European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday March 23, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21sportsorangemen shuffle into Gopher tilt by the associated press lineup changes helped sixth ranked Syracuse survive the first two rounds of the Mcaa tournament but coach Jim Boe Kim Isnit sure lie has the right combination to match up against Minnesota. Syracuse 26-6 meets no. 20 Minnesota 22-8 Friday night at new Orleans in the first Southeast regional semifinal. Michigan state 28-5 and Georgia tech 26-6 play in the other game. A in the Virginia game there were Guys we could leave alone we could help we could adjust our defense in some areas. We can to do that against Minnesota a said Boe him whose team is in the round of 16 for the third time in four years. A a you re looking at a solid basketball team with a lot of tournament experience Quot he said of the gophers. A no weak links. Everyone on their team can  to Shore up Syracuse a own weaknesses As much As to exploit the oppositions shortcomings Boeheim has shuffled his lineup in recent weeks using different starters and situational substitutions. A Sophomore David Johnson a one time starter now used As a Reserve gave Syracuse 20 productive minutes against Coppin state and Sophomore Forward Tony Scott scored 15 Points in his first two collegiate starts in place of Junior Leron Ellis. Also Friday it will be no. 21 Loyola Mary mount 25-5 against no. 23 Alabama 26-8. And no. 2 univ 31-5 against Ball state 26-6 in the West regional at Oakland. The winners meet in the regional final sunday. Thursday nights games which finished alter this edition of the stars and stripes went to press featured no. 7 Arkansas 284 against North Carolina 21-12and no. A i Xavier 28-4 against Texas 23-8 in the Midwest regional at Dallas plus no. 3 Connecticut 30-5 meeting no. 17 Clem i6? no 15 Duke 26�?~8 paying m a ? 1 1 a die. Regional at the Meadowlands. The winners play saturday. We pc had to adjust our lineup More a. A a pud like at this time of year a i 7 i10�?T11 Quot a a i 0 lad t0 insert freshman Michael Edwards at Point guard 15 barries into the season. In no a Ine Kotty making adjustments great coaching. I think its bad recruit Mcaa tourney on an television Syracuse is. Minnesota joined in Progress followed by Loyola Mary mount is. Alabama and Georgia tech is. Michigan state 2 . Saturday. Radio Minnesota is. Syracuse followed by Ball state is. Univ 1 40 . Saturday. Ing. If you have to make these kind of adjustments at the end of the year you done to have the right five Guys in your program to put out  despite his dislike for shifting players in and out of the starting rotation Boeheim said it is Likely to continue. Syracuse also frequently uses 6-10 Richard Manning a Good outside shooter. The sixth seeded gophers Are a group of interchangeable leapers from 6-4 to 67 who play a Well balanced game. Of particular concern to Boeheim is the Minnesota backcourt of 6-4 senior Melvin Newbern and 6-6 Junior Kevin Lynch. The tandem combines for 28 Points and 8.2 assists per game. Edwards who at 5-10 is considered a weak defender will have to cover one of Minnesota a guards. Then there is 6-7 Forward Willie Burton who scored a career High 36 Points in the gophers second round Victory Over Northern Iowa. In the other Southeast game Dennis Scott and freshman Kenny Anderson Lead Georgia tech. The 6-8 Scott averages 27.6 Points and hit 1213-pointers during the regular season. He scored 36 Points in techs 99-83 Victory Over East Tennessee in the first round and 30 in the 94-91 Victory Over leu. Michigan state Forward Ken red told will guard Scott. Ball state coach Dick Hunsaker says his cardinals Are on a crusade against univ in the West regional. A we carry the Banner for the mid to Low level Guys in division i a Hunsaker said. A a we re stating the Case for keeping the tournament the Way it is. Done to take away the Little Guys dream let everybody Chase that  a Dukes Crawford Palmer prepares for Urcla game which was to tip off thursday night. Westhead makes his Point with Loyola to Dak r Aiudi Calif a Paul West Al Quot esl hsebi6p�imswith, Tolar Temli 1 the final 16 and an Mcaa ac0ng record wil1 d0 that 8 is i la Yula Mary mount 25 Hus is a fan Dot a is quite remarkable a chem Calico Telephone from his Ute from in i a a Orne a no Small trib at us Labetz i Mcaa tampons Between 1964 and 1975. A this strategy is Well thought out Well planned. Its not just offence its defense which makes his team  wooden said he used to Call West head a shakespearean scholar for help in tracing the bards sayings when wooden was dabbling in teaching High school English. But he admitted they May share More in common with Shakespeare a prose than with xes and of a. A it would not be my style a the 79-year-old wooden said. A a it a away from the Normal. But so was my zone press at Urcla. A with All the attention they got from their big win Over Michigan 149-115 in the second round think you la see a lot of coaches emulating his style next  Pete Newell who coached California to the Mcaa title in 1959 and remains influential in the sport says Loyola a run amok style makes it seems like the Lions a Are from another  a i think its the greatest thing that a happened to basketball in a Long time a Newell said. A to play Loyola a basketball two things have to happen. You be got to have a team conditioned to play a 40-minute All out game without any setup. And you have to have a coach willing to put up with some of the worst shots you be Ever seen in your life. A i watch Westhead a lot and in be never seen him show any kind of Chagrin or dismay at a Guy taking a bad shot. He believes in what he a doing and the players believe in it too because they believe in him a said Newell a a Happy Alum Quot of Loyola Mary mount. Westhead whose 1-2-3-shoot offence used to draw sniggers from basketball purists shrugs off the recent accolades. A a in be been doing this for a Long time a he said by teleconference tuesday mentioning his offences at la Salle and with the los Angeles lakers and Chicago bulls in the Aba. A it was kind of an instant easy thing to do and you get such easy shots once you do it