European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Boston a Larry Bird made history a confident prediction and a possible enemy As he Clung to his monopoly on the Aba s most valuable player Sward by winning it for the third straight year. The Boston celtics Forward became Only the third player centers Bill Russell and will Chamberlain were the others to achieve a Streak that Long and said he could extend i next season. I m proud to be in the same group with Bill Russell because be was i celtic an alternately respectful and irreverent Bird said after receiving the award wednesday. Will Chamberlain talks a Little bit too much for me he added. Tic reiterated that he plans to play just four More sea. Sans but emphasized that he has a lot of Good games ahead of him. "1 really Don t feel my career is Over the seven year Veteran who will be 30 in december said. I think i can win the map award some More if i Joist go out and work hard this summer and come Back in the right Frame of mind. ,. I really Don t Core about Russell and Chamberlain because that s been a Long time ago since they be been  Russell won the award in 1961 1961 and i96j, while Chamberlain won it in 1966, 1967 and 1968. Kareem Abdul jabber of the los Angeles lakers has won a league record six map awards. Russell five. Chamberlain four and Bird and Philadelphia Center Moses Malone three each Boston i current backup Center Bill Walton the map in 1978 when he was with Portland so id Bird is the Best basketball player there  he s an inspiration to everybody out there in terms of the Effort he s going to put in each and every Day Walton said you know if you do your Job he s going to do his even better and so if you make a Good play he s going to make a great Petty right alongside of you and that s going to mushroom and you get three or four Guys making great plays in a Row and thars the ballgame  Bird was a runaway Choice for the award with 73 first place and five second place votes from the 78 Media Mem Bers who voted. He got 765 of a possible 780 Points Atlanta s Dominique Wilkins the Aba s lop scorer with a 30.3 Point average had the other five first place votes and 407 Points in a system awarding 10 Points for a first place vote seven for second five for third three Tor fourth and one for fifth. Lakers guard Earvin magic Johnson was third with 205 Points followed by Houston Center Akcam Olajuwon with 193 and Abdul Jab tar with 135. Charles Barkley of Philadelphia Sidney Moncrief of Milwaukee Alexen Glish of Denver Isiah Thomas of Detroit and Malone rounded out the top 10. There were two or three or four players who could have deserved it Bird said. The fact that our team was Superior during the regular season probably made me the  v. " Bird led the celtics to a 67-1s record fourth Best in Aba history and a berth in the playoff finals. Boston won the opener monday Over Houston. Gome 2 was to replayed thursday night. Bird who has been on two Aba championship teams said the More successful he is the More determined he is to maintain that level of play once i was considered one of he of players i the league i always sri cd to be the no. 1 player Bird who was among the Aba lenders in five statistical Cal Gerity said. Then once 1 got my first map there was no ques lion the desire was burning inside to get another one. A the year i  be us of some injuries but once they faded away there s no question that was in total control of my game in the second half of the season and i just Felt that there really was no one in the league 1 that could slap me if i was playing  during the regular season. Bird led the Aba in free throw percentage at .s96, was fourth in scoring with 25.8 Points per game and in three Point Field goal percentage lit .423, was seventh in rebounding with a 9.8 average and ninth in steals with 2,02per game. Bird fourth in the map voting when tic was Rookie of the year and second the next three seasons is one of Only five non centers w be named map. ,. Schuler named blazers7 says team can Challenge . Pill photo Mike Schule Portland s sixth head coach Portland Ore. A Mike Schuler was named to replace Jack Ramsay As coach of the Portland Trail blazers wednesday and said the team has enough Talent to Challenge the los Angeles lakers Tor the Pacific Divi Sion title. I believe that with the two first i and draft picks if the Portland players want to win their division we will have every Opportunity to do so Schuler said at a news conference. Schwiter assistant la Don Nelson at Mil