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Show I ( hi all I Section! Saturday Morning January 18, l()H(i Page liccunlril ,riiri"' I III,") !00-G2- -- ... al 2;7-202- ''iiiK I ( it it Hemphill Tribune Spoils Wilier II the Warriors, o all teams, can do to them, the ,)a figure they can do to others. Two nights alter losing by 4ti in Oakland, the Jazz won by 27 at home Friday night, drilling the Dallas Mavericks al the Salt Palace. They'd prefer to believe that this was the real Jazz, and with a new starter (Hickey (Been) in the lineup and with a favorable schedule for the season's second half, which began Friday night - they mav be closer to the truth. 1.19-11- - The Jazz achieved this v ictory w ith an amazing shooting exhibition that Dallas Coach Dick Motta said ''might be the best I've seen.' Triggered by Green. who made his first seven shots ol the game, the Jazz made 18 of 28 shots in the first quarter for 78 percent. cooled to a pedestrian 83 percent in the second quarter, and wound up al 59 percent tor the game. The Jazz, who had a lead at halftime on 87 percent marksmanship, just couldn't miss. in the first half, Green was and starting forwards Adrian Dam-leand Karl Malone were a combined (71) percent) for the game. For the game, Dantley had 31 points, Malone 26 and Green 22. Rut everybody got in the act. Kven in that portion of the game known as "garbage time" in the final period, the Jazz, paced at that point by Jeff Wilkins, played superbly, passing and shooting well. In one stretch that consumed most 6f the fourth quarter, the Jazz scored on an incredible 17 of 19 (72-49- BYU Trips Rams in possessions.' effiThe result of this game-lon- g ciency was that the Jazz accomplished the following season-hignumbers- their widest margin of victory at home (27 points), their highest scoring quarter (45 points in the first), h their highest scoring first half (72 points), their highest scoring game (139 points), and the only game this season in which they've had a pair of quarters (43 in the first and 40 in the fourth). "We just ran into a buzzsaw," said Motta, whose team played without its injured sebring leader, Mark Aguirre. "I'm not so sure that we played that I told our badly. I'm really not. team that this team the Jazz would beat any team in the league tonight." J With Aguirre out, the Mavs needed arbig game from somebody and didn't get it. The likely candidate would have been guard Rolando Blackman, who burned the Jazz for 37 the last time he was here. But Bob Hansen and Pace Mannion, using their fouls freely, never let him go off, and Blackman finished with 18, the Dallas high. Because of Hansens foul trou27 ble, Mannion played a season-higminutes and fashioned a decent game for himself (12 points) after missing badly with his first five outside shots. Incidentally, the man who was suppoposed to be playing that sition for the Jazz this season, the un ... J h d 68-6- signed Darrell Griffith, got the cast off his injured left foot Thursday, but the Jazz say their reports are that the foot is not completely healed So the latest Louisville news flash still doesn't push Griff into any sort of immediate focus with this team. But then the Jazz couldn't have shot the ball any better with him on this night Dantley made It) of 18 shots for his 31 points, as he relieved any worry that an Aguirre-les- s Maverick learn might rally in ils star's absence, just as the Jazz did earlier this week without Dantley. Said A.D., who had to face Detlef Schrempf instead of Aguirre, In this case, it worked out for us. But in the past, weve seen whpre the other team hasn't had its top player and we lost games." Meanwhile, Malone made 12 of 13 shots for his 26 points, and Jazz Conch Frank Lavden raved "He played C r rific; hes having more and more g..mes like that." Malone also had a 12 rebounds and five asgame-higsists. and he did all that in just 28 minutes Said an admiring Motta of the Mailman, "lie's t rally coming." Although Dantley. Malone and r 11 for 17 points) Thurl Bailey were doing all the scoring they could from the forward spots, tlie catalyst for the victory was Green, who made nine of shots in the first half (eight of them front outside) for 22 points, which was his game total. Clearly, Green was excited that Layden named him the starting point guard again, after he had served as a reserve behind John Stockton in the first half of the season. FORT COLLINS, Colo. You might say Brigham Young junior guard Bub Capener typified the CouMoby gars as a whole at cryptic-quie- t Gym Friday evening At times, Ca pener was good At times, he was bad At times, he was ugly. But BYU and Capener both survived their inconsistencies and suicidal tendencies to escape Colorado State with a 68 63 triumph belore somber spectators. 