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The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, June 11, 1980-Page 11
Sports
Warriors make
Carroll top pick
NEW YORK (AP)-The Golden State
Warriors opened the 1980 National
Basketball Association college draft
yesterday by selecting Joe Barry
Carroll, the 7-foot-1, 240-pound center
who led Purdue to the NCAA semifinals
last season.
Carroll, who averaged 22.8 and 22.3
points per game in his last two college
seasons, is expected to replace 7-foot
Robert Parish as the Warriors' starting
center. He was rated by all-the scouts
as the outstanding center available,
although some had doubts about his
aggressiveness and intensity.
BECAUSE OF TRADES, Denver,
Golden State, New Jersey, Philadelphia
and Utah had two picks apiece on the
first round of the 10-round draft, while
Houston, Indiana, Los Angeles,
Milwaukee and Phoenix had none.
The Utah Jazz, picking second, took
guard Darrell Griffith, the explosive 6-4
star who led Louisville -to the college
championship. Griffith is a tremendous
jumper and a fine shooter who was
rated by most scouts as the most
talented player available in the draft.
Boston, ,choosing third, opted for
Kevin McHale, a 6-11 center from
Minnesota who may be shifted to power
forward in the pros. McHale is an
aggressive player who averaged 17.4
points and 8.8 rebounds per game last
winter and was the MVP of the
postseason Aloha Classic, regarded by
scouts as a prime showcase for NBA
prospects.
The Detroit Pistons, picking 17th and
needing a point guard, took 6-2 Larry
Drew of Missouri. Drew averaged just
12 points per game in his college career
but is considered an outstanding floor
general.
First Round Picks
1, Golden State, Joe Barry Carroll, C, Purdue. 2,
Utah, Darrell Griffith, G, Louisville. 3, Boston, Kevin
McHale, C, Minnesota. 4, x-Chicago, Kelvin Ransey,
G. Ohio State. 5, Denver, James Ray, F,
Jacksonville.6, New Jersey, Mike O'Koren. F, North
Carolina. 7, New Jersey, Mike Gminski, C, Duke. 8,
Philadelphia, Andrew Toney, G, Southwesteen
Louisiana. 9, San Diego, Michael Brooks, F, LaSalle.
10, Portland, Ronnie Lester, G, Iowa. 11, Dallas, Kiki
vandeweghe, C, UCLA. 12, New York, Mike
Woodson, F, Indiana. 13. Golden State, Rickey
Brown, C. Mississippi State. a., Washington. Wes
Mathews, G, Wisconsin. 15, San Antonio, Reggie
Johnson, C, Tennessee. 16, Kansas City, Charles
Whitney, F, North Carolina State. 17, Detroit, Larry
Drew, G, Missouri. 18, Atlanta, Don Collins, F,
Washington State. 19, Utah, John Duren, G,
Georgetown. D.C. 20, Seattle, Bill Hanzlik, G, Notre
Dame, 21. Philadelphia, Monti Davis, F. Tennessee
State. 22, Cleveland, Chad Kinch, G, N.C.-Charlotte.
23, Denver, Carl Nicks, G, Indiana State.
x-Chicago later traded Ransey to Portland for
Lester.
SPORTS OF THE DAILY:
WCIIA loses 2 more
The Sporting Views
After-draft comments...
Drew a good draw
By DREW SHARP
Once again, that annual collegiate basketball talent lottery has taken hold
of the sports world.
The NBA draft, which serves as a well of hope for lower level clubs to find
the key player needed to rise from basement-dweller to playoff contender,
has always had a certain flair about it.
The basketball draft has always brought with it a greater sense of ex-
citement and anticipation for the fans and management than its football
counterpart.
The reason for this is that the football draft picks consist of many persons
who play unglamorous, non-visible positions like offensive lineman or
linebacker. Spots that never receive great amounts of acclaim or stir fan in-
terest.
It is difficult for fans to get excited when their local team uses its first
three draft choices to pick linemen. And if the team is of the last-place
variety, the fans invariably desire draft choices who can turn their ballclub
into a playoff threat overnight. Very rarely do offensive linemen accomplish
this, although they do serve as a long-term asset for the club.
In basketball, however, because fewer players are needed to mold a
respectable team, one draft choice can turn a team completely around in his
rookie season. This has occurred quite often in NBA history.
In 1969 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then Lew Alcindor) was the first player
chosen overall by the expansion Milwaukee Bucks. In h'is rookie season, he
turned the Bucks into a playoff team and the next season a league champion.
Last year rookie-of-the-year Larry Bird spearheaded the Boston Celtics
drive to the best NBA regular season record. Not to be outdone, Los Angeles'
Earvin Johnson turned what had been a good team in 1979 into an NBA
championship club in his initial campaign.
