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Show NBA News The Salt Lake Tribune Crenshaw Atop GHO List Cavaliers Hire Karl as Coach Tribune Wire Services George Karl is a realist, and he has to be because the numbers are against him. The Cleveland Cavaliers have neither posted a winning record nor made the playoffs for seven years, record last compiling a dismal year. And Karl, who was anticlimati-call- y named the team's eighth coach in its history Thursday, now is the youngest coach in the NBA at "The Cavs have the nucleus necessary for a winning team, he said. I plan to start Melvin Turpin at center, Roy Hinson and Lonnie Shelton at the forwards, and World B. Free and John Bagley at the guards. Asked about the unsigned Bagley's status, Karl said the guard was technically a free agent but said he anticipated no trouble in signing him. Cleveland general manager Harry Weltman praised Karl as a "loyal and dedicated individual who knows the Cleveland organization and what we hope to accomplish here." h Weltman admitted the teams search for a coach after Tom Nissalke was dismissed was a "tedious affair, but said he wanted to insure the Cavs best chance for a coach that could communicate with the players. "(Team owners) George and Gordon Gund have made a committment to this team, but it takes more than a willingness to spend money to develop, said Weltman. We need creativity and a willingness to work hard, and George stood out from the list of candidates." Karl was the final choice from a list of three candidates that included Detroit Pistons assistant coach Dick Harter and Utah Jazz assistant coach Phil Johnson. Of course, George is only 33 and thats young for an NBA coach, said Weltman, but his other skills outweigh that. We looked for the right person, and found him right in our own backyard. 28-5- 4 33. realize that there will be quite a lot of pressure, said Karl, "but I wouldnt have wanted the job if I wasnt sure I could make it a success. The Cavs have the nucleus of a very competitive team, and I feel I can turn them into contenders and into the playoffs, Karl said. Terms of his contract were not revealed, but UPI learned Karl has signed a two-yepact worth bonuses $100,000, ,with structured I two-mont- ar should the Cavaliers make the playoffs. "Im very happy to have this opportunity, said Karl, who joined the Cavs as their director of player in May, 1983, following three years as head coach of Montana in per-.sonn- Continental the Basketball Association. This is the greatest challenge of my career, and I will try and bring a new game to the Cavs. I basically have a defensive-oriente- d philosophy, and I think I will be able to communicate well with the players. Karl, whose playing career was ended by a knee injury in 1978, said he hopes to bring Cleveland a team the city can be proud of again. Sloan to CBA: Jerry Sloan, a mer University of Evansville CROMWELL, new Continental Basketball Association franchise. Evansville Thunder owner Dave Ellenstein said Sloan was his first choice for the job, but Sloan had delayed accepting m order to explore a National Basketball Association assistant coachs job. It was speculated that Sloan would become an assistant with Cleveland if Phil Johnson had gotten the Cavs head coaching job, but that position went to George Karl Thursday. Sloan said he had no doubt about taking the Thunder post when the NBA job didn't pan out. I was interested m getting back into basketball, and this was one of the few opportunities I had, he said Wednesday. I missed basketball an awful lot, and then this situation came along. I thought it was a good opportunity. Sloan was selected an player in 1964 and 1965, when the Aces won Division II national championships. IV J first-roun- M: ' d than me," hesitated in making his club choice. "I said what the heck, and took a shot at it with the nine, Crenshaw said. "I was hoping to get it close and it disappeared up there. Open. "It's just one of those freak happen- Crenshaws eagle on the snaking, d 18th hole at the Tournament Players Club of Connecticut gave him a 65 for the day, where he was later tied by George Burns III. ings 420-yar- Cn George Karl Takes Cavs Job They head into Fridays second round one stroke ahead of Bill Sander and two strokes ahead of six other 67 Griff Moody, players at Lance Ten Broeck, Lee Rinker, John Fought, Howard Twitty and Peter Jacobsen. Seven players were tied at Crenshaw, 32, of Austin, Texas, is shooting for the GHOs $72,000 top prize and his second victory on the PGA Tour this year. He won the Masters on April, but has slumped since. Burns, 34, in search of his third career tour victory and first of the year, birdied five of his first nine holes and was at after only 10 holes. But a double-boge- y on the par-- 11th dropped him into the pack and he used birdies on holes 12 and 18 to climb back on top. 3 68 It was poor club selection on my part on 11," he said. I hit a five, should have used a four. Crenshaw, this year's Masters e at Champion who shot a last weeks British Open, was at heading into the 18th hole. hole-in-on- Sander shot steady, conservative golf throughout the afternoon, birdy-m- g five holes and bogeying none, while Rinker had the best nine holes of the day. He carded a 30 on the back nine, but two bogeys on the front nine kept him behind the leaders. On the approach, his ball lay several feet m front of playing partner has resigned as assistant coach of the Seattle SuperSonics, the National Mark Lye. Shooting first, Lye shot several feet dropped a from the hole and Crenshaw, knowing Lye to be about a half a stick longer an- nounced Thursday. At this time, I plan to pursue some other interests both inside and out of Harshman said in a basketball, statement released by Sonics media relations director Rick Moxley. I've enjoyed my experiences with both the Sonics and the NBA and wish the club the best for the upcoming season. Harshman, 37, son of long-tim- e University of Washington basketball head Coach Marv Harshman, announced his resignation on the same week the Southern California Summer Pro League ended in San Diego. and coach of the Chicago Bulls, has been hired to coach the Ben (AP) 145-yar- d g, Harshman Quits: Dave Harshman for- Conn Crenshaw, unsure whether to use an a nine-iroeight-o- r chose the nine and dropped a approach shot to eagle his final hole Thursday and share the lead in the Sammy Davis Jr Greater Hartford - citys Basketball Association club ( 1 1 10 SI.K K Plymouth NEW & USED CAR Phil Johnson Jazz Get to Keep Him Way To Go America With... 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