5.862 The Cougars and Capener endured to secure their (mirth consecutive victory and assume a contending position with a 3 2 Western Athletic Couleren e nrrru cute, np a Saturday 7 30 p n a. ite at ir i " ce Academy And BYU and U pener withstood anoth-- r brief epidemic of missed fre throws to dial the Rams their second conference defeat in 48 hours. But no matter how bad BYU looked oei usiun.'illv, the bottom line Was gratifying - a Cougar victory. "That was one of our most lackluster games uf the year, but its the mark oi a good team to win those kind," remarked Capener, who popped in all 14 of his points in the second half. At the beginning of the year, we might have lost this type of game. But after we didn't play very well in the first half toniglft, we came out in the second half and expected to win. That makes a difference," 1 illustrate To 87-6- 1 1 how Capeners per- sonal performance mirrored that of BYU as a whole, consider that the normally-accuratguard was from the field in the initial 20 minutes night. and didn't score a point. Similarly. "The Golden State game was a BYU shot a cool 37 percent tough loss, but nobody was really at intermission. down about it; we were really beat When the other team is playing a from the night before the streakzone and packing it in underneath in said Houston," breaking victory like that, you have to step up and hit Jazz Mark Eaton, who those jumpers," analyzed blocked five Dallas shots Friday. BYU Coach Ladell Andersen, whose "The big thing in this game was the on the season Cougars climbed to fact that Dallas had already beaten "The only thing I said at halftime was us twice. that if we had that jump shot to take It was a very important game beit. You have to keep taking those cause they're a team in our division and we finally started making shots, Tribune Stott Photo by Poul Froughton and a team thats ahead of ds, seer in the second half. them 18 startGreen back into the roared Rickey performance, bombing for points to onded Layden. We have to beat those beand Capener Indeed, BYU lead Jazz to 45-3- 1 lead after 12 minutes. teams at home." ing lineup with an awesome first-quartto gun burying those ultimately take control. After the dramatics were tied eight times in the second half, the Cougars reeled off eight unanswered points to deadlock and pull away from a a assume with 5:35 to advantage Lex By It's something I havent been thinking about," Hemphill starting point guard spot back on Oct. 30, informed play. Tribune Sports Writer the team he was switching back to Green, who had said Green, who finished with 22 points Friday, all That first half was very started only three games this season (the first two in the first half. He just up and started me. It was Friday morning, Rickey Green learned that he Capener-Iike,- " admitted Capener, a great feeling. Everybody wants to start. I've and his Chicago homecoming on Dec. 21). would be returning to the Jazz's starting lineup. who finished the night shooting 50 been starting for the jazz for four or five years Friday evening, he staged a personal fireworks "I think that Rickey's been playing well." reafrom the field. "1 percent on show to celebrate. now, so it really wasn't a big change. But I was soned Layden after Fridays victory. We were know are the shots going to fall if I ecstatic about it, because everybody wants really Green made his first seven shots of the game and coming home. 1 felt it might give us a little lift, and shooting the open jumper, and to start." keep I thought it did. I still don't put a lot of weight on fired home 18 points in the first period to lead the coach Andersen has given me the Stockton, who was told of the move privately by I don't think it's Jazz to their highest-scorin- g who starts and who doesn't. quarter of the season green light. So I just went out and before team the heard about said after it, Layden (45 points), as he provided the impetus for the any big deal. Well see how it goes." started making them in the second "I well as the been haven't game, definitely playing rout of Dallas at the Salt Palace. Jazzs The players do think it's a big deal. All players as was at the start. . . It's no big deal. As long as half." While Capener .and fellow guard At Friday morning's shootaround. Jazz Coach want to start, and Stockton and Green arent any Rickey's playing well, Im happy for him and I Frank Layden. who had given John Stockton the different. See think Frank should play him." Column 2 this Jazz team was hardly the same one that was humbled by the Warriors Wednesday Obviously, e and-traile- 31-2- 7 9 er Rickey Gets Jazz Off to Best Start of Year slow-pace- d 47-4- 7 55-4- 7 un-Bo- b ... 