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From: tron@tc.fluke.COM (Peter Barbee)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: salary cap/free agents/Dallas news wanted
Date: 13 Apr 92 18:48:30 GMT
Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA

In article <1992Apr9.020736.22423@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> jdm42241@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (John D. Mraz) writes:
>I would like to know the current NBA salary cap rules & restrctions and

So would everyone else.  Not only are they more confusing than illegal
defense they aren't public knowledge.

Basically there is a dollar amount cap that teams can't spend more than
unless a) the team is resigning one of their own free agents or
       b) is paying that player who puts them over the cap the minimum
	  salary.

But we all know there is more to it than that; most of this stuff
involves what happens when a team is already over the cap.  What happens
when a player retires (the team can use half of his salary in signing
another player), a player is traded (the team can use his entire salary
in replacing him but only to pay a single player, no two for one deals).
The exact details of these parts are not well known.  There are likely to
be big changes this off season as it has been shown the cap is now
seriously affecting trade possibilities.  Neither the players nor the
owners like that.

Peter B
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
From: nates@ll.mit.edu ( Nate Smith)
Subject: Re: Celtics without Bird
Organization: MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 92 20:23:12 GMT

In article <11299@ksr.com> dorin@ksr.com (Bob Dorin) writes:
>
>I know Meeks will go crazy at the implication that the Celtics
>are better, even if only in certain phases, without LB.
>
>Name:    Bob Dorin

in fact i mentioned that the c's might have LOST that game against
chicago if Bird plays.  if robert wasnt still doing so well and
mchale hadnt seemed to have found his old self, my ancient claim
that the Celtics New could beat the Celtic Old would stand.  The
Old gets the old 3 plus Bags - who has been very good this year,
but there isnt another Celtics Old to join them (maybe DJ could be
coaxed into this imaginary waste of time).  the Celtics New would
have Pinckney, Kleine and Gamble up front with Brown and REGGIE
LEWIS.  they would have sherman douglas off the bench with fox.  ok,
they'd be saddled something awful with Stojko the Vrank, but not
long from now the New would beat the Old....

- nate
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
From: patrick@is.rice.edu (Patrick L Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Lakers Back On Top
Summary: Huh?
Organization: Rice University
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 01:05:48 GMT

In article <613@hsdndev.UUCP> nhmas@gauss.med.harvard.edu (Mark Shneyder 432-4219) writes:
>In article <4051@ucsbcsl.ucsb.edu> 6500s931@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (Huggy Bear) writes:
>>Interesting that ever since George Mikan came along the Lakers
>>and Celtics have dominated the NBA like few teams in major league 
>>sports have.
>>
>>Sure, they may have an occasional down season but they always bounce
>>back.
>>
>>Possible Event:
>>	The Lakers may possibly miss the playoffs this year.  Wouldn't
>>it be just like the lakers to miss the playoffs, make one or two key
>>trades in the off season, then when the lottery and take Shaquille
>>O'neal and end up back among the NBA's elite.
>>
>>It could happen.  
>
>Have you seen the cows fly lately? ONLY 3 teams are in the lottery
>setup now and the other nonplayoff teams pick in the order they finished.
>That will make only Dallas,Minnesota,and Orlando to be potential
>Shaq employers for next few seasons since he'll be taken first or second for sure.
>And beleive me,these teams are not gonna be intersted in making the Lakers
>the superteam of the '90s. Who are the Lakers gonna trade? Besides
>AC Green and Divac everybody on that squad is a 'has been'.
>Worthy is definetly damaged goods with his knees and all.
>If the Lakers won't make the playoffs(they are in the 8th place in the West
>as of now) they will have only 10th or 11th pick. They have to rebuild with
>their own picks like the Celtics have started a few years back with Lewis,
>Fox,and Brown and yes,Stoyco.

