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From: gharris@jade.tufts.edu (George W. Harris)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
Subject: Re: Student Ticket Distribution at Schools--a survey
Date: 3 Oct 92 18:37:16 GMT
Organization: Tufts University - Medford, MA
Originator: gharris@jade.tufts.edu


	Well, I don't know about here at Tufts (Div III New England hoop--when
you really can't get to sleep), but at my undergrad school, Duke, there weren't
any student tickets.  You stood in line at the door, and an hour and a half be-
fore gametime, they checked IDs and let us in.  There have been some cases of
poor line management, but in the last few years I was there, they had a line-
monitering system where they had random checks once in a while in the day or
two before the game, and you had to be there for a certain number of them.

	For grad students, of course, it's a different story.  Season tickets,
paying money, assigned seats.  So structured, so rigid.

--
gharris@jade.tufts.edu          "She had ever chance for happiness, ever 
George W. Harris                chance in the world, and stomped ever one 
Dept. of Mathematics            of them chances down in the dirt like a 
Tufts University                bug."   _The Devil's Dream_
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From: nelson@clunker.b21.ingr.com (nelson jordan)
Subject: Re: Maui Classics and Pitinoisms
Organization: ^$
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 16:24:01 GMT

In article <69596@hydra.gatech.EDU> jb118@prism.gatech.EDU (Jeffrey N. Burch) writes:
>
>On another topic, when asked on a recent WLW radio program about his 
>relationship with UofL coach Denny Crum, Rick said "I don't have a
>relationship with Denny Crum and Louisville.  Denny Crum is someone
>I respect.  He's an outstanding coach.  But Louisville and Kentucky
>will always find a way to dislike each other."  At the same time,
>Pitino defended LSU coach Dale Brown, calling him (get ready to be
>amazed, everybody!) "... a very under-rated coach, and he's very good
>to his young men."  Considering the verbal clashes between Brown and
>Pitino in past years, I was rather astonished to hear Rick say this.

 Sheesh, first Bobby Knight and now PItino. But I guess that proves the old
adage: "Wisdom comes with age".  ;)

>
>Perhaps he'd had a few too many mint juleps that day and was in a 
>slightly odd mood.  :-)
>
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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>^  Georgia Tech Research Institute                                    ^ 
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>^  404-894-3628     Life's always better when a Wildcat's around.     ^
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From: matthew@base.cs.ucla.edu (Matthew Merzbacher)
Subject: O'Bannon du Jour! (was Re: Hendrick (was Re: Sport...))
Keywords: no "s" 
Organization: UCLA, Computer Science Department
Date:  2 Oct 92 21:22:19 GMT

kbowers@esrc1.uucp (Ken Bowers) writes:

>2) I thought O'Bannon Du Jour was pretty funny, but I don't know
>anyone who has a line on Cal practices, so I won't be able to
>update his hourly progress. 

Glad you liked it.  I have a new report.  Scott Turner and I were playing
yesterday and watched the Men's team self-scrimmage (pickup) for a while.

Ed O. does *not* wear a knee brace and looked pretty non-stiff.  Took it to
the hole in a pick-up game, which is probably a good sign (for those who
don't follow, taking it to the hole in pickup is pretty much guaranteed to
get you hammered, since fouls don't cost anything).

Other UCLA players...
  Petruska looked good.  Nice shot - lots o' rebounds.  He did have a nasty
  habit of taking the defensive rebound and bringing the ball up the court
  hard.  Reminded me of Trevor Wilson just a bit too much.

  Lanier is huge.  He's beefed up his upper-body.  Unfortunately, he's still
  a goofball.

