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USD:L1;J-large bid seems long shot Contmued from C-1 f!eld - in 1978-79 and 1981-82 Each ~la., and Atlanta. In the East, they're 0 ttfmSe, Pepper_dine and the Uni~ersity m Charlotte, N.C., and Syracuse, N.Y. an FranC1SCo were selected. . USD's_presence in the NCAA Tour- Should USD lose in the WCAC t nament M h. our- fo_r our fans, but it has nothing to do wit~ us, which is something I keep telling the team The only th . hi · mgswe s ?U d be concerned with -are the

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. arc 10ny said, it would be considered as a possible at-lar e entry. In that case, USD's strength ~f sch_edule could work against it I fif th most-demanding in the WCAC Egan admitted he would "not b ~t1onfident" of USD's securing ~: Tournament berth as an at- l~rge team. Rather than speculate· on :is team's possible postseason future owever, Ega~ prefers to concen~ trate on more immediate matters. The Toreros engage Gonzaga on Jhursday (7:30, USO Sports Center) ost Portl~nd on Saturday, then con~ •

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elude their regular season at St with an ~utomatic NCAA berth going' M~ry's a week from tomorrow. . to the wmner. The worst thing we could do . Marchiony had a question when in- would be to disregard our final three v1ted to a~s~~s. the Toreros' tourna- games," Egan said. "Speculating on ment poss1b1hties in the event they our NCAA possibilities may be fun are upset in the WCAC tournament "USD?" he wondered. "What · . ference is it in?" con

the Toreros will go to the NCAA Tournament if they win the WCAC tourney in San Francisco, but they have doubts if they lose. The San Diego Union/John Gibbins USD's NCAA bid may hinge on tourney By Jerry Magee, Starr Writer

The WCAC's identity apparently is no~ s~rong in the NCAA's war rooms This JS the 35th year for the WCAC. and only twice have two WCAC teams been admitted into the NCAA

In hindsight, Egan agreed. A pro- ponent of perfection, Egan had chastised his burly forward at the time for missing the dunks, but on reflection Egan backed off. "We have these signs on the wall in the gym with sayings like, 'Swish it, Mark (Manor),' and 'Steal it, Danny (Means).' There's a sign for each starter," Egan said. '·Well, there had been a sign up for Nils that said, 'Bang 'em, Nils,' but it had been taken down. I told Nils they took it down because he had taken the mes- sage too literally and because they were going to put up another sign that said, 'Make it, Nils.' He laughed, and that was good. "Nils applies more pressure on himself than anybody; he's very hard on himself. A lot of our success is attributable to his play, but he doesn't give himself credit for that. He's appreciated a lot more by his teammates and coaches than it ap- pears he's appreciated by himself." Madden, true to character, yester- day refused to take a bow for a job well done. As USD's resident thumper on the backboards, Madden accepts that part of his job descrip• tion is to labor in obscurity. His as- signment is to work in the shadow of 7-foot center Scott Thompson and to feed the ball to long-range sharpshooter Mark Manor. "I know my role, and I try to do what they ask me to do, but I always feel like I can do so much more," Madden said. "I'm always trying to do my best because I don't want to let anyone down. I don't want to be the guy who screws up." A few weeks ago, ~gan summoned Madden to his office and pointed to the previous game's box score. He indicated that the man Madden ball been covering had 10 points and seven rebounds. "He told me I had to do a better job and assigned me to stop Santa Clara's (Jens) Gordon that night," Madden said. Gordon, a 6-9 forward who was Santa Clara's leading scorer at the time, was limited to four shots in his 31 minu~es and did not score. Earlier in the season, the Toreros found themselves tied with Boise State with seconds remaining. Egan mapped out a play that called for Madden to take a jumper from about 19 feet. It was a st oke of genius be-- cause, as USD's opponents know, Madden can go a month without shooting from farther than 3 feet. Madden wa_s open, and his perfect shot gave USO a 54-52 victory. "Nils is highly motivated in every- thing he does," Egan said. "He's an intelligent and talented young man. He sets high standards for himself, sometimes "o high they are next to impossible to reach. What he's got to realize is the t he's much more im- portant to this team and does more than he thinks he does." With three regular-season games and at least oue WCAC tournament game left in his college career, Mad• den has a chance to become USD's career field goal-percentage leader. He has hit 254 of 439 shots (.579) to rank second to Anthony Reuss' .580 (1981-85). If Madden bas his wav, his oppor- tunity to break the r1>Cord will come on the final shot of his college career - a slam-dunk. "In practice, I've been laying the ,an up instead of dunking it," he Jaid, "but I can't let my college ca- ·eer end on a missed dunk. I've got to :et one more chance to dunk it. And ¥hen the chance comes, I 11 do it. But 1lease, don't tell Coach Egan that"/ Of course not. /4. I