Waukee for the past three seasons becomes the Shiuh Portland head coach in the 16-year history of the Aba franchise. Having the Opportunity to coach the. Port land Trail blazers is the biggest and greatest thing that s Ever happened to me he said. No team in the Aba will be better prepared than our team and no team in the Aba will play harder than our team.". The 45-year-old Schuler who spent 90 minutes  said in Trail Blaz ers Are a very gifted offensive team and his first priority will to to improve the Eam t  Are won by being an out standing defensive learn he said. Bucky Buckwalter Portland s director of player personnel said Schiller s defensive knowledge was a main Factor in the decision to hire him. Defences have changed in the last three or four years and one of the teams at the fore front of these changes has been Trie Milwaukee Bucks. For this Cam to get better a sys tem had to be put in that was a Good Strong defensive system Buckwalter said. Kiki Vandeweghe Portland s leading scorer last season said in a Telephone inter View from los Angeles Oil he does t know Schuler but he docs like the idea of instituting a Milwaukee Type defense. I think the concept that he brings in terms of a Milwaukee Type defense would be very goad  said. "1 Don t think the Bucks have any belter defensive players than we do especially with Sam Bowie coming  Harry Glickman the Trail blazers executive Nee president would not reveal the length of Schuler s contract saying Only that it is a Multi year Deal. Ramsay who had one year remaining on his contract had been the Trail blazers coach for 10 years compiling a 433-367 record and directing the team to the playoffs nine times. Until he lost his Job after the team was eliminated in the opening round of the play offs Ramsay was the Leader among Active Aba coaches with 7s5 career victories and second on the All Lime list behind red Auer Bach. Jack Ramsay was the Trail blazers Iden Tity for 10 years Buckwalter said. He prob ably was the Mast recognizable Man in thestate.". Ramsay s first Portland team led by Bill Walton won the Aba title in 1977. Schuler who was in assistant to Bobby Knight it army and Terry Holland at Virginia was head coach at Virginia military Institute and Rice. He moved 10 the Aba in 1981, serving for two seasons Asa assistant to Larry Brown in new Jersey before joining Nelson s staff in Milwaukee upsets Rule Day 4 of grand slam tourney by Larry Siddons a sports write Paris Mary Joe Fernandez a High school freshman from Miami and Mikcael per nears an american collegiate Champion from the University of Georgia scored dra Matic upsets at the French open Tennis championships thursday. Meanwhile second seeded Chris Evert Lloyd and fifth seeded Hana Mandrikova easily advanced to the final 16 in the women s draw. Fernandas a pro for less than four months Defeated huh seeded Andrea the a Desvari of Hungary 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 in Al match that completed the second round of women s singles. Pc Runfors a swede who won the Mcaa men s singles championship the past two years beat fifth seeded Stefan Edberg of Sweden 6-7, 7-5, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 in a second round match. Also losing in a third round match was eighth seeded Manuela male Eva at Bulgaria. She was beaten by Mercedes Paz of Argentina 5-7,7-6, 7-5, Paz is ranked 75th in the world. In the space of about one hour the first grand slam tournament of the season had As Many of its seeded players eliminated As it had in inc first three Days combined. Lloyd the defending women s Champion beat another us. Player Anne Smith 6-3, 6-1, while Mandrikova the . Open Champ from Czechoslovakia Defeated country woman Regino Mars Kova �-1,6-2 carting Bassett the women s 13th seed advanced with a 6-2, 6-3 third round Victory Over Jenny Byrne of Australia and the men s 14th seed Emilia Sanchez of Spain won in the second round 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 aver Michiel Schepers of the Netherlands. Edberg became the second highly rated swedish player to lose. Tuesday Joakim Nystrom no. 6, lost to Australia s Paul Mcnamec. Perfors repeatedly rallied against de i Don l know Why but i play belter when i m behind he said wednesday Allik seeded players who saw action advanced and ail but two of the women s seeds no. 12 Calarina Lind Qvist and Bassett did so in straight acts. Mykael pc Runfors a american collegiate Champion from the University of a Torii scored a dramatic upset Over Stephen Godberg