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From: cs161fir@sdcc10.ucsd.edu (Anthony Minkoff)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: need : BOXSCORE of Boston Celtics
Date: 23 Jan 93 18:58:51 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego

In article <1993Jan21.114658.13490@ghost.dsi.unimi.it>,
militell@ghost.dsi.unimi.it (ferruccio militello) writes:
>If anyone is interesting I can give some information on Italian
>Championship 

I'd venture to say there are several interesting people on this
newsgroup.

>Tanks in advance

Uh...  Yikes.  Sorry.  I apologize for the grammar flame.  Call off
the tanks.  Please.

Tony
-- 
Tony Minkoff                            aminkoff@sdcc13.ucsd.edu
cs161fir@sdcc10.ucsd.edu                cs163wav@sdcc8.ucsd.edu
"This quote is in this .sig for no particular reason."
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From: jmd@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (joseph.m.dakes)
Subject: Re: Philadelphia Uniforms
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 20:31:21 GMT

In article <1993Jan21.035447.12750@ncsu.edu>, Perry@mte.ncsu.edu (Bill Perry) writes:
> In article <1993Jan20.174637.17808@ncsu.edu> bcperry@eos.ncsu.edu (BRENT COLE
> PERRY) writes:
> >Have the Sixers changed unis AGAIN?  I was watching game highlights the other
> >night, and I could have sworn that I saw someone wearing an old '60ish 
> >uniform (a la The Stilt) with "PHILA" written across the top.  (IMHO, this
> >is how the Sixer's uniforms should look anyway.)
> 
>It was an old-time uniform game.  They are popular with teams that are having
>trouble with attendence, like the Phils.

Troubled attendance or not, NOSTALGIA NIGHT was scheduled from day-1.
It was to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sixers championship
series victory over the Warriors.  Both Philadelphia and Golden State
wore replica uniforms from that season.  After the game, the jerseys
were to be auctioned off with the proceeds going to charity.  Only
problem was that the Sixers played probably their best game of the
season that night.  So they've been wearing those uniforms ever since.
Besides, they do look a hell of alot better than the new uniforms.


Joe Dakes
AT&T Microelectronics
555 Union Boulevard
Allentown, PA  18103
alux1!jmd
jmd@aluxpo.att.com

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From: edfields@eos.ncsu.edu (ERIK DOUGLAS FIELDS)
Subject: Re: NBA Minimum Salary
Organization: North Carolina State University
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 21:35:47 GMT

	I posted this question about 2 weeks ago and was
informed that the minimum salary was $150,000.
From: gfink@ent.eecs.ucdavis.edu (George Fink)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Sac Kings mini-report
Date: 21 Jan 93 20:33:37 GMT
Distribution: rec
Organization: University of California at Davis


Hi all, 

There have been a few posts recently asking questions about the Kings,
and also slamming the Kings, so as an ardent Kings fan I thought I'd
post a little bit on the progress.

The Kings are looking better this year than any other year since
the move to Sacramento.  A lineup of Bonner/Tisdale/Simmons/Richmond/Webb, 
with Walt Williams first off the bench has proven to be a real winner,
although they've had an ultra-tough schedule of late (Knicks, Jazz,
Suns, Rockets, Warriors) of which they have won only one (Warriors on
the road).  It doesn't get any better because they next face Portland
in Portland.  Add this injuries to Simmons, Tisdale, and Williams (at
the hands of Karl Malone, Chris Mullin, and Robert? Horry of Houston
respectively), and you can see that the Kings are in a bit of trouble.
But the bench has played well of late, as they took New York, Utah,
and Houston into the final seconds before losing. 

(Side note:  Simmons has a deep thigh bruise and should be back soon.
Tisdale turned an ankle and pulled a groin muscle, the latter of which
is a habitual problem for Tis, and so is worrisome, but it looks like
he could be back in a week or so.  Williams broke a finger in his
shooting hand, and it'll be 3-4 weeks for him, unfortunately.)

