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Show Saturday, June THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, B4 Page 5, 1993 Maye resets goals after missing NCAAs th Suos success wi pusiies amieys Chambers deep into the background ,.,.,. l" By MEL REISNER AP Sports Writer - Charles Barkley PHOENIX overshadows everyone on the Phoenix Suns roster, but no one has been pushed deeper into the background than Tom Chambers. Chambers, v. ho turns 34 this month, still occasionally flashes the moves that captivated onlookfew years back, taking it to the hoop with body control few big men have possessed. e and sixth He is 27th 8 with active among players points in 12 campaigns. But he is coming off a season in which he played in 73 games but never started, and a different kind of numbers comes into play. Chambers is approaching the option year of his contract. The Suns have to decide whether to pay him S2.4 million to play or $750,000 if they release him. Phoenix is loaded with talent, including holdovers Dan Majerle and Kevin Johnson, who were ,,,., ) mm w'-- ... . - ' ! Chambers N. ,.r' v6-f3. it a S - i. . NtV v t-- front-lin- e ft V Chambers averaged about 24 minutes and 12 points during the regular season. In the playoffs, the fisures are down to 15 and " Still, Chambers is capable of providing bang off the bench in the right situation, notably spelling center Mark West or at small forward, which he played in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals. Late in the game, Chambers scored nine points in 5'2 minutes. His last two baskets were 37 for a seconds apart, a 103-9- 6 Suns lead and a with 3:30 to play to restore the J " 20-foot- er lead. not afraid to put it on the line. He was one of the big keys," coach Paul Westphal said 4 after the victory Tuesseven-poi- is 1 t- v AP Photo day. Phoenix forward Tom Chambers falls backwards as Seattle's Shawn Kemp drives to the basket during Game 6 of the NBA Western Conference playoffs Thursday. Of course, Majerle made eight and 34 points, and Barkley had 43 points and a so Chambers' contribution was obscured. A University of Utah graduate drafted by the San Diego Clippers in 1981 , Chambers averaged 27.2 points just three years ago, 60 scoring a franchise-recor- d points in one game en route. He has made three of his four appearances and three of four trips to the conference finals with Phoenix, a team he left Seattle to join in July 1988 as the first unrestricted free agent in NBA BYU triple-- Phoenix. Chambers is such a private person that he spends the offseason in Utah's Ogden Valley, a spot so isolated a group of Trapp-is- t monks built a monastery there. Barkley's scowl is frightening, but his rogueish sense of humor never seems more than a quip away. Chambers is too reserved for banter. Intense? Chambers coined the word. Tough? Barkley knew the book on Chambers: "He's one white guy who'll fight." The differences in style don't double, ar history. But he's never been enough of an extrovert to become a hero in stop the two from admiring each other, though. "Just one of those 100,000 quotes that he said this season would have had me blackballed or thrown out of the league, but he can do some things and get away with them," Chambers said. "He says things that I wish I would have said all throughout my career." Few took much notice when Chambers hit the bench, but Barkley noticed. He called Chambers an inspiration. "Here's a guy who has scored more points in the NBA than I have, and he's accepted playing any 36-- "People are finally ready to see me fight somebody and him fight somebody." Morrison said. "People are sick of him making $5 million a fight fighting nobody. I may have fought a few nobodies myself, but it wasn't for $5 million." Nobodies indeed. So many that it would be hard for all but the most dedicated boxing fans to recognize 1 of the names on Morrison's record. Only Ray Mercer's name sticks out, and it was Mercer who gave Morrison a brutal beating in handing him his only loss two years ago. "I was a very fighter then," Morrison said Thursday. "I also didn't handle the pressure of a big fight well. But I've gone through a maturing process as an athlete. This time I believe I belong here." The betting public apparently believes Morrison belongs, makfavorite to beat the ing him a former heavyweight champion in their scheduled fight 7-- 5 less minutes for the good of the team," Barkley said in a Playboy i ui. Younger by two decades at the age of 24 and blessed with good hand speed and power, Morrison believes he will end Foreman's comeback and finally send him into retirement. "Foreman has been very selective about the people he fights," Morrison said. "He likes people who don't hit hard and stand in front of him. But with me, he's fighting someone three times faster and someone who hits just as hard as he does." The two heavyweights, who have made their living the last few years fighting the likes of Pierre Coctzer and Marshall Tillman, six-ye- ar f 200 t an m, .. m 2 to uv, m a m r ; iw 0 Ml" i 00 , m . s :T ; f SKI Rebst tor limited lim. Cll With High Quality Aider lor details. ! i.i i. ill iimi .in.. I..IHH.I ni.ijL j J V hj.wi aiiimiiiiii.imiuim.il . - & -- in in. 1 RALEIGH M 40 $1QQ99 JLUsJ frame Alloy wheels Quick release front wheel, and seat post. 1 NOW $309" HI TEC UOGUE HIKING BOOT w MensWomens Full Leather Water Resistant l for your safety Upper Well Ventilated Lightweight X 111 C20 Shifting Chxomoly TO Now 90 Oays Same as ( ash or Pay 'li Shimano Altus 3 Colors 3 Sizes Snell approved hard-shel- ll' SPORTS High Tensile) Steel Framed Fork Shimano Index Shifting 18 Speed ' ; 597B Personalized Company 768-304- 0 li- MTN TEK lOOO SX f HATING & All? CONDITIONING A Jin HELMET self-diagnosti- cs 203 E. 1350 N., Lehi Those honored and their grade point averages are basketball