  The whole team looked a bit disorganized, but it was just a scrimmage.
--

Matthew Merzbacher	ARPA:	matthew@CS.UCLA.EDU
Moo - Moo Moo  		UUCP:	...!{uunet|rutgers|ucbvax}!cs.ucla.edu!matthew
               		This time, *with* the oys
From: trradrx@canctr.mc.duke.edu (R.CLOUGH)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
Subject: Re: Final Four Venues (was: Re: Call for toughest arena votes)
Date: 6 Oct 92 18:38:06 GMT
Reply-To: trradrx@canctr.mc.duke.edu
Organization: Duke U. Med. Ctr., Durham, NC

In article <1992Oct6.163233.4016@nsisrv.gsfc.nasa.gov>, oday@lobster.gsfc.nasa.gov (Orin Day) writes:
>And why they'd have the Final Four in/near New York
>rather than a smaller city where it would be the "dominant" event is
>anybody's guess (probably something green, and I don't mean the Celtics).

I find it interesting that the FF is returning to the New York area after so
many years.  It has not been played in NYC since the big point shaving scandal
in 1950, seven months after CCNY won both the NIT and NCAA titles.  After that,
the NCAA refused to even go near NYC again.
   And are you suggesting that New Jersey Nets b-ball would be of more interest
than the Final Four? :-)     
	Robert Clough, DUMC (though still not speaking for them)
"Well, he's not the most intelligent guy in the world."
			--MTV VJ Duff, on dinner partner Christian Laettner
From: wardrb@cs.utexas.edu (Richard Byron Ward)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
Subject: Re: Carolwhiney Tarholes
Date: 5 Oct 1992 12:08:16 -0500
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: priddy.cs.utexas.edu
Keywords: Dean Smith, Partisan Refs, Polls

In article <5688@news.duke.edu> seth@mivax.mc.duke.edu (His Majestic Highness the Seth) raves:
|
[nonsensical, drug-induced garbage deleted]
|
|     H I S   M A J E S T I C   H I G H N E S S   T H E   S E T H 
|                            (HMHS)
|******************************************************************************

Shouldn't this be crossposted to alt.drugs :)?

Seriously, "Your Majestic Highness", the tone of your message seems
familiar, but I can't quite place it.  LSD?  Ecstasy?  A week-long
amphetamine binge?

His Exalted Soberness the Rick

Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
From: jdt29225@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Jazzy J )
Subject: Re: Proud to be a Jayhawk (recruiting)
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 01:37:51 GMT
Keywords: Nick Proud, Australia, Utah

orourke@Csli.Stanford.EDU (Michael O'Rourke) writes:
>Kirk Luchman and Scot Pollard.  Second, what about Calvin Rayford?
>Why would KU need two more point guards to go along with a McDonald's
>All-American?  Perhaps Rayford hasn't panned out, but he has yet to
>play a game so I can't imagine they've given up on him already.

	I think the rationale behind getting some more point guards --
	first -- would U be willing to turn your offense over to a 5'7"
	point guard?  Rayford might be good -- but he is unproven at this
	stage.  Plus -- U also have to wonder if he won't get in academic
	trouble again later in his career -- since he was a Prop 48 non
	qualifier.  Just as precaution...

>Shouldn't KU look for a point guard to replace Jordan or a shooting
>guard to replace Walters?  Or perhaps a forward/center type to fill
>the scholarship that was given to Chris Davis?  KU could also look to
>fill needs they will have when the class of '94 leaves (i.e., Richey,
>Woodberry, Scott, and Hancock).

	As far as shooting guard is concerned -- I think the Jayhawks have
	it pretty well covered in Sean Pearson and Greg Gurley (if Gurley
	stays, he'll play in the future)...