The Kings have moved up another level, to the point where they lose to
these teams by only a couple points, where 2 years ago they would have
been blown out, and also they are able to pick up a few road wins here
and there.  14-21 might not be too good for many teams, but for the
Kings it is a major success.  The team seems hungry, though, for more,
and I think that it is within reach.

As a side note, the return of Spud Webb from his early season injury
(Kings lost 7-8 in a row in one spell during his absence) has really
proved his worth to the team.  Now I'm not the biggest Spud fan, but
he certainly seems to have success at getting the team going.
However, in 2-3 recent games the Kings have been behind by a point
with time running down and Spud has taken it to the hole, been fouled,
and hasn't gotten the foul called, and in each of these circumstances
the Kings have ended up losing.  I didn't see the latest one (by
Vernon Maxwell against Houston), but the Kings are sending film of it
to NBA headquarters in protest.  A persistent complaint of Kings
players, especially players who have come from more highly regarded
teams like Ainge, Richmond, and Webb is that being in a Kings uniform you're
much less likely to get the foul called, and from the games I've
watched and listened too this seems to be the case.  I don't know what
the Kings can do at this point besides just win more games and earn
more respect, but it certainly makes it very frustrating to be a Kings
fan and to watch them play.

Well, thats all for now.

--George

P.S.  If I get lots of positive feedback on this post I might be 
inclined to post more of these updates.  Hint, hint.
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From: parks@binah.cc.brandeis.edu
Subject: BOXSCORE: was32njn33.09jan93
Reply-To: parks@binah.cc.brandeis.edu
Organization: Brandeis University
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 22:38:16 GMT

was 79, njn 124   09jan93

 The Boston Globe didn't give the team rebounds, blocks,
 referee list, and time for this game.

was (10-22)      min  fgm fga 3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as pf st to bk tc ej ff  pts
gugliotta,tom     26   4  12   0  2   3  4   2  7   1  2  1  0  0  0  0  0   11
grant,harvey      23   3  11   0  0   0  0   4  8   2  0  0  1  0  0  0  0    6
ellison,pervis    32   4   9   0  0   5  7   2  2   1  1  0  1  0  0  0  0   13
chapman,rex       16   3   6   0  0   2  2   0  0   3  4  0  2  0  0  0  0    8
adams,michael     24   0   5   0  0   2  2   0  2   3  2  1  3  0  0  0  0    2
overton,doug      14   2   4   0  0   0  0   0  0   1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    4
stewart,larry     24   3   9   0  0   2  2   1  2   0  1  1  2  0  0  0  0    8
maclean,don       13   3  10   0  0   0  0   1  2   0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    6
price,brent       17   1   9   0  0   0  0   2  3   1  0  0  2  0  0  0  0    2
jones,charles     14   0   1   0  0   0  0   2  7   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    0
smith,labradford  25   3   6   0  0   4  4   0  3   3  4  2  1  0  0  0  0   10
johnson,buck      12   3   6   0  0   3  4   0  0   0  1  2  0  0  0  0  0    9
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
was totals       240  29  88   0  2  21 25  14 36  15 17  7 12  0  0  0  0   79
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .330   .000   .840       team rebs  0, team TO's 1

njn (18-15)      min  fgm fga 3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as pf st to bk tc ej ff  pts
morris,chris      25   6   9   0  0   1  3   0  5   1  1  2  1  0  0  0  0   13
coleman,derrick   21   7  10   0  0   3  3   1  6   3  2  0  1  0  0  0  0   17
bowie,sam         12   2   2   0  0   0  0   0  3   4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    4
anderson,kenny    30   7  10   0  0   1  1   0  5  14  2  2  3  0  0  0  0   15
robinson,rumeal   32   8  17   0  1   2  4   2  3   4  3  1  0  0  0  0  0   18
mahorn,rick       27   6   7   1  1   1  2   2 11   1  4  1  0  0  0  0  0   14
addison,rafael    24   8  15   0  1   3  4   3  4   2  1  0  3  0  0  0  0   19
dudley,chris      36   6  10   0  0   0  0   5 17   0  2  0  1  0  0  0  0   12
brown,chucky      23   3   6   0  0   0  0   0  4   0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    6
george,tate       10   3   8   0  0   0  0   3  3   2  0  1  3  0  0  0  0    6
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
njn totals       240  56  94   1  3  11 17  16 61  31 17  7 12  0  0  0  0  124
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .596   .333   .647       team rebs  0

