| OCR Text |
Show Eastern conference L Pet GB Lst10 Strk Home 7 806 — 7 3 3 aus ATLANTIC Conf 21-6 147 10. Brigham Young just wrapped up a week when it shot only 41 percent. Yet, the Cou- Wi TODAY: NOTES By Kurt Kragthorpe | CENTRAL W Ex-South Star Pupunu Heads To Super Bowl L Pet GB Lsti Sirk Home Away Conf MIDWEST Utah elped beat Pittsburgh. t Sc High, which Boston's Din over Sacram couple of years later. He llegiately at Weber East’s Mat SAN to doit Guard Craig Wilcox and forward Shane Knight scored 12 knew whe Ke ansas State's Chad May points apiece to spark BYUpast te’s Kerry Collins themselves above or be- s John Walsh in the ma ‘ the ball past David Robinson andget the ball in th ket NFL draft, based ontheir performances this week in Mobile, uts from every team Ala will Je them practice for SaturLayton’s Ed Eyestone finished 994 as the top American Road while Paul Pilkington of Roy was fifth. Eyestone finished ranked 21st in the world. Utah was the only state with two run- ners man.” D Motta said point play was in the American Top 10. Na nation and half dia Prasad, who lived and trained in Cedar City until last spring, finished No. 5 in the world. Prasad SBS OPP still represents hernative France jut is considering becoming an Americancitizen in timefor the former U. Johnson. of U. bal f That just set the J ketball ads on the radio pro: kson, who finished 37 points standout I’m not sure the Ute We've had four the last five nights ff would use that deseription ot n of more years. nters are 3 1 370 371 from Chargers’ nd in said. “They should have approached this gamelike profesionals. You people here, eople lightly. s is not BYU t the WAC can't look past you can't take This is the NFL. vs. Utah. This is ] 3y the time he takes the Dee Events Center floor in mid-De “ember, Ryan Cuffwill be averag 29.3 points peryear in college asketball. That's 161 points in le years, since heleft Richfield High as a celebrated BYU recruit By the way, Weber State should make sure to wait until after Cuff's eligibility date to play the Cougars. San Antoni fi ok. rookie Dallas i said “Thi ne to prove For us to continue to be suc cessful, our confidence ley needs stay high. This w help Jason Kidd's 40-foot shot at the buzzer Dallas a 78-75 lead after three quar ters, negating Robinson's 14 point performance in the pe a [aatses Monvoss2 riod Our leve of intensity just isn't 124 before W At Market Square Arena 4pm MSI HTV: Prime Sports Network @ Continued From C-1 M@ Radio: KISN AM-570. networkstations a onSeri z lead. 1-0 sine: Indiana by 2 Assistant GeneLittles will become interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Mike Eyans will remainan assistant, and a secondassistant will be hired “I never coached before, and I Utah 25-10) throws. Schrempf had \ 64 1 240 45-61 29-34 11-9520 131 and Shawn Kemp added Total points for the Sonics. who won sixth strai ht game| Point Goals: vont. Team Portand | Fo Wh FT Reb 7 Rebounds: ‘ in tra GF Ape nu, Bose Sa Soninc 13 Here's proof that desperation x= i FG OFT Reb free throws — Gary 2 Totals with 11.6 sec helped sell Weber State football last fall. The Wildcat basketball FG 4: 682 FG FT Reb | te late rally for a victory over |ATE Wt MA MA OT AFF Ps) Gortand Portland The Sonics led 126-116 : s a 5 | Seattle ae 35 90 24 35 —124 oo 7 131 Ace but the Blazers closed to 127- team, entertaining but in no dan ger ofextinction, drewonly 7,221 fans for a key game Saturday night with Montana The outdoor golf season was booming in Utah last week, but in- door facilities arestill in business. Holes-in-one may be even more difficult Boone Knows Streaks And the Jazz to make on computer simulators thanin reallife, but Al Jeffs aced No. 3 at Princeville (Hawaii) at the 19th Hoie in West ValleyCity oO @ Continued FromC-1 owner Larry Miller. Hetalked to then-GM David Checketts. They SnowCollege offensive