139-11- 2 1 . Montana Feeds on Weber Wildcats Shooting Drought, By Ray Her bat Tribune Sports Writer You could alMISSOULA, Mont. most see this one coming. Weber State, which emerged victorious at home last week despite making only eight field goals against Boise State, continued its shooting drought here Friday night. And it cost the Cats dearly. A big, burly Montana Grizzly team, hungry for a victory in its Big Sky Conference home opener, pounded the Wildcats before a raucus crowd of 8,880. The victory puts Montana and Weconfer ber State with identical Test 3 By Roger Graves Tribune Sports Writer h 1 1 11 Blast Mavs by 27 By I.i' 2:57-201)- " Jazz Flol-Shooti- ng lnluriiialjon all ence records. It was just the third reversal of the season for Weber, which has won 12 times. Montana is now 12-- 5 overall. The setback was one of the worst in Wildcat annals. Some 20 years ago, a Weber State team traveled to El Paso to play the defending NCAA champions, then known as Texas Western. Weber lost that game by 35 points. Seldom since has Weber been blown out like it was here. A subdued Larry Farmer, who played In only one losing game as a collegian at UCLA, had little to say after speaking briefly to his troops. What is there to say?" Farmer paused before heading to his postgame radio show. Meanwhile, Montana's Mike Montgomery beamed like a new father. Our kids were hungry for this one. They wanted to get off on the right foot after opening on the road. The Grizzlies, who were named preseason favorites along with own a road victory against Reno last week. The Wildcats, which suffered their worst conference defeat ever, won both their games at home and are now on their first road trip. Weber has a chance to redeem itself Saturday night in Bozeman against Montana State. Neva-da-Ren- Weber failed to score from the outside, and in the second half the 'Cats looked to Harry Willis inside. Willis scored 12 of Weber's first 14 points in the second half, but he couldn't do it alone. Montana was just too strong inside with the play of forward Larry Krystkowiak and 9 9 center Larry McBride. The two burly Bears ate Weber up inside. McBride with 16 mission break, The way the Grizzlies were taking it to the Wild- cats it appeared, as late as five minutes to go in the period, that Montana'-wou-ld run the Wildcats out of th 37-2- Weber at Montana St. At Biesden Fleidhouse, KSOS-F- (107) 7:30 p m. Radio Probable Starlers Pos. Montana SI., Weber, F Walt Tyler, 15 8 Krai Ferch, F Tom Domako, Horry Willis, 10.2 C Clamon Jacobs, Dorryle McDaniel, 9.6 G Alan Campbell, 1.1 Tony Hampton, G Guy Beach, 6.5 Ray Willis, gym21 1.6 9.4 6.1 13.4 9 2 and Krystkowiak with 13 led Montana's scoring. Willis led Weber with 18. Krystkowiak was a doubtful starter after suffering a slight ankle sprain in practice Tuesday. He showed no ill effects of the 87-6- 1 Montana controled the first half in every phase of the game. The Grizzlies outrebounded, outshot and played a tighter defense. Thats why the edge seemed a bit conservative. After a tie, the Grizzlies took control behind the inside power of McBride and Krystkowiak, and when guard Scott Zanon hit the first three-poin- t hoop of the game, Montana led with 11:50 remaining. 2 injury Friday night as he dominated the rebounding with 18. Somehow, Weber State managed to trail by only nine points at the inter 15-- 6 NCAA Officials Consider Giving Field Goal Kicking the Boot of football, The kicking game is along with offense and defense, but the college coaches arc worried the foot is playing too vital a role in their game and they have statistics to prove it. But when it comes lime to vote changes which would minimize this phase, the college coaches can't agree on any proposed changes, or even the need for one-thir- changes. of the Davey Nelson, secretary-editoNCAA Football Rules committee, admitted this frustration earlier in the week during a lull in the NCAA convention. "This last season saw more field goals than touchdowns scored by passing," ho began. e "Coaches feel this dependence on the field goal kickers is taking a lot away from their game. A team drives the length of the field to get a touchdown and two kicks line can nullify the touchfrom the long-rang- d