1995_10 Insight October 1995

              OCTOBER 25,1995
Sports
Preseason changes
lead to unclear
NBA title picture
by Hadrian Shaw
On Nov. .1. lhe National Basketball Assi.ciatii.il will Ijp-ofl lhc
1995-9% season. Fans will need the
and lo catch up with Ihe mass ol
trades in Ihe NBA. The shuffling
of players around lhc league ami
the depth ol Ihe draft has created
anticipation for fans of ever) leam,
Here are some familiar laces in
new places: "Thunder" Dan
Majerle vv;is senl Irom Phoenix
(ugl) uniforms) to Cleveland lug-
licVuniforms)': Dennis Rodman.
Heal, and now have c\ Warriors
coach Don Nelson running the
leam Look for Nell) lo clash with
power lorward An'ihoin Mason
lake   .
To
Ciugliotia sometime in December.
Then watch as ihe Knickscrumble
with injuries and turmoil. Expect
the Washington Bullets to avoid
lasi place in the Atlantic. This season, the Bullets are thinkmi; playoffs.
In the Central division, iwo
words sum il up: Da Bulls. Alter
lhe return of Michael Jordan with
ell lo pla> lasi season.
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iMflC
III,-;.
«ho
Oksui'l
with the Bulls; B.J. Armstrong
went Irom the Bulk lo thc expansion Toronto Raptors, who in turn
sent him lo lhc Golden Stale Warriors; All-Star point guard Dana
Barros went Irom lhe Sixers u. ihe
Celtics, dispelling all rumors that
w have Dennis Rodman, the hesi
ma ami Charlotte will duel lor
aiml place injhc Central while
lanta and Cleveland bring up the
s   lull
lhe I'
i teat
s have
. the
Seattle Supersonics senl Kendall
C.ill back lo his original leam. lhe
Charlotte llornels. lor guard
He,
Hat
and s
i.ill i.ii
wanl Dav id W innate. Jusl what lhe
Sanies needed: iwo players beg
ging lor playing nine instead ol
one: long-time Cavalict p I
guard Mark Price will now make
his assists io Chris Webber. Juwan
Howard and ihe resi of Ihe "lab-
five". . .er... Washington Bul
lets.
Despite lhe number ol players
changing teams in the NBA. don't
expect many teams to change
places in ihe standings
In the Eastern Conference. Orlando and Chicago will bailie lor
ihe Conference's best record. Orlando should have no problem
winning the Atlantic division, jusl
as thev did last season. The Knuks
lhe Wesiern Conlere
of strong teams. San Anionic.
Hah. Houston. Phoenix. Seattle
and the LA. Lakers all have a legitimate chance IO represent lhe
Wesiern Conference in the finals.
In the Mulwesi division, ihe tvvo-
lime defending NBA Champion
Houston Rockets will have their
hands lull lending oil lhe Ja//and
Spurs, who both finished ahead ol
Houston last season. If uniforms are
lhe dividing factor, lhe Rockets will
finish ihird again alter changing
their logo and leam apparel.
The Lakers were lhe surprise
team in lhe Pacific division lasi
season. This year. Ihe only surprise
from lhe fakers would be anything
less than 50 wins. Speaking of
r the
a ihree
li.ll   Pal
Ihan the Phoenix Suns. But winning games in the regular season
doesn't guarantee a championship,
or even success in the play..lis. Just
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Hall of Fame dreams become
reality for former soccer coach
bv Alisha Parnagian
Staff Writer
At a press conlerence held Sept. 19.
live new inductees lo the Fresno Athletic Hall ol lame were announced,
including former Iresno Stale soccer
coach Jose Llgorriaga. Jr.
"I neve, would have dreamed this
would happen." I.lgorriaga s.ml about
his recent honor I lis rather nevci expected this nl hiscareci
"He's very cxcilcd aboul this." he
I le ci .inmaiided the respect of his students and peers both in the classroom
and on the field.
