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Date: Fri,  6 Nov 1992 11:28:48 -0500 
From: Kenon Warren Tutein <kt25+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Knicks vs. Bulls

Here are the opening day lineups for both teams.

Knicks                      Bulls
Charles Oakley*             Horace Grant *
Tony Campbell               Scottie Pippen *
Patrick Ewing *             Bill Cartwright *
Rolando Blackman            Michael Jordan *
Doc Rivers                  John Paxson *

Charles Smith               Will Perdue *
Anthony Mason *             Stacey King *
Eric Anderson               Rodney McCray
Greg Anthony  *             BJ Armstrong *
John Starks   *             Trent Tucker
Bo Kimble                   Scott Williams *
Hubert Davis                Corey Williams

* -returning player

As you can see, the Knicks really helped themselves in the off-season.
They addressed their most glaring needs(shooting guard, small forward,
and backup center) with the drafting of Hubert Davis and the
acquisitions of Blackman, Campbell and Smith. Smith and Blackman may be
the key acquisitions. With Smith, the Knicks have somebody who is
athletic and can run the floor and can keep up with Horace Grant.
Blackman brings veteran leadership and a consistent jump shot that the
Knicks desperately need. I think that these two teams match up very well
now and that the Knicks might even have an edge with their depth. Both
of these teams seem to be 12 deep and have a lot of weapons to use. I
think the keys to the matchup will be at the forward spots with
Smith/Oakley vs. Grant and Mason/Campbell vs. Pippen. Jordan is going to
get his points regardless, but if Smith can keep Horace Grant off the
boards, and if Anthony Mason bounces Pippen of the floor a few times, I
think the Knicks can exploit their advantage at the center position, and
let their athletic guards wear down Paxson, Armstrong and Tucker. These
two teams should meet in the Eastern Conference Finals and I think that
whoever wins this series will win the championship. The Jazz, Suns, and
Blazers are good, but I don't think that they could beat either one of
these teams. 
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From: gidi@Hilbert.Stanford.EDU (Gidi Avrahami)
Subject: Warriors v Lakers
Organization: Brotherhood Of Breath
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 06:51:50 GMT


I watched the second half of this game on free SportsChannel
and all I can say is:  Thank God it's still the preseason.

Both teams could be better come March Madness but right now they
are no match for the Dukes and Kentuckys.

I think they should have redshirted Vlade Divac.

For those who care about scores, Byron "great" Scott made a running
jumper in the paint for the lead with 14.5 left, and Chris "cross"
Mullin missed a very high arc floater as the buzzer sounded.  Lakers
107, Warriors 106.

--Gidi
From: bloom@inland.com
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Magic
Date: 11 Nov 92 08:13:29 CST
Organization: Inland Steel Company; East Chicago, IN

In article <1992Nov4.193008.20224@cheshire.oxy.edu>, tamada@cheshire.oxy.edu (Michael K. Tamada) writes:
>      This goes beyond sports; Magic's ostracism from the NBA has hurt 
> society and probably set us back 5 years in terms of AIDS awareness
> and education.  We had a chance to create a society where people
> behaved like Magic:  openly and honestly.  Instead we'll have a 
> society where people behave like Rock Hudson:  keeping it secret,
> and infecting god knows how many people.

You must have heard the charge by one of Magic's former girlfriends. 
She says that Magic gave her HIV and he knew he was HIV positive 
prior to the NBA test when he went public with the information. 
Magic denies giving her HIV although he admits he had sex with her. 
He claims she could have given him HIV.  It's hard to tell who's 
telling the truth here. 
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From: cs127050@cs.brown.edu (Michael Kalman)
Subject: Re: Magic
Organization: Brown Computer Science Dept.
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 21:34:05 GMT

In article <1992Nov6.075956.1@tango.cchs.su.oz.au>, castillo@tango.cchs.su.oz.au writes:
|> Don't they (the NBA management) conduct any medical checkup/examination for
|> all NBA players every year or so?  Just an inquiring mind wants to know.

|> tony === castillo@coco.cchs.su.oz.au


         Yes, but not an HIV test.  According to an article in 
yesterday's New York Times, boxers in a handful of states, most
notably Nevada, must periodically submit to HIV tests in order
to compete there.  No other professional sport has any sort of
testing program.  The general feeling among player reps and 
management in most sports seems to be that mandatory testing 
would violate a person's right to privacy and is not justified
given the infinitesimal possibility of transmission.  