Better read your lottery rules a bit closer -- the first three teams that
get drawn get the first three picks, and *then* the remaining eight are ranked
in reverse order of their finish.  If the Lakers make it to the lottery,
they'll either pick first, second, third, or eleventh.  (Remember, Seattle
finished with the second-best record among the 11 non-playoff teams last
year, and they came out with the second pick.  Had they not been one of the
lucky three teams, they'd have picked 10th.)

-- 
Patrick L. Humphrey  (patrick@is.rice.edu)  Rice Networking & Computing Systems
  +1 713 528-3626 at Rice. 713 776-1541 at home. 713 527-4056 at Willy's Pub.

                        The SubGenius MUST have Slack!
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
From: nates@ll.mit.edu ( Nate Smith)
Subject: BOXSCORE chi75bos75.05apr92
Organization: MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Distribution: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 92 23:14:02 GMT

on behalf of Sean O'Neil, who did the hard work, here is the sunday game
from the boston garden.  this wont change things for boston too much, i
think.  they have Cleveland tomorrow nite in Cleveland with no Larry and
then New York Wednesday - they suck in back-to-back games - so the dubious
battle of the homecourt advantage between detroit and boston will continue.
but it was a nice win for the fragile celtics.  -  nate

chi 86, bos 97   05apr92

illegal def warning (bos)                                              

chi (61-14)      min  fgm fga  3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as  pf st to bk tc ej  pts
pippen,scottie    43    9  23   0  1   4  7   6 10   4   3  3  4  3  0  0   22
grant,horace      38    5   7   0  0   3  5   3 11   4   3  0  1  0  0  0   13
cartwright,bill   25    2   6   0  0   0  0   2  7   0   1  1  1  0  0  0    4
paxson,john       25    5   8   0  0   2  2   0  1   2   1  0  0  0  0  0   12
jordan,michael    40   12  28   0  3   2  2   0  2   2   4  3  3  0  0  0   26
armstrong,b.j.    30    2   7   0  2   0  0   0  2   3   2  1  1  0  0  0    4
perdue,will       16    0   3   0  0   1  2   1  6   2   1  0  2  2  0  0    1
hansen,bobby       4    0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0   0   1  0  0  0  0  0    0
williams,scott    10    0   0   0  0   0  0   2  4   0   2  0  0  2  0  0    0
levingston,cliff   3    0   1   0  0   0  0   0  1   0   1  0  0  0  0  0    0
king,stacey        5    1   1   0  0   2  2   1  1   0   1  0  1  0  0  0    4
hodges,craig       1    0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0    0
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
chi totals       240   36  84   0  6  14 20  15 45  17  20  8 13  7  0  0   86
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .429   .000   .700       team rebs  8

bos (44-31)      min  fgm fga  3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as  pf st to bk tc ej  pts
gamble,kevin      36    4  12   0  0   2  2   2  3   3   4  1  2  0  0  0   10
pinckney,ed       31    2   4   0  0   0  0   1  5   0   2  2  1  1  0  0    4
parish,robert     33    5  10   0  0   4  4   3 13   1   1  0  0  2  0  0   14
brown,dee         26    6  12   0  0   2  2   0  1   5   4  1  2  0  0  0   14
lewis,reggie      38    7  15   0  0   7  8   0  1   7   3  0  1  0  0  0   21
mchale,kevin      31    9  15   0  0   2  2   2  8   0   2  0  1  1  0  0   20
fox,rick          23    2   6   1  3   0  0   1  3   3   1  0  1  1  0  0    5
bagley,john       22    4   7   1  2   0  0   1  4   6   0  1  3  0  0  0    9
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
bos totals       240   39  81   2  5  17 18  10 38  25  17  5 11  5  0  0   97
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .481   .400   .944       team rebs  6

chi   26  25  16  19  -   86
bos   28  27  15  27  -   97

attendance 14890, time 2:17, officials: MMathis,BFryer,LGrillo

Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
From: McNaught@aristotle.ils.nwu.edu (Jim McNaught)
Subject: Re: Most Valuable Player
Organization: The Institute for the Learning Sciences
Distribution: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 15:22:13 GMT

David Robinson, injured or no.

