.. .. ti, v v } r " 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.