                                          Michael Kalman


 
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From: swenson.rtsg.mot.com (R. Scott Swenson)
Subject: BOXSCORE: atl03hou03.12nov92
Organization: Motorola
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 14:26:27 GMT

atl 82, hou 101   11nov92

 Houston Illegal Defense:1

atl ( 1- 2)      min  fgm fga 3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as pf st to bk tc ej ff  pts
augmon,stacey      0   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    0
wilkins,dominique 37   8  22   2  5   3  7   4  9   4  3  0  3  0  0  0  0   21
blaylock,mookie   29   3   5   1  1   0  0   2  4   3  2  1  2  0  0  0  0    7
ferrell,duane      9   1   2   0  0   0  0   0  0   0  1  1  2  0  0  0  0    2
graham,paul       20   3   4   0  1   2  2   0  2   1  3  3  2  0  0  0  0    8
keefe,adam        15   2   3   0  0   1  1   0  1   1  0  0  3  0  0  0  0    5
koncak,jon         3   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    0
mays,travis       28   4  13   2  6   2  2   0  0   2  1  4  0  0  0  0  0   12
rasmussen,blair   30   3  12   0  2   0  0   5 11   0  5  0  2  2  0  0  0    6
sanders,jeff      13   2   6   0  0   0  0   1  2   0  2  2  1  0  0  0  0    4
wiley,morlon      19   2   4   2  2   0  0   0  1   5  1  0  1  1  0  0  0    6
willis,kevin      37   4  12   0  1   3  4   5 15   2  4  0  6  0  0  0  0   11
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
atl totals       240  32  83   7 18  11 16  17 45  18 22 11 22  3  0  0  0   82
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .386   .389   .688       team rebs  9

hou ( 1- 2)      min  fgm fga 3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as pf st to bk tc ej ff  pts
brooks,scott      25   0   3   0  1   2  4   0  2   6  2  1  1  0  0  0  0    2
blair,curtis       0   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    0
bullard,matt      17   6  10   1  2   0  0   4  5   0  2  0  3  0  0  0  0   13
copa,tom           0   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    0
floyd,sleepy       7   1   5   0  1   0  0   1  1   1  0  0  2  0  0  0  0    2
herrera,carl      35   1   4   0  0   2  3   1  5   1  2  2  1  0  0  0  0    4
horry,robert      40   5  13   0  0   4  6   5 10   2  3  2  0  2  0  0  0   14
maxwell,vernon    41  11  21   2  5   6  6   0  4   5  1  4  2  0  0  0  0   30
olajuwon,hakeem   38  11  21   0  0   4  4   4 17   2  4  1  2  6  0  0  0   26
rollins,tree      10   1   3   0  0   0  0   3  5   0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0    2
smith,kenny       23   2   6   0  1   2  2   0  1   4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    6
winchester,kennrd  4   1   2   0  0   0  0   0  1   1  0  2  1  0  0  0  0    2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
hou totals       240  39  88   3 10  20 25  18 51  22 14 14 12  8  0  0  0  101
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .443   .300   .800       team rebs  5, team TO's 2

atl   23  20  27  12  -   82
hou   29  14  26  32  -  101

attendance 10125, time 1:56, officials: JODonnell,LJones,WMayfield
From: tmurray@lonestar.utsa.edu (Terrence M. Murray)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: vinny del negro the suck
Date: 9 Nov 92 18:28:06 GMT
Article-I.D.: ringer.1992Nov9.182806.2628
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio


