1983_12 The Daily Collegian December 1983

              PaagrgM    Dec. 7,1983
Santa goes to town on sports awards
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Just in time for the Christinas season,
it's time for.the first, and probably last
annual "Everything You Ever Wanted
To Know About Sports. But Didnl
Care Enough To Ask;" awards.
Sportsman of the year: This year's
sportsman of the year isnt a man. It's
Martina Navratilova. Never before has
one athlete so completely and thoroughly
dominated any single sport. This over¬
powering lefty might still need some
lessons in winning with grace and class,
but there's no denying her overall
dominance. If she isn't I he sportsman ol
the year, she's at least the performer of
Other candidates:
FootballJoc Thcisman. John Riggins
might get the ink, but without this man,
the heart of the defending Super Bowl
champions, there would be frowns on
the faces of the Fun Bunch.
Eric Dickerson—Go to Los Angeles
and ask somebody who Wendell Tyler
Basketball: Moses Malone. As far as
effort goes,  he's the only basketball
player who comes even, fairly close to
earning his pay.
Baseball: Dale Murphy. This guy's more
basketball  players  go,' he wrote the     Fresno for setting the women's
book.
Walter Payton—This guy plays
mediocre team, but can you nam<
' " s ydu heard him whine about it?    newsperson' who would
break Browns
ment in the media backs solid 23 years.
After finishing her sports report for'the
evening. Staples was asked by her fellow
 the World
If anybody deserves to break Browns Series. Staples picked the Baltimore
record; he's the one. Orioles. Why? "Because I've always
Chris Evert Lloyd—It's not easy losing thought Jim Palmer was handsome."
your'tob'ranking to a tennis machine. Honest.
but she still keeps trying. Staving alive: Mark Castineau.  For
CSUF Sportsman or the year: Bernard nearly getting killed by the Rams*Jackie
Thompson. For being the main force Slater after one of his impromtu bd'ggje
behind a National Invitation Tour- sessions.
nament championship. The runnerup is ltit ,„, WOnder?: To the Kansas City
quarterback Kevin Sweeney. Sure Larry Royals, whose off-season antics erased
Willis had some great statistics.' but any questions as to why they had such a
than a great ball player, he's downright    Sweeney took a beating all season long, ten-it>le 1983 season.
perfect. and still didn't criticize his offensive line
Hockey: Wayne Gretzkey. Can you    once all season. Now that's a sportsman.
Look in the mirror: Howard Cosell. On a
recent Monday night game, Cosell
Boxing: Sugar Ray Leonard. For having   ^"ZITiVtw "Ifl^«i"n..i,..i-ii    **I*»*«%w°nder«1 about who was the
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his eyesight
Soccer: Pcle. For ignoring Jim Bn
ignorance and.staying
Association refs. Did you
they were on strike?
Hon^'j"!**•:bart |Knfc»: Kareem Howard.
Tennis: Jimmy Connors. Martina might    *$%$£ ^ g^^ Wh, didnt I .bin. ofth.,?: To the five-
havetherecord.butConnors.ssti.lthe    %Z^™Z>mS ^ NFL teams who actually passed up
watch     Who's Crori. Stemem anyway,?: To Miami quarterback Dan Marino in the'
Class Acts: Julius Erving;. Aa far as   Valerie Staples of K5EE televisio;
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Learning the fine art of hoop, CSUF style
NORTH GYM - Today's subject:
Coaching Basketball.
There are no chairs, no desks, no
blackboards or lecterns in what could
safely be called the biggest classroom bn
campus — the North Gym. There are.
however, about 40 students enrolled in
this course that focuses on the art of
leaching the -most popular' item ort
campus this time of year. Basketball.
PE I25B. or "Coaching Basketball."
is a class with class — if you enjoy or
want to learn about Fresno's favorite
sport. If your interest in basketball is nil
and you're looking for three easy units,
you'd be better off in an advanced
chemistry setting.
