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Sports I Wednesday, January 20, 1988 THE GAMECOCK 7 [. Coaches, met despite need < When was the last time something negative was printed about North Carolina State's athletic director and head basketball coach Jim Valvano? To answer that, one would have to reach way, way back into the time that time forgot. In short, Valvano's a media darl in6? vrii"*ii v uuauat iiv is a coach. ? There's an ongoing war between the media and coaches on the nation's sports pages these days. This war is spurred on in the same way other wars are ? by mutual fear and distrust. The media have deadlines to fight. They often run into a coach who is unwilling to offer anything more than the generic, bland quote. The scenario here is the same: Team A crushes Team B. Instead of Team A's coach speaking the truth openly by saying what a blowout it was and how much better he or she feels because of the victory, the quotes would be media-guide types: "Team B is well-coached. We played really well, but we still have some j Lady Gail By JIM STUCKEY Assistant spoils editor Before this basketball season begai the Memphis State Lady Tigers to fini the Metro Conference. But the Lady Gamecocks took anot prove those observers wrong. USC downed Memphis State 80-62 McGuire Arena. The win lifts the Lad in the Metro Conference and 9-4 ovei A strong bench, led by sophomor combined with sterling performances and Schonna Banner, helped USC gai half that Memphis State never seriousl away. USC has now won two big games tl p' is State and Southern Mississippi, bi the season will be today at 5:00 p.m., i host to defending national champion The Lady Volunteers are coached b j f + Ameri< w EXCUSES 1! PJl I I f*0|| 2 1/3 lb. I , 2 Fries i 1 2 Drinks expire I* Not Valid with any oth ;;-j Limit one coupon 1 I 1ARGF 1 I WELi | I 1801 Bi f A ep Talk Wayne Washington iia wage war of each other things to work on." That sort of junk. Coaches often accuse the media of going on witch hunts or crusades to get a coach they believe isn't doing a good enough job fired. On several occasions, their accusations are just. However, at other times, coaches' job insecurities cause them to blame the media, which is only doing a job. Coaches don't trust the media, and whether they admit it or not, they are also afraid of the media. On the nthpr ciH?* nf thp nntp nnH or microphone is the same situation. Without the cooperation of coaches, a sports writer's job could be one big headache. There wouldn't be any quotes, bland or spicy. Athletes might be told to say nothing to reporters. There might not even be post-game press conferences. Pick up the sports page of any newspaper today. Wouldn't there be a lot of white space if there were no quotes from coaches or players? The fact is, the two feuding parties need each other. necocks be coached the Unit( gold medal in the i, observers picked With such a bi sh ahead of USC in pected the Lady C Monday, looking her step Monday to "No way," sen wanted Memphis !> Monday at Frank because they're s y Gamecocks to 4-0 Conference. So v rail. Lady Gamecoc e guard Lisa Diaz, ed with her team by Martha Parker "I thought we ] in a lead in the first games that we've y threatened to take that's been a real the fiirls iust wen lis week over Mem- needed to." ut the biggest test of Junior guard when the team plays sparks for the L Tennessee. double figures ir y Pat Summit, who points, 10 reborn 3an Red Cross| | < DONTSAVE LIVES. DOD DOES. hamburgers $6.50 plus tax f.. is 2-14-88 [ er coupons or special offers, per customer per visit. GROUPS COME! ish River Rd. t 1-20 8-3775 wmMMBBBmmaammmmmmmm !! ciii nc nmin ^ kjv> kyrmKyj [luuii fefew. ^RH BBHB^ vi'? V# ( Wk ^t55^M> HO^ V*- .,..y i V*WV> flB ^ JC 5 18 ' F'lir"^l YwSB^&r^ ;-:^;:;:~i:^ p:H^J^HnHBflBLff a ? VigNM -. JJp^T MmmKr^?^N^:- jf \ [--.:-7^:--i jBhi fi. fjj^ KEITH JONES/Tht Gamecock USC's Tony Shaw had five steals and 10 points Monday against Memphis State. ?A TV M I. iti ivieiupius oiaic, gi :d States women's basketball team to a for team-high scoring honors. 