dimbeke mutumbo broke his nose going for a rebound in the first 4 min of the
game (hopefully he wont be back)...the reason i feel this way is because
last season they released Rod Strickland (who i also hate) and he went to
portland,,,well in my opnion they could have traded him to the nets for
Kenny Anderson because it seemed the front office hated him enough to
bench him the whole season....Kenny is the great point guard of the future
and Red piece of shit MCombs is too cheap to see into the future...well Red
you could have had another franchise player but your too cheap!!!!!!!!!!
signed julius the master predictor
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From: sikorski@news.miami.edu (Richard Sikorski)
Subject: Game results 08nov (short)
Organization: R.S.M.A.S.
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 92 04:15:45 GMT

Sun 08nov Charlotte    at Cleveland     107-127
          Denver       at Portland      104-123
          Sacramento   at LA Lakers     124-114
Mon 09nov Indiana      at Chicago      (8:30 pm) 
Tue 10nov Washington   at Cleveland    (7:30 pm) 
          Utah         at Denver       (9:00 pm) 
          LA Lakers    at Golden State (10:30 pm) 
          Boston       at Miami        (7:30 pm) 
          Dallas       at Minnesota    (8:00 pm) 
          New Jersey   at New York     (7:30 pm) 
   (TNT)  Charlotte    at Orlando      (8:00 pm) 
          Phoenix      at Portland     (10:30 pm) 
          LA Clippers  at Sacramento   (10:30 pm) 
          Milwaukee    at San Antonio  (8:30 pm) 

                       Eastern Conference
                        Atlantic Division
                                W  L  Pct.   GB
New York                        2  0  1.000   --
Orlando                         2  0  1.000   --
Boston                          1  1   .500   1
New Jersey                      1  1   .500   1
Miami                           1  1   .500   1
Philadelphia                    0  2   .000   2
Washington                      0  2   .000   2
                        Central Division
Milwaukee                       2  0  1.000   --
Charlotte                       1  1   .500   1 
Chicago                         1  1   .500   1
Detroit                         1  1   .500   1
Atlanta                         1  1   .500   1
Cleveland                       1  1   .000   1 
Indiana                         0  1   .000   1 1/2 

                      Western Conference
                       Midwest Division
                               W  L  Pct.   GB
Denver                          1  1   .000   --
Utah                            1  1   .500   --
Dallas                          0  1   .000     1/2
Houston                         0  2   .000   1 
Minnesota                       0  2   .000   1 
San Antonio                     0  2   .000   1 
                        Pacific Division
Golden State                    2  0  1.000   --
Seattle                         2  0  1.000   --
Sacramento                      2  0  1.000   --
Phoenix                         1  0  1.000     1/2
Portland                        1  0  1.000     1/2
LA Lakers                       1  1   .500   1
LA Clippers                     0  2   .000   2


Results and standings are from the Miami Herald.
Schedules are from the NBASTATS nba program.
(Typos by sikorski ;-)

-- 
 Richard Sikorski - Marine & Atmospheric Chemistry, U. Miami, FL
 Internet: sikorski@umigw.miami.edu        
         r.sikorski@rsmas.miami.edu


-- 
 Richard Sikorski - Marine & Atmospheric Chemistry, U. Miami, FL
 Internet: sikorski@umigw.miami.edu        
         r.sikorski@rsmas.miami.edu
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From: hymie@fff.chem.utah.edu (James Kleimeyer)
Subject: Re: Jazz Lose Opener (Again)...
Organization: University of Utah Computer Center
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 92 23:11:24 GMT

