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Deal BY •ILL JOHNSON TELLING IT LIKE IT REALLY IS........'.... Like the famed comedian Rodney Dang erfield - the Johnson C. Smith University athletic teams, get no respect. It’s not that the golden Bulls are not held in high esteem by their opponents who are intrusted with the chore of on-field combat rather than that the recognition due them as one of the CIAA’s better-than-average teams has been extremely slow in coming. The problem may erase itself qijite a bit diring the upcoming basketoaif season, especially if sports information director Phil Busher’s predictions are anywhere near accurate. According to Phil, who incidentally is one of the best in the business the Golden Bull cagers will win the CIAA boumern Division, the CIAA Tournament and any and all post season tournaments offered. Phil would have you believe that each of coach Robert Moore’s starters will be “all sometiing” or “all everything” in the future polls. He nay be right! Hovever, as honest as Phil is and notwLhstanding the excellent job he’s doing in seling the Bulls to anyone who’ll listen, his aialysis may be damaging to the Bulls’ changes for experiencing a successful seas«n. First of all, time has proven that when a tean is rated as the class of its leajgue, that tean very rarely comes through as predict ed. They tend to lull themselves to sleep wit! their press clippings. Consequently, their record and their ratings slip to an uninpressive level. The Duke University bascetball team of two seasons back and the Johnson C. Smith team of the 1959-60 are prine examples. Though they were rated to wit everything in preseason polls, each coild hardly break even in games played during the season. An even greater distraction to be con sicered is the fact that the players will beieve that they are indeed better than the otler teams’ athletes and they develop the opinion that all they have to do to win is just sh)w up. Surveys also show that high raungs in preseason often-time lull players into a relaxation that will prevent them fr«m performing up to the expected standards. k word of caution, then, is that while the Golden Bulls do indeed (on paper) appear to be the class of small college basketball, it must be considered that preseason ratings are just that (preseason ratings) and basketball games must be won on the courts. Simply put, the Bulls will have to perform lilro nhamninnc oonh fimo fhou tolra tha Haai* if they are to - as Phil predicts - “win everything in sight! ” Coach Moore has been placecin the uneviable position of having to set a torch to flame up a burning desire in each player to burn away the over-confi dence and the apathy that sometimes makes a great team perform poorly. ABOUT OTHER THINGS. Did you know that Moses Malone is leadiig the NBA in individual rebounding? Housan’s center is picking off 17 loose balls a game...Here’s bad news for the basketball coaches around the CIAA. Harvey Heartley returns four of last year’s starters at St. Augustine’s, and the Falcons expect to be better than ever this winter. All-CIAA Anthony Boggans, the sensational Brook lynite, has been looking better-than-ever in preseason drills. Clarence “Big House” Gaines, who will bring his colorful Winston-Salem Rams to town for the Charlotte Post Charities Doubleheader at the Coliseum Friday night, December 5, is staging his own tournament in Winston-Salem this weekend. The par ticipants are, in addition to Winston-Salem State, St. Augustine’s, Morehouse and Bowie State. Big House has a couple of newcomers who aro tlrkpts for stardom Thpv arp Thormnn Greene and 6-5 James Mitchell. The Thaiksgiving Classic will be held at the Gaiies Center on the Winston-Salem State •. campus Friday and Saturday nights. WISH I’D THOUGHT OF IT FIRST ETC. Robert Fuller, the bright young sports editer of the Winston-Salem Chronicle, calls the Gold Bowl, the “Leftover Bowl!” The statement may not be accurate this year sinq« Bob Moorman and his committee expect to match North Carolina Central ag&st S. C. State in Richmond, Va., DeJimber 6. Haler also points out in his weekly column that ‘‘it’s going to be hard to please Virginia State athletic director Claude Flythe now tha} he has a win under his belt.” The reference is made to the fact that Flythe fired his head coach A1 Tabor last week, took over the coaching reigns himself and upset Morgan State. Tabor had compiled a 1-8 record before his exit. Education should include training in the art of living with one’s fellow man. In Australian Basketball Charlotte Youth Named “Most Valuable Player” By Susan Ellsworth Post Staff Writer When Willie (Scoopie) Joplin signed with an Au stralian basketball league, he became the first black American to integrate the sport. Joplin is a guard on the Valern Perkunas League, which is a division of the Southern Tasmanian Bas ketball League. As an all star he also plays on the state team called the Tas mania Devils. Willie’s roots are in Char lotte. After graduating from West Charlotte High School he attended Johnson C. Smith University from 1970-74 on a basketball scholarship. This early childhood development education major served as team captain and was a candidate for all-Ameri can. Joplin, 29, signed a two year contract last Novem ber with an Australian League and in his first season won national recog muon. He was voted top scorer in the Tasmanian League, the Most Valuable Player for both the state team and Valern Perkunas as well as Player of the Year for 1980. The 6T", 170-pound Jop lin set a record in Australia by averaging 30 points a game. Joplin scored a maximum of 52 points in one game and collected 125 points