CELTICS TRADE NO. 1 - The excitement of the 1980 draft began even
before the first player was chosen when Boston general manager Red Auer-
bach, perturbed over not luring 7-foot-4 Virginia center Ralph Sampson out
of college, traded the first pick in the draft to Golden State for pivotman
Robert Parish. The Warriors also obtained the Celtics' second first-round
choice (No. 13 overall), while the Celtics received Golden State's first round
apace, third overall,
The reasoning behind Auerbach's move was that: 1) he wanted a
reputable center and feels that Parish will be a star with the Celtics' suppor-
ting cast; and 2) he felt that there were only three top-flight players in the
draft, Joe Barry Carroll of Purdue, Darrell Griffith of Louisville and Kevin
McHale of Minnesota, and by that obtaining Golden State's first-round
choice, he would still be guaranteed one of the three. Shrewd move, Red.
PISTONS PICK DREW-The Detroit Pistons, who by rights should've had the
top draft choice because of their horrendous performance last season, but
because of a boneheaded management could only manage the 17th pick
overall, chose Missouri point guard Larry Drew.
The Pistons need help at every position, but most prominently at the
guard spot. Roy Hamilton, one of last year's three Piston first-round picks,
was a terrible disappointment as a point guard. John Long is an erratic
shooter, and his ball handling abilities are even worse. Ron Lee is a scrappy
player but lacks the finesse of a true point guard. Thus, Drew could very well
be the answer to one of the Pistons' many, many problems.
I first noticed Drew in Missouri's upset victory over Notre Dame in this
year's NCAA playoffs and was impressed. He is not much of a
shooter but is one of the better penetrating guards in the country. As far as
speed goes, he's up there with the ranks of DePaul's Clyde Bradshaw and
UCLA's Rod "The Rocket" Foster, generally recognized as the two fastest
guards in the college ranks.
WHO CAME OUT ON TOP? - It is now time to sit back and analyze the
teams and their picks and see who benefited the most from these
proceedings.
The New Jersey Nets came out of the draft looking good after nabbing center
Mike Gminski of Duke and forward Mike O'Koren of North Carolina. These
two will probably start alongside power forward Maurice Lucas to give the
Nets a formidable front line for '80-81 and beyond.
The newborn Dallas Mavericks grabbed a couple of prominent players
in UCLA forward Kiki Vandeweghe and Syracuse center Roosevelt Boule.
They are definitely buildinga strong foundation for the future.
As for the Pistons, well, there's always next year's draft.
SCORES TONIGHT
American League
Detroit 8, Minnesota 3
Toronto IChicagno
National League
Atlant s,Lonuis2"THEBEST"
Philadelphia , San Frncisc3
Pittnurgh 5, Cncinnati 3-
From UPI
Michigan State and Michigan Tech
announced yesterday they will with-
draw from the Western Collegiate
Hockey Association at the end of the
1980-81 season and seek membership in
the Central Collegiate Hockey
Association.
If the CCHA accepts their ap-
plications, there will be no Michigan
schools left in the WCHA when the 1981-
82 season opens.
Michigan and Notre Dame announ-
ced on May 28 their intention to with-
draw from the WCHA after next season.
The decision by Michigan State and
Michigan Tech to join them will leave
only six schools in the conference after
the 1980-81 season.
. The remaining members of the
WCHA are Minnesota, Wisconsin, Min-
nesota-Duluth, North Dakota, Colorado
College and Denver.
The CCHA already has accepted
Michigan and Notre Dame, which will
bring to nine the number of schools
competing in the league in the 1981-82
season. If accepted, Michigan State and
Michigan Tech will be the 10th and 11th.
"We feel our application to the CCHA
will be favorably received," said MSU
Athletic Director Doug Weaver.
"If we are accepted, we would be in
the geographical center of the league,"
he said. "We would be able to compete
with long-time traditional rivals as well
as play other teams close by that will
develop into major rivals. The schools
in the existing CCHA boast outstanding
programs."
Browns sign White
CLEVELAND (AP) - Heisman
Trophy winner Charles White of the
University of Southern California
signed a contract with the Cleveland
Browns, the National Football League .
team announced yesterday.
White, the Browns' No. 1 draft choice,
told reporters he was pleased with the
contract, which is predicated heavily
on his performance with the team.
The elusive running back is expected
to challenge Cleveland veteran Greg
Pruitt for a starting role.
White's agent Mike Trope said his
client signed a six-year contract with a
base in excess of $1 million and a poten-
tial for exceeding $2 million based on
production. Trope said the agreement
was reached after a couple of weeks of
concentrated negotiations.
Carney canned
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - California
Angels third baseman Carney Lansford
has been suspended for three games and
fined $250 for bumping an umpire last
Sunday, the American League team
said yesterday.
Lansford, informed of the decision in
a telegram from AL President Lee Mc-
Phail, started last night's game against
New York but will miss tonight's game
against the Yankees, and games again-
st Boston tomorrow and Friday nights.
Lansford was ejected for bumping
umpire Al Clark twice in the fifth inning
" of Sunday's 13-8 loss to Baltimore. The
argument stemmed from Lansford
being picked off second base.