2.5 39 2.1 22 2.0 31 1.8 3 0.5 5 0.7 The Lineups MSU{ -o0)Michigan (1-7) (00) KewiJohnson;. ....6-9) F (40) Rich Rellford ..... (6-6) ) arryPolec ..... (6-8) F (44) Tim McCormick .. (6-11) (42) Kevin Willis ...... (7-0) C (42) Roy Tarpley ,.. (6-10) (4) SctteS . ..... (6-1) 2 (24) Leslie Rockymnre. (6-3) (l 1) SanmVentL.....(6-2) (5)EricTurner .......(6-3) $ITE: Crisler Arena TIME:.9: 44 p.m. EST RADIO: WUOM (91.7) FM), WA AM(1600 AM), WWJ (950 AM), WflO'(1017FM). TV: Channel6 (Cable Channel13) LAST MEETING: Michigan State 72, Michigan 67 (Feb. 2at Jehs)a l SERWE RECORD: Michigan leads, 6"-7 By JIM DWORMAN Special to the Daily PONTIAC - Golden State coach John Bach tapped the keg last night. His Warriors came out flat and took a 134- 116 drubbing at the hands of the Pistons. Detroit simply ran and muscled its Pacific Division opponent into sub- mission. "YOU KNOW how it is on the road," Piston coach Chuck Daly said. "Fatigue is a factor. The time change is a factor. So we ran them." Detroit took the lead for good 3:20 in- to the game when center Bill Laimbeer pushed in a 17-foot jumper from the wing. The Pistons upped their lead to 50-40 at 6:36 of the second quarter and the Warriors rarely cut into that margin. 19 19 511-1053 48.5 445-995 44.7 282-405 69.6 665-35.0 285 1304 68.6 280-415 67.5 573-30.2 204 1170 61.6 Laimbeer scored 18 points and grab- bed 10 rebounds as the Pistons led f4-52 at the intermission. DETROIT outrebounded Golden State, 38-18, in the first half. Eighteen of the boards came at the offensive end of the court, with forward Cliff Levingston grabbing six. "Cliff played just a fantastic game," said Daly. "If he plays like that, it makes us a very, very dangerous team." Laimbeer finished with 28 points and 16 rebounds. Seven other Pistons scored in double figures. Levingston and John Long had 19 apiece while Vinnie John- son fired home 17. ISIAH THOMAS collected 14 points and 13 assists. INSIGHT New Mental Health Service Professional psychoanalyst will respond in writing to individu- als whor wish to submit prob- lems or concerns. Fee: $1.00 per letter Please enclose a stamped self- addressed envelope. Confidentiality maintained. Please address letter to: INSIGHT. P.O. Box 2078 Ann Arbor, MI 48106 Soviet Communist party chief A (Continued from Page 1) head the funeral commission. T COULD NOT be learned whether e 72-year-old Chernenko, a senior member of the ruling Politburo, had an edge in the succession. When party chief Leonid Brezhnev died Nov: 1, 1982, Andropov was designated to head the funeral: If the Kremlin -hierarchy decides a younger man is needed, the strongest contenders are considered to be There was no official word on when Mikhail Gorbacmev, 52, and Grigory the party Central Committee would Romanov, 61, both known as economic meet to ratify a successor chosen by the reformers. 12 surviving members of the ruling SUCH OLDER, powerful Politburo Politburo. members as Defense Minister Dmitri The United States, offering to work Ustinov, 75, and Foreign Minister An- with the Soviet Union "to make the drei Gromyko, 74, are expected to play world a safer place," is trying to take a major role in deciding on a the chill out of superpower relations af- paramount leader for this Jaid ofLA0 ter Andropov's death. million people. CALLING FOR a resumption of ndropov d stalemated arms control talks, Secretary of State George Shultz spoke hopefully of reducing the risks of war by engaging the new Kremlin leader- ship in "a constructive and realistic dialogue." Secretary of State George Shultz later told a news conference that Reagan is eager for "constructive and realistic dialogue" with the Kremlin's new leaders. lies at 69 SOME U.S. administration officials attributed Soviet "intransigence" at the arms talks to a lack of firm leader- ship at the Kremlin because of Androp- ov's prolonged illness. Late yesterday it was announced that Vice President George Bush would head the U.S. delegation to the An- dropov funeral as he did at Brezhnev's funeral. *Prof advise y (Continued from Page 1) contact with each other during the tr4nsition period over the next few months, they might begin "to see each other not as mechanical devils but just (as) people," said Yanov. Although President Reagan has ap- pointed Vice President George Busch to attend Andropov's funeral, it would be a positive step if Reagan went to oscow for the ceremony, Yanov said. 'For the first time (Reagan) would have a chance to see Soviet political reality," said Yanov who lives in the Soviet Union and is a visiting professor at the University. "PERSONAL contact cannot be replaced by anything," Yanov said. "Maybe it would help start the (nuclear) arms control negotiations which are now halted. It would make a good impression." face to face visit would also give the eaders a better understanding of each other as "people with their weaknesses" instead of seeing each Is Reagan to visit Moscow How to make peace withTolstoy other as strategic enemies, he said. Yanov had just returned from a party at the Center for Russian and East European Studies last night at which many people were placing bets on who would be the next leader of the Soviet Union. YANOV SAID he placed his bet on Konstantin Cherneko, a Communist Party ideologist and a senior member of the ruling Politburo, who will preside at Andropov's funeral. But James Blaker, a deputy assistant secretary of the defense department who took leave from his position to teach in the University's political science department praised Reagan's decision to send Busch to the funeral. "I think (Reagan) is probably waiting to make a visit (to Moscow) in the context of the next leader," Blaker said. ATTENDING the funeral would be seen ass political move, Blaker said, in light of Reagan and Andropov's tur- bulent relationship. The current confusion in Soviet leadership would make now a bad time for a visit, Blaker said. "It is clearly unstable in the Soviet Union because there is no in- stitutionalized successor. It is not a nice time to go (there). You've got to be realistic even if he did go, it (a short visit) wouldn't allow much insight for either party." And like most diplomatic meeting between major heads of state the for- mality would make it difficult for the leaders to get to know each other, he said. University Associate Dean of LSA William Zimmerman, who works at the Center for Russian and East European Studies, said Reagan would visit the Soviet Union only if it would, increase his chances of being elected. "The main issue in the American camp is if Reagan thinks he won's be reelected," Zimmerman said. SPRING Make your break for less. If you're 18 or older, your current student I.D., valid driver's license and cash deposit are all you need to rent from us. Call or stop by to complete a qualification form. We also accept most major credit cards. You pay for gas and return the car to the renting location. Available at: Briarwood Amoco/3230 South State Street (I-94 at State) Ann Arbor, 769-8437 WE GIVE YOU NATIONAL ATTENTION: AND THAT'S THE TRUTH. If the academic wars are getting you down, declare a cease-fire. 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