	Jazzy J
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From: saunders@luther.che.wisc.edu (Brian E. Saunders)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
Subject: Re: Indiana Recruiting
Date: 28 Sep 92 14:03:34 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Madison

In article <1992Sep28.111217.13131@dg-rtp.dg.com> foerster@dg-rtp.dg.com writes:
>
>  Jacque Vaughn  6-0 PG Pasadena, CA.  Bobby has already made an in-home
>         visit with Jacque and Jacque has scheduled a campus visit to
>         Indiana. I hear this kids name come up all the time and I think
>         Bobby wants this kid a lot. He could step right in and start with
>         the departure of Chris Reynolds. Kansas is also hot on his trail
>         also but IU is offering a better financial package!!!!
                                    ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^
Better financial package?  So IU is now cheating with the best of them, eh?
I always wondered how Bobby was able to recruit Delray Brooks.  :^)
-- 

Brian E. Saunders			saunders@luther.che.wisc.edu
From: trradrx@canctr.mc.duke.edu (R.CLOUGH)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
Subject: Re: Joey Beard - Duke Bound
Date: 30 Sep 92 20:00:29 GMT
Reply-To: trradrx@canctr.mc.duke.edu
Organization: Duke U. Med. Ctr., Durham, NC

In article <1992Sep30.111112.12644@dg-rtp.dg.com>, foerster@zman.rtp.dg.com (Mike Von Foerster) writes:
>Looking at FSU's roster from last year, they only had 1 player considered a 
>forward (Dick Vitale's book) and that was Doug Edwards. He's a senior this year

Well, there's also Rodney Dobard (SR), Byron Wells (SR), Bob Sura (SOPH,who may
wind up as a guard, as you pointed out to me), Ray Donald (SOPH, swingman),
Derrick Carroll (FROSH),  Maurice Robinson, (FROSH) and recruit Gentry
Sparks.  The three seniors will be gone, Wells & Donald may only be marginal
players, and Robinson is strictly a post player.  So his only real competition
at the spot may be Carroll, and Carroll will probably sit.
   I agree that too much is made of the difference between SF and PF, but do
you really want to put a 6-5 guy in the post?  

	Robert Clough, DUMC (though still not speaking for them)
"Christ resides in pea soup"--William Shatner, "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds",
				played backwards (really!)
From: peppler@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Randy Peppler)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
Subject: Re: Call for toughest arena votes (revised)
Date: 28 Sep 92 22:21:39 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

In article <1992Sep28.152813.26935@doug.cae.wisc.edu> saunders@luther.che.wisc.edu (Brian E. Saunders) writes:
>
>IMO, Mackey Arena is the toughest place to play in the Big 10, and probably
>should be in a list of of the top #5 toughest places in the country.  Lots
>of upsets tend to happen there (unfortunately, sometimes they happen to
>Purdue, too).  The Breslin Center (MSU) is probably the 2nd toughest place
>in the Big 10, followed closely by St. John's (TOSU) and Carver-Hawkeye.

	Don't forget about "The Barn", at Minnesota.  If the Gophers have
	anything at all, it's extremely difficult to win there.  Maybe
	it's the elevated floor.  I'd probably rate it in the top 3
	with Mackey and St. John or Carver...

-- 
-------------------------------
| Randy Peppler               |
| Illinois State Water Survey |
| peppler@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu    |
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
From: foerster@zman.rtp.dg.com (Mike Von Foerster)
Subject: Re: Joey Beard - Duke Bound
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 16:48:11 GMT
Reply-To: foerster@dg-rtp.dg.com
Organization: Data General Corp., Research Triangle Park, NC

In article <5610@news.duke.edu>, trradrx@canctr.mc.duke.edu (R.CLOUGH) writes:
|> In article <25585@oasys.dt.navy.mil>, swilliam@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Steve Williams) writes:
|> >Just saw in this morning's Washington Post that Joey Beard has decided
|> >to go to Duke.  He made the visit to Duke last weekend and made up his
|> >mind.  Duke and Virginia were the top two schools on his list.
|> 
|> This is excellent news, getting the #1 and #2 power forwards in the country.
|> The question is, what will Duke do with them?  They already have Cherokee Parks
|> and Erik Meek at center for three more years, so center seems out of the 
|> question.  I suspect they may try Beard at small forward, perhaps bringing
|> him in when Grant Hill switches to the point.  This would give them an 
|> extremely flexible lineup.  Beard certainly is a good enough shooter to play
|> on the wing, and he is plenty quick.  Seeing him at the Nike game, he really
|> did seem like a Laettner clone, only quicker and a better rebounder.  I could
|> see the Duke starting lineup look like this in two years:
|>   C Parks (Meek)
|>   SF Lang (Beard, Moore)
|>   PF Newton (Beard)
|>   PG G.Hill (Capel, Collins)
|>   OG Collins (Capel, Clark, Blakeney)
|> 
|> Robert Clough, DUMC (though still not speaking for them)
|> 	"Love wears a white Stetson"--Keith Richards

