University Daily Kansan, January 30, 1985
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SPORTS
Brown puts blame on self for team's sluggish play
By MIKE BRENNAN
Sports Writer
Larry Brown has made it no secret during the past few days that he is upset with his team's play. Yesterday he placed the blame on himself.
also cross-state rival Kansas State tonight at Ahearn Fieldhouse in Manhattan. Both Brown and K-State interim basketball coach Darryl Winston said yesterday they were disappointed with their respective teams' play.
"When I first came here, I promised that the teams I put on the floor would play hard, and that Kansas could be proud of them," Brown said. "As a coach it is my responsibility to coach and teach. If they aren't getting the message, they should blame me."
KU faces cross-state rival Kansas State
tion at Aberneth Fieldhouse in Manhattan.
TO CORRECT THE problem, both coaches said they would have to see who played well in practice before making starting line-ups for tonight's game.
The game starts at 8:10 p.m. and will be televised by channels 27 and 62. It will be the 20th meeting of the two schools, and Kansas leads the series 121-82.
Brown said, "I haven't liked the way we've played all season. We are not playing as a team."
"We are not getting what we want from our experienced veterans." Winston said. "We have to reach down and get players that will play hard. I'm still searching."
Kansas, 3-1 in conference play; suffered its worst loss of the season Sunday, a 96-77 defeat to Michigan.
"My job is to motivate the team," Brown said. "I am pleased with our 15-4 record. But I would rather have us without such a great play and play hard and together.
CALVIN THOMPSON, KU'S 6-foot-6 guard, said that Brown should not take all of the blame for the Jayhawks recent performances.
"He takes the blame, we take the blame"
Thompson said "We are not having any fun
Monday, the players had a team meeting to discuss the reasons behind the problem.
Tad Boyle said that in the meeting, the players got some things off of their chests, including the fact that they were not playing together as a team.
"We wanted to get things' out in the open."
Boyle said. "We will know in the next few games if it helped."
Brown said that the team was not playing hard and unselfishly.
"IF A PLAY IS not for a certain player, he tends not to be instructed." Brown said. "We have to be more responsible and caring for one another off the court and that carries onto
Danny Manning said. "We have to try to play together as a team.
Unlike Brown, Winston does blame his team mostly his vetrans for the team's woes.
"Our previous four conference games have been indicative of our problems," Winston said. "We have total control for 30 minutes around the ground, waiting for someone to take charge."
Winston also said he wished his Wildcats were not playing KU tonight.
K-STATE, 1-3 IN conference play, is coming off a 94-75 loss to Oklahoma on Saturday in Norman.
Leading the Wildcats will be Joe Wright, who scored 54 points in the last two games for K-State. Against Oklahoma State — the only team the Wildcats have defeated in the conference — Wright scored 28 points and hit 11 of 11 from the field, a new school and conference record for shooting percentage. Wright scored 26 points against Oklahoma.
For that effort, Wright was named Big Eagle. Brown said he was conquered by Wright.
"He was a high scorer before," Brown said. "They are a great shooting team."
K-State is also led by Tom Alfaro, who averages 12.4 points a game, and Eddie Elder, who averages 11.8 points a game. The players include Ron Meyer and Tvrome Jackson
RON KELLOGG LEADS Kansas in scoring with a 17.6 average. Three players, Danny Manning, Greg Dreiling and Calvin Thompson, are averaging over 14 points a game this season. Cedric Hunter, the other probable starter, is averaging 6.2 points a game.
Brown said he knows his team can play harder.
"I don't get caught up with the record," Brown said. "If we play unselfishly and hard, we have nothing to be ashamed of no matter win or lose. We'll just have to wait and see."
Muffy Lybarger competed in the diving competition at the day. She competed in both the one- and three-meter diving Jayhawks dual meet with Oklahoma and Drury College Fri-events.
Jayhawk divers have best meet yet
By DAVID O'BRIEN
Sports Writer
The men's and women's diving teams had one of the best performances in KU history last weekend, Jayhawk swimming coaches said yesterday.
