Pag 6-The99 IMMinDiy-Sot ensa aur 19 °SY~ssyi: -Frieder NVenoyn n y~ aads Fat AS All~~~~~~~~~al Basketball Writeri4 n 2°.,." "c v . TEMPE, Ariz. - Bill Frieder's new address is in Paradise Valley, Ariz. And the former Michigan coach indeed thinks he has found paradise. Frieder loves everything about his new employer. He loves the fa- cilities, the school, the crowd. You would expect that after a decade as coach of the Wolverines, he would miss something about Michigan. But does he? "Nothing. I mean, Ann Arbor is a great town, but I love it down here," he said. "If you put Ann Ar- bor out here with weather like this, you'd have the perfect situation." He doesn't harbor ill feelings to- wards Bo Schembechler, the man who fired him. "Bo made his deci- sion - you saw what he did last week (in firing Ernie Harwell). Guys like that have to do the spectacular. "I made a career decision," he said. "I announced it to be up front with everyone, and so there wouldn't be any speculation during the tour- nament. I fully intended to coach my team, but it wasn't allowed." The 1990-91 Sun Devils include seven players who were not with Frieder's team last year. He has molded the talent into a cohesive unit with a 10-2 record. Long known as an all-recruit, no- coach head man, Frieder has fought hard to change that image. "That's getting worn," he said. "I think it was something (Dick) Vitale started. But I know I'm a good coach, and if you ask anybody that played for me, they'll tell you." However, Frieder is still tireless when it comes to recruiting. He has a five-year timetable for building Arizona State into a national power and after a 15-16 record last year, it appears that his team may have ar- rived. He left Michigan to undertake a new challenge, but says that he en- joys Tempe so much that after the five years, he probably won't move on, but instead "I'll get another five year contract." JOSE JUAREZI*1 Ohio State's Jim Jackson drives against Wolverine guard Michael Talley Saturday. Jackson led all scorers with 16 points in the Buckeye victory. FCOURT iy 0L PRESS ! 6 Small lineup poses big problems for by Theodore Cox Daily' Basketball Writer M' --.-_ t 4:M. _. _. JOSE JUAREZ/Daily Eric Riley stuffs a Marquette shooter in the Wolverines' 89-81 victory at Crisler Arena Dec. 22. A A R ^ 4% R %- 1%*% A a J 0 BASKETBALL NOT by Albert Lin Daily Basketball Writer TEMPE, Ariz. - Arizona State coach Bill Frieder calls Texas a "big untapped resource" of basketball talent. Michigan certainly can attest to that, having tapped the Lone Star State recently for star players. First-year Wolverine forward Rich McIver was Texas Class 4A player-of-the-year in 1990, and this year Steve Fisher has commitments from two of Texas' best guards, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson. Coach Tom Penders recruited both King and Jackson for Texas, but said that in the end, "both of them just said they wanted to leave the area." He said that Michigan should be very happy to have both players, but remains cautious about Jackson. "King's an oustanding player. He's ^ t% Ift 4% 4 1441 Oil Fir!tAA / Lone Star stars LBUUK only extremely quick, and is a scorer. He's got good skills. A lot of Texas kids have a lot of raw talent. Jimmy's a little advanced, I think. "Ray Jackson is a great athlete, but not yet a basketball player. He could develop into a fine player, but he's not as advanced as Jimmy. Hopefully, for Ray's sake, they don't have to play the same position. But in time, Ray should be a really good player. Michigan placed one player on the all-tournament team, senior guard Demetrius Calip. Calip scored 19 points in both of Michigan's games. The MVP was first-year Sun Devil Jamal Faulkner, who was clearly the crowd's favorite. Faulkner had 38 points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocks over the two games. Boston Celtics scout Rick wanted out Weitzman was in attendance on the first day of the ASU/Tribune Classic. He said of senior captain Demetrius Calip: "He's a much better player than I thought he