Looks like a double-edged sword for Dookies. They got a good one in
Joey Beard but now have no real shot at Jerry Stackhouse. I don't think
this will hurt Duke that much but I'd still take Stackhouse over 
any kid (regardless of position) in a minute.

-- 

Michael von Foerster           Internet: foerster@dg-rtp.dg.com
DG/UX Core Development         UUCP:     {world}!mcnc!rti!dg-rtp!foerster
Data General Corporation
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RTP, NC. 27709                 Phone:    919-248-6327
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
From: ehc29224@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (CBR600f)
Subject: howard nathan
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 21:18:14 GMT

todays chicago trib had a little blurb about howard nathan (depaul point 
guard)...seems that after running afoul with academic troubles, howard
will not be returning to depaul.  He is enrolled in some community college
in arkansas (sorry..forgot which).  The interesting thing is that this 
community college has no basketball program and so howard won't lose
any eligibility...so he'll have three yrs left.

	Oh...did i mention that the razorbacks are only 20 miles away...

	oh...almost forgot...arkansas was howard's second choice after 
	depaul     :)

this pretty much leaves brandon cole to run the point for depaul...hahaha

i mean brandon's good and he has great shooting range but he never saw
a shot he didn't like....i watched him all through high school...i
really don't think that he has a pt guard mentality...

well that's all for now

Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
From: lillie@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Christopher Lillie)
Subject: Re: NCAA Magazine predictions
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 22:25:29 GMT

In article <92280.161757MXD118@psuvm.psu.edu> MXD118@psuvm.psu.edu (Spiro the Spiny Goldfish) writes:
>>>Big Ten (Terry Boers, Chicago Sun-Times):
>>>1. Indiana
>>>2. Michigan
>>>3. Michigan St.
>>>4. Iowa
>>>5. Illinois
>>>6. Purdue
>>>7. Ohio St.
>>>8. Minnesota
>>>9. Wisconsin
>>>10. Northwestern
>>>11. Penn St.
>
>I can't believe Penn State is at the absolute basement here! In the last
>two years, PSU beat Illinois, and played a fine game against Ohio
>State last year (stayed within 10-20 whole game, but never seriously
>challenged). Also, two years ago they beat top-20 UCLA in the first
>round of the Big Dance! I say PSU ends up 6th or 7th in the Big Ten.

   Maybe 6th or 7th in a couple of years, but not this year. First, the Big Ten
will be extremely strong this year. Every team with the exception of TOSU
should be improved. Second, this year's Penn State team probably won't be as
tough as some of their recent teams. I can't believe they will finish any 
higher than 9th.
   One last question for you Penn State fans. Is your new basketball arena
a multi-purpose facility?  If it is do you know if it will hinder your home
court advantage. I recall seeing some good things on the net about Rec
Hall.
.
-- 
Christopher Lillie				*******************************
Purdue University				*	GO BOILERS !!!	      *
Civil Engineering				*******************************
From: trradrx@canctr.mc.duke.edu (R.CLOUGH)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
Subject: College Sports: Conference Ratings
Date: 6 Oct 92 17:18:48 GMT
Reply-To: trradrx@canctr.mc.duke.edu
Organization: Duke U. Med. Ctr., Durham, NC


 To get this year's edition of "My Conference is Best" off to a roaring start,
I present the previously mentioned College Sports mag's Top 10 Conference power 
ratings, and predictions: (scale of 0-10)