was   15  19  24  21  -   79
njn   36  29  31  28  -  124

attendance 13187, time ??, officials: ??,??,??
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Subject: Re: left handed teams
From: bcimmet@eagle.wesleyan.edu
Date: 21 Jan 93 01:57:32 EST
Organization: Wesleyan University

In article <1993Jan20.222410.17927@dsd.es.com>, lfink@dsd.es.com (Lonnie Fink) writes:
> I'm pretty sure John Stockton is left-handed.  Should be a lock for PG.
> If he's not a lefty, he sure uses it an awful lot.  Does that count??

Any good basketball can use both hands. Stockton doesn't count.

(of course, this statement shoots down my suggestion of Danny Ainge from
before, but I believe that he's really ambidextrous -- Stockton isn't.)

					- Brian Cimmet

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 ||     Brian "Medford" Cimmet      ||      BCIMMET@EAGLE.WESLEYAN.EDU      ||
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 ||   "Well, of all things, can it be peeling?  No, yes, Ohio! My eye..."   ||
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Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 11:17:43 MST
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: '96 Olympic team
Organization: Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Keywords: '96 Olympic Team
From: jhak@sofya.math.byu.edu (Justin Hakanson)

In article <1993Jan26.153118.8661@ncsu.edu> bcperry@eos.ncsu.edu (BRENT COLE PERRY) writes:
>IMHO, I think it should be a 6/6 split of NBA/NCAA players, and this is who
>I would want:
>
>NBA:
>
>Point guard:  Tim Hardaway--Golden State (I thought of Kevin Johnson, but
>	      I'm leaning toward Hardaway.  Walt Williams would be good.)
>
>Off guard:  Stacey Augmon--Atlanta (Solid defender and I couldn't think of 
>	    anyone else.)

How about Mitch (Best player never to play in an All-Star Game) Richmond?

Justin.
-- 
 ____________________________________   ____________________________________
/"My mistress' eyes are nothing like \ /                                    \ 
|    the sun." William Shakespeare    | Justin Hakanson - jhak@math.byu.edu |
\____________________________________/ \____________________________________/
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From: kstewart@ptdcs2.intel.com (Kent Stewart)
Subject: Re: left handed teams
Organization: Intel Corporation -- Aloha, Oregon
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 19:15:11 GMT

>I'm sure there are more, but I
>can't think of any right now.  So I guess that'd make my active all-lefty
>team:
>
>PF:  Derrick Coleman
>SF:  Chris Mullin
> C:  David Robinson
>SG:  Stacey Augmon
>PG:  Kenny Anderson
>
>	Now who am I forgetting...
>

I'd probably take:

SG: Sarunas Marciulionis
From: bdt2@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (BRIAN DOUGLAS TASHMAN)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Charles Barkley's mouth
Date: 23 Jan 93 20:00:29 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

