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Show Jja Utah All-Stars pally All-Stars? ! . By DAVE WIGHAM u ' ni. past weekend when the so-called Utah All-Stars MttheAri20"3 All-Stars in basketball for the fourth - tinea b'S luest'on was 10 tne selection committee. - WAS THIS indeed the Utah best or was it just an All-.1 All-.1 w ,eam from the Salt Lake area? l '' The reason this question came up was the absence of ft nne0f the top scorers in Utah this past season. Ken Jones d : w 1A Milfordschool averaged over 30 points a game ' i jjs year but was not on the club which is supposed to be H - he best in the state. 0RGAN'ZERS the reason ls fold. Number one rtip kid's coach didn't nominate him and secondly they Jrtn'twant kid t0 miss mat much scn001' 4. 'as tor e "rst reason the coacn should be shot but then r'mso should the selection committee. You tell me that if L, Maxwell forgot to nominate his son Mike that the oiBimittee wouldn't have picked him anyway. THEN THE second reason. The travel involved from Mjlford, which would have kept the kid out of school. Tiy do'they hold the game at a time when the kids have to miss school? II that is a primary concern then the date on which the game is played should be changed. By the time they play iti most people have forgotten about basketball, that's ,ty the attendance isn't the greatest. AS FAR as time away from school is concerned, it doesn't seem to bother the Arizona club who come up for days. Why then does it become a big factor for the Utah side? H was great to see a local player, Mark McCIeery of Weeds Cross, on the club and this isn't to downgrade the players on the side. But if they really want the state represented then they better come up with a method of picking the club. IT SEEMS a little ridiculous to have the coach nominate a player. This selection committee should be watching these players throughout the year, not just at a sale tournament. If ihey can't, then pick some media people who cover the games to be the selection people. If they can't then rename the team, because as it stands now I don't think tbey can truly call it the Utah All-Stars. |