In fact, I would argue that San Antonio's lackluster performance in his 
absence only reinforces the case for The Admiral.

But look at the stats.  And he did have those cool "Mr. Robinson's 
Neighborhood" commercials.

JMc

"Oderint, dum metuant."
(Let them hate, so long as they fear)
--Accius
From: klund@chipotle.gac.edu (Kevin T Lund)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Most Improved Player
Date: 9 Apr 92 03:29:01 GMT
Article-I.D.: gacvx2.1992Apr8.212902.720
Distribution: rec.sport.basketball.pro

In article <1992Apr7.211729.27033@ncsu.edu>  writes:
> Drazen Petrovic....  PERIOD
> 
> No ifs, ands or buts
> 
> 
>                                      Perry Boukidis

What? No ifs, ands or buts?  But then how can I respond to such an  
outrageous statement?  Damn, that was pretty smart of you.

Kevin L. (not the other one)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
From: nates@ll.mit.edu ( Nate Smith)
Subject: Re: Legend Bird
Organization: MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 92 15:12:21 GMT

In article <204951@unix.cis.pitt.edu> pmmst8@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Paul M Mweene) writes:
>In article <1992Apr8.131810.3384@newstand.syr.edu> bewillia@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Maj. Devon McKnight) writes:
>>	Larry Bird is the greatest passing forward in the history of the NBA.
>
>Please justify (and quantify) this statement. I believe Oscar Robertson played
>at the same position and had superior statics. Only Magic has more assists
>than the O.
>
>Makala

oscar was a point guard.  but back to bird: is he still averaging 10 rpg?
in the history of the NBA no one has finished their career with at least
20 points per game, 10 rebounds per game and 5 assists per game.  no one.
bird has a shot of he get grab some serious glass, i think.

- nate
From: Brennan.J.Murphy.53@nd.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Read this question and answer this request
Date: 10 Apr 92 22:59:59 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Notre Dame

Who knows where CBA basketballers Richard Hollis and Johnnie Hilliard are 
now?  I guess only a true fan of incredible dunks would know and maybe that's
you.  If it is send me email and tell me where they are so I can be like you.

Alright, I wrote a story about NBA players and I want to know if anyone 
wants to read it.  I'll send it to you if you do.  It got a good response in
a fiction writing class--they laughed so maybe you will too.  Plus, I'm 
dying to let strangers read it.  I think this goes back to my childhood.
From: jsvastis@eos.ncsu.edu (JOHN SAM VASTIS)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Hottest team in the NBA
Date: 15 Apr 92 19:05:53 GMT
Reply-To: jsvastis@eos.ncsu.edu (JOHN SAM VASTIS)
Organization: Project EOS - North Carolina State University

Dear Ben,


	With the exception of Larry Johnson ( aka Larry LEGEND II )
J.R. Reid is the second best power forward in the game.
From: jcreamer@mac.cc.macalstr.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: BOXSCORE lac76min75.07apr92
Date: 8 Apr 92 18:57:01 GMT
Article-I.D.: mac.1992Apr8.125701.2396
Organization: Macalester College

lac 115, min 108   07apr92

lac (42-34)      min  fgm fga  3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as  pf st to bk tc ej  pts
norman,ken        39   12  14   0  0   2  3   2 10   2   1  1  0  1  0  0   26
manning,danny     36    7  14   0  0   4  4   4 15   5   3  1  4  0  0  0   18
smith,charles     31    6   8   0  0  10 14   3  6   1   5  1  1  4  0  0   22
harper,ron        42   11  16   0  1   2  4   1  4   6   1  0  3  2  0  0   24
grant,gary        29    1   4   0  0   0  0   1  1   5   2  1  1  0  0  0    2
rivers,doc        18    0   5   0  1   3  4   0  0   3   3  1  2  1  0  0    3
edwards,james     22    6  10   0  0   4  5   1  2   1   1  0  1  0  0  0   16
vaught,loy         7    0   2   0  0   0  0   0  0   0   1  0  0  0  0  0    0
young,danny       15    1   4   1  1   1  1   0  1   5   1  0  1  0  0  0    4
polynice,olden     1    0   0   0  0   0  0   0  1   1   0  0  0  0  0  0    0
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
lac totals       240   44  77   1  3  26 35  12 40  29  18  5 13  8  0  0  115
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .571   .333   .743       team rebs  9