in one week (three games). Between college basket ball and playing for an Australian league, Joplin briefly starred with the Hazelton Bullets in Penn sylvania. He later directed the Huntersville branch of the Mecklenburg County Recreation Department. A continued interest in young people then led him to coaching junior varsity basketball for North Meck lenburg High School. How do the Australian leagues compare with those here in the National Basketball Association? “In three years,” Joplin said, “Australian teams will be as good as any on the NBA.” American coaches are teaching players and top American college teams visiting that Ua..a_ ence, according to Joplin. Before his_ contract ex Central Branch YMCA To Offer Cage Lessons The Central Branch YMCA, 400 E. Morehead Street, is now having re gistration for basketball lessons. Bryan Adrian who is a former Davidson Col lege Basketball All Ameri can and Professional NBA Boston Celtic Draft Choice, will be teaching the lessons. The three week program will run from December 3-20. Classes will be 4-5 p.m. Wednesday and 4-5 p.m. Saturday. Fees for the program are $32 for non members and $22 for mem bers. There will be a limit of 12 players per session. Boys and girls ages 6-17 are invited. Other classes will begin in January. For further information, contact the YMCA at 333 6282 SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHARLOTTE POST MAIL TO: P.O. BOX 30144 CHARLOTTE, N.C. 28230 or CALL 376-0496 |—| One Year $13 52 | | 6 Months $9 10 | Two years $21 84 n [ t Bill Me later Name Address--— City State--Zip Willie “Scoopie” Joplin ...Ends great season pires, Joplin will have played basketball in coun tries around the world. Yet, this top Tasmanian player has not achieved his am bition. “Until I play in the NBA, 1 won’t have fulfilled my goal," he emphasized. During the otl-season Joplin conducts basketball clinics and teaches the sport at colleges and high schools in Hobart, his home base. Although all teams have two or three Americans on them, Joplin pointed out he is the first black. “Australians have never seen a black American,” he said, adding that they have treated him well. In Australian the basket ball season begins in February with training Exhibition games start in April. And the regular sea son runs from April till September 19, Joplin said. Seasons on the Austral ian continent run opposite to those in North Ameri ca. When it's winter in the U S. there is summer wea ther in Australia. Joplin also spends much of the off season visiting his family in Charlotte. The youngest of four children, Joplin is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Joplin, and was raised from age 16 by his aunt and uncle, Marilyn and Charles Ferguson. Joplin is engaged to Vicki Armstrong of Charlotte. Fasten Your Seat Belts For The Charlotte Post Charities Big Basketball Doubleheader - NAIA Shootout! Friday Night December 5, 1980 Charlotte Coliseum The roundball action will be fast and furious , NAIA-6 powers Benedict and Winthrop Challenge CIAA and NAIA-26 powers Winston-Salem State and Johnson C. Smith 7:00 P.M. - Winthrop Vs. Winston-Salem State Two-time NAIA-6 coach of the year Neild Gordon challenges "The House", Clarence Gaines, most winning active coach in the NCAA! 9:00 P.M. - Benedict Vs. Johnson C. Smith Michael Holmes, Tigers were ranked 7th in the Sheridan Black College Poll. Bob Moore's Golden Bulls plan to reach higher goals in 1980-81. Tickets Available From: J.C. Smith Business Office Charlotte Coliseum All Sear's Stores t - ADMISSION “ Reserve *650 Adults *5» Students *275 Bulls Face Barber-Scotia; Host Post Doubleheader Fasten your seat belts and grab your hats as the Johnson C. Smith basket ball program is set to ex plode on the scene next week. The Golden Bulls open the season by hosting Bar ber-Scotia for a double header on Monday, Decem ber l, at the campus Bray boy gym. The ladies will tip off at 5:30 p.m. with the men to follow at 7:30 p.m. A good entertainment tip would be to check out the new look with the girls' team. Coach Steve Joyner has installed an exciting hustle in the girls’ pro-~ gram. The ladies came from 10 down in their opener to narrowly miss defeating A&T State in the final seconds of a 71-69 opener last week. Monday night's men's game will provide Bob Moore’s answer as to who will be starting for the Golden Bulls '‘We’ll be using our bench quite a lot this year," commented Moore. "Our starting line-up will vary during the season de pending on what we are trying to accomplish on the court and depending on who is playing good basket ball going into any game." No starting position ap pears to be sacred as John son C. Smith has the talent and experience backing up every position The Sabres are under first year coach Fred Thomas, who filled in last season throwing a scare into the Bulls with a near upset last January. The ladies will travel for a two-day tournament in Greensboro with A&T State, Winston-Salem State and Fayetteville State, Dec. 5th and 6th. The Bulls, meanwhile, play in the 9 p.m. feature game of the Charlotte Post Charities Basketball Doubleheader, Friday, December 5, at the Charlotte Coliseum. Curry's Insurance Advisory Clinic Member: Million Dollar Round Table Mutual Benefit Masters Club. Star Masters Club and President's Club LIFE Mutual Benefit Life Ins. Co. Since 184j; Fourth Oldest Life Ins. Co. in the L'nited States. BALANCED FINANCIAL PLANNING Assist in financial objectives Financial Security For One s Family ESTATE AND TAX PLANNING Rosiness Ana rersonat EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS Group Coverage for cue. 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