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Guc from page 3 "Yeah, he was a big reason," Martin said. "I think of him as a coach, an advisor, a friend. I say we're a whole familv You ran talk to him like a father." Martin knows what USC's basketball team will be like this year. "We've got a lot of power on the boards," Martin pointed out.j "We've < got a lot of quick big men and the guards are quick. The guards, we tell each other what to do. We're just like brothers." A good shooting guard, Martin also likes to go to the boards. "Yeah, I like to get in there," Martin grinned. "Most big men don't let you in there, but you gotta' slide in there somehow." One of the team's most experienced players is Henry Atkins. Atkins is one of the few players who played under Frank McGuire. Obviously, there is a difference between Foster and McGuire. "Coach Foster runs the ball more and there is a much faster tempo," Atkins informed. "Coach McGuire ran a more patterned offense. "In McGuire's last year," Atkins recalled, "there were a 101 01 ouisiae aisiracuons. And 1 guess there was a lot of adversity. It was a different situation last year with Coach Foster bringing in a new system." Atkins, a Charlotte native, went to prep school for a year before moving to Carolina. Being only 6-0, he I DEL Deli I Tailga Gam Del I Pick fi sele meats a (Fine se beer Over 401 I Rosewood t irdc If i in wbw iti knew he wouldn't be recruited too heavily. However, he has made the team three straight years. This year, he is optimistic. ",We will be inexperienced at first, but the outlook is real good," Atkins said. "Things look better next year and the year after that. "There will be a lot more . $epth ttyimlast year,'' Afckins observedV'We only had four big men who played last year, and this year, we've got seven. "Even though we'll be inexperienced, as the season goes on, the freshmen will get more experience and the team will get better and better. "Coach Foster is a great coach," Atkins complimented. "He just works 4 \ r> /-I t n Aiifof AM/'lfMrt 1 n iicai u auu id uuiouiiiuni^ in every aspect of coaching. He's gonna build a winner, no doubt." Scott Sanderson is looking for a bigger role in the Gamecocks' season. "I think I've got a good chance to start," Sanderson said. "I started two games last year and played about lu-ib mmuies a game, i warn to do more this year." Sanderson's father' Wimp' is the head coach at the University of Alabama. There was a little father-son discussion when it came time for Scott to choose colleges. "I felt if I went there and played, people would say it was because I was his son," Sanderson related. "If I weni mere ana aian i piay, I'd have been mad." EG O'NAILS | 8M ROSEWOOD DRIVE U COLUMBIA, S. C. ' i 782-8397 | ICATESSEN & LOUNGE Sandwiches at their Best, j ite at the I e with a I li Tray | rom a fine H ction of 1 j S cheeses. ! > lection of ? wine. oreign beers. r Kilbourne Rd. !-bi9/ i ??J owTI Like most other freshmei, the deciding factor in Sau derson's choosing USC was Coach Foster. "I know he will build a winner here and I wanted to be in the thick of things.'' This year, Sanderson feels itrill Krv of f A lie: Will UC iwivui ut vvr provide more than assists ar^d steals.. sf) "They're looking fob f? leadership, alttu^gh Gerald (Peacock) 's a junior and I'm only a sophomore. But the guards have to have leadership. "We call out the offenses and defenses and everything. I believe they're looking on me to score more than last vpar " Last year, the Gamecocks finished 17-10, yet received no postseason bid. 4<I think everybody's goal this year is to go to a postseason tournament. Last year, we thought we should've went." Sanderson, who hails from Tuscaloosa, Ala., is very optimistic and knows what the Gamecocks strengths' are. we Deneve anytime we go out on the court, we have a chance to win. You can't go out there to keep the score down. We've got our big men back, and they're improved a lot over last year. But everybody's improved since last year. "Anri wp know what Conrh Foster wants of us." Terry Small is built for football. As a matter of fact, more colleges were interested in his ability as a defensive back than as a guy AT 