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From: jcreamer@mac.cc.macalstr.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: BOXSCORE uta75min74.05apr92
Date: 8 Apr 92 18:54:26 GMT
Article-I.D.: mac.1992Apr8.125426.2395
Organization: Macalester College

uta 91, min 93   05apr92

 Stockton (Utah) moves to 4th on NBA all-time assist list with 7,261

uta (48-27)      min  fgm fga  3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as  pf st to bk tc ej  pts
edwards,blue      32    5   8   2  3   0  0   2  7   2   4  0  2  1  1  0   12
malone,karl       39   11  23   1  1  10 11   5 13   5   4  2  6  1  0  0   33
eaton,mark        25    2   4   0  0   0  0   1  5   0   2  0  1  5  0  0    4
stockton,john     36    6  11   0  2   6  6   1  4  12   4  2  4  1  0  0   18
malone,jeff       37    9  20   0  0   0  0   0  1   1   0  1  2  0  0  0   18
murdock,eric       6    1   2   0  0   0  0   0  0   1   1  0  0  1  0  0    2
corbin,tyrone     29    1   4   0  0   0  0   2  6   3   2  0  1  0  0  0    2
brown,mike        15    1   4   0  0   0  0   0  6   1   0  0  0  1  0  0    2
benoit,david      15    0   3   0  0   0  0   0  1   0   0  0  0  2  0  0    0
rudd,delaney       6    0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0   3   1  0  1  0  0  0    0
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
uta totals       240   36  79   3  6  16 17  11 43  28  18  5 17 12  1  0   91
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .456   .500   .941       team rebs  5

min (14-60)      min  fgm fga  3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as  pf st to bk tc ej  pts
glass,gerald      17    0   5   0  0   0  0   0  1   0   1  0  1  0  0  0    0
bailey,thurl      46    4  13   0  0   1  2   2  4   2   3  1  2  3  0  0    9
spencer,felton    35    6   8   0  0   4  5   6 16   1   5  0  1  1  0  0   16
west,doug         35    8  17   0  0   0  0   3  5   1   1  1  3  0  0  0   16
richardson,pooh   34    7  17   1  2   2  2   2  4  14   3  4  1  0  0  0   17
brooks,scott      14    3   9   0  2   0  0   1  4   1   1  0  1  0  0  0    6
mitchell,sam      24    2   9   0  0   1  2   4  6   2   2  1  0  1  0  0    5
campbell,tony     26    7  19   0  1   8  9   6  8   3   3  1  3  0  0  0   22
longley,luc        8    1   1   0  0   0  0   0  0   1   1  0  0  0  0  0    2
breuer,randy       1    0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0    0
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
min totals       240   38  98   1  5  16 20  24 48  25  20  8 12  5  0  0   93
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .388   .200   .800       team rebs 12

uta   27  18  16  30  -   91
min   14  22  28  29  -   93

attendance 19006, time 2:11, officials: SJavie,LJones,GToliver
From: klund@dumaine.gac.edu (Kevin T Lund)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: NBA Most Improved Player
Date: 6 Apr 92 18:39:57 GMT
Article-I.D.: gacvx2.1992Apr6.124000.660

In article <1992Apr3.224130.16365@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>  writes:
> Well, since the rest of you all can talk about your thoughts on NBA's  
Most
>  Improved Player, here are my thoughts on who will and will not take it.

> Tim Perry (yeah suns) and Pervis Ellison: were lottery selections, so  
they're
> only doing what was asked of them, survey says XXX

Even though Pervis was a lottery selection, he's had a couple of rotton  
years.  Since it's the "Most Improved Player" and not the "Playing Better  
Than Expected" award, I think he should and will be in the top 3.
> 
> If I were a betting man (heh heh) I'd place my money on one of the  
following:
> 
> 
> John Starks: Has played like a man possessed this year!
> 
You got that one right.

> Antoine Carr: Have made the Spurs more of a contender after slumping  
with
> Sacremento
> 
He averaged 20+ points last year, he doesn't have a chance.

> Kevin Willis: 'Nuff said
> 
Another good candidate.

> Orlando Woolridge: Not given his due
> 
Stats wise, he's down. Of course playing in Denver last year...

> Andrew Lang: Has come on as an intimidating center, capable of actually  
blocking,
>  not fouling, even scoring

Not as improved as Ellison, Willis or Starks
> 
> or even....
> 
> Dan Majerle: After being robbed of the 6th man award, he has become
>  an all-star swingman who puts up 20+ a game

I think Majerle was too good last year to get Most Improved this year.
> 
> And an early favorite for coach of the year: Larry Brown

Coach of the year?  My man Pat Riley.  Leader of the New York resurgence.
> 
> Any thoughts?

