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Thursday, August 8, 1985 The MichiganDaily
MICHIGAN PLAYERS SHINE AS SANDERS LEAGUE ENDS SEASON
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League offers' W hoop sneak peek
By DAN COVEN
After spending the last five weeks
covering the Sandy Sanders Summer
Basketball League, the queries
"What's Tarpley looking like?" or
"How's Antoine playing?" have
become an everyday occurrence
among Michigan hoop fans.
So how do the Michigan players look
for the coming season? A season in
which expectations are sky-high and
everybody is talking not only final
four but national championship as
well.
Well, don't make any airline-
reservations for Dallas for this April
just yet.
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But they have all improved - some p<hysical style
by just a little, others by leaps and He still has trouble holding on to
bounds. passes and brings the ball down to low
Here's an analysis of their summer where it gets stripped away. Yet his
progress: overall improvement has elevated
" BUTCH WADE: Michigan's most him to the top of the heap among Big
improved player by far. Wade has Ten forwards. Attitude is a real plus.
worked overtime this summer to * ROY TARPLEY: Looks better in all
develop his offense. Has acquired a facets of the game. He's a sure bet to
nice shooting touch both inside and be Michigan's first All-America since
outside, and will burn unsuspecting Ricky Green. Tarpley still doesn't
opponents who used to sag off him block out enough under the boardsk
defensively. His emergence as an of- reaches over the back and fouls a lot
fensive threat will make it difficult for as a result. A little beef on his bones
opponents to doubleteam Tarpley. He would help.
seems to have learned how to avoid . RICHARD RELLFORD: Looksp
needless fouls and still play his like he did when he played last winter
-starts out with a bang, but tires
quickly. His outside shot is still im- Thompson
proving. Rellford needs to be mored
aggressive under the boards - ... deadly shooter
especially on offense. Anybody with am
40-inch vertical leap and a body like more elevation while shooting his
his should average more than four jump shot; Altenberger or Douglass
rebounds a game. will stuff that on-the-toes jumper. Yet
F ROBERT HENDERSON: As he for all one's complaints, Antoine can
did last season, Henderson continues score at will.
to emerge as the Wolverines' sixth ' GARY GRANT: Seems to feel
man, providing key front line relief. more confident penetrating and
L * * Henderson's strong inside play guided driving to the basket. Wade's
Franklin Wright to the Sanders emergence as an offensive threat and
League championship and earned him consistent play from The General are
MVP. The 6-9 forward is an excellent the keys to Michigan's season.
position rebounder with a real nose ' GARDE THOMPSON: Thompson
" )-for the ball, scoring countless baskets will definitely see more playing time
on short bank shots. Has added a left- this season pushing Joubert for time
handed hook to his shot arsenal, at off-guard. Thompson's shooting
ess Needs to be less tentative and stop skills will be vital to busting opponen-
hesitating before driving to the ts' zone defenses. He scored at a 30-
ce and Hi Tech basket. Like Tarpley, he handles the point clip in the Sanders League
ball well in the open court, playoffs.
1alth and Fitness baeANTOINE JOUBERT: Looks ' STEVE STOYKO: The 6-9 Ohioan
about 10-15 peunds lighter which has has really sharpened his outside
ND agazineenabled him to add the dunk to his shootingand can hit from up to 20 feet.
offensive repertoire. Needs to get Played on a team who's guards
preferred to shoot than pass -
nonetheless, Stoyko averaged 17 poin-
ts per game.
While recruits Glen Rice and Mike
Griffin were not in Ann Arbor over the
summer and guard Billy Butts played
sparingly due to a sprained ankle,
three freshmen had a chance to play
on the same team with Gary Grant
and show their stuff:
" LOY VAUGHT: Of the four
freshmen playing in the Sanders
League, Vaught looks like he'll be the
first to contribute to the Michigan
squad. The 6-9 forward is a truly gif-
ted athlete. He's a quick jumper who
is a strong outside shooter and good
ballhandler. He gets up high on his
jumper making it near impossible to
block. His game bears a striking
resemblance to that of Illinois for-
ward Anthony Griffin.
.MARK HUGHES: The Muskegon
native averaged 14'points a game this
summer mostly on his silky-smooth
jumper. Hughes is an excellent passer
but needs to get more aggressive.
Hughes has a super attitude, and with
some hard work there's no telling how
good he could be.
" J. P. OOSTERBAN: Although he
was hobbled by a foot injury, J.P.
managed to average 15 points per
game this summer. His play is
reminiscent of Tim McCormick as a
freshman.
Compromise
reached in
mtajor leaue
dispute
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one player representative and one
owner, the general terms of the set-
tlement were as follows :
" Players agreed to yield to owners'
demand that player wait three years
before they become eligible for salary
arbitration. This becomes effective in
1917 and involves no active players;
" Owners gave in on their demandE
for a limitation on the amount of
salary that can be awarded in ar-
bitration. They had been asking for a
cap which would limit the arbitration
award to no more than twice a
previous year's salary;
*Owners agreed to double their
contribution to the players' pension
plan, raising it from 15.5 million per
year to anaverage of $33 million per
year, and,
*The free agent re-entry draft, wh-
ich began in 1976 and led to several
exorbitant contracts, is to be
abolished.
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