"Without a doubt, that is the largest group of divers KU has ever sent to the prequity meet "diving coach Kurt Anselm III" because classes before the Big Eight conference meet."
"We had our best diving weekend since 1972," said Gary Kempf, head coach of the swim teams.
Five divers qualified for the Zone D National Qualifying meet to be held March 15-16 at Texas Christian University in Ft. Worth, Texas.
All five of the divers qualified Friday night
in KU's dual meet victories over Oklahoma and Drury College.
MIKE PRANGLE QUALIFIED in both the one-and three-meter diving events. Prangle
- the only returning men's diver that competed in last year's Big Eight Championship meet — finished with 296.4 points in the one meter and 327.6 in the three meter.
Kent Griswold also qualified in the one meter with 294.1 points.
Muffy Llybarger led the KU women, qualifying in both the one and three-meter events. Llybarger finished with 257.8 points in the one meter and 277.65 in the three meter.
Celia Gales finished with 263.8 points to qualify in the one meter and Lori Spurney finished with 274.5 to qualify in the three meter.
Anselmi said he wanted to get more KU
zone. Zone D meet in both the one and three meter
THE ZONE D MEET is strictly a diving meet and will include some of the nation's toughest competition. Anselmi said. There were 15 teams in Zone D, including Zone E and Zone D includes most of the top Texas teams.
Divers who qualify at the Zone D meet will advance to the NCAA Championship meet.
Anselmi said the Jayhaws performed up to their capabilities last weekend
"We've been diving really well in practice," Anselmi said. "But we've clutched until last weekend. Last weekend they performed like they do in practice."
Anselmi said the good showing was just what his young team needed.
"They're a young group." Anselmi said. Pringle's the oldest, and he is a junior. The girls are the newest.
"IT'S NICE TO experience some success
They were getting a little frustrated."
Adkins back for rest of KU season
By TONY COX Sports Writer
Barbara Adkins
"Christ is first, my family's second and then basketball," she said.
Barbara Adkins, senior forward on the clear agenda of our work, clear on what her priorities in life are.
So when there was a tragedy in her family, she chose to miss the fall semester of her final season at KU to go home and help her mother in Oklahoma City.
Adkins is reluctant to talk about the details of what happened and simply says "I will."
While at home she rarely got a chance to play basketball, let alone practice with the team.
"I didn't get to practice," she said. When I would go to play, I got to a gym with her.
"I IUSUALLY DIDN'T get to play unless I knew one of the guys and they would pick me. Guys don't like to play with them. I just shot around."
Adkins she missed playing with the Jayhawks a great deal.
"I missed it, but I really missed it when I watched them play," she said.
Adkins went to KU's games against Oral
birds. Wichita State and one home
birds.
Adkins could have chosen to wait until next fall to start playing again and she would have gotten a full season out of her last year of eligibility.
"That's when I really knew I missed it, she said. It just really makes you want to ask," he said.
Adkins has now re joined the team for
inspiring her as his will count as her last
five years of eligibility.
'I WANTED TO play, and then coach
wanted me to play." Adkins said. "I didn't want to sit back and watch."
KU head coach Marian Washington said, "Barbara wanted to play, and she was ready." Barbara — once she knew her mother was fine — to sit back and watch."
The return of Adkins will help the team greatly. Washington said.
"She's a fine athlete and she's going to compete hard every game," she said. "That kind of attitude and that kind of intensity helps the younger players.
ADKINS WAS A starter in 55 straight games during her sophomore and junior seasons. She averaged 11.9 points and 6.8 rebounds per game her sophomore season and 10.7 points and 7.0 rebounds per game her junior season.
However the return to action hasn't been easy for Adkins. She hasn't scored in double figures since coming back and has had limited playing time.
"I think it's going a little slower than I wanted it to," she said. "I thought it would just click. I didn't get a chance to practice." And it just can't happen overnight.