was." Weitzman liked Calip's quickness and leadership abilities. But the Wolverine that Weitzman took most notice of was first-year forward Sam Mitchell. He was impressed with Mitchell's combination of size and skills. "He's still raw," he said, "but he's gonna be a player." After Michigan State's 85-70 trouncing of Michigan last Thursday night, Wolverine forward Sam Mitchell came out of the lockerroom and stood-by the bleachers with his head in his arms waiting for the bus back to Ann Arbor. Michigan fans came up and congratulated him on his performance.tie ignored them as his eyes fell to the floor. Mitchell dances the most wher ie wins, and hurts the most when he loses. Mitchell, along with center Eric Riley, is beginning to feel the pressure of a three-guard lineup. As the lone big men on the court, they have to be everywhere in order for Michigan to beat the likes of the Spartans and Ohio State. v "We have to play a bigger lineup: Sam, Rich and me or Seter, another big-man, because the guards are just too small," Riley said after the Michigan State loss. "It was (Steve) Smith, (Matt) Steigenga, (Mike) Peplowski, (Dwayne) Stephens, they were too big. It was overwhelming." And Michigan looked overwhelmed. None of the Spartans Riley mentioned were under 6-foot-7, and they were much, much strong6r. Michigan coach Steve Fisher put it best: "When they shoved, we moved." The lack of an interior game has forced Michigan to shoot from the outside - where unfortunately the Wolverines are mediocre at best. If a defender knows his opponent can't go inside, he'll be in his ftce bothering every jumpshot. A bothered Michigan squad has shot 38 and39 percent respectively in its last two games - including several airballs. Ohio State offered a slightly smaller lineup, but it still dwar d Michigan's. While keeping up defensively by cutting off passing lanes, the Wolverines had nowhere to go offensively, with many of its points comifig off fastbreaks. If Fisher wants to continue using three-guards, they will have o penetrate more to force the defense back. Michigan also has to run more screens. Riley is not a reliable post-up player because he is not strong enough to get the ball in where he can take a high percentage shot. He can, however, shoot over just about anyone, so the key is getting him the ball near the basket - meaning Michigan has to move constantly underneath. The Wolverines also need to run their full court press more often and more aggressively. They have the legs off the bench, so fatigue should nrt be a factor. Michigan is faster than most teams and should be able to play better in a wide open game. On the same note, the Wolverines need to concentrate on making sound passes and catching the ball. Unforced turnovers have been a problem all season long. Ohio State pressed Michigan in the second half and made the Wolverints look silly, trapping players in the corners of the court. There is no excuse for a three-guard offense having trouble bringing the ball down the floor' if anything a press should be to Michigan's advantage. If the guards don't step it up a notch, Mitchell's long, drooping face could become a fixed expression. Frieder's tourney unkind to Fisher I VOLUNTEER... I by Albert Lin Daily Basketball Writer TEMPE, Ariz. - Let's hope everyone isn't treated like this when visiting old friends. Ex-Wolverine coach Bill Frieder welcomed his former club to the ASU/Tribune Classic on December 28-29, but Michigan only came away with third place in the tournament. The much-anticipated meeting between Frieder's past and present clubs never materialized, as Arizona State crushed Pennsylvania and then beat Texas to win the tourney title. Michigan lost to Texas in the opening round but Demetrius Calip scored 14 of his 19 points in the last 7:30 to lead the Wolverines past Penn in the consolation game, 84- 62. "I think I became a little eager. I just wanted to make sure that this wasn't a close game. The team (Penn) gets close, and they begin to build confidence, and that's something I didn't want to build for