In article <81112@hydra.gatech.EDU>, gt1490d@prism.gatech.EDU (Gintas Jazbutis)
writes:
>
>
>A number of people have expressed respect for Charles Barkley in that
>"at least he says what's on his mind," as if that's some kind of virtue.
>
>Hey, everybody knows that being able to think before you speak
>is the real virtue--just saying whatever pops into your mind
>is immature.  And, as Charles shows so well, gets you into
>trouble.
>  That obnoxious ref deserved it
>Charles, though he is well over 20 years old, and is big physically,
>often shows  behavior characteristic of spoiled children.  (Well, a
>_lot_ of athletes do! Heck, a lot of people do.)
>
>That's not to say that he doesn't say something interesting
>occasionally.
>
>  OK, that's what a like to here!
>--
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>  The problem with modern times is that    |  Jaz
>  stupidity has started thinking.          |  Georgia Tech
>          --Jean Cocteau                   |  gt1490d@prism.gatech.edu
>
From: robert@aero.org (R. S. Statsinger)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: left handed teams
Date: 21 Jan 1993 16:15:13 GMT
Organization: Your Guess Is As Good As Mine...
NNTP-Posting-Host: itro7s.aero.org

In article <1993Jan20.210704.1@eagle.wesleyan.edu> bcimmet@eagle.wesleyan.edu writes:
|
|One of my favorite players (from when he was with the Celtics) is guard Danny
|Ainge who shoots both ways.

Does Karl Malone know about that?

			R.S.

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From: matthew@base.cs.ucla.edu (Matthew Merzbacher)
Subject: Re: Laker/Clipper TRADE.
Organization: UCLA, Computer Science Department
Date: 26 Jan 93 18:20:40 GMT

centeno@pasadena-dc.bofa.com (R. CENTENO) writes:

>Yesterday I was listening to KMEN sports radio (1290 am, in the Inland Empire,
>California), and they reported that Jerry West and Elgin Baylor were talking
>TRADE!!!!!  They reported that the Lakers are looking to trade Sam Perkins and
>A.C Green to the CLippers for....Danny Manning and Ken Norman.  They,KMEN, 
>seemed to think that the trade is virtually a done deal.  Of course you have 
>to take this as just what it is at this point...a rumor.  

Sounds awful for the Clippers, except that they're basically trading a 
year of Danny Manning and Ken Norman's services for whatever they can get.

With A.C. Green *and* Loy Vaught, the Clips will be getting lots of 
rebounds, which is good because they'll be missing even more shots.
--

Matthew Merzbacher		matthew@CS.UCLA.EDU
Moo - Moo Moo  			...!{uunet|rutgers|ucbvax}!cs.ucla.edu!matthew
               			This time, *with* the oys
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From: jwnagle@loglady.ninds.nih.gov (Jim Nagle)
Subject: Re: Next draft
Reply-To: jwnagle@loglady.ninds.nih.gov (Jim Nagle)
Organization: National Inst. of Health, NINDS, LMCN
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 20:40:14 GMT

(Jerray Wei) writes:

Well, Duke players generally don't come out before they graduate, so that makes
Hurley the lone draft candidate this year.  I think that Grant Hill would no
doubt be top two (with Webber) if he decided to come out.  As for your picks,
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


jim> as much as i like Grant Hill there's no way I think he justifies going
jim> quite that high unless his outside shot improves alot soon. Mashburn,
jim> Cheaney and probably others i haven't seen would probably go first.
jim> JJ if not signed would be another. As I posted earlier, there are 
jim> several reasons why this is all moot anyway. Hill's staying at Duke.

Dehere and Funderburke shouldn't be up there.  What about Calbert Cheaney and
Allan Houston?  I'm sure that they (with Hurley) would be higher than Dehere
and Funderburke.  A.C. Earl, Rodney Rogers...I'm sure there are more.
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From: ortcm@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (thomas.mcguigan)
Subject: Re: Brian Williams???
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 14:11:28 GMT

In article <1993Jan22.182519.14568@microsoft.com> chrisgro@microsoft.com (Christopher Gross) writes:
>
>Does anyone have information about Brian Williams' status?

Brian has been on the IR list since November, and is being treated for clinical
depression.  Last Friday he was cleared by his psychologists/psychiatrists and
by the Magic's team physcians to participate in practices, and suited up for
the team's shoot-around before the Miami game.  From what I saw and heard (he
agreed to a news conference after the shoot-around ended), Brian is looking
and feeling a lot better.  However, neither Brian nor the team is giving any
indication of when he might be activated.