min (14-61)      min  fgm fga  3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as  pf st to bk tc ej  pts
bailey,thurl      37    7  14   0  0   6  6   2  5   2   3  2  2  4  0  0   20
glass,gerald      28    9  16   1  1   0  0   0  1   1   4  0  0  1  0  0   19
spencer,felton    30    0   3   0  0   3  4   3  6   0   5  0  0  1  0  0    3
west,doug         29    3   9   0  1   2  2   1  3   4   3  1  2  0  0  0    8
richardson,pooh   43   10  18   1  4   2  2   1  4  15   0  0  1  0  0  0   23
mitchell,sam      26    4   9   0  0   2  2   1  4   6   2  1  2  0  0  0   10
longley,luc        9    1   2   0  0   0  0   1  4   0   4  0  0  1  0  0    2
brooks,scott       6    1   3   0  1   0  0   0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0    2
campbell,tony     29    8  12   0  0   0  0   0  3   1   3  0  2  0  0  0   16
breuer,randy       3    2   3   0  0   1  2   1  1   0   1  0  0  0  0  0    5
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
min totals       240   45  89   2  7  16 18  10 31  29  25  4  9  7  0  0  108
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .506   .286   .889       team rebs  8
procedure technicals 1

lac   31  28  28  28  -  115
min   26  30  26  26  -  108

attendance 18096, time 2:11, officials: MMathis,EFRush,JCapers
From: edrury@3cpu.rain.com (Ed Drury)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Most Valuable Player
Date: 17 Apr 92 04:30:34 GMT
Reply-To: edrury@.UUCP (Ed Drury)
Distribution: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Organization: 3cpu's uucp

In article <16APR199215111918@sigma.tamu.edu> h0j1297@sigma.tamu.edu (BURT J.) writes:
>MVP = David Robinson.  Sure, he's hurt right now, but look at the stats!  Take
>note of his teams record without him!  I rest my case!


 Note the Spurs season before Rod Strickland joined them. Rod == MVP.

-- 
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Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
From: glb50263@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Gary L. Blickhan)
Subject: Re: Rodman: What's with the Shorts?!??
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 17:28:34 GMT

pabouki@eos writes:

>Dear Eric,

>	I was wondering if you could give me the address of the Pistgoons
>front office.  Someone needs to tell the Worm he really could use a little
>more inseam on those shorts.  And everyone knows that if Bill Laimbeer
>didn't tuck in his jersey, he would be sporting crack.  Maybe Bill has always
>wanted to fall back on a plumbing career after his thug days are over
>with.     

>                                            
>--Perry B.

Since when do "fans" start arguing about players' uniforms?  Talk about
things that are really important...

Gary Blickhan

Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
From: tamada@cheshire.oxy.edu (Michael K. Tamada)
Subject: Re: Lottery
Organization: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA  90041
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 03:15:16 GMT

In article <1992Apr10.042817.18508@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU> gidi@Hilbert.Stanford.EDU (Gidi Avrahami) writes:

>navarrer@bionette.CGRB.ORST.EDU (Roy Navarre) writes:
>
>>If I was playing a lottery in which I had 1 in 66 chances of winning
>>50 million dollars I and any other sane individual would be ecstatic.
>
>Even if a ticket costs 1 million dollars?  Well, have I got a deal
>for you and for any other sane individual.