this team," Calip said. Penn stayed with Michigan in the early going, trailing 19-16 eight minutes into the game. Playing a Princeton-like game, the Quakers got several baskets on back door cuts. "They did what we expected, but we didn't defense it as well as we wanted to," Calip said. "They did a good job of executing." But the Wolverines then reeled off 12 in a row, en route to a 42-29 halftime lead, and were never threatened the rest of the way. Michigan had to play for third place following a tough 76-74 loss to Texas. Rob Pelinka had a chance to win the game for the Wolverines, but his three-pointer from the top of the key missed as time expired. Kirk Taylor also had a chance to tie the game, but his short jumper was partially blocked with 17 seconds left. Guillermo Myers missed a one-and-one to set up the final shot. "We had opportunities, but not quite enough at the end," coach Steve Fisher said. "We fought hard and overcame a lot, but it just didn't happen." Trailing 47-34 early in the second half, the Wolverines slowly fought back to take a 63-60 lead with 7:46 remaining. Kirk Taylor led the way with more aggressive play, scoring 13 of his 16 points in that stretch. MICHIGAN (84) Player TFG FT R A PP Tolbert 4-4 4-4 2 0 2 14 Seter 0-0 2-2 5 0 2 2 Riley 3-7 6-6 11 1 4 12 Calip 6-16 7-7 5 5 2 19 Talley 5-8 2-2 1 1 1 13 Mitchell 2-8 4-4 5 1 0 8 Taylor 5-11 0-3 4 3 2 10 McIver 3-5 0-2 5 0 2 6 Pelinka 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 Bossared 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Dobbins 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28-60 25-30 41 11 16 84 3-pt goals: 3-8 (Tolbert 2-2, Talley 1-1) FG%- .467, 3-pt FG%- .375, F%- .833. Bks.: 7 (Riley 2, Seter 2, McIver 1, Mitchell 1, Taylor 1). Turnovers: 14. Steals: 9 (Taylor 2, Mitchell 2, Calip 1, Pelinka 1ITalley 1, Tolbert 1, Seter 1). PENN$ YLVANIA (62) Player TFG FF R A PF JP CARING WARMS THE HEART!! To learn about volunteer opportunities at The University of Michigan Medical Center Attend one of the following Information Meetings. Monday, Jan. 14 Thursday, Jan. 17 Tuesday, Jan. 22 7:00-8:00 p.m. University Hospital Amphitheater 7:00-8:00 p.m. University Hospital Amphitheater 4:00-5:00 p.m. Room F2305 Maternal/Child Health Complex McMahon Marshall Curran Graf Chambers Schewe Pierce McAllster Dineen Milobsky Purdy Totals 6-14 3-7 1-9 5-10 2-4 1-3 2-5 6-13 0-0 0-1 0-0 26-66 3 -3 0-0 0-1 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 7-10 3 6 8 1 2 3 3 3 0 2 0 35 1 3 4 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 4 4 3 3 2 3 0 1 1 0 21 6 2 11 2 4 17 0 0 0 62 Men's boxscore MICHIGAN (74) Player TFG FT R A ,L_ Tolbert 1-3 0-0 1 0 0 2 Seter 0-0 0-0 0 0 1, V Riley 3-9 6-7 11 1' 5 ,12 Calip 9-20 1-2 4 1 2 19 Talley 1-5 0-0 7 2 5 2 Mitchell 5-6 4-7 4 2 4 14 Taylor 6-16 2-3 9 4 1 6 McIver 2-5 2-2 5 0 1 8 Pelinka 1-7 0-0 2 2 3 3 Totals 27-71 15-21 50 12 22 ,Z4 3-pt goals: 5-18 (Calip 227, Taylor 2-4, Pelinka 1-5) FG%- .390, 3-pt FG%- .278 F'T%- .714. Blks.: 2 (Mclver 2). " Turnovers: 16. Steals: 6 (Calip 4, Pelinka 1, Mitchell 1). TEXAS (76) Cmbridge 2-13 0-0 4 2 2 Collie 8-11 0-1 8 0 3 46 Myers 4-10 4-6 10 2 3 12 Williams 4-13 3-3 7 4 2 11 Wright 5-12 0-1 3 5 3 14 Jeans 1-1 0-0 3 1 1 2 Burditt 3-5 1-2 5 1 3 - Dudek 1-1' 0-3 1 0 0 McCoy 2-7 2-2 0 3 3 -8 Totals 30-73 10-19 47 18 20 76 3-pt. goals: 6-16 (Wright 4-7 McCoy 2- 4). FG%-.411, 3-pt. FG%-.375, FF%- .556. Blks: 3 (Myers 2, Burditt 1). Turnovers: 16. Steals: 7 (Wright 3, Myers 2, Cambridge 1, Williams 1). Halftime: Texas 45-3 1. Officials: R. Ballesteros, S. Wilson, R. Richardson In the dark? We've got Hylights Daily Sports /'C 1 ~'itl1n EI AA~ I S For further details, call: 936-4327 i+ HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THE PUBLIC'S Something For Everybody *Swimming *Nautilus *Raquetball *Basketball *Aerobics *Dance .Free Weights *Martial Arts *Yoga *Pre-school *Child Care Center Family Activities H AV E Y OU CONSID E RED T HE PUB LIC' S HEALTH IN YOUR CAREER PLANS? 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