Tom@Orlando
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From: drt@austin.ibm.com ()
Subject: Re: blatant bad reffing
Originator: drt@drtrt.austin.ibm.com
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 19:28:27 GMT
Reply-To: ...@cs.utexas.edu:ibmchs!auschs!drtrt.austin.ibm.com!drt
Organization: IBM Advanced Workstation Division


Quit whining and grow up.  The bulls got a number of calls too, like the Pippens supposed
steals on Shawn Elliot sure looked like he got the arm and not the ball, again the almighty
Jordon was allowed to use his forarm to push off of other people to clear out, etc.  
Realistically, the refs did a resonable job of calling this game.  There were a few calls
on both sides that might have been questionable, but the bulls had their chances and the
Spurs simply played better when it counted.  

no sig
Dannie Thiessen
drt@drtrt.austin.ibm.com
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From: koehnema@enuxha.eas.asu.edu (Harry Koehnemann)
Subject: Re: blatant bad reffing
Followup-To: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Reply-To: koehnema@enuxha.eas.asu.edu (Harry Koehnemann)
Organization: Arizona State University
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 17:38:20 GMT

In article <C1F441.5CK@news.cso.uiuc.edu> jcp29389@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (I Spike - Therefore I Am) writes:

>on the ensuing play,
>Jordan is knifing across the lane, gets TRIPPED by Robinson, falls while 
>throwing up a shot, and NO FOUL IS CALLED.  because of the nature of the shot
>and the all-game-long illegal defense of the spurs, a player supposedly-off-
>the-ball blockes the shot and the Spurs get possession.

This, of course, is bullshit.  Jordan didn't contact anyone - that was
his problem.  He went into the lane looking for contact and trying to
draw the foul, he dind't get any, took a terrible shot, and fell over.

>frontcourt, the Bulls have no intention to foul and Pippen is guarding Ellis
>who is at a standing dribble outside the arc.  Pippen swipes for the ball,
>makes LIGHT CONTACT at the most, Ellis retains possession and isn't even 
>hindered by this, yet the refs, being quick to the whistle on this end all
>game, CALL A FOUL.

Ellis was way outside and not making a move or anything.  Looked to me like
Pippen intentionally fouled him - stop the clock or something.  CHicago's
coach even looked at Pippen and said "why foul him now" as there were only
14 seconds left on the shot clock.  It was a bonehead play by Pippen, don't
blaim it on the refs.

I didn't see the whole game so can't comment on the the officiating in
general, but your examples don't give much support.  When Chicago turned it
up in the last minute, Pippen could have easily been called for reaching
in, he wasn't however.  If the refs wanted SA to win so bad, they would
have made those calls.

The officials seem to me to give an aggressive team more room to play.
If you're being aggressive, they'll let things slide.  I will agree,
however, that the overall level of NBA refing has gone down in the last
year or two.  ANyone know the experience of officials over the last few
years?  Have we got a bunch of young guys running these games now?

I think Westphal said it best when talking about the Barkley thing in
NY - "Charles has to learn that there are some games you're not going
to win, despite how well you play" - i.e. You're going to get homered
sometimes and it happens to everyone - especially in NY, LA, and
Chicago, so quit your bitching.
--
Harry Koehnemann			Arizona State University
koehnema@enuxha.eas.asu.edu		Computer Science Department
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From: sager@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (mike.r.sager)
Subject: Re: Michael Jordan scoring question
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 06:45:26 GMT

In article <2B623697.11745@ics.uci.edu>, clam@bonnie.ics.uci.edu (Christopher Lam) writes:
> Hi all,
> 
> I believe Jordan scored 64 pts 2 weeks ago in an overtime
> game against Orlando.  How many times has he scored over
> 60 pts?  What is his career high?  Any info would be
> appreciated.
> 
> Chris
> 

I don't know how many times he's scored over 60, but I can tell you that
his career high is 69 against Cleveland a few years ago.  He also scored
63 against Boston in a playoff game.