coordinator Michael Canales, the exUtah State quarterback, missed his potential Division I break when Charlie Weatherbie left discussed the possibility of Boone USUbefore hiring anyone to re- done a little radio work on Creighton University broadcasts place Jim Zorn. Canales, known for developing quarterbacks, could fit on the staff at Utah, a school he beat as an Aggie senior in 1983 moving to Utah At the time. he wasin thechildren’s shoebusiness in his hometown of Omaha, Neb. Boone had and he liked it Omaha, however, Brot the best place to makecontact with NBA teams. make the right decision for my Its off Boone said. the beaten path. “Besides, Nebraska is a football state The Jazz. however, hired Boone. He brought a working knowledgeof pro basketball and a rookie’s enthusiasm to the job but not much experience ‘Onceyoulearn the business he acknowledged, “the job be- comes easier. Whena former athlete like myself starts, a lot of times you have the knowledge You know what you want to say You just don’t have the profes- sionalism Boonehas usedhis on-the-job training well. In those early years, he sometimes seemed unsure of himself andself-conscious. Now, he is confident and gomfortable on theair. Says Hundley: ‘The toughest part of his job — as an analyst — is knowing when toget in and get out. At first, that was his biggest problem. Hehadthings to say; he just couldn't get out. But at this point, he’s five times better than he was. It’s like day and night.” Rodhas always been verysup- portive.” says Boone, who claims 70-75 percent of his comments come from his experience as a player “I see what coaches are tr to do,” he said. “I see the adju: ments as they are happening. I also understand the players’ point of view. I've been frustrated on the court, just like them. I’ve had the same highsand lows.” awayand clearhis head.” Bickerstaff said the Nuggets are “a better team and abetter organization becauseof Dan Issel Wewill honorhis contract, and he will still be a part of our family. | don’t know whathisduties will be, lot of things to thetable.’ Issel, in his third season with the Nuggets, had guided the team to an 18-16 record this season Surprisingly, the resignation fol lowed two of the team’s best games of the season, including a 118-104 win over league champi- on Houston Saturdaynight In 1992, Issel took over a team that had won only 20 and 24 games the previous two seasons time.It cameto a head in the last couple of days. It’s tough to do something that your heart is not completely in.The wayI was conducting myself was starting to Asked if he had become concerned about his physical health, Issel said. “Alittle Bickerstaff wasnot surprised at Issel’s decision, “We've had some profound conversations, and under Paul Westhead. He compiled a steadily improving 78-86 record in his first two seasons andguided theteamto an upset of Seattle in the playoffs last spring It wasthe first time a No. 8 seededteam everbeat aNo. 1, and the Nuggets then forced Utah to seven gamesin the second round before losing. Littles said he planned no major changes, but might hold long- him,” Bickerstaff said. “In our er practices, work more on defense and make more lineup adjustments based on opponents. Utes 6 years old. A dozen yearslater, @ Continued From C-1 sons on the U.S. National Team, and competed at the 1992 U.S Olympic Trials. Tonight, she'll become the first Ute since Kristen Kenoyer to compete in the allaround in her first meet as a freshman. And all Kenoyer did was go on to becomethegreatest gymnast in Utah history, once scoring perfect 10s on three events in a single meet. “She's set,” said Suzanne Metz, Sommer’s senior teammate, who also will compete in the allaround against the Sun Devils. “Now we just have to see how she handles the pressure.” Sommer expects no problems. “I was here [watching] at nation- rea