     Or more precisely, even if a ticket cost $3+ million per year,
which is probably what Shaquille will cost.  (I'm not saying he's not
worth it, I'm saying that his net value to a team is less than $50 million.
If he were worth that much, we'd be seeing a lot more mysterious injuries
as teams raced to enter the lottery.) 
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From: EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Bulls Yea Pistons No....NOT!
Date: 6 Apr 92 14:31:50 GMT
Article-I.D.: cms.167C1941A.EIVERSO
Organization: Wayne State University, C&IT

In article <ddrumm.21r1@amiganet.chi.il.us>
ddrumm@amiganet.chi.il.us (Daniel "Whiney" Drumm) writes:

>Tonight a strong balance of players all contributed to a Bulls win over a
>recently feisty LA Clippers club at the Stadium. BJ Armstrong had 20 points,
[...]
>
>On the other hand, the Pistons got utterly destroyed 119-85 and Ledell Eckles
>looked like he had a field day out there. When the Bulls win impressively and
>the Pistons lose by 34 points on the same day, that day was a very good day.
>Maybe these two teams can meet again, and the Bulls get out the brooms for
>another sweep. Pistons would probably just walk off the court refusing to
>shake hands, once again.

Quit whining! As if you'd care if they shook hands!

Now the real story: sunday Bulls lose big-time to Birdless Celts 97-86
and the same day Pistons whip some Heat butt 104-80

So there!

Glad to see that you want the Pistons to make it to the conference finals!
--Eric
From: jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com (Jim Mann)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Legend Bird
Date: 15 Apr 92 13:23:09 GMT
Reply-To: jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com

In article <204951@unix.cis.pitt.edu> pmmst8@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Paul M  
Mweene) writes:
> In article <1992Apr8.131810.3384@newstand.syr.edu>  
bewillia@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Maj. Devon McKnight) writes:
> >	Larry Bird is the greatest passing forward in the history of the  
NBA.
> 
> 
> Please justify (and quantify) this statement. I believe Oscar Robertson  
played
> at the same position and had superior statics. Only Magic has more  
assists than
> the O.
> 

Robertson was a guard, not a forward.  I'd agree with the original
poster: Bird is the best passing FORWARD the game has ever seen.
But there have been point guards--Magic, Robertson, Cousy (why
does everyone forget Cousy these days. He was as important in his
day as Robertson and Magic were in their days)--who have been better.

--
Jim Mann                                       
jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com 
Stratus Computer
From: tamada@cheshire.oxy.edu (Michael K. Tamada)
Subject: BOXSCORE:  hou70sea70.24mar92
Organization: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA.  USA
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 09:00:03 GMT



hou 106, sea 128   24mar92

MISSING:  offensive rebounds
  LA Times lists Sonics' Brown as M. Brown but I think it's Tony

hou (37-33)      min  fgm fga  3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as  pf st to bk tc ej  pts
johnson,buck      22    1   4   0  0   1  2   -  4   2   1  2  2  1  0  0    3
thorpe,otis       32    3   5   0  0  11 14   -  7   1   2  0  2  2  0  0   17
smith,larry       26    0   1   0  0   0  0   -  3   1   2  1  0  0  0  0    0
maxwell,vernon    28    7  14   2  6   3  5   -  2   2   4  1  2  0  0  0   19
smith,kenny       22    5   8   0  1   1  2   -  0   5   0  2  4  0  0  0   11
bullard,matt      23    7   8   3  3   0  0   -  3   2   3  1  2  0  0  0   17
johnson,avery     26    3   5   0  0   5  6   -  0   5   2  1  0  0  0  0   11
rollins,tree      12    1   2   0  0   0  0   -  3   0   3  0  0  1  0  0    2
floyd,sleepy      17    4   9   0  2   4  6   -  1   1   2  0  1  1  1  0   12
turner,john       16    1   6   0  0   2  2   -  2   1   1  0  3  1  0  0    4
jamerson,dave     10    2   4   0  0   0  0   -  2   1   0  1  2  0  0  0    4
herrera,carl       6    1   1   0  0   4  4   -  1   0   0  0  0  1  0  0    6
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
hou totals       240   35  67   5 12  31 41   0 28  21  20  9 18  7  1  0  106
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .522   .417   .756       team rebs 15