There they are.

Kevin
From: lor@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (edward.lor)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Tark takes over Spurs
Date: 15 Apr 92 22:33:43 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: AT&T

In article <OLIVER.92Apr15175850@coate.mit.edu> oliver@athena.mit.edu (James D. Oliver III) writes:
>I want to take this opportunity to say SHUT UP to all of you
>Tarkanian bashers out there.  Jerry has, um, always been my favorite coach
>and I see nothing but good things for the Spurs.
>
>Jerry Tarkanian is the salt of the earth, a fine human being and educator,
>and a exemplary citizen.
>
>(It isn't possible for an NBA team to go on probation, is it?)

It is not.

However, what if Tark digs up Lloyd Daniels from the CBA, touts him,
again, as "a player with the talents of Magic Johnson", and starts him
over Rod Strickland? Of course, Strickland will whine to no end and
Tark will trade him to the Lakers for Byron Scott.

I bet you would rather see the Spurs on probation.

-- 
                                          Edward Lor
                                          lor@cbnewsk.att.com
From: janderso@alcor.intel.com (Kent Stewart)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: KJ/Hardaway?
Date: 13 Apr 92 17:37:03 GMT
Reply-To: kstewart@td2cad.intel.com (Kent Stewart)
Organization: Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA

>>Anybody know why KJ and Hardaway didn't play on Monday night and when  
>>they'll be back?  
>
>Don't know about KJ, but Hardaway has a strained achillies tendon
>but the Warriors doctors believe it is minor! 
>He did play against the Mavs last night, and looks just fine!

Gee whiz, did you watch the same game I did?

Timmy looked very tentative against Dallas, and didn't really test
the achillies with any explosive moves for most of the game.

He looked a little better Saturday night against Phoenix, but I don't
think he's really 100% yet. Tonight will be a big test against Utah.

Sarunas finally returned from the sprained ankle which took him out of
the crucial Portland series. He still can't do much laterally, but what
he can do in a straight line is scary as hell. Runaway freight train,
that man. Warriors are a much poorer team when he's not available.

A side note: In the victory over Phoenix Saturday, Chris Mullin became
the 3rd player in Warrior history to have back to back 2,000 point
seasons. Only Wilt Chamberlain and Rick Barry had done it before.
Right on Chris!


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From: schulman@hydra3f.cs.utk.edu (NEIL WAYNE SCHULMAN)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Larry Bird *is* good
Date: 13 Apr 92 17:41:21 GMT
Organization: Computer Science Dept, University of Tennesee, Knoxville
Distribution: world
Reply-To: schulman@hydra3f.cs.utk.edu (NEIL WAYNE SCHULMAN)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hydra3f.cs.utk.edu

Simple observation, 

Of all the things you quoted nothing was achieved individually on a basaket
ball court. You are talking about things which spectators award players. Tell
what those of us can do if committe "c" awards player "n" the award instead
of player "f" . Other than cry there is nothing we can do, but if player "f"
had mo' pts, rebs, assists  & dunks then we might feel that the award was 
unfairly given. Also you've got to remember that all players in the nba are
good. To be regarded as one of the best, you have to have done what no one
who can player yo' position ever did (or has done). Therfore we find that
peolpe like K AJabbar also won 5 titles (as did m cooper). Ekgin Baylor once
scored 60 pts in a game. MJordan won 6 scoring titles. ORobertson set many
records including the assist record MJohnson broke last year. Karim Scored 
more Pts than anyt one. Wilt had one hundred pt games and 50pt seasons. 
Tell me which of the above your man is qualified to replace.

Makala
 ===============================

I never tried to compare Larry to people like Kareem and like Moses Malone, but
simply say give crdit where credit is due.  Larry is a good player and that can't be taken away ever!  And personally I think Larry has made a distinction in the nba, otherwise, would he even be heard of?  Also, I agree, all players in the nba are great!  I certainly couldn't do what they do.  There is a phrase I heard once by a friend.  I can jump up three feet, left foot, right foot, each six inches up...