down. "In 1959, the college goal posts were widened from 18 5 feel to 23.4 and the field goals have boomed since then. In 1958, the year before the goal posts were widened, there were only 108 held goals kicked in college football. In it)85. there were 2,310 field goals kicked. "Coaches have suggested narrowing the goal posts and eliminating the kicking tee. And a rule was passed giving (he opponents the ball at the line of scrimmage on a missed t f lield goal. But when it comes to changes, the majority wants to stick with the current rules win by a landslide," he laughed. "That was my first mistake because Tennessee won in an on kicking. "Take the extra point, which has become almost automatic," he continued. The statistics show the extra point kick is successful 95 r n nf time. So why not make a touch-., "th seven points and forget the kick? "Whats the percentage of going for two points after a touchdown? Our figures show t the pass or run is successful 37 percent of the time. And coaches go for two only 10 percent of Ihe time. upset. "I don't think anyone expected we would dra- - 77,423, but this game provided the most pressure for tickets of any game we have scheduled, including Alabama-ArkansaDame and Georgia-RenGeorgia-Nolr- e State. The fans took over 30,000 hotel rooms." The Sugar Bowl frequently suffers in the TV ratings when matched against the Orahge Bowl and its "national championship" game. "The game New Year's Day was the greatest financial bonanza for the city in the bowl's history. And we can't change the time slot. We tried New Year's Eve for four years and the city businesses complained. New Year's Eve is the biggest night of the year in our fun city and no one wants the big spenders watching a football game most of the evening," Holmes explained. a n . two-poin- "If a team gets 95 points by kicking for the extra point 100 limes and only 74 points by "going for two in 100 inslances, the kick is the better percentage. "Everyone screams about pass interference, but would you believe (he pass Interference percentage for two teams in a game was only .71 and in 1975, the percentage was .60? "Emphasis has been placed on offensive holding, but (he rule has been the seme for 80 years. All the rules committee did was legalize hat most of the teams were doing on of (en.se. "We had more holding calls than ever last season, but the average for a game was 2 61. There were 2,786 holding calls of 10 yards this last year and I predict there will be no five- - yard penalties for holding next year," Nelson offered. Thanks, Doug Bill Flynn, athletic director at Boston College, credits the Interest and money generated by Heisman Quarterback Doug Flutle with an expanded building program. We figure to have a combined arena completed by September of 1987," Bill explained, as part of a $24 million building program. We are planning on adding 8.000 seats to our stadium. And a lot of this growth can be credited to Flutie. hockey-basketba- Hit Jackpot Mickey Holmes, executive director of the Sugar Bowl, was explaining the uncertainties of selecting bowl opponents. "We wound up with Tennessee and Miami In our bowl, and I admit I expected Miami to Local Pride Ray 1erkins, the Alabama coach who had coached the Giants of the National Football League, recalled the provincialism of fans. "The theme song of the Giants is 'New York, New York but wo play our games in the Meadowlands stadium In New Jersey," Ray explained. k "When we played our theme over the public address system, we got beefs from New York and New Jersey. We even had the 'Hoboken Kid, Frank Sinatra, sing the song and figured that would satisfy all factions, but it had limited success." Whats the main difference between coaching the professional Giants and Alabama? There's not that much." he explained, "since athletes all demand respect and disdr,, pline." 'v Sonny Werblin, who signed Joe Namath tcD his pro contract, has the best solution for the! factionalism between New York and New! Jersey, offering, "If the Hudson River wer paved, Meadowlands would be West 16th Shin New York City." Saddest Words . . Pity the plight of Larry Laccwell, the for' trier assistant coach at Oklahoma who novl coaches at Arkansas Stale; "1 master cheating al Oklahoma, probably graduated! magna cum laude in cheating, and I wind tip at Arkansas State with all that knowlcdgp, " and no money to use my ; I know-how,- Observation Ward -- :z The NCAA convention provided a lot oL talk and little action, but It was wrapped ujplqj two days, a fact the Legislature might hent |
