European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 15, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday March 15, 1969 the stars and stripes Page 23 Ricasa tournament turning lilies into Cannon fodder by Albock a sports writer they Art inc lilies of inc Mcaa held winners of their conferences and automatic qualifiers in inc 64 Leam Lourn Ament who arc casually tossed to the Lions by inc selection committee. This is routine since the lop four sectional seeds automatically get the closest thing inc committee can arrange 10 Gimme Bames for their tournament open ers a consideration those teams have earned with their season Long  so the Joy Olvy league Champion Princeton East Tennessee stale winners of the Southern con Terence. Mcne Csc slate owl of the Southland Confer enc and Robert Morris which look the Northeast conference must be tempered somewhat today in inc Wake of the draw. Princeton opens against Georgetown decisive winners of both the big East regular season and tournament. Easl Tennessee state goes against Racehorse Oklahoma which is disc pointed if it does t score 100 Points. Mcne Csc stale draws Illinois which finished fast to snatch a top seed and Robert Morris goes against Arizona ranked no. I in the associated press poll.  Luck  came As no great Surprise to Jarrell Durham coach at Robert Morris the biggest school in Cora polls pa., Hal his learn would draw one of the Short Cal straws in inc tournament Field. The colonials got no. I Arizona for their opener thursday Al Boise Idaho. I had heard rumours All week thai it would be Arizona so i m nol shocked at All he said. It s a Long Way to travel 10 gel there bul there Are 200 other schools who would like to Trade places with us. We re Happy to be  t Durham feel a ii Lac like a sacrificial Lamb though being cavalierly fed to a no. 1 this Way i Don t think we be been Given enough credit for the schedule we  he said. We played three learns Xavier till and West Virginia who arc in the tournament.",then Durham though about it for another moment considering the Challenge of Arizona a Cam that arrives at the tournament equipped with a 27-3 record and scan Elliott one of the Best players in inc country. My kids play belter when they re scared he said. They ought to be plenty scared this week.".,. Steve Welch at Man Csc slate does t think has team playing in the Turha Melfor the firs Lime is the least bit concerned Wilh its pairing against Illi Nois. Hey he said motivation won t be a prob Lem this week. Our kids believe they can  this is a Chance for a school with #.000 students to prove something Welch said. We re a Small school without the Opportunity to play big Mic schools. This is that Opportunity Welch said he knew the committee would Nolar Range a cakewalk for his icam. We knew we d catch an awfully Tough draw he said a number one or number two. They re very athletic. It comes Down to attrition. They go to the Bench and have in or ii very Good players. We be got sin or seven. It s Lough but Well show up.". So will Princeton and East Tennessee slate Forti fied with this Bil of encouragement from Syracuse coach Jim Jocheim after Georgetown took Oul inc orangemen in inc finals of the big Easl tournament. The hoyas put on a frighteningly efficient show and looked Well unbeatable. Jocheim. However scoffed Al that. In College basketball he said every team is  so the lilies of the Field Are not entirely without Hope. They feed on the memory of 1986, when huh seeded Cleveland state unveiled a Sharpshooter named mouse Mcfadden and knocked off Hobby Knight s third seeded Indiana team and they will remind you thai in inc same year Arkansas Little Rock another no. I"1, Rose up to knockout Noire Dame anole or no. 3.and there was 197?, when St. John s and Penn bravely journeyed into acc country and took out Duke and North Carolina in their own backyard. This tournament is All about upsets a boil Longshot Villanova s figuring out   pow Erful Georgetown for the championship. About North Carol Ina state s  198 5 ing hous ton s Skyway King slam show and claiming the title in 1983. ,. ". /. Those Are the games and the cams the lilies of inc Field will think Aboul this week As they prepare to face the Lions. Muscular attitude has Bony Smith leading the Way for Georgetown Byl Daberkow thu new yer times Charles Smith looks badly fed. When players on the Georgetown Baik Cimball learn go Back to incl ranch during the game Lorn cup of water it seems Charles Smith should Nav by get a Peanut butter and Jelly Sandwich too. He stands 6 feel i Inch and weighs 160 pounds the shortest player by an Inch and inc High Lisl player by 25 pounds on inc Georgetown