VGCV $ GOOD LUCK MICHIGAN WOLVERINES! A Winning Combination - i Michigan Basketball and kinko-se Copies Open 24 Hours 540 E. Liberty 7W7 V V V V V 9 -W -W 11 ITpt Say Cheese sa~ys:.. CTO BERRY mm15% OFF ON OM~ NAIVJRL NON YORKy..WT E eDz:R. CHwE cAWKE - "I/i*l fhbis OU an,~l w.LgoN ' 163 . t~r~tE DC1NRh0£ SAT 10-1 "if The Kean Eye By Tom Kenney Speaking of clocks, Frieder, and victory t . EY, I heard they're gonna use the 45-second shot clock this year H in the Tournament." "Welcome to 1986." "Yeah, OK, but Michigan should do really well then this year, shouldn't it? I mean, things are going to be different with the shot clock, right?" "Things might be different this year, but it won't be because of the clock." "But it means those teams from the east won't be able to stall us like before." "You mean like Villanova last year?" "Yeah, Villanova. If there had been a shot clock last year, we would have killed Villanova." "What if I told you that Villanova held the ball for more than 45 seconds only twice in that entire game?" "You're kidding." "Uh-uh. Whatever you do, don't blame last year's showing in the tour- nament on anything other than the way the Wolverines played. The fact that there was no shot clock only made the game more boring. Michigan lost because Michigan stunk." "Well then how come Richard Rellford said that not having the shot clock in the tournament last year was like taking the home run out of baseball?" "I honestly don't know, but if he's looking to make the shot clock a crut- ch this year, he's looking to take a big fall." "Why are you so pessimistic about Michigan?" "I'm not. All I'm saying is that last year's Wolverines raised some serious questions with their performance in the tournament, and those questions won't be answered by the advent of the shot clock. Like Bill Frieder said, the clock only takes the out-and-out stal out of the game. Quick teams can still run the fast break, and half-court minded teams cAn still hold the ball for a long time and slow the game down." "Let me ask you something else. What's with Frieder?" "What do you mean?" "I mean what's his deal? He's always yelling about the press or telling reporters that they can't talk to his players. And what about closing the locker room? I thought those tactics were reserved for Bobby Knight." "First of all,.you have to understand that Frieder majored in paranoia when he went to Michigan as a student, and since then has done little else but eat, drink, and sleep basketball. It's an ugly combination." Yeah, but he has never been like this. You know, threatening to take seats away from alumni and that kind of thing." "But think about it. Frieder knows that this is it. He's going to the tour- nament with one of the most talented teams this school has ever had or is likely to have for quite some time. He wants every advantage that he can possibly get. Shutting off the press is no doubt a small sacrifice to make if it means cutting down on his players' distractions. "It's also true that the media demands on the team, especially toward the end of the season antd now in the Tournamen t, haa been tremendous, so he feels like he has to be selective about whom he lets his players talk to." "Oh, I get it, if you have a winning team you make your fans happy, but you have to get tough on the press. But if your team stinks, not only do you have unhappy fans, but you have to beg for press." "I'll admit, it's an odd tradeoff." "Yes, and you also have to admit that except for those elite few in the media, for most people, it's not a tough choice." Mo The stuffs that dreams are made of Senior Richard Rellford builds his leadership role with slamming, shooting and spirit I r" Iwo~ By ADAM MARTIN OUR YEARS ago as a freshman, Richard Rellford wasn't even dreaming. "Never in all my days did I think about having the opportunity to make the final four and win a champion- ship," Rellford remembered. "We didn't even dream about it." IN RELLFORD'S freshman campaign, the Wolverines freshmen Roy Tarpley and Butch Wade, and sophomores Eric Turner and Leslie Rockymore - finished ninth in the Big Ten with a 6-12 record, 15-13 overall. They they woke up. Rellford and the Wolverines rebounded from a dismal 1982-83 season and captured the NIT Championship after finishing fourth in the conference and 23-10 overall. Ironically, the NIT title covered up Michigan's failure to gain a bid in the NCAA's in 1984. STILL, THE NIT pulled Rellford and his teammates 211 S. STATE. Try Our Breakfast! Dinner Specias... " Deli & Deluxe Sandw~iches Salad Bar " Submarine Sandwiches " Pizza " Soup & Chili Homemade Daily FREE DELIVERY 662-%11 i I I I I I I I I I I and then it was all over." The lessons were both simple and complex, for Rellford anyway. The Riviera Beach, Fla. native learned how crucial it is to do away with the distractions and keep loose, simultaneously. Now he must disperse the valuable knowledge. "One thing you can't do it get yourself geared up," he said. "Everybody's got to concentrate, play within their role and not try to do too much. And you also have to stay relaxed." THE PARADOX Rellford mentions isn't really a paradox at all. The Wolverines must simply be mentally relaxed but physically intense. By applying the psychological lessons of last year, Michigan should be ready to meet the tournament challenge. On the court, the Wolverines will have to battle the op- position and not just their minds. Again, though. each Wolverine has a role to play, and Rellford's is critical At 6-6, 230 pounds, Rellford sees his most important contribution in the offensive power game. He knows THE SEVENTH ANNL ON THE HO] "FAITH IN GOD, FAITI (All of the programs scheduled an Sunday, March 16 - "CAN WE BELIEVE IN GOD A 7:00 p.m. in the Rackham A Professor Steven Katz, Monday, M "ETHICAL CHOICES WITH TESTIMONIES OF HOLO 7:00 p.m., Pendleton Room Professor Lawrence Lang Tuesday, M "'THE COURAG A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT Ci. HELP JEWS DURING 7:30 p.m., Natural Science Nominated for an Academy Awar Premier Ann Arbor Co-producer Sister Carol Rittne Wednesday, I 'ARGUING WITH GOD, REFLI AN EVENING WIT 7:30 p.m., Rackham Aml LmommmEmmmmmmmm~mmmmmMMOMMMMMMMMEMMMMMMM0M $3 Off Any Large Priazzo® 1$3 Off Any Large Priazzo®*° s Italian Pie Italian Pie j ® Or $2.00 off any medium Priazzo*Italian Pie Or $2.00 off any medium Priazzo®Italian Pie Or $1.00 off any small Priazzo*Italian Pie Or $1.00 off any small Priazzo*iialian Pie Good through April 30, 1986 Good through April 30, 1986 U One coupon per party per visit One coupon per party per visit at participating Pizza Hut xU at participating Pizza H ut H restaurants. Please present ,*restaurants. Please present coupon when ordering. Not valid n coupon when ordering. Notvalid offer 1/20cent cash redemption -,offer1/20 cent cash redemption value. 