1984 Summer Olympics. "Schonna Banner is playing much ig test coming up, one might have ex- and is helping us more on both ends,' iamecocks to take Memphis State lightly Banner also gave USC seven defensi past the Lady Tigers to Tennessee. of her points came from short jumper ior forward Monica Williams said. "We "I'm just trying to work on more m State. We knew we had to beat them ner said. "I'm trying to be more rela iupposed to finish No. 1 in the Metro think about what I'm doing ? just d< vc knew we had to win." The Lady Gamecocks jumped to a ks head coach Nancy Wilson was pleas- game with aggressive defense. William 's all-around effort. the first half, which prevented Memp played real well. I feel like in the last two ting its offense on track. executed very, very well on offense, and Wilson started the game with a 1 turning point," Wilson said. "I think 5-foot-8-inch Parker and 5-foot-10-inc t out and operated exactly the way they at the guard spots. But when Memphis State incres Martha Parker was one of the prime pressure inside, Diaz began to launc ,ady Gamecocks, coming just short of range. 1 three areas of the game. She had 15 Diaz hit two jumpers about 18 feet f ids and nine assists. Banner tied Parker minute and a half. She added a thre< - Gai?c4i.-na-; Ws've got yDu7lbeaf ~~ Gari?sco<.k ne^?f;a3<ir ,a<M\u --rtv ... need 1 some extra cash??? w Be a plasma donor CASH PAID FOR EACH DONATION /fV -*/ i f 'o c ^ f/O f / L O COOLj Cll LLA. LL O Od/ C, Hyland Plasma Center ! 1620 Gervais Street Hours Appointments Mon. ? 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I think it was our most productive game so far," Gamecock head coach George Felton said. "Our shots were falling. We were patient on our offense, and our defensive pressure kept them from getting into the game," he said. USC had seven players score in double figures. Senior guard Terry Gould took cnntml rtf the nffentiup atfarW rhir*. VV""VI v,mw *"* "K ping in 12 points. "I've been in more control in the last couple of games," Gould said. "It's important. I'm composed on the court since I'm at the point position. Tonight, I was patient and took the high- percentage shot." Not a player on the USC team expected the game to be such a hlownnt e?nerial1v since Mpmnhin State was coming off a big win over Tulsa. Mistakes and poorly executed offensive plays left the Tigers dry. "After we established a lead, we tfere able to sustain our momentum and keep up our pressure defense," USC's Terry Dozier said. "We worked on breaking their 2-2-1 press during practice Sunday, and I think our patience paid off." Gamecock players who seldom see playing time took advantage of it set for r five seconds left more aggressively Tigers in the loc * Wilson said. Diaz said she i ve rebounds. Most off the bench. (in __i i s uii me uasciiuc. i ve piaycu oves inside," Ban- "It's comfortab xed inside and not bench, I do look > it." by more than w n early lead in the The second h is had five steals in Gamecocks. Th his State from get- ecution to extei mark. big lineup, using Lady Tigers h h Karen Middleton in a full-court j Gamecocks' 14tsed its defensive But the effort h shots from long shot and was f< free throw, whii rom the basket in a Memphis Stat ;-pointer with only overall. GOT ! We urgently need pe< to aid in medical rese had mnnn within thp qualify for $100 per \ time. Call 254-6537. Sero 1 Ak I 2719 Mi. coi Serologicals BMM??? 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The Tigers went more than seven te minutes without putting the ball through the hoop, while the [f Gamecocks steadily pulled further away. 1 "This was a big-time win for us," | Price said. "It improved our con- I fidence as far as defense and offense W goes." The win was a definite highlight in . the Gamecocks' season thus far, but C USC must guard against a letdown in tonight's contest against Campbell. . "Wp hnup tr\ natipnf unH tal(p IT each game one at a time," Gould p! said. "It's the little things that win m ball games, and if we continue to I work on them, we will become a p great team." p After tonight, the Gamecocks take p to the road to play rival Clemson [ Saturday. p "We have to be strong mentally . and physically on the road," Dozier p said. "But we can't overlook Campbell. It's the little teams that sneak up on you." : f annaccoo I to play in the first half to send the Lady ker room down by 13 points. is quite comfortable in her role as a spark that role for a while now," Diaz said, le to me now. So when I come off the to spark the team to see if we can't go up here we are."' alf was more of the same for the Lady ey used crisp offensive and defensive exid their lead to 18 points by the 16:36 ead coach Mary Lou Johns put her team sress to try to whittle away at the Lady Doint lead. t was in vain as Parker hit a 5-foot bank 3uled on the play. Parker converted the ch ignited a 9-0 Lady Gamecock run. e dropped to 1-2 in the conference and 5-7 viONO? I Dple with Mononucleosis arch. If you have or have past 2 weeks, you may /veek for 3 hours of your (osicais. 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