Neil
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
From: afcanav@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (VIC CANACCI)
Subject: Re: Cavs STOMP Bulls
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Date: 16 Apr 1992 11:03 EST  

> 
>It was extended garbage time, both teams ended up using the bench for
>most of the 4th quarter. I think the bulls lead the game for only 1
>minute, early in the 1st, after that it was all CAVS. Pippen was the only
>bright spot for the Bulls. I'm a Pippen fan, even tho the Cavs r my team,
>I dunno who's driving ability(drive to the basket that is) is more dangerous,
>Jordan's? or Pippens? hmmm

During the game, Pippen was at 2 guard for a while, and we remarked that 
Pippen is one of the few guys in the NBA who could play in Jordan's spot 
and not have a HUGE dropoff. He is a great player, and I think he's the 
reason that the Bulls are champs, becuase before he evolved into the player 
he is, you could just gang up on mJ


> 
>Alex

Vic Canacci, Sverdrup Tech., NASA Lewis Cleveland
From: delano@acsu.buffalo.edu (Harry DeLano)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Warriors vs. Clippers, 4/17... TV?
Date: 17 Apr 92 03:41:52 GMT
Organization: UB

Will this game be broadcast in the Bay area?  

If so, what channel?  A dear friend of mine has agreed to tape their
remaining games for me and send mail me the tapes.

I've managed to see the Warriors (a big) twice this season... once on
TV when they came to MSG and beat the Knicks (Yay!) and live against
against the Hornets when I was lucky enough to make it out to Oakland.

I'm strongly considering a dish, even though about all the TV I watch
is the NBA.

Harry DeLano
Buffalo, New York
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From: chase@isi.edu (Dale Chase)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Laker Injuries
Date: 7 Apr 92 22:28:33 GMT
Reply-To: chase@earvin.isi.edu (Dale Chase)
Organization: USC-Information Sciences Institute

James had arthroscopic surgery on his knee and is out for the season.
Sam has a bad left rotator cuff and is out for the regular season at
least.  He may or may not be activated for the playoffs, if the Lakers
make it.

The Laker's magic number to make the playoffs is six.  Their schedule:
4/7 @Sea, 4/9 San, 4/11 Utah, 4/13 Den, 4/15 @Den, 4/16 @Sac, 4/18 @Por,
4/19 LAC.

Houston's schedule: 4/7 @San, 4/9 @Min, 4/11 Dal, 4/14 Por, 4/15 @Utah,
4/17 @Dal, 4/19 Pho.


--
<>Dale

"uh huh (tm)" - from a Diet Pepsi can.
From: xjam@cork.CS.Berkeley.EDU (The Crossjammer)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Warriors
Date: 14 Apr 92 11:07:02
Organization: University of California, Berserkeley
	<1992Apr14.171041.14282@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU>
NNTP-Posting-Host: cork.cs.berkeley.edu
In-reply-to: gidi@Hilbert.Stanford.EDU's message of Tue, 14 Apr 1992 17:10:41 GMT

So Gidi, who's going to prevent the Mailman from having his daily fill of
Warriors for breakfast? The guy seems to be actually enjoying stomping all
over the Warriors this year and they haven't even come close to stopping
him. Big or small, fat or thin, long or short, the Warriors have done
nothing to even hint that they can shut down the Stockton to Malone entry
pass if needed.

Besides, it's going to be real funny when either George Karl or Larry Brown
gets his revenge. No more of that Nellie Miracle bs.

--
            xjam@cork.Berkeley.EDU	

They can't come on and play me in prime time, 		
Cause I know the time, cause I'm gettin' mine.		
I get on the mix late in the night... -Public Enemy

Fiiiive Thousand Boomin Watts...... -The JBeez
From: jte@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Jeff Eldredge)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Big Win for the Nets
Date: 16 Apr 92 22:05:18 GMT
Reply-To: jte@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Jeff Eldredge)
Organization: Columbia University

In article <1992Apr15.160834.2333@Princeton.EDU> dmjoffe@dry.Princeton.EDU (David M. Joffe) writes:
>
>The Nets have a two-game lead over Indiana in conference, and I think
>that they have beaten the Pacers twice already this year.  So a win
>over the Pacers Thursday would clinch the 6th spot and a first round
>match against the Cavs who they have beaten twice this year.  Based on
>Atlanta's tougher schedule and the fact that they still play Orlando,
>it is doubtful that the Nets will finish worse than 7th.
>
>I wonder how hard they will play against Indiana knowing that they could
>play the Knicks if they finish 7th.
>

three things (small clarifications):

1.  A win tonight won't necessarily clinch #6 for the Nets because a
tie with Atlanta is still possible if Atlanta wins its last two games
and New Jersey loses to Orlando.  Nonetheless, a win tonight makes #6
most likely for the Nets.  

2.  A Net loss tonight followed by a Net win against Orlando could
"easily" result in #8 for the Nets....because Atlanta would then only
have to win one game out of their home game against Chicago and their
road game against Cleveland.  It sounds unlikely, but Atlanta has been
feisty lately.  