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the Midwest, the Southeast and the East. Marchiony said seeds are assigned in groups of four. Say, for instance, the selection com- mittee would decide that Nevada-Las Vegas, North Carolina, Indiana and Pittsburgh are the four ranking seeds. One of those teams would be assigned to each region. The next four seeds would be similarly placed, and the next four, and so on, through 64. Under this system, USD could play a first· round game at any of eight sites. The first- and second-round games in the West (March 12-15) are in Salt Lake City and Tucson. In the Mid· west, these games are in Indianapolis and Chi- ~ago. In the Southeast, they're in Birmingham,

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one else, wondering how they pick the teams for the tournament and how they decide to send teams to the places they do." The procedure was detailed yesterday by Jim Marchiony, director of media services for the NCAA. By Marchiony's account, the NCAA's nine-member selection committee will meet at the organization's headquarters in Shawnee Mission, Kan., starting March 8, and weigh such factors as teams' records, the strength of their scheduhE and the strength of their opponents' schedule$. The committee also wit study teams' power ratings, drawn from a fotmula known only to the NCAA and its computer. Finally, the com• mittee will seed teams ti-om 1 to 64 and dis- tribute them to four regifal events: the West,

The Universitv of San Diego will be one of the 64 parties to the NCAA basketball tourna• ment if it wins the inaugural West Coast Ath- letic Conference tournament. That's a given. What isn't known, not by USD coach Hank Egan, not by the NCAA, maybe not even by the computer that hums and whirs and spits out power ratings for the NCAA's sel_ection. com· mittee, is whether the Toreros will be m the NCAA field if they lose in the WCAC tom:na• menl. Don't ask Egan, whose team's 20--4 overall record would seem to define it as one of NCAA quality. "I don't have the foggiest idea," Egan said yesterday. "I sit there every year like every•

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SAN DIEGO DAILY TRANSCRIPT WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1987 5A Ec9tw>mist: Consider Structured Settlements The way economist Robert But structured settlements do Wallace views it, most of the time have their down sides. everyone wins with a structured The insurance company issuing settlement. the annuity "could go down," said Why? Wallace, and the plaintiff becomes Because of the tax benefits, safe- a "general creditor like everyone ty and higher interest rates, else." Wallace, a partner with Steres, Or the person could die in five Alpert & Carne, told a luncheon years triggering a termination of meeting last week of the County the.payments. Bar's Medical-Legal Committee at Even if some might favor lump Rainwater's Restaurant. sum settlements - they want to LawBriefs Why not leave in those high damages? "The proper way of do- ing it is to not leave them in," he said. Anybody who prepares the "best damage study money can buy" probably will "look like a fool on the stand." • Consider personal services. "Sometimes attorneys don't con- sider this as an element of the loss especially on the plaintiffs side." ' The injured spouse who can't do doctors still aren't active with it. The group next meets March 26 for lunch at Rainwater's. Gresham Bayne, M.D., an emergency room specialist, will discuss trauma cases as well as negligent medical treatment he's seen. * * * Names in the News: Anne Richardson, an associate in the El Centro office of Gray, Cary, Ames & Frye, is the first female presi- dent of the Imperial County Bar Assn. Bill Lerach is scheduled to