Every Tuesday and Thursday this
semester at 8:10a.m. sharp, these basket¬
ball students take their places on the
floor ofthe gym's southwest corner. The
coaches — Ron Adams and Fred Litzen¬
berger of the CSUF men's basketball
team — then initiate a lost art in the
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Coaching Basketball. If you return to
class after a thrcc-day absence you
might find yourself performing a "swing
and lead step" instead of trying to find
your "shooting pocket" like everyone
else. Resides, less attendance equals a.
lesser grade, just as "perfect practice
equals perfect execution." The.latter
was a fill-in question many of us missed
After role call. Adams or Litzenberger
— whoever happens to be teaching that
day — begins a lecture. You have to
listen close because sometimes they'll
make you get up and learn the topic
first-hand on the basketball court.
The coaches rotate teaching privileges
depending on the topic of the day.
Adams' forte is defense and Litzen-
berger's offense. Students should take
heart in knowing that Adams and Litzen¬
berger or Litzenberger and Adams are
among the finest in their field — any-
Since they've been coaching together
at CSUF (this being their third year
together), the Bulldogs have racked up
an impressive 55-14 record.
Head coach Boyd Grant is lucky. If
there was an Academy Awards night for
present
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berger would win the Oscars for .best
supporting actors, hands down. Actu¬
ally, hands up — one hand tracing the
basketball and the other ready to .block,
a pass attempt by the opponent.      •
Adams and Litzenberger are not just
coaches, they're teachers. And despite
their rich basketball backgrounds, they're
still students of the game.
They do love the. game. Adams, in.
fact, became so engulfed in a.recent
lecture, half the coffee in the cup he was
holding hit the deck as be assumed a
defensive stance in front of the class. 1
laughed, the class laughed, Adams was
embarrassed. I figured it was a correct
defensive stance since the coffee spilled..
A lazy defensive stance anil j bet the
coffee wouldn't have spilled. That's what
he teaches. Regardless, he hasn't brought
a cup of coffee to class since. -,
When PE 125Bgot to useaclassroom
for the first time Tuesday, Adams admit¬
ted using the gym for a classroom is "a
very poor situation to learn in." That's
not to say we never used the gym
basketball courts. At one point this
semester, the coaches had us running
drills — jumps stops, pivots, defensive
slides, screens, head fakes, passes, jab
steps, etc. :
The theory is: The students cant
teach it if they dont learn it. And so the
whole class was running drills back in
September. We were like a team. We
even had nicknames.
A CSUF water polo player is in Ihe
class. Adams called him, simply, "Water,
Polo." Vince Barger, a pitcher on the"
CSUF baseball team often answered to
"Mr. Baseball." One student with a
muscular physique was constantly re¬
ferred to as "Muscles." I once wore a
Pep Boys shirt to' class. No, I wasn't
called Manny, Moc or Jack, just "Pep
Boys."        ,  *■
We nave learned to coach basketball,
but a lot of the credit also goes to
classmate Derrick Riley, who also hap¬
pens to play for the Bulldog basketball
team. Because of his disposition, Riley
is always the stand-up example when
the coaches put on demonstrations. He
deserves an A for his physical contri¬
butions to the dats alone—
r a day two months ago when Litzen-
I   by a day two months ago when
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Along with the cheers that Christmas
brings, there must also be some jeers.
The following get those jeers:
Nebraska—For attempting an onside
kick against Minnesota. They were ahead
21-0.
The Liberty Bowl—For picking Notre
Dame for it's game, despite a 6-5 record.
Tothe US A Today -For usingTommy
Lasorda as its expert on the World
Series. If Lasorda knew so much, how
come the Dodgers were staying home?
To CBS—For ignoring the Nebraska-
Missouri football game on its review of
the major scores ofthe day. Why? ABC
was airing the Nebraska game at the
time.
To the NCAA—For its incredibly
stupid rule that allows each team to be
on national television a limited amount
of times. As a result, viewers were,
treated to the all-important Arizona-
Arizona State game instead of a brilliant
Nebraska-Oklahoma contest
To the Lite Beer commercials—For
using a bullfighter as one of its
spokesman. I thought they were using
athletes, not animal killers.
alike? No. Do they play with the same
style. Not really. Do they both read a
lot? I'm not sure.
Utnktmn vastly overt**** ,
You better believe it. Painfully over¬
used. J
Has tins sports writer ever used the
term, or tatj&m. matter, doc* he ever
plan to?
No way. Unless they hold a gun to my
head, then 111 consider it.
Does the Heiaatan Trophy ready go
to the best college football player hi the
nation?
