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first semester I thought in the second semester we’d kill everybody Now. we re not going to kill as many people because of the people I’ve lost But we re still going to have a better second semester than we had our first semester“I’m not making excuses. We got our ass kicked by a couple of people. But our record is not indicative at all of the kind of ball we've been playing Take Oklahoma State and those people (Oklahima City, Fort Lewis College forfeit out of the running, and every game has been respee tableHey, I should be 5 4 right now even with Oklahoma State and those people 'When questioned about his optimism, Dutremble likes to recall his previous job. assis tant at California Baptist College CBC was 12-16 in Dutremble’s first year. 21 -7 the next Ml this from a team that finished 6-28 the season beforeDutremble arrivedIn the midst of all the current turmoil. Dutremble finds some vindication \ftcr the game against f'ort Lewis in Durango. Colo . Dutremble received a series of letters from Fort Lewis fans and a spectator from Farmington The people just said they apologized for what happened and were sorry things happened the way they did They hoped we wouldn't hold the city of Durango or the people of Durango responsible for w hat happened Dutremble sees hope in several areas For one. he believes Calhoun should have been plaeed on probation which would allow him to stav inBy A1 CarlsonSports EditorSurely someone will write a play based on the College of Santa Fe basketball season. It contains all the elements of intense drama.Act I begins with the arrival of new coach Roger Dutremble.Sounding like Professor Harold Hill, he pro mises escape from the 6-43 wasteland the Knights found themselves in the past two seasons. Hopes rise when Dutremble lines up an impressive list of recruits, three of whom have drawn rave notices in junior college Dutremble predicts he will win around 50 percent of hisgames.In Act II the tone of the play moves from cautious optimism to apparent hopelessness.The first semester of the season begins with the loss of one of the standout newcomers and ends with the departure of the other two In bet ween, a brutal schedule mocks early aspirations and sends CSF reeling at 1-8 \ physical road game culminates in a forfeit by the Knights and afterwards barely avoids matching the visiting team against the home fans in a pitched battle The basis for Act 111 has yet to happen The concluding part starts tonight at 7:30 when CSF opens the second semester at home gainst Regis College It could have signaled a reversal of fortunes with Dutremble’s prize trio 6-9 center forward Cla\ Brown, 6-6 forward Jeff Calhoun, 6-0 guard Joe Willis scheduled to be in the lineup together for the first time.Instead, Brown disappeared before the season began after being charged with rape and kidnapping. Calhoun and Willis are academically ineligible after leading CSF in scoring (Calhoun 18.7, Willis 15.5).In this situation, it is best to remember that most coaches are three fourths unshakable optimists (the other part a mixture of flag, apple pie. Vince Lombardi and unvarnished bull).Dutremble, as far as the positive attitude is concerned, differs not from his colleagues. He claims both that the frequent visits paid by adversity have strengthened the team and what light remains will eventually dispel the darkness.“We’ve lost some good ballgames, Dutremble said the other day while relaxing after taking his turn as noontime basketball star “Some people don’t stop to think about the problems we've had here. My statements were predicated on those guys playing.“Knowledgeable people should say. Hey. this guy isn’t doing that bad a job ' These kids are busting their ass every day. Considering the schedule we had to play, the first nine games have been atrocious Nine games, five in a row-on the road, four in six nights Hell, 1 was tired and I didn’t play.“Another thing people aren’t thinking about is I brought in all these new people new coach, new system, new everything. Nobody's going to win that quick I told you at the beginning of the year 1 didn’t expect to w in that many games theschool, instead of suspension Dutremble plans to talk to the academic dean about the matterThe coach has remaining two top all around players, the third and fourth best scorers who also happen to be 1-2 in rebounds Morris Batts, 6-4, is averaging 14 2 points and eight boards. Kevin Neal. 6-7,11 2 and illThen there is 6-11 Dan Donahue, who became eligible this semester and will start tonight along with Batts. Neal. 6-0 Larrv Kimble and 6-0 Jim Low rev.“Donahue makes a difference a big. big dif ference Dutremble said He’s awesome in side He gets every board that comes off the hoop.“He’s always under control. Now. our total offensive concept is under control \\ e were playing in control outside and out of control insideThere is already a little something for next season On campus is o-i guard Kevin Odoms from Jamestown Community College in NewYork. Odoms was sent to Jamestown bv Dutrem*ble with the idea that the guard would continue on to CBC When Dutremble moved Odoms followedSo. what does all this mean for the remaining 15 games of the 1977-78 season“Realistically. I think we can win eight ballgames. We have an outside chance of winning 10 or 11 “And next season?I know I’ll win 20 ballgames next year
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Santa Fe New Mexican
Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
Mon, Jan 09, 1978
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