"ANYTIME YOU'VE GOT a player who's been seasoned and paid their dues, that's what a coach is looking for. She demonstrates experience."
"She'll get stronger, no question about
she," she said. "She's going to get stronger
all the time."
Washington said Adkins would improve as the season goes on.
KU hands 'Cats rare loss at home
Support from Washington and her sister Vickie — who also plays for the team — has helped ease the difficulty of coming back, Adkins said.
"Coach has been really supportive," she said. "She hasn't put any pressure on me at
ADKINS REMAINED hot, hitting 20 first-half points to put KU ahead 44-31 at halftime. For the game, Adkins was 11-16 from the field and 4-4 from the line to finish with 26 points. She also pulled in 11 rebounds.
The Kansas women defeated Kansas State 76-64 last night in Ahearn Fieldhouse, handing K-State only its second loss in its last 17 games at home.
Turnovers hurt K-State early as they committed four in the first four minutes. During the first half, only one K-State turnover in all, 61. Turned nine of K-State's first half turnovers into points.
KU jumped to a quick 10-2 lead in the first half as Vickie Adkins, 6-foot 1-center, scored the first eight points for the Jayhawks.
lavhawks beat K-State 76-64
"I'm really proud of them," said head coach Marian Washington. "We played good intense basketball."
KU shot 58.8 percent from the field in the first half, while K-State hit 50 percent. At the throw line in the first half, KU was 24 and K-State was 7.8.
During one five minute period early in the game, KU came from trailing 2 to lead the Lady Cats 14-4. But K-State cut that lead to
But K State came out strong in the second half and pulled to within four at 7:48 at 38:54 The Lady Cats were also behind by only four at the 6:20 mark at 62:58
four points by the 9:36 mark in the first half at 18:14.
KUS' BIGGEST LEAD came at 4:48 the first half as the Jayhawks led by 16 points at 35-27.
Much of K-State's second half strength came in rebounded. The Lady Cats out-rebounded KU 27-19 in the second half, both teams pulled in 38 rebounds for the game.
"We just didn't get good shots from outside," Washington said of KState's comeback. "We lost intensity on defense and didn't attack well.
"But we kept on coming and were able to regain our momentum."
Kansas gained control again in the final
"We were able to handle the last few minutes well." Washington said. "If we continue to build, we are going to win some ballgames."
minutes of the game and built their lead to 12 points, the final spread.
FOR KU, MARY MYERS, 5-6 guard, had 10 points, and Jackie Martin, Lisa Dougherty and Evette Ott had eight.
K State was led by Jennifer Jones, who had 18 points, while Cassandra Jones added 13. Also for K State. Cindy Durham and Sue Hurd had 10 points, and Sheila Hubert had eight
For the game, KU shot 33-64 from the field for 51.6 percent and K State shot 25-59 from the field for 42.4 percent. At the line, KU was 20.8 percent, and K State was 14-22 for 65.6 percent.
The win brought KU's record to 12-6 overall and 3-2 in the Big Eight KState fell to 7-5.
The Jayhawks next game is Saturday against Nebraska in Lincoln.
Bulls beat Kings 103-97
By United Press International
By United Press International
CHICAGO - Michael Jordan for one was glad to see some of the pressure taken off his shoulders for one of the few times this season.
Jordan, the Bulls' rookie sensation, got his 26 points but it was the work of the bench that made the difference in Chicago's 103-97 win Tuesday night over the Kansas City Kings.
The win was Chicago's fourth straight overall and eight in a row at home. Kansas City, which dropped its seventh straight on the road, has lost nine of its last 11 overall.
The Chicago bench, led by Quintin Daley and Ennis Whatley, helped the Bulls break open a tight game late in the third quarter and hold off a brief Kings rally in the fourth quarter.
"ITREALLY MAKES it easier for me. Our bench played very well tonight. When that happens, not all of the eyes are on me." Jordan said. "We really got a lot out of our bench."