1983 Pizza Hut, Inc. Alvalue. © 1983 Pizza Hut, Inc.4 & . mmmEmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmIM $3 Off Any Large Pizza 1 $3 Off Any Large Pizza U Or $2 off any medium, including I Or $2 off any medium, including Pizza Hut® Pan Pizza ; Pizza Hut Pan Pizza I I Good through April 30, 1986,Good through April 30, 1986 , Onpo eparty rt visit One coupnpr party ervisit , at participating izza Hu-- , at participating Pizza ruV'f *restaurants. Please present K~ww restaurants. Please present, upon when ordering. Not valid , coupon when ordering. Not valid , icombination with any other , in combination with any other offer. 1/20 cent cash redemption offer 1/20cent cash redemption , value. © 1983 Pizza Hut, Inc. *Rvalue. 1983 Pizza Hut, Inc.k Good at these participating Pizza Hut@ restaurants. from a dream world and pushed them into reality. "After the NIT I knew our team was coming together," Rellford said. "I knew at the point that we had a chan- ce to make some noise in the NCAA's." The noise quickly turned to melodies after Michigan traveled to Europe and handily disposed of a West German team that featured current Dallas Mavericks Detlef Schrempf and Uwe Blab. THE NOiSE is now a roar, and Rellford is one of his club's lions. The senior forward, like all of the Wolverines, has a role to play. As the Wolverines embark on what could 'When I'm out there, I'm always trying to get people motivated. It's important that I can generate something for the team and provide leader- ship.' --Richard Rellford Michigan is a running team, and Rellford helps provide the muscle needed to complete a sometimes im- perfect fast break. "WHEN WE 'run," Rellford said, "we shoot it quick and that lets me, Butch and Roy go to the boards. Our rebounding creates second and third shots when we miss." Over the last few weeks of the season, however, Michigan has con- verted most of its scoring oppor- tunities. After turning' in poor field goal percentages over much of the season, the Wolverines finally vaulted above the .500 mark. Needless to say, Rellford has been largely responsible for' the increase, A f U t !' The Brown Jug supports MICHIGAN BASKETBALL be a four-week journey to Dallas, Rellford knows he must keep his team inspired and mentally prepared. "When I'm out there, I'm always trying to get people motivated," he said. "It's important that I can generate something for the team and provide leadership." That immeasurable quality - leadership - is the responsibility of Rellford, Wade, Tarpley and Michigan's fourth senior, Robert Henderson. According to Rellford, all of the seniors must provide positive psychological per- spective in the NCAA's for the rest of the team. Without it Michigan will lose sight of its central task - winning. "THE SENIORS will have to be the back bone in the tournament," said Rellford. "We've got to give ourselves on and off the court, and make sure the team thinks about the game and the game only. "We've got to key everybody into how hard you have to play in the tournament, that each game isa struggle." Rellford gained his therapeutic skills after Michigan's dismal experience in last year's NCAA tournament when the Wolverines just barely avoided a first-round defeat to unknown Fairleigh Dickinson before bowing out to even- tual National Champion Villanova in the second round. "LAST YEAR, we all took Fairleigh Dickinson too lightly, and they almost beat us," Rellford recalled. "We were so hurt when we lost because we had won 17 in a row, -c I- a SO and notably for his ability to sustain the team when the guards and Tarpley have been off. Rellford's current 59.7 shooting percentage not only leads all Wolverines, but it is also the highest of any Wolverine since John Robinson's 58 percent mark of 1975. Rellford has been no stranger to accuracy from the field. As a junior, he led the club with a 57.8 mark, and in his sophomore season, Rellford's 56.8 was second only to Tim McCormick, who is now a member of the Seattle Supersonics. Since becoming a Wolverine, Rellford has made a name for himself both under the boards and around the perimeter. Much of Rellford's floor accuracy is undoubtedly the result of his many slam dunks. But that's taking nothing away from the smooth-talking, well-dressed forward. In fact, the slams often serve a definite purpose. Witness last Saturday's opening possession against In- diana. When Rellford dashed right and drove past every Hoosier for the easy dunk, he motivated his teammates and the fans in dramatic fashion. "I couldn't hear myself think after that dunk," he would say later. Rellford wasn't dreaming either, because he and the rest of the Wolverines had found reality. Ann Arbors Fin Prime Steaks & Luncheon, Dimn LoCated A block east of Directly across from Ann Art 6633 116 E. Washington (V2 2080 W. Stadium, Ann Arbor 769-0614 " 3045 Carpenter Rd., Ypsilanti 971-6500 2407 Washtenaw, Ypsilanti 434-1448 " 450 E. Michigan, Saline 429-1111 2160 Rawsonville Rd., Belleville 483-8800 I 761-3355 1204 S. University X11/ W V.Vfllff Ai ' -'- ; L- '-Wlft* V M-*-. 41 -