acrossquickly,” Bapne said. I've got to say what I want to say and not let our audience miss a beat.” “All this work” began back in Chatham, N.J., when Sommer was “Tve had to learn to get my The Cougars actually trail UTEPby one-half game in the Issei said he and general manager Bernie Bickerstaff “have been talking about it for a long als last year.” she said. “So I have somewhatof an idea of whatit'll be like. . I just have to rememberthat I put all this work in and that I know what I’m doing and not let any negative es en- The toughest part of the job? men who work. That's whythey're family andfor the organization.” Vs. Sun Devils 240 43-100 30-4430-49 18 25. 124 ntages Min MA MA O-T APF Pts ondsleft as Seattle a 6 Bo “I tried to Open Gym Year - Detlef Schrerw SANANT. emotional Issel said. things seemed to be eating at Sonics 131 Blazers 124 Wash. “They know how to win. They've got but with the newarenahebrings a certainly won't coach again,” the Indi (20-1 Schrempf’s two | * DALLAS Min Rinse tbh MA OT APE Pls TACOMA. Says Pressure Made Him Quit Southern Utah's basketball Green Bay andvisit Dayton five days later. Then, they come home for a Jan. 28 game with Cal PolySLO before closing the month at Cleveland State good guards andthey've got big conversations, Dan kept saying he was not having any fun. It was wearing on him. I want him to get overall < d 15th the Tacoma Dome will play Thursday at Wisconsin- waii coach Riley Wallace. have so much depth on this team that it’s hard to spread the minutes. Issel Dallas i wecan't ¢ play like tha team wins thestrange scheduling ward for January. The T-Birds seven rebounds. ‘I like BYU's club,” said Ha % 2 2 % 4 2 585 162 644 477 free there added 15 points and a team-high takeall the help we can get, We showon the team.” Team Rebounds: Blocked Shots Kenneth Roberts led the Cou- gars with 20 points, while Larson 0 0 83 ee 0% sf 2 0 7 1006 1376 393 950 274 924 10 332 902 1273 364 733 209 858 8 300 iPacers Karl Walon(24.6 BPd) Dale Davis (12.3 ppg) as! 4 games Atop 10 rebounder(10.2) aren Russell 6 1) g Derrick MeKey (129) Utah nis starts He averages 36.5 minutes Anire air ye ek sinltelt660) minutes against Knicks (7-4) akey tonight? binstocks dg eee Jackson (6.1) TopsIndy in assists: 8.4 elfHomacek (18 1) ¢ ReggieMiller (208) 27 93-209 on 3-pointers (44%) 3 Us @ posi varied wildly this season. “We'll would get the rest of the way. Rus- sell Larson scored on a runner and was fouled with 3:09 to play. He converted the three-point play and sent Maroneyonhis waywith his fifth personal WAC standings. wht TON Mt Campbell, whose playing time has closed to 63-61 when Tes Whitlock bombed in a three-pointer from the baseline at the 4:12 mark. But that wasas close as Hawaii scored on just one of their first Starting Lineups in their he ter Tony Maroney — to finish with a career-high 10 points. I just try to keep my head up and keep my confidence,” said it on top.” receiver score.” ne Aztecs. Saturdayit was Jeff Campbell. The 6-foot-8 sophomore hit 5 of 9 shots — several of them over 7-foot-2 Rainbowcen- However, wasn't enough to put the Rain bows away. After falling behind by nine (61-52), they rallied and Much like Thursday, the Cougars had all kinds of offensive problems against Hawaii. They Jazz vs. Pacers at least 36 years old wouldn't 420 dated, but Jeff just went inand attacked the basket,” said Reid. “He didn't To 8K 7 38 4 8 102A a% le3 & 8 7 and we Seven NBA k Seay, who played at Long h State: TheSteelers “prewe 424 scored eight points during a six-minute second-half stretch as the Cougars grabbed a 49 lead with 10:16 left ‘We were intimi- 451 237-638 818-1082 756 3434 EB AVG. va st o8 0 8 7 7% 4 3 Q rre comment of the week dicted 441-358 784-1018 770 ! NBA. TONIGHT. ere’s guessing Mark Katon ishes his back had held up a cou- le 35. 