Big Ten Track Championships Friday and Saturday at the Track & Tennis Bldg. SPORTS Men's basketball vs. Wisconsin Thursday at Crisler Arena, 8 p.m. __° The Michigan Daily Wednesday, February 29, 1984 Page 9 Beefy Wade Butch-ers I By JEFF BERGIDA At the outset of the 1983-84 college basketball season, Michigan was an enigma, a team with something to prove after finishing ninth in the Big Ten in 1983. The Wolverines beat up on four overmatched opponents to start the year and then travelled to Atlanta to battle the Georgia Bulldogs, a par- ticipant in the NCAA Final Four the previous season. If Michigan could up- set a nationally-ranked team on the road, then Bill Frieder's club would know that it possessed the capability to contend in '84. THE WOLVERINES came in ready, but when Eric Turner's play was hin- dered by back spasms, it became ap- parent that someone would have to make up for his absence by playing beyond expectations. Enter Butch Wade. The 6-7, 230 pound forward "played the greatest game of his career" accor- ding to Frieder, and statistics back the coach's evaluation. Wade contributed 17 points and 11 rebounds while doing his usual outstanding job on defense. Powerful moves to the basket and dominant play on the boards demon- strated what Wade will be when he gets his game completely together. AND WHILE he still has "a long way to go" as Frieder is quick to point out, Wade has already established himself as one of the "enforcers" of the Big Ten. That 230-pound frame is all muscle and only the bravest (most foolish?) of guards would want to challenge Wade under the basket. The enforcer of the court is not the aggressive type away from Crisler Arena, however. Wade is soft-spoken and about as far from arrogant as a guy can get. Asked about his opposing numbers around the league, Wade demonstrated his class: "I respect every opponent that I play against," he said. "There's not a guy in the league that I play against without (admiring them). But I guess the main guys, that one gets up the most for, are the (Iowa's Michael) Paynes, the (Hawkeyes' Greg) Stokeses, the (Illinois' Efrem)Winterses." WADE GREW up in the Roxbury section of Boston. Of five children, he was the only male and spent much of his early years developing the athletic ability that eventually made him the best high school player in the state of Massachusetts. "I liked to ride my bicycle a lot," Wade recalled. "The rest of the time I would just hang out and play basket- ball, baseball, football." At Boston Tech High School, Wade averaged 22 points and 24 rebounds his senior season to lead the city. He was the center of much attention, mostly from college coaches. "BY THE time you get to be a senior, you start feeling the pressure a little," the power forward said. Wade con- sidered DePaul, Villanova and Boston College but ended up in Ann Arbor because, he said, "I was very impressed by the people at the university and its basketball program." It didn't take long for Michigan fans to adopt Wade as a crowd favorite. His bruising style also makes him popular with his teammates as Roy Tarpley will ig Ten attest: "I like playing with Butch because he gets me motivated on the court," said Tarpley. "He'll be snat- ching rebounds and I'll be loving it because I don't have to do all the work." OFF THE COURT, Wade can sometimes be seen cruising around campus in "The Green Machine", a Lincoln Continental he bought used from a friend at the university. Wade says his personal life, is pretty quiet. "A lot of times, I just stay home and watch cable," said Wade who lives with teammate Leslie Rockymore. Now while the Wolverines are making their move toward post-season play, Wade is working hard to improve his game. Foul shooting (currently 31 percent) has been a problem, but the man from Mass. is working from. strength. "Right now, I'm concentrating on what I do best which is rebounding and the inside game," he said. "Best ... inside game;" it won't be long before those words will be put together referring to Butch Wade and. the Big Ten. '(I I' "Go ahead, make my day," might be the warning Michigan forward Butch Wade (53) gives opponenets. Here he makes a sudden impact on ex-Wolverine Willis Carter of Detroit. Wade ..."the enforcer" Laimbeer leads Pistons over Atlanta, 101-96 Catch the New READ THE DAIL' 1/ s Reader's smorgasbord*... . .. sportswriter chews the fat FOUR PLAYERS who will be in the NBA next year: Ohio State's Tony F, Campbell, Purdue's Jim Rowinski, Michigan State's Kevin Willis and Iowa's Steve Carfino. Three others who might: Purdue's Ricky Hall and Minnesota's Jim Petersen and Roland Brooks. Seniors who no one will miss: Michigan State's Ben Tower and Richard Mudd, Northwestern's Paul Schultz and Colin Murray, Indiana's Chuck Franz and Iowa's Craig