sea (39-31)	 min  fgm fga  3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as  pf st to bk tc ej  pts
kemp,shawn        28    4   9   0  0  11 12   - 11   2   4  1  1  0  0  0   19
mckey,derrick     34   10  14   2  2   1  1   -  5   2   1  1  0  1  0  0   23
cage,michael      32    2   8   0  0   5  6   - 11   0   3  0  1  1  0  0    9
payton,gary       27    9  17   0  0   0  0   -  4   7   4  4  2  0  1  0   18
pierce,ricky      27    9  17   1  3   1  1   -  3   1   2  2  1  0  0  0   20
johnson,eddie     24    4  10   0  0   0  0   -  2   0   1  0  1  0  0  0    8
mcmillan,nate     22    3   7   1  2   0  0   -  4   7   2  2  1  1  0  0    7
barros,dana       20    2   7   1  4   5  5   -  2   2   1  1  1  0  0  0   10
brown,tony        12    2   4   0  0   0  0   -  2   2   1  0  1  0  0  0    4
conlon,marty       6    1   2   0  0   0  0   -  1   0   1  0  0  0  0  0    2
kofoed,bart        4    1   1   0  0   0  0   -  1   4   2  0  0  0  0  0    2
king,rich          4    3   3   0  0   0  0   -  0   0   1  0  1  0  0  0    6
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
sea totals       240   50  99   5 11  23 25   0 46  27  23 11 10  3  1  0  128
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .505   .455   .920       team rebs  4
bench technicals: GKarl

hou   22  30  20  34  -  106
sea   30  31  33  34  -  128

attendance 11377, time 2:00, officials: BReichelt,JDeRosa,BOakes
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
From: jcaproni@banach.WPI.EDU (Joseph Barry Caproni)
Subject: Re: Oh yeah smartypants?
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609-2280
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 01:23:40 GMT

In article <kujimvINNs5u@utkcs2.cs.utk.edu> schulman@hydra3f.cs.utk.edu (NEIL WAYNE SCHULMAN) writes:

   >All right! another Bulls-hater!I'm sick and tired of hearing about how high
   >and mighty the bulls and jordan are!  Even though I live in the south east 
   >at least I can admire a basketball star who never had questions of gambling
   >infedelity, AIDS, depression, greediness, and that's Larry Bird, probably
   >still one of the hardest workers in the NBA!
   >Neil

   What's wrong with having "questions" with AIDS ?
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   Who said I don't know anything about AIDS?  All I was making a point about was that Larry doesn't currently have it (to the best of my knowledge) and that shows something about responsibility.  I was not speaking of Larry asking people about AIDS.  BTW, I am not ignorant, I be a Mensan, member # 1130662 with a 140 I.Q.,
   so what's yours?

   Neil

A) If the Bulls don't deserve to be praised, then why are they the defending
NBA champions with the best record this year? I am a Celtics fan, yet it does
not require a Mensa membership for me to grasp that fact.

B) What does Bird's apparent cleanliness (in your eyes) have to do with how he
or anyone else does on the court?  I like to watch Bird because he is a great
basketball player, not because he reads the bible on saturday nights :)
By your logic, Wilt Chamberlain (sp?) is inferior because he slept with all
those women. And also, Magic does not have AIDS. If he did have it, then there
would be no way he could have played in the all-star game.

C) For someone with a 140 I.Q. you seem to have an awful time attempting to
form complete sentences... and you would think that by now you would have
learned how to properly attribute what other people have said in previous
messages.

Go Celts!

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