3.  At this point, the Nets will probably play REALLY hard tonight, so
that they won't have to:

a) play the Bulls
b) play the Celtics (not the Knicks, who have almost surely blown
their division title)
From: courier@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (William Pittenger)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Cavs STOMP Bulls
Date: 16 Apr 92 16:05:41 GMT
Article-I.D.: mentor.45761
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center

In article <1992Apr15.231159.29563@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> am402@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Alex Canada) writes:
>
>bright spot for the Bulls. I'm a Pippen fan, even tho the Cavs r my team,
>I dunno who's driving ability(drive to the basket that is) is more dangerous,
>Jordan's? or Pippens? hmmm
>
>Alex
>
	Yes, another Scottie Pippen fan! I have tried to find shirts with his
picture on them after the NBA finals last year but not around where I live. I
like to watch Scottie slam dunk the ball rather than Jordan because it seems 
that Scottie gets a HUGE leap on his last step. I would say that Scottie is
a better finisher because he picks up the ball in either the left or right
hand and slams it with that same hand. Jordan can't slam with the left hand 
unless he shifts the ball.

	I would say that Pippen is the best finisher in the NBA.


					Bill Pittenger


					Basketball player and fan
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
From: EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu
Subject: Re: Home Court for Det-Bos????
Organization: Wayne State University, C&IT
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 02:34:59 GMT

In article <1992Apr15.201009.25031@EE.Stanford.EDU>
mack@isl.Stanford.EDU (mack) writes:

>>>And how good Boston's home record is and how bad Detroit's home record
>>>is.                                          ^^^
>record and there is no question about that. At home, they simply suck.
>                                                                 ^^^^
>Winning home record is not enough....

You got that right! I don't know if a team with a losing road record has
ever won a championship!
>
>Detroit plays average at home, and excellent on the road, Boston on
               ^^^^^^^

"Bad," "sucks," "average." Thanks for the input.

I guess it's moot now as the Pistons will almost positively meet the Knicks
in the first round.

>    --mack

--Eric
Organization: Ryerson Polytechnical Institute
Distribution: na
Date: Wednesday, 15 Apr 1992 12:14:32 EST
From: tony gallardo <LIBR8728@RyeVm.Ryerson.Ca>
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: MISSING

DOES ANYONE KNOWS IF JACK SIKMA IS STILL PLAYING IN THE NBA. I THOUGHT HE
WAS WITH THE BUCKS. WAS HE TRADED?  THANKS.
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From: phm@evolving.com (Peter H. McCabe)
Subject: Re: test
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 20:34:04 GMT
Organization: Evolving Systems, Inc.

Now that you've learned how to post an article. 

Please learn how to 'C'ancel it!!!!

It makes for a lot less "junk" on the system.


thanks!!
From: h0j1297@rigel.tamu.edu (BURT J.)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: The name is Lewis
Date: 9 Apr 92 20:33:00 GMT
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

>In article <8APR199210132128@rigel.tamu.edu> h0j1297@rigel.tamu.edu (BURT J.) wrote:
> Way to go Celts!  Down the Cavs and the Bulls and the Pistons!  Finals here
> we come!
> 
> Go Celtics!
> 

Oooooopppsss!  Correction!

Down the Cavs, and the Bulls, and the Pistons, and the Knicks!  No question 
about it.  Celts will win the finals!  

Celtics Rock On!
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From: west@inmet.camb.inmet.com (Brian West)
Subject: Re: The Dream
Organization: Intermetrics Inc, Cambridge MA
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 17:57:49 GMT

In article <1992Apr1.151633.24166@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> august@ecfa.jsc.nasa.gov (Rayford P. August) writes:
>
>Actually Houston has a pretty good team without my boy 'keem; Thorpe would
>slide over to center leaving a starting power forward vacancy.  

With Thorpe at either position, they still have a huge whole to fill.
Quality power forwards and centers are a commodity in the NBA and the
Rockets will be lucky to get one. IMO the Rockets should try to get
another center and leave Thorpe at his natural position.

>If I were Houston I would trade for
>a lottery pick, a proven small or power forward, and a shooting guard.  

Screw the lottery pick.  They should settle for no less than *young*
proven NBA starters (like David Robinson, Brad Daugherty, Horace or
Harvey Grant, Dikembe Mutombo, Tim Perry, Shawn Kemp, Charles Smith,
Derrick Coleman, or Larry Johnson)  If they must go with an unproven
draft pick, they should wait until after the draft and thus be sure of
who they get.

Actually the best solution is to find a new general manager (like
Magic Johnson) and keep the Dream.  Teams should never trade star
players because they don't get along with management or the coach.
The management and the coach do less to win games than do the players.