Mike Sager
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From: wingfiel@lonestar.utsa.edu (Kevin J. Wingfield)
Subject: SHAQ should be in the SLAM JAMM
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 17:27:16 GMT


        if you have seen Shaq warm up then you know what I mean
        but if you don't whatch the fine details then go ahead flame,
From: mg5c+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael D. Goettsche)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Suns lose again
Date: 26 Jan 93 06:58:04 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.ofNKqQy00aw54goUVe
	<1993Jan19.174602.11517@ennews.eas.asu.edu>
	<0fLXt9600iUzM_LlMG@andrew.cmu.edu>
Organization: Freshman, IM - H&SS Track, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA


:What's the big deal here?  Even if Barkley had gotten a foul called it
:wouldn't have mattered.  Remember, the NBA doesn't have the "proper :and
:correct" rule of awarding 3 foul shots on a three pointer.  The SUNs
:were down 3 if I remember correctly.  Since the shot didn't go in the
:SUNs had no chance of making up the deficit.  (This also brings up
:another question:  Could Barkley even hit 3 free-throws in a row to save
:his life, much less a game?!?)

Interesting comment -- Have you seen a lot of Charles Barkley games or
line scores?  Charles is probably one of the most erratic free throw
shooters I've seen.  One game he hit 22 of 24 free throws for the game,
outstanding numbers in anyones book.  Another game he hit 5 of 19 free
throws.  So the answer to your question is -- Maybe.

Charles is currently shooting about 75% from the line this season, a
little above his career average.  These are respectable numbers for a
forward, especially in light of how often he gets to the free throw
line.  Just imagine if he was one of the better free throw shooters in
the game - his points per game average would increase by one and a half
to two points for his career.
From: kompella@cs.ucsd.edu (Vachaspathi Kompella)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Barkley's big mouth
Date: 23 Jan 93 21:59:59 GMT
Organization: CSE Dept., UC San Diego


In article <1993Jan20.232018.17868@ennews.eas.asu.edu>, koehnema@enuxha.eas.asu.edu (Harry Koehnemann) writes:
|> Yea, but if they met them without their stars, would anyone care?  Or
|> more important to the NBA, would anyone watch?  Remember when Parish
|> punched Lambeir (or did he shove him into Rodman) - no T, no ejection,
|> and no suspension.  AND...  it was all on film.  Explain that!?
|> --
|> Harry Koehnemann			Arizona State University
|> koehnema@enuxha.eas.asu.edu		Computer Science Department

Inconsistency explains that.  Look, the league is all screwed up when it
comes to dealing with protests, with superstars, with players talking to
the press, etc.  They want to cover their asses mostly, rather look at
what's good for the game.  If enough teams protest, and do it in a very
reasonable way, the biggest impact will be on the real customers, the
spectators who will get to see how bad the organization of the league is.
That should pressure Stern and Co. to rethink their approach to dealing
with these matters.  The way Barkley did it, any non-Phoenix spectator
would reaffirm his belief that Barkley is an asshole, which I think is
major BS, and talk about crybabies, and digress from the issue of bad
referees.

-Vach
From: mittman1@athena.mit.edu (Christopher T Chiu)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: NO SHOWBOATING!!(Was Re: Mail from a fair-weather Celts fan)
Date: 29 Jan 1993 00:31:41 GMT
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: m4-035-6.mit.edu

Eric--why must you print your private mail just to show
what a great Pistons fan you are?  We know things
have been going slow for the Bad Boys, and that they
really aren't a contender for the championship, but
does this force you to publish such ego-trips on the net?

How do you other people on the net feel about this?

From a curious adventurer,
Genghis
mittman1@athena.mit.edu

P.S.  and besides, Eric, when Rodman gets back, things
will be much better for Detroit.  Just not enough for
them to get much farther than the 1st or 2nd round
of the playoffs.
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