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"If you're a plaintiffs attorney there are very few cases where a structured settlement should not be considered," Wallace said, ad- ding that such a settlement also lowers the costs for defense attor- r.eys. 'There's no difference in struc- turing wrongful death or personal injury (settlements). The only dif- ference is the wage earner." Let's take a $300,000 settlement in a personal injury case. Accor- ding to Wallace, with a structured settlement both the principal and interest ar'e tax free, whereas a $300,000 lump sum payment is tax free while the interest is taxed. Safety is another factor. Wallace told of people who "tend to spend the full amount in the first five years." It could be anything: the lottery, a wrongful death set- tlement or even a gift. That becomes particularly hard on a relatively young plaintiff with substantial future medical costs because there's "a good chance he's going to be a ward of the state" if allowed to spend the money with- out much planning. Wallace shied away from high risk bonds and speculative real estate ventures in favor of a more conservative approach, say U.S. Treasury Notes.

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discuss new issues in public offer- ing litigation at an ALI-ABA pro- gram in BostonMay 1. * * * On the Move: Dan Stanford and Lawrence Kaye are partners with Lillick McHose & Charles. Mindy Scarano and Stephen Croce have joined Mulvaney & Kahan as associates. Scarano was graduated last year from Boalt Hall and Croce has been in private practice. Paul Beckhart (USD), William Hayes (Syracuse University) and Randy Jones (University of North Carolina) are assistant U.S. attor- neys here. Beckhart is assigned to the civil division; Hayes and Jones to the criminal division. Arturo Molina (Hastings), and Robert Duran-Knox (Western State), are associates with the law offices of Sam Spital. * * * The Legal Aid Society, Mary Franklin and the San Diego chapter of the NAACP are the fi. nalists in the law category for the 9th annual Black Achievement Awards. Winners will be announc- ed Saturday night at a banquet at the San Diego Hilton. * * * A professional development sem- inar for legal assistants will be held from 6-9 p.m. on March 4 (cor- porations), 11 (family law), 18 (pro- bate) and 25 (real estate) at USD's Manchester Conference -eenter. It's spoi:u;gred hy USD and the S.D. Assn. of Legal Assistants. Cost is $20 per session ($15 for association members) or $75 for all four. For more information ca ll Sue Sullivan at 260-4579 or Sharon

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chores around the house: cooking, yard work, car repairs. "It's a teal loss and should be quantified. It's as relevant an element of damages for the male as the female." Wallace, a CPA, testifies as ·an economist for both plaintiffs and defendants. He received his ma- sters of science in accounting from the Wharton Graduate School at the University ofPennsylvania. * * * The Medical-Legal Committee didn't always get the 30 or so at- torneys out to its meetings as it did last week. "This shows you how many peo- ple on both sides are interested in this field," said Lynn Aylward- Bingman, who chaired the group three years ago. "Three years ago not many people were involved in medical malpractice." Most of what the committee did, she said, was handle doctors' com- plaints about unpaid deposition and medical bills after the case was over. While the committee has grown,

buy a house or take a trip - Wallace pointed out that struc- tured settlements can be "ex- tremely flexible." For instance, with a $500,000 settlement why not $250,000 up front and structure the rest? Wallace's observations in other areas: • "Always depose the other side's expert" and "make sure they (experts) expl.ain where all the in- formation came from." What are their sources? Check the articles and journals which experts cite. Find out where the expert came up with the hourly rate of $10 for the landscape gard- ner. • Make sure the medical expert and economist coordinate what they're doing. The medical expert may say that the plaintiff needs a special van which costs $20,000. But the economist should point out that he would have needed a car anyway even if he weren't injured, "There may be a trade-off," said Wallace.

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though Thompson did get 12 pomts. "To put it nicely, that was not one of Scott's best games," Egan said. "I don't think you'll see that happen again. I think Scott and everybody else will be ready to get after it against Gonzaga. I think we're im• proved, and I think they're improved, and I expect a heck of a ball game."

In the first meeting with USO, the Bulldogs' front line outscored the Toreros, 31-25, and out-rebounded them, 17-7. Even JllOre impressive was that the Bulld~ held Thomp- son, the 7-foot center, to no rebounds,

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