I still remember Tex Winter forcing Big E to be traded because he
couldn't be coached.  I didn't even like the Ralph Sampson trade.

Brian West




-- 
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From: foxjl@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (James L Fox)
Subject: CELTICS---AWESOME!!!!
Reply-To: foxjl@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (James L Fox)
Organization: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 02:31:27 GMT

The bostom celtics just beat the Pistons, and also the Knicks just lost to  
Atlanta.  That means that the CELTS virtually have the division  
championship in hand.   GREAT!!!!!!!!!
Boston has won 13 of their last 14 games, and 7 straight.

They play Miami Sunday, this should be an easy game for the CELTS.

The Celtics will definitely give the Bulls a run for there money,  and the  
cows could go down.


GO CELTS!!!!!!!!          

By the way, the Celtics won by three, I don't remember what the score was.
From: nhmas@gauss.med.harvard.edu (Mark Shneyder 432-4219)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: A Little Perspective on the Clippers
Date: 17 Apr 92 18:05:21 GMT
Organization: HMS

In article <NOLTY.92Apr17093132@cithe304.cithep.caltech.edu> nolty@cithe304.cithep.caltech.edu (Bob Nolty) writes:
>The last time this franchise (Boston Braves at the time) made the playoffs,
                              ^^^^eh,Buffalo,I guess it's been a while.
From: u_nique@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Jerray Wei)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Bulls Yea Pistons No....NOT!
Date: 7 Apr 92 21:39:36 GMT
Article-I.D.: jhunix.1992Apr7.213936.22760
Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

In article <167C1CA6C.EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu> EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu writes:
>>
>>	Fact is the Pistons not only lost to the Bullets on Friday night...
>>They got wiped by a Pervisless Washington team.  Losing at one point
>
>Oh yeah, Pervis is a regular Larry Bird!

Not a Bulls fan, but losing to the lottery bound Bullets who are without
their best player is much worse than losing to the Celtics when you have the
best record clinched.

BTW, Eric, your flames are the weakest I've ever seen.  If you want to insult
someone, use some intelligence.
From: ddrumm@amiganet.chi.il.us (Daniel Drumm)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Bulls STOMP Cavs
Date: 6 Apr 92 06:42:29 GMT
Organization: Amiga Network Information Systems

Nitin Khanna:
 
First, I don't like reading through a huge quote to get to somebody's point.
So I don't quote. And if you can't infer the general idea of a discussion from
a single post, then that is your problem. English must be your second
language, considering how poorly you seem to read. I can't see how anyone
could infer that I have anything against Jordan. I have been on this
conference, loudly touting the triumphs of the world champs, and I'm sure more
than a few Cavs and Pistons fans on the net would agree. 
 
As a fan, I feel like I should be able to say what I don't like about the
Bulls and Jordan as well as Woofing it up when they win. The comment about
Jordan and the gambling in Chicago was to display something rather amusing
about not only the city's misguided plan, but about Jordan and the betting. If
anything, it should disarm people from screaming things like "Jordan is a
gambler, and he sets a bad example, etc. etc.". If you didn't find Sam Smith's
book interesting, then you seem to be in the minority here in Chicago. I found
some of the in-depth coverage of the team chemistry fascinating and striking.
You must be a team trainer to say that it was old hat for you, most of us
(fans that I know in the area here around the Stadium, where I live) didn't
know alot of the things about the players.

Lastly, but most importantly, I really would like to an end to this inane name
calling. I highly doubt you would call me a wimp to my face...so I don't see
the point of it here. If this is some sort of vicarious thrill for you, then
by all means, call me what you like. I have said some things like "you must be
a moron if you think that" or "get a clue", but in the future, I'll try and
keep that under wraps.
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
From: gidi@Hilbert.Stanford.EDU (Gidi Avrahami)
Subject: Re: Oh that Larry Bird
Organization: Brotherhood Of Breath
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 16:20:41 GMT

schulman@hydra2b.cs.utk.edu (NEIL WAYNE SCHULMAN) writes:
>>You mean that the Lakers would have taken Bird instead of Magic?
>I think there is a very good chance.  [...]
>But as with anything else, it depends on what the franchise needs,

As the story goes, then-owner Cooke vetoed all ideas to draft Sidney
Moncrief.  He believed (oh, how correctly!) that Magic will be a crowd
pleaser and a big draw in glitzy L.A.

Based on this bit of gossip, I have no doubt that he would have taken
Magic over Bird , too.


--Gidi
From: pmmst8@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Paul M Mweene)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Legend Bird
Date: 15 Apr 92 06:00:18 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh

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
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