team lie is lean he is Bony his Shons appear capacious. He looks like a sack of laundry noted Billy Packer the television analyst he looks More Tike the clothesline suggested Steve Jacobson of new Day. So it was perhaps  Surprise that literally five seconds Afler the big East championship game Between George town and Syracuse began sunday afternoon Al Madison Square Garden that Smith a senior and starting guard was Back on the Bench. Five seconds after the Benin jump Ball. Is he worn Oul someone Al court Side wondered the grind a Little Loo rough no he was injured diving to the floor for the lip Wilh Sherman Douglas of Syracuse. Brittle. Understandably so Smith repaired to the sidelines where a Trainer administered so a banged up shoulder. Within a few More seconds however the forlorn Smith with a Mustache and Goatee forming a solemn Square on his face returned 16 the game. And he nil a a Pool jump shot for the first Point scored in the game. Next he hit anole or a pain jump shot. He stole a Ball passed off for Ihrck More baskets Hil a driving Layup and suddenly Coorg Eitown was ahead b 16-6. Several limes Syracuse made honest runs to Lake Over the Lead mostly in inc first half. None though succeeded. And by the second half inc runs grew less and less frequent. And More and More the presence of Smith grew larger in was an Amaimo thing. The longer inc game continued. The More robust he became. Soon Smith was dribbling through Syracuse s per fervid but tardy press and Georgetown would wind up with a bb-79 Victory. Smith with 16 Points 6 assists 2  no turnovers was chosen the Mdse valuable player in the tournament. It was t All Smith to be sure there was a Young Man named mourning and anole or named Bryant and there were Jackson and Tillmon and Turner and Winston and a zairian named disc Mac Mutombo and of course their Large coach. Thompson who wears a Towel Over his shoulder in Case inc roof leaks. There was Doplh on this team there was defense there was Speed there was marksmanship. But on sunday afternoon there was also very much Smith. Then speaking of Smith and Sherman Douglas the Syracuse Point guard. Thompson said i m going to Call him the commander in chief if Douglas is the general Thompson added that he was never happier for an individual than he was of Charles Smith. He s lifted   own Bootstraps Smith is the team s leading scorer Al an average of 19 per game and Leader in assists and steals As Well. He rarely played in his first two years then became a regular. He was the starting guard for inc United slates olympic bask Coball icam in Seoul South Korea and is now a candidate for first team All America. He leads Georgetown the third ranked least in the National polls going into sunday same into the Mcaa championships which begin on thursday. "1 was on the Bench and i was think ing about smitty said Thompson about his Alti Ludo. It s hard to get play ers to play together. We preach team concept and playing together and Hal kind of thing but he is the Center of in. The other players respect  Thompson recalled Sven he recruited Smith and when Smith would say nol Many other  in fact said Smith Only scion Hull besides Georgetown made a serious Effort. And if he Hanl gone to either of those schools he said he would have played division ii or division ill Belli. I told him and his Mother Sigril in my office said  that he was t going to be a regular you mean someone said you told him he was t going to he a regular in his first two years i said he was t going to be a regular Ever said Thompson. "1 told him he was t going to lie asked to score. I said he would play defense we had other Guys to  and he did t  added Thomp son he never poured. He never lob bied so for most of his first iwo years. Smith Sal a lot. And watched a lot and played eager defense when he was called into a game and Bhoi relatively rarely. Than in the Mcaa tournament at the end of his Sophomore year against Ohio slate he came in Wilh the team 18 Points Down scored 22 Points in 24 minutes and Georgetown won. So he could shoot too. A secret to almost everyone except of course. Smith who Kepi the information quietly. What was your Low Point Smith was asked after sunday s game in Iheme Dia conference under the stands.  he said referring to Points in game. Thompson Silling beside him on the podium laughed gently. No said the coach to hts High scorer of the last iwo season he Means Low Point Pipcho logically i Don t consider i had a Low Point said the Plajer. "1 fell my Lime would  when he s gone said Thompson. Ill be using his name to every smart alack kid who comes to Georgetown be Lieve  Cuoto cow n s Charles Smith Felt my Lime would come