I wouldn't bet the mortgage on ii. the
problem here is that the voters don't
come close to seeing even. half the
players under consideration. So who
are they to judge? It's like having
Tommy Lasorda pick the best player in
the American League. Or letting Tom
Landry name the Cy Young winner
every year.
Does the Hebman really go to the
Whn-ltMmtsmNaAnbryeek?
to opes ap Use Olympics, before this
age-old joke loses its hamor Let the real   AseeemmmS mm*
best athletes in the world compete. Can      Oh. 1 didnl know the a
yon imagine the Russian basketball   started.
.team (whose players are professionals
who earn salaries) playing our best, the
Philadelphia 76ers?
What wonU the resak be?
It wouldn't be pretty.
Sanaa* Larry Hofcatas really get SIN    ■ Sure. As soon as boxing is al
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I certainly hope not.
Who'll be in the Super Bowl?
It wont be the Houston Oilers. Who's the real Sportsman of the
Will h be the Los Angela Raimtn?     jear?
Maybe, but you can bet Pete Rozelte      The late Kansas City Chief running
wont be pulling for them. back Joe Delaney, who jumped into a
Why ■ H that nobody goes to New   river to save three little boys. Joe
York Giants games anymors? Delaney couldn't swim, but that didnt
Would you go? Repeals of Gilligan's   matter to him. Delaney is the only
Island are usually more entertaining.       sports hero of Ihe year.
I Soorts briefs
There were also
this year
' "If we did that, we'd be too much like
the NBA." - UC Irvine coach Bill
Mulligan addressing, the question of
whether or not the NCAA should invite
all its Division I teams to the champ-
Not really. If you lose in September,
you're in no real trouble. However, if
you should dare lose in November, or
heaven forbid, January, you've bad it.
What's the diflgxnce?
Who won ma	
Leagne   iinal
great quotes       Who won aba
1 didnt k
"Eight cheerleaders and four players."
— Jerry Tarkanian's description of the
perfect basketball team.
"One of my sons wants to be a
sportswriter. He's screwed up. The
other wants to be a coach. He's really
- Mullij
"Cocaine is God's way of saying you're
making too damn much money." —
Robin Williams.
With that age-old horror known, as
collegiate finals lurching just around the
comer, what could be more appropriate
at this time than a quick sports quiz? A
pre-test if you will.
What does the term "Bookend For-
wards" really mean?
You tell me, because I ha vent a clue
on this one. Do Bernard Thompson and
Ron Anderson look, even remotely
■*.««***% aga
v the USFL had'any
The Michigan Panthers. Or was that
the Philadelphia Stars, or the Denver
Gold, or the New Jersey Wastelands...
Could Nebraska have won?
Easily.
Does Howard Cosell really know
everything, or does be Just pretend to?
Both.
Does be really wear ■ tobpee?
Is the Pope Catholic? .
Will O J. Simpson ever learn to speak
the Engttah language with any clarity?
Ith dothknth knowth.
What exactly is an amatear?
An athlete, who gets both kinds of
gold — Olympic and under the table.
Is the term a sham?
No doubt about it. The time has come
Cal Bowl run Saturday
The 1983 California Bowl 10-Kil¬
ometer run is scheduled to start at 10
a.m. Saturday at the north end of Bull¬
dog Stadium. Individuals or teams who
have not yet registered may do so from
8-9:30 a.m. Saturday near the starting
line	
.- There are eight age divisions plus
wheelchair, heavyweight and media div¬
isions. There is an $8 entree fee per
Last year's Cal Bowl run was won in a
record time of 29:3 5 by Scott Mayfidd.
For more information call 298-3755.
Women at Dial Claaaic
Beach as the champions of the 49crs'
own Dial Classic basketball tournament
Friday and Saturday at the Long Beach
campus gymnasium and the Long Beach
Sporu Arena.
CSUF and Long Beach will square
off at 8 p.m. Friday, night.
■yTJasg^sauu the Dial Claaw in ihe.
tournament's debut last year with wins
over United States International Uni¬
versity (112-30) and San Jose State
University (89-63).
Long Beach,, 2-0, has four starters
scoring in double figures. 6-foot-J for¬
ward KirstenCummings leads the 49ers
with 27.5 points a game. She is followed
by guard Roslind Boger (15.0), 6-5 cen¬
ter Janet Davis (14.0) and junior guard
Faye Paige (13.0).
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