Elgorriaga i\u Iresno Slate alumnus
ol 1953 He was an assistant soccer
coach al Colgate lor two years and
helped build Fresno's vouth soccer pn>-
gram
He was bom in Spain and rinsed in
fiance where.he played soccer and
Basque handball. /
When Elgorriaga lofrT-'resno Stale.
I was 170-58-20.
Although Elgorriaga wa»
it wouldn't hc a shock wha
hiscareci asacoacKanda
surprised
He look o
gram that a
; ihe
. Star
pro
and buili il into a nationally-ranked
program.
In order to plav lor hlgomaga. a student had to be in top physical condi-
lion. His teams' feats showed that. Thev
were known for their speed and iKcir
powerful scoring.
Klgorriaga's learns set man) collegiate attendance records.
His 1987 team was the first Fresno
State leam lo be. ranked number one in
any sport. The Bulldogs went to eight
NCAA tournaments under him and appeared in the Final Four in 19X6 and in
"88.
In l°86. F.lgomaga was honored as
the National Coach of the Year by "Soccer America" and named Conference
Coach of the year seven limes
He developed four All-Americans:
Kirk Shermcr. Tim Marlin. Femi
Olukani and Gerell Elliot
. In IW4 he scrxed as a translator and
liaison for the first World Cup played
in the United States.
In the last V> sears, there have been
193 inductees including: Rafer
Johnson. Darxle I jmonica and Young
Corbeti.
On Nov I. six new inductees will be
honored at the annual Hall of Fame dinner at the Holiday Inn Centre Pla/o.
Felli >w inductee 15 >m Seaver will speak
at the dinner. Also being inducted arc:
Allen Cropsey, baseball coach; Rod
Higgms. basketball player. Skip Kenney.
swimmer. Bob Seaman, track and field;
and Jackie While, basketball player.
Thc FresnoAttuetJC Hall of Fame originated in I l/5l> when the first athletes were
inducted
For man) years, the Hall of Fame did
not have a home but now has a permanent display in the Fresno Metropolitan
Museum.
Volleyball splits weekend matches
b) Matt Lloyd and
Brent l.icscheidl
Staff Write,'.
Wilh sophomore Diana
Nalbandian. the Bulldogs' leading hitler, gingerly leaning upon
her crutches during the pre-game
introductions. Bulldog volleyball
enthusiasts knew lasi Friday
night's match wiih the Hornets ol
Sacramento State would be no
easy lime for lhe   Dogs.
The Hornets rolled into the confines ..I the North Gym and
slaved long enough lo cruise to a
quick three-game victory(l5-6.
Thc Bulldogs, after a dismal
hrst game, came lo life in the second game after the Hornets had
built up an 11-5 lead. Led by the
swinging arm ol junior outside
hitter Tricia Tuley, the "Dogs
rough! back to 14-13 before
Sacramento's Jill Haas' dink
ended lhe game
In the third game. Coach Lindy
Vivas started freshman
i To
Grcgcrscn. ihe Bulldogs'
Brenda
jced the
ie match.
Alter the Hornets jumped out to
a 5-1 lead, lhe 'Dogs took advantage of ihree unforced Sacramento errors to jump in front. 6-
5.
Thc game seesawed back and
forth, the lead changing hands su
limes, as the Bulldogs attempted
to force a fourth game in the
match.
The effort by the Dogs went in
v ain when the Hornets blocked junior hitler Amy Cheli's hit lo the
floor for the game and the match
Tuley led ali Bulldog hitters
with 20 kills, followed bv senior
middle blocker Tera Booker's 10
The loss was the fourth in a row
tor the tloundering Bulldogs',
heading into Saturday night's
matchup against lhe Mustang! of
Cal Poly-SLO.
On Saturday, the Bulldogs looked
more like the team that had opened
the season with an I I-1 record.
vplavi
viih a ferocity that had
lumped out 10 earlv lead
Pi.lv. San  Luis Obispo.
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