Anderson. Overall, the conference loses only 12 starters to graduation. The Big Ten should be in good shape next year. Early favorites for 1984-85: 1) Indiana; 2) Illinois; and 3) Michigan. All-Big Ten: Rowinski, Campbell, Illinois' Efrem Winters, Indiana's Steve Alford and Purdue's Steve Reid. Second team: Hall, Wisconsin's Cory Blackwell, Minnesota's Tommy Davis, Iowa's Greg Stokes and Michigan's Roy Tarpley. Third team: Illinois' Doug Altenberger and George Montgomery, Wiscon- sin's Rick Olson, Ohio State's Ron Stokes and Michigan's Eric Turner. Coach of the year: Everyone except Michigan State's Jud Heathcote and Iowa's George Raveling. MVP: Rowinski. MFP (not the flouride in toothpaste, but My Favorite Player): Tarpley. LFP (Least Favorite Player): Michigan State's Larry Polec. The Best of Ann Arbor Favorite Ann Arbor lunch spots: 1) Taco Bell; 2)Zingerman's; 3)Thano's Lamplighter. Favorite late-night munchies: 1)Onassis Coney Island (why aren't there any in Ann Arbor?); 2) White Castle; 3)Taco Bell. Favorite Ann Arbor party stores: 1) Blue Front; 2) Big Market; 3) Ralph's. Whatever happened to'Cleveland Bibbens? Best referee in the Big Ten: Ron Scott of the Michigan Intramural Depar- tment. Worst referee: Take your pick. Is Bill Frieder a good coach? Last year at this time everyone was talking about his recruits. The same thing happened two years ago. This year everyone talks about his team's tournament chances. No one mentions recruiting. That should tell you something. Pop quiz: What recruit did Frieder sign in November? Pop answer: Steve Stoyko, a 6-9 forward from Bay Village, Ohio. He currently averages 24 points and 14 rebounds per game. His 19-1 team won its league championship and its opening game in the state tournament. Frieder does Ohio Who else is Frieder recruiting? Grady Mateen, a 6-11 center from Akron, Ohio, and Gary Grant, a 6-2 point guard from Canton, Ohio. Both players at- tended last Saturday's Michigan-Ohio State game at Columbus. What will Buckeye faithful do to OSU coach Eldon Miller if Frieder steals these two? Why isn't Frieder recruiting heavily within Michigan? Most-of the best high school seniors are shooting guards, and many of them committed to other schools in November. Thebest home-grown player not yet committed to a college is Demetrius Gore, a 6-5 swingman from Detroit Chadsey. Why doesn't Don Canham sell a better quality hot dog at Michigan athletic events? Why doesn't he cookthe ones he currently sells? Why does warm water come out of the drinking fountain in the Crisler Arena tunnel? Speaking of food and drink, did you hear what the WRIF DJ said about the senior citizens group that claims the current Wendy's hamburgers television commercial is demeaning? "What's their beef?" ATLANTA (AP) - Bill Laimbeer hit six free throws in the final 38 seconds to complete a 27-point night and preserve the Detroit Pistons' 101-96 victory over the Atlanta Hawks in a National Basketball Association game yester- day. The loss broke Atlanta's 11-game home winning streak. The Hawks, 31-29 overall, have the best home record in the NBA at 26-5. JOHNNY DAVIS and Dominique Wilkins sparked an Atlanta rally in the third quarter to get the Hawks back in the game, and the game was tied at 92 with 59 seconds to go. The Hawks were then hit with a technical foul for an illegal defense. John Long made the free throw, and Laimbeer's free throws kept the Hawks at bay. Detroit blew a 14-point lead in the third quarter. Leading 67-53 midway through the period, the Pistons were held scoreless while the Hawks ran off 15 points - eight by Davis and-five by Wilkins - to take a 68-67 lead. THE HAWKS LED 75-69 early in the fourth quarter before Detroit recovered. Wilkins finished with 31 points. Davis had 26. Long scored 20 points for Detroit. Isiah Thomas added 15. Pacers I00, Bullets 92 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Greg Ballard scored 23 points and Ricky Sobers had 22 to lead the Washington Bullets to a 100-92 victory over the In- diana Pacers in a National Basketball Association game last night. The Bullets rallied from a 20-point deficit in the first half and a 12-point deficit at the end of three quarters to defeat the Pacers for the eighth con- secutive time. Indiana led 79-67 at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but Washington's Tom McMillen and Rick Mahorn each scored four points to lead a 10-1 Bullet spurt to cut the Pacer lead to 80-77. Y AP Top Twenty Record 1. North Carolina.......(24-1) 2. Hous ton............ (25-3) 3. Kentucky ..............(21-4) 4. Georgetown..........(24-3) 5. DePaul.............. (21-2) 6. Oklahoma .............. (24-3) 7. Nevada-Las Vegas.....(25-2) 8. Texas-El Paso .......... (24-2) 9. 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