Chicago Coach Kevin Loughery went a step further.
Whatley scored eight points in the final four minutes of the third quarter to help Chicago take a 83-71 lead entering the fourth quarter.
"I thought our five guys on the bench were the difference tonight," Loughrey said. Quinlin Dailley, Jawann Oldham, Rod Hammond Green and Whatley all did a great job."
Kansas City, which was led by Eddie Johnson's 26 points, was still behind only 87-82 when the Bulls outscored the Kings 8-2
in a three-minute span to take a 95-84 lead midway through the final quarter.
"Our mad bombers came through," said Dailey, who scored four of his 12 points during the stretch. "With the injuries we likely need to do a good job off the bench."
DAILEY HAS BEEN feuding with Loughrey in the past week. Asked if he got enough playing time last night, Dailey smiled. "I got enough to win."
The game marked the return of former Bulls guard Gregie Theus, who scored 15 and sparked a rally that saw the Kings cut a 101-9 lead to 101-97 with a minute to play. But Jordan's jumper sealed the win in the final minute.
"When you clear out for a great offensive player like Michael Jordan, he's almost impossible to defense," said Theus, who has 101 points and a crowd of 7,216. "He's an outstanding talent."
Kings Coach Phil Johnson said the key was his team's inability to hit from the outside lane.
"Eddie and Larry Drew weren't hitting at the very end." Johnson said. "Their bench came up with some key points. Whatley really hurt us there in the end of the third quarter and Oldham got a big rebound for them."
Kansas City came back to grab a 67-15 used on Johnson's three-point play with 7:99 left in the third quarter, capping a seven-point run by the Kings. But the Bulls rallied behind eight points by Whatley to take the lead for good.
CHICAGO LED 31-28 entering the second period when they broke to a seven-point lead, 37-30, early in the quarter. But the Kings, led by Curtis James, were able to close to a 55-33 halftime deficit.
Novice events begin in KC
By United Press International
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Todd Eldredge and Katie Wood skated to first place finishes in compulsory figures yesterday to begin their season. The U.S. Figure Skating Championships
In junior pairs competition, the Michigan team of Deveny Deck and Luke Hohmann breezed into the lead after the prescribed short programs.
The five-day nationals competition, which concludes Saturday has drawn 202 contestants.
Eldredge, 13, who skates for the Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society, took the silver medal in the men's novice division at the 1984 nationals in Salt Lake City.
"IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME to win this thing," he said. "Last year I was second, like 23 one-hundredths of a point from first."
With the graduation of novice champion Patrick Brault to the junior division, Eldredge was considered the favorite to take home the gold.
Blades Figure Skating Club in Paramount Calif., was third at 63.70.
Eldredge finished the compulsories with 65.50 points. Cameron Birkley of St. Moritz Ice Skating Club in Berkeley, Calif., finished second at 65.30 and Alex Chang of the Arctic
In the novice ladies competition, Wood, a 13-year-old junior high student from Winneka, Ill., collected 65.30 points and a slim lead over Kenna Bailey of the Utah Skating Academy with 65.20 points. Jill Weissenstein of the Academy for Skating Clubs had 65.00 for third place.
The compulsory, or school, figures are geometric tracings based on the figure eight and are used to determine a skater's control of the edges of his blades. In the novice division, school figures count for 50 percent of the competition.
BOTH MENN' AND LADIES' novice champi-
onships will end today with the freestyle
In junior pairs, Deck, a 16-year-old high school student from Plymouth, Mich., and Hohmann, a 20-year-old computer enthusiast from Northville, Mich., easily skated past the second-ranked Detroit team of Shelly Propson and Jerd Woolson. 86.90 to 85.60 Lori Blasko of the Conejo Valley Figure Skating Club and Todd Sand of the Los Angeles Figure Skating Club had 83.20 points and a strong third place.
The short program, consisting of seven prescribed skating moves and connecting steps, counts for 30 percent.