In article <BxEKMC.4un@NeoSoft.com> claird@NeoSoft.com (Cameron Laird)  
writes:
> In article <1992Nov8.011116.22157@fcom.cc.utah.edu>  
hymie@fff.chem.utah.edu (James Kleimeyer) writes:
> >
> 			.
> 			.
> >The Jazz trying to play transition basketball?  It's just not their  
style.   
> >I don't think they have the team speed for it.  They should stop  
listening  
> >to the criticism about their "predictable" half-court game, and just do  
> >it.  It's simply too effective to abandon.
> >
> >Mark Eaton has received a lot of criticism in his career, but Friday  
night  
> >his presence was surely missed.  They say that Eaton "just stands there  
> 			.
> 			.
> 			.
> Any speculation in Utah about moving Malone
> to the middle, and trying to fill in around
> him with TheBestAvailableAthletes?
> -- 
> 
> Cameron Laird
> claird@Neosoft.com (claird%Neosoft.com@uunet.uu.net)	+1 713 267 7966
> claird@litwin.com (claird%litwin.com@uunet.uu.net)  	+1 713 996 8546


Well, Layden actually did that quite often earlier in Malone's career,  
since the  Jazz didn't really have a bench.  I think Sloan does it from  
time to time, just as a change. It seems to work well for short time  
periods, but I might doubt its effectiveness as a standard set.  I don't  
really know.
--
James Kleimeyer
FFF Research Center, Dept. of Chemistry
University of Utah    SLC, UT 84112
(801) 581-7168   hymie@fff.chem.utah.edu  (NeXT Mail)
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From: koehnema@enuxhb.eas.asu.edu (Harry Koehnemann)
Subject: Re: Suns Report: Blazers defeat Phoenix in road opener
Followup-To: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Reply-To: koehnema@enuxhb.eas.asu.edu (Harry Koehnemann)
Organization: Arizona State University
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 15:49:00 GMT

>In article <1992Nov11.015436.1@violet.ccit.arizona.edu> f67700241@violet.ccit.arizona.edu (Greg Franklin) writes:
>>
>>Portland is a great team, and the only real competitor with Phoenix that 
>>scares me.

The only thing that scares me about Phx is Knight at point guard.  He
has really looked horrid in these first two games.  I can't figure out
if it's his fault or the fact that the team is struggling with a new
offense under Westphal.  Either way, this team looks like a mess on
the offensive end - no movement, lots of turnovers, and guys forcing
things one-on-one.  The only positive things I've seen so far this year
are Barlkey and Miller's play inside (mainly due to offensive boards on
missed shots from some shitty offensive manuver) and that Van Arsdale
isn't doing color on the broadcasts anymore (although his replacement
is worse, if you can imagine that).  I'll be damn glad when KJ gets back.
--
Harry Koehnemann
enuxha.eas.asu.edu
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From: EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu
Subject: Re: All-Hustle team (here we go again...)
Organization: Wayne State University, C&IT
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 20:10:50 GMT

In article <40683@sdcc12.ucsd.edu>
cs161feu@sdcc10.ucsd.edu (Anthony Minkoff) writes:
 
>Let's get this flamewar started early.
 
OK
 
>Here's my all-hustle team:
>
>G  Sedale Threatt
>G  Dan Majerle
>F  Tyrone Corbin
>F  A.C. Green
>C  Olden Polynice
 
Perhaps you didn't hear: OP was traded to Detroit. ;-)
 
>Tony
 
--Eric
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From: hillyard@msc.cornell.edu
Subject: Re: Isiah's shooting
Originator: hillyard@tiger.msc.cornell.edu
Reply-To: hillyard@msc.cornell.edu
Organization: Cornell-Materials-Science-Center
Distribution: rec
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 22:11:59 GMT

From article <JAKE.92Nov13130209@nucst6.neep.wisc.edu>, by jake@nucst6.neep.wisc.edu (james blanchard):
> 
> It seems like every time I look at a Detroit boxscore, Isiah Thomas
> has shot less than 50% for the game, and often he has shot something
> like 25% for the game.  So does anyone know his career shooting
> percentage?  Is it anywhere near 50%?  While you're at it, how about
> coming up with his season-by-season field goal percentages for every
> year he's been in the NBA.  I'm curious.
> --

Since I'm at home and the stat book is right here.  Not including last
year.