players Jeanine Utley (3.24) and Thais Kidd (3.23); swimmers Maggie Channel (3.20), Shauna Hurst (3.26), Amy Warmington (3.24) and Lori Ziegler (3.21); tennis players Jennifer Holmes (3.48), Cherie Kaneshiro (3.73) and Evica Koljanin (3.39); and tracksters Natalie Ahlquist (3.51), Dorota Buczkowska (3.31), Julie SCOTT CROSS V 1 y. Kal-jura- All-WA- C - - Reg. $280.00 Heating & Cooling Systems When temperatures rise, you need cool depend-abilitThe 598A takes charge of your thermostat with an efficiency rating of up to 16 SEER. And the features are designed to extend the life of your air conditioner. - Monday. DEP. ffw t women earn academic honors wo twice." Alloy Wheels ALD Ma-plet- Twenty-tCherrington (3.79), Tiffany Freeman LITTLETON, Colo. BYU women athletes have (3.63), Kathy Grayson (3.40), Arm (3.81), Carolyn Keyes (3.53), been named Western Athletic ConKathy Kidder (3.39), Julie Richardson ference winter and spring sports (3.97), Kim Spangler (3.54), Brooke Stanton (3.30), Heather Witney (3.49) academic honorees. To receive Academic and Beth Worlton (3.32). WAC cross country and volleyball designation, the athletes must have scholarathletes were selected at the end achieved at least a sophomore acaof fall semester. demic and athletic status. interview. The compliment wasn't lost on Chambers. "Charles is that kind of guy," Chambers said. " He'll give credit where credit's due and make other people feel good and not feel like he's letting down his guard by doing that. 1 appreciate him bringing my name up, because I have given up a lot, and there's a lot people in this league who wouldn't look at it that way, who would just go on about their business ... and not even think immi Morrison says it's time he, Foreman faced a credible foe LAS VEGAS Tommy Morrison figures it's about time both he and George Foreman fought a credible opponent. Come Monday night they'll at least have each other. ne 400-met- er 120-11- By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Writer i er 6.8. All-St- it." one-on-o- backup. "Tom r 15-1- 9. Chambers Barkley's x. 5; i while the Suns won at least 53 games for five straight years. But the major problem is that is .. Z: v - quarter-mile- According to both Hirschi and Maye, the problem is that Maye starts poorly. Maye has been 1 working on changing that since WAC. 46 seconds or beHe'll head to San Jose, Calif, Sean Maye low was good this weekend to spend some time enough to qualify for the NCAA with his personal coach, Lloyd outdoor championships. Murad. Murad was a Venezualan But, not this year. Olympian who worked with Maye So Maye, who completed his in junior college. senior season outdoors, has had to According to Maye, Murad has change his goals. Now he's aiming done wonders with him over the toward The Athletics Congress years. "The last time I went to his outdoor championships in Eugene, house, I was running 47s consisOre. June tently," Maye said. "He dropped "It's good to go to the NCAA me to 45.9. I'm hoping he can nationals to show your friends work the same magic this time. " what you can do," Maye noted. Maye isn't displeased with Hir"But what's important is the U.S. schi as a coach. He simply recogNationals. More people will notice nizes that Hirschi has other athyou if you get in the top ten there letes for whom he is responsible. than if .you do that at the NCAA "Coach Hirschi is an awesome meet." coach, but it's good to have this Maye has been to U.S. Nationattention," Maye said. als before. In 1991 he advanced as "Someday he'll put it togethfar as the semifinals. As a result, er," Hirschi said. "He's got the he made the Olympic Festival and potential, but you can't do it all in World University Games teams. the last 200." He won a gold medal as a member Regardless of what happens this of the 4x400-metrelay team at summer, Maye will return to BYU those World University Games in this fall to continue work on a deSheffield, England. gree in resource management. He "Hopefully I will make the has eligibility for the indoor season World Championship, Olympic and will try to reach the NCAA Festival and World University championships again. He did so Games teams this year," Maye this past season, but didn't fare too said. "I have been talking to Frank well. Fredericks (a former BYU sprinter Once he completes his collegiate who won two silver medals in the career, Maye will turn his attention 1992 Olympics). He said, 'if you to qualifying for the 1996 Olympic run just a little better, you can run team. That year the Games will be in Europe (this summer)." in his hometown of Atlanta, (La. There will be plenty of expectarun he can to Maye, According faster. "I ran my 45.98 (at WAC) tions as he works towards that from lane one. That's the hardest goal. According to Maye, his wife the former Hollie Miller of lane for a runner, espewill be the influence who size one (he's cially my It's a really tight curve. If I had keeps him working toward that been in lane four or five, I could goal. She's the one who has keep him on track since he learned he have run45.5." wasn't going to the NCAA meet. BYU coach Willard Hirschi ex , .... er ple weeks ago with a time of 45.98 seconds. Over the past five years, a time of all-tim- 18,-62- BYU st all-tim- e. dash a cou- ers a featured alongside - 400-met- third-faste- He ranks behind of Tim Hesse, who ran 45.81 in 1988, and Bob Tobler, who ran 45.84 (converted) in 1964. "He's capable of better," Hirschi said. "He runs superbly the last 200. He's got plenty of speed to run in the 44s. He's just got to do BYU's Sean Maye in New Orleans be to expected with his teammates this weekend. Maye placed second in the Western Athletic Conference PROVO WJ IF is the Assistant Sports Editor - ,- - pects bigger things of Maye, who By BOB HUDSON SQ199 vft, Reg. ! i's KJJ.JLQ.J-I-- $90 $7099 I J NOW i VtSA S W |
