Page 16/The Battalion/Wednesday, April 4, 1984
‘85 Hoyas look powerful
TANK MCNAMARA
by Jeff Millar & Bill
United Press International
SEATTLE — Georgetown
left the Final Four with an
NCAA championship. It also
left college basketball some
thing unsettling to consider.
More than its outright assault
of Kentucky in the semifinals,
more than its clinical dissection
of Houston in the final, George
town gave the rest of the nation
this to dwell on as the basket
balls are put away for spring
and summer: the Hoyas return
as fearsome as ever next season.
“I think our chances are ter
rible,” Georgetown coach John
Thompson said laughingly af
ter Monday night’s 84-75 deci
sion over the Cougars. “The
in the world is to
hese kids will be
hardest thin
come back,
cocky.”
If many don’t believe, it will
be with justifiable reason. On
Monday night, with the focus
on 7-footers Patrick Ewing and
Akeem Olajuwon, the texture
of the game was determined by
a couple of Georgetown fresh
men — Reggie Williams, a 6-7
swingman, and Michael Gra
ham, a 6-9 forward.
While some merely move on
the court, Williams glides. Play
ing as if he should be in formal
evening wear, he can go low for
the quick basket or hit the deli
cate jumper. And despite a lithe
185 pounds, he can also go high
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Graham plays fire to Wil
liams’ ice. With an on-court
scowl attached to a shaven head,
Graham cuts a striking figure.
He has the convincing look of
someone stressing the urgency
of prompt payments on a debt.
But for all the menace in
Graham’s game — as seen in the
Big East Tournament and West
Regional — there is another
side: hugging Kentucky’s Sam
Bowie after the semifinal, offer
ing to help an opposing player
off the floor in the Houston
game.
“He does things in a dramatic
way that tends to add incentive
to the team,” Thompson said.
“He has a lot of characteristics
that Patrick has, only in differ
ent ways. He’s very raw right
now but he’s going to be a great
player one day if he continues
to work and continues to de
velop.”
Of Georgetown’s 12 players,
the only ones missing next year
will be senior guards Fred
Brown and Gene Smith. Brown,
who came back from knee sur
gery, played 15 minutes Mon
day night. Smith injured his
foot in the semifinals. In what
he said was the “hardest thing
I’ve ever done in my life,” Smith
told Thompson before tip-off
he was unable to play.
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Thus, next season the Hoyas’
frontline is intact — Ewing at
center with 6-7 David Wingate,
a strong shooter who had 16
points against Houston, and 6-
11 Ralph Dalton, who can fill in
at pivot. At guards there will be
Michael Jackson, a clutch player
who had 11 points in the title
game, and possibly Williams.
Houston pennant contenders
Surprise forecast for ’84
Regardless of who is on the
floor, defense will be played. It
is Thompson’s trademark and
primary weapon.
How much longer Thomp
son chooses to execute his de
fensive strategems remains to
be seen.
By MILTON RICHMAN
United Press International
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first National League pennant.
After a horrible start last sea
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they came very close to being
the best club in the league at the
end. I hear it said Bob Lillis has
fooled a lot of people by becom
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fool me. I thought he was an
outstanding one to start with.
If there is such a thing as be
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Big surprise. Baltimore all
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their second straight pennant
by once again beating the Chi
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the order I’m picking themlo
finish in both leagues:
National League East
1. Montreal 2. Philadelphia!
New York 4. St. Louis 5. PilB-
burgh 6. Chicago.
National League West
1. Houston 2. San Francisco
3. Atlanta 4. Los Angeles 5.San
Diego 6. Cincinnati.
American League East
1. Baltimore 2. Toronto!
Detroit 4. Milwaukee 5. Net
York 6. Cleveland 7. Boston.
American League West
1. Chicago 2. Oakland 1
Texas. 4. KansasCity 5.Califor
nia 6. Minnesota 7. Seattle.
Despite the fact Steve Rogers
won’t Ite ready to open the sea
son next week and Pete Roseis
showing he’s mortal after 1
the Expos, I think, still are die
strongest club in their division.
It was a little hard under
standing the Phillies’ latest deal
with the Cubs. Not only forme
but for a lot of othen wk
aren’t sure the Phillies helped
themselves.
There’s always one dad
horse in every race, and tit
Mets are mine in this one. Ilf
their young pitching and lool
for them to generate more
power with Darryl Strawberns
added experience and George
Foster coming back a bit.
The Cardinals’ pitching
doesn’t impress me. They're
still trying to figure out what
happened to Joaquin Andujar,
and Bruce Sutter no longergeu
the hitters out the way he once
did.
Pittsburgh’s outfield is highly
suspect, and with a far from
happy John Candelaria pre
ferring to be traded, the pitch
ing isn’t that solid, either.
Lee Smith, the Cubs' relief
ace, is sure to get plenty ofwort
this year. That gives you some
rough idea about the Cubs
starting staff.
Next lo the Astros, theGianis
strike me as the most improved
club in their division. If there!
one thing A1 Oliver can do is
hit, and his presence givesJad
Clark and Jeff Leonard a big
lift.
Pascual Perez’ incapacity has
to hurt the Braves’chances,and
now they’ve got a hole in the
outfield as well with Brett But
ler gone.
I thought Tommy LaSordi
worked some sort of miracle
bringing home the Dodgers
first last year. You know what
former Dodger manager Char
lie Dressen would say whenever
he saw anyone pull off a mira
cle. He said he’d like toseeil
done again. Me, too.
Kevin McReynolds and Steve
Garvey should have good years
for the Padres. San Diegos
pitching is what I question,
though.
Vern Rapp is excited about
the Reds. I’m not, but who
knows.
In the American League,the
Orioles are far and away the
class of the Eastern division
They have so much talent, the;
were forced to send down some
kid pitchers who could win in
the big leagues right now
Think about this, too: With
players like Cal Ripken, Jr . Ed
die Murray, Ken Singleton,
John Lowenstein and Gary Roe
nicke, how many times are you
going to get shut out? ■ ,
The Blue Jays could steal h
all if their bullpen was stronget
and that’s the same department
that may kill the Tigers
chances.
Nobody hits harder than the
Brewers, but their pitching
holds them back, even if Rollit
Fingers does make it back.
Had Andre Robertson been
able to play, I’d have picked the
Yankees higher.
The Indians look to melikeJ
team of leadoff hitters.
In the Western Division, I
can’t see anybody finishing
ahead of the White Sox. “Anil
glad to be with this this club
says Tom Seaver. “What hit
ters!” Wait’ll he sees their pitch
ers.
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will turn out to be the best in the
league, and A’s manager Steve
Boros and his pitching coach
Ron Schueler, are molding 1
good strong hurling staff,
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an excellent defensive outfiek)
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