244.4 4485-2636 REBOUND OFF DE Tor a 2 % 25 103 eS3 4 35 : ny wat ha dunk a stole the Jackson with 16te 35 284.44393-2721 542 N — De Brown's orlayup capped { and lift 1996 Olympics. She nowlives in Salt Lake Community College He 34 02 8 2 % is7 2 Celtics 98 ‘ Kings 977 s! it right there Boulder. Colo. Per pis 04258 762 862 5-134aan856 ‘kson's run shot and enswuin with 16.8 seconds remainin snapped a 10 led the Dallas M 108-10: Antonio Spurs Sund Jim Jackson s Senior Bowl Racer, Player pore Steas doldrumsandignite a 15-2 rushto close the half. He then worryabout it.” But the shots have been going downat the right times. And the guys making manyof the biggest buckets are coming off the bench ANTON the game th Jackson wanted th corn State quarterback Steve MeN air BYU out of its early Runs Down Spurs Mendenhall Roy's Jim McMahon, Weber's Ruon Jones and Logan’s Hal Gar- line reverse to help Wii Knight Tolais Mattine — BYU Shoot Goals: Ho — FeldHawai wo: 800.6¥U 23.6 tages Free Tifows 667 hyeot Shooting — Hawa! 9-49 (Whit 5 2 nanay+2 McGee 11 Cougars (14-3 over- Mo Ra, Reid fott all) could be scary wi ck 2. SihBo They were just 22 (Durrant 3 R of 57 (.386) from the Mawar 19 (poker§) BYU 14 floor in Thursday's cd Roberts 3 66-57 victory over BYU 4 (LarsonShots — Hawali 2 (Moroney 2). TechnicalFouls — None San Diego State Offic ia Hall. Bi Grocey ond Against the Rain- onlyslightly — 24 of 55 (.436) — and were a horrid 10 of 31 in the first half. Skyline’s Steve said man. Campbell converted a pretty base- bows they improved following Gran- s Golden Richards, Bingham’s he ing. We're not making the extra pass and finding the open Determined Jackson 2 vecomes at least the 1 prep product to make game We're taking bad late Saturdayat the Marriott Center The shooting comes andgoes. It il come back.” Whenit does. the | plined early in the shots. We're hurry bruising 74-67 vietory over Hawaii und Lie) was in danger of football until after last Ww e have to be come more disci- AME SUMMARY RA PF IP Roger Reid saidfollowing his team’s WesternCanferenice Pet GB Lstl0Strk Home Away W5 13-6 12-4 se touchdownreception lark. the havoc, but Reid pointed to ad ditional problems What we're win- San Diego Chargers’ tight Hardy, less spell that lasted 3:13. Maroney was responsible for most of fense and board play,” Cougar coach grams that no longer exist Bruce briefly take control after a score- ning with nowis de- Alfred Pupunu almost entered Super Bowl. gars won two games to run their unbeaten streak to seven possessions. and watched Hawaii and improve te 5-0 in conference play the Super Bowl withthe distinetion of having played for high school and college football pros pl Baird RIBUNE PRC NV O — Here's some sobering news for therest of the WAC: ter my mind.” Sommer has consistency on her mind “T wouldn't say I have one event that stands out dramatically.”’ she said. Though the beam is perhaps her strongest event, “you have to like themail because you have to do them all.” Sommerwill be key for the injury-depleted Utes. Aimee Trepanier and Jennifer Mercier are hurt, leaving Marsden with just seven healthy gymnasts in his bid for a ninth NCAAtitle. “It’s not as surea thing asit was when I looked at it July 1," he said In the Sun Devils, the Utes will be meeting historically one of their toughest rivals. Though ASUhasnever wonin the Huntsman Center, the Devils edged Utah for the NCAA Midwest Regional title in 1987 after beating the Utes four straight years (1984-87) in the regular season. Last year, the Utes scored a come-from-behind, 194.675190.50 victory in Tempe, Ariz. “Arizona State is an experienced team that has re-emerged at the national said Marsden “For both teams, the first meet presents a lot of question marks.” Marsden might already have one answer, name of Sommer. NgREREee. ae Even Poor-Shooting Cougs ie Notching WAC Wins NBA STANDINGS oe SPORTS Monday, January 16, 1995 Tribune |