year   reg sea fg%  playoff fg%
81-82    42.4         
82-83    47.2
83-84    46.2         47.0
84-85    45.8         50.0
85-86    48.8         45.1
86-87    46.3         45.1
87-88    46.3         43.7
88-89    46.4         41.2
89-90    43.8         46.3
90-91    43.5         40.3

total    45.9         44.5


SEH
From: radkel@canctr.mc.duke.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Suns Report: Phoenix dominates Jazz in Delta Center
Date: 13 Nov 92 18:44:20 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.7002
Reply-To: radkel@canctr.mc.duke.edu
Distribution: world,local
Organization: Duke U. Med. Ctr., Durham, NC

In article <1992Nov13.032510.1@violet.ccit.arizona.edu>, f67700241@violet.ccit.arizona.edu (Greg Franklin) writes:
>This sounds fun: "Barkley whips the ball to Meeks, 
>Meeks to Lor, Lor gets past Jordan and goes up for a WHAM-BAM-SLAM!"

Oh, come now.  Do you **really* think Meeks would give up the rock to Lor?
Of course, he could just do it to pad his assist totals.
:-)
--rob
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From: dwarner@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (David J.)
Subject: A Public Thank You.
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 17:38:02 GMT

I just want to send a big thank you out to all the people on this board who
alerted everyone that former IU player Eric Anderson made the Knicks.  Thanks
to Jazzy J and all the other members on this board, the Daily Student scooped 
the Bloomington Herald-Times, the Indianapolis Star and the Louisville Courier-
Journal on the story.  All those papers cover IU sports pretty thoroughly, too,
so that makes this scoop all the sweeter.  (We did call the the Knicks to
confirm it, but so would any good journalist, I suppose.)

Once again, thanks to everyone who posted Knicks info on Anderson here.  Now
let's get this season started.
-- 
- David J. --------------------------- *Coming in 1993:                      *
- Blue Riddle Productions ------------ *RAP IS AN ART/TURN UP THE MICROPHONE *
- dwarner@silver.ucs.indiana.edu ----- *David J.'s debut 12" single          *
- Sports Editor/Indiana Daily Stupid - *ON VINYL from Blue Riddle Productions*
From: tunal@mizar.usc.edu (Tamer Unal)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Shaq is not going to be star until...
Date: 12 Nov 1992 22:02:49 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: mizar.usc.edu

..he hits his free throws!
31 pts, 21 boards, come on that's nothing!

Wilt was never a star either...

NOT!


-- 
Serdar Boztas
posting from someone else's account with their permission
normally at serdar@fawlty8.eng.monash.edu.au
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From: chrisgro@microsoft.com (Christopher Gross)
Subject: Re: Jazz Lose Opener (Again)...
Date: 10 Nov 92 01:16:23 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corporation

>>The Jazz trying to play transition basketball?  It's just not their style.   
>>I don't think they have the team speed for it.  They should stop listening  
>>to the criticism about their "predictable" half-court game, and just do  
>>it.  It's simply too effective to abandon.
>>
>>Mark Eaton has received a lot of criticism in his career, but Friday night  
>>his presence was surely missed.  They say that Eaton "just stands there  
>			.
>			.
>			.
>Any speculation in Utah about moving Malone
>to the middle, and trying to fill in around
>him with TheBestAvailableAthletes?
Although I didn't see much of the game, if it was anything like the GS/Utah
game I attended last year, I'm sure Malone spent a bunch of time at center.
While I'd like to blame this loss on Eaton's absence, it should be said
that Eaton is at his weakest against small teams like the Warriors.  Last
year, in the first meeting of these teams, Nelson had Mullin guarding
Eaton for the 15 minutes that he played.  Mike Brown or Malone at center
was a much better solution against smaller teams.  Even without Eaton,
both Brown and Malone are bigger than most of what GS has to offer and
should have been sufficient to block up the middle. Eaton's presence probably
wouldn't have made much difference.  