111 | cnc Kinv/ i / INCW LV Woo (Garner's GRAND OPE i 40% off one g i 30% off all Te I Also check out our sister i j RUNNEL j-fl' 8Bmj? Five Points hey G ;.i bring the ball up the court. "V<>nh mnrp srhools sent me letters for football than basketball," the muscular junior said. "I wanted to come to a big school and chose here." Small played on the gridiron his freshman year at South Carolina State. i I:U~ (>Ui 1 ill nil i iiivc mc s^aiciu th^e, so I catne up here." Which sport does Small prefer? "Basketball," he said. "I used to like football more, but now I like basketball." Small, a walk-on who lives in the Roost, pays his own tuition while the athletic department gives him the room. What if Head Football Coach Jim Carlen walked in onH r?fforr?H him a full scholarship, tuition and everything? Would he take it? "No, I don't think so," Small grinned. "I like basketball and Coach Foster." Small is another member of the Bill Foster Fan Club. "I think he's great, man," Small praised. "He's got so many ways to get the best out of you. He's a real straight-up guy." The biggest adjustment Small had to make from the gridiron to the court was changing his muscles. Yes, he had to "change" his muscles. "You have to use different muscles for each sport," Small related. "I had to lose weight. My shoulders were .milHUTIBl CTCS' MCE 76-8376 )CATION!l dhill Mall ?Ferry Road) NING SPECIALS! [roup Warm-Ups nnis Wear { s tore E scnoicr ! 256-2944 rir? imnaiMnam m'Do so big I could hardly raise 1 my arms," he joked. "I had 1 to tone down my muscles." 1 1 Small likes this year's ' team and its prospects. "Last year, we always I looked to Zam (Fredrick)," 1 Small cited. "Now, it will be a different person every night. It just depends who is " hot. It's more than a one- or two-man show, and that's what makes this team special." Now, we come to Gerald Peacock. It will be Peacock running the show, not Fredrick, although the romnarisons are imminent. "I learned to relax playing under 21am," Peacock said. "The man was always relaxed before a game. He took every game the same. I didn't do that last year, but I'm gonna this year." The criminal justice major from Raleigh, N.C. knows that some people might expect him to play like Fredrick. But he won't fall into the trap of trying to be Zam Fredrick. He'll just worry about being Gerald Peacock. "I won't pattern myself after Zam," Peacock said. "He could jump. Man, he had a vertical (jump) of about 34"." Peacock, a junior college transfer from Brevard J.C. in Fla., has some goals he is shooting for. "I'm shooting about 51 11?"~"jgs3 i ?p 1 with mustard and 'l $1.1 5 Gameroom an. 1 Open til ; mmpwmm rasaii,S3jjj I^Ln a, ! Sar j-j with mus Cameroom -0pen l W?Ha mm mm IP-?Baflj ! safest J ^ For Price (regular and Gameroom p.,i)t ^ |liliJfflEjag Open It' percent right now. If the ?am can shoot about 75 percent and I can shoot 60 percent like I want, it could ye awesome." ai "Last year, I didn't shoo^l much, but this year, if the shot is there, I'm gonna take Peacock stresses the team I aspect of the game as being most important. j "We have more depth this I year," Peacock said. "And we have a more balanced scoring attack. Going percentages, if we play ou^^ game and do what we've been taught, I think we'll come out with a pretty I impressive record. Peacock has one thing he wants to do personally ? cut down on turnovers. "I think that I have to cut down on turnovers," he admitted. "My goal is two per game. 1 The more chances we have to score, the better we'l^J come out. "Plus, being in the backcourt, my turnovers come closer to the other basket and there's not anybody behind me. "I also want to be more offensive minded, which I will be. I have to look for the open shot more, and I will. "If I can do that, then I car^ contribute to the team." The players are all confident about the team this year, and that's half the battle ? knowing you can do it. 11-21-81 >er |~ Dog | homemade chili j j I? I d Ice Cream ! ! Expires | j 1121-81 ? fid Cheese i i idwich | tard and pickles H 99<t U and Ice Cream ii n.m L?? HL.UVJ || bSSSBSS S5S5 ! BBC ~ Expires | >le Dip n 21 si g am Cone g of a single I sugar cones) I 84 and Ice Cream til 12:00