		Chris Gross
		chrisgro@microsoft.com
From: kompella@cs.ucsd.edu (Vachaspathi Kompella)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Lakers
Date: 11 Nov 92 22:12:39 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: CSE Dept., UC San Diego


In article <t~#@byu.edu>, jhak@sofya.math.byu.edu (Justin Hakanson) writes:
|> In article <BxIrxq.FCD@news.cso.uiuc.edu> jdt29225@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Jazzy J ) writes:
|> >
|> >	Now, here's a question.  Threatt holds an honor all to himself
|> >	in the NBA.  What is this honor?
|> 
|> Only bald point guard?  :)
|> 
|> Justin.

Only bald shooting/point guard who is the lowest drafted still active NBA player
with an average of 15ppg and 10apg and used to play for the Sonics but now
plays for the Lakers and was drafted by Cleveland and stands 6'1" and no-one has any
respect for but who is a damn fine guard although no-one claims he is All-Star calibre
and there are now trade rumours about that the Lakers will trade him to Dallas for
Derek Harper and is the guy that Chick Hearn confuses with Terry Teagle and this
thread has got to stop here.

-Vach


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Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 12:57:27 MST
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Suns Report: Blazers defeat Phoenix in road opener
Organization: Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
From: jhak@sofya.math.byu.edu (Justin Hakanson)

In article <1992Nov11.015436.1@violet.ccit.arizona.edu> f67700241@violet.ccit.arizona.edu (Greg Franklin) writes:
>11/9/92
>Phoenix Suns (1-0) at Portland Trailblazers (1-0)
>FINAL: Blazers 100, Suns 89
>
>AFTERMATH:
>
>Portland is a great team, and the only real competitor with Phoenix that 
>scares me.  Their starting 5 is as close to the dream team as you can 
>get in the NBA, in this age of parity.  I love the way they move up and 
>down the court on the fast break; it reminds me of the old Showtime.  
>This Mario Elie dude, I never saw him play with Golden State, but he 
>looked good.  Strickland also filled in well for Ainge this night--I'm 
>not sure if he's an everyday reliable ballplayer.

What about Utah?  They seem to be really solid this year, and a major
threat (Yes, you heard me right!  A threat from the Midwest!) to the
power-houses in the Pacific.  It'll be fun to watch the games bewteen
these three teams (Portland, Phoenix, and Utah).
-- 
 ____________________________________   ____________________________________
/"My mistress' eyes are nothing like \ /                                    \ 
|    the sun." William Shakespeare    | Justin Hakanson - jhak@math.byu.edu |
\____________________________________/ \____________________________________/
From: lee@hcx1.csd.harris.com (Lee Brown)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Miami Heat roster
Keywords: Ogg-man
Date: 5 Nov 92 18:16:07 GMT
Reply-To: lee@hcx1.csd.harris.com (Lee Brown)
Organization: Harris Computer Systems Division, Fort Lauderdale, FL
NNTP-Posting-Host: hcx1.ssd.csd.harris.com

|> Grant Long announced yesterday that he would be on the team for the opening
|> game (Friday against Orlando).  Apparently Grant and the Heat have agreed on
|> a salary and a contract length and are working out the payment schedule.
|> Coach Loughery had said a week or so ago that a big man would be released
|> when Long was signed.  At this point I would say that Ogg is most likely
|> to go, followed by Geiger.

The Ogg man was released yesterday to make room for Grant Long's return.
Alan was a crowd favorite due to his work ethic, so all us Heat fans hope
he gets picked up and given a chance to play.

This morning's paper said that Long was backing off his earlier optimism
about the contract progress, but I haven't read the entire article.  I
still feel sure he will be dressed for Friday's game in Orlando, even
though John Salley will start that game and at least the next few.  Supposedly there were only minor details of the contract that were still in the works
(it's six years plus an unguaranteed seventh, at least that's what it was
yesterday).

-- 
Lee Brown, a.k.a. lee@ssd.csd.harris.com or ...!uunet!hcx1!lee
Harris Computer Systems Division
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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