1. Big 10.5 (9.5; 1-Indiana,2-Michigan,3-Illinois,4-Purdue,5-Iowa,6-Mich St,
		  7-Minnesota,8-Ohio St,9-Wisconsin,10-Penn St,11-NW)
2. ACC (9.25; 1-Duke,2-FSU,3-UNC,4-Georgia Tech,5-Wake,6-UVA,7-Maryland,
	      8-NCSU,9-Clemson)
3. Big East (9.0; 1-Seton Hall,2-Boston Col,3-Georgetown,4-UConn,5-Syracuse,
		  6-Pitt,7-St. John's,8-Providence,9-Villanova,10-Miami)
4. Big 8 (9.0; 1-Oklahoma,2-Kansas,3-Missouri,4-Oklahoma St,5-Iowa St,
	       6-Nebraska,7-Colorado,8-Kansas St)
5. Great Midwest (8.5; 1-Cincinnati,2-Memphis St,3-DePaul,4-Marquette,
		       5-St. Louis,6-Alabama-Birmingham)
6. SEC (8.5; East: 1-Kentucky,2-Tennessee,3-Vanderbilt,4-Florida,5-Georgia,
		   6-South Carolina; West: 1-Mississippi St,2-Arkansas,3-LSU,
		   4-Alabama,5-Auburn,6-Mississippi) {RC:Is it me, or does the
			East look a whole lot better than the west in the SEC?}
7. PAC-10!!! (8.0; 1-Arizona,2-UCLA,3-Cal,4-Stanford,5-Arizona St,6-USC,
		   7-Oregon St,8-Washington St,9-Oregon,10-Wash)
8. Atlantic 8 (8.0; 1-UMASS!!!,2-West Virginia,3-Temple,4-GWU,5-St Joseph's,
		    6-Rutgers,7-Rhode Island,8-St. Bonaventure)
9. WAC (7.5; 1-Utah,2-BYU,3-UTEP,4-New Mexico,5-Colorado St,6-Wyoming,
	     7-Fresno St,8-Hawaii,9-San Diego St,10-Air Force)
10. SWC (7.0; 1-Texas,2-Houston,3-Rice,4-Texas Tech,5-Texas A&M,6-SMU,7-TCU,
	      8-Baylor)

Other conferences: (ranking, plus championship prediction)

11. Sun Belt (7.0, Arkansas St)
12. Metro (6.5, Louisville)
13. Midwestern Collegiate (6.0, Xavier)
14. Big West (6.0, UNLV)
15. Mid-American (5.5, Ball St)
16. Southern (5.0, Tenn-Chat)
17. Colonial (5.0, James Madison)
18. Missouri Valley (4.5, So. Illinois)
19. Metro Atlantic (4.0, Siena)
20. West Coast (4.0, San Diego St)
21. Ivy (3.5, Princeton)
22. Patriot (3.5, Holy Cross)
23. Big Sky (3.0, Idaho)
24. Mid-Continent (2.5, Wright St)
25. Ohio Valley (2.5, Murray St)
26. Big South (2.0, Winthrop)
27. Northeast (1.5, Robert Morris)
28. North Atlantic (1.5, Maine)
29. Southwestern Athletic (1.5, Mississippi Valley)
30. Southland (1.0, NE Louisiana)
31. Mid-Eastern (1.0, NC A&T)
32. TransAmerica (.5, Charleston)

	Robert Clough, DUMC (though still not speaking for them)
"Well, he's not the most intelligent guy in the world."
			--MTV VJ Duff, on dinner partner Christian Laettner
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From: creasman@cheshire.oxy.edu (Scott Michael Creasman)
Subject: Re: PAC-10: Oregon State Schedule
Organization: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 90041 USA.
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 05:41:26 GMT

In article <1992Oct1.040548.26404@u.washington.edu> crs@milton.u.washington.edu (Cliff Slaughterbeck) writes:
>matthew@base.cs.ucla.edu (Matthew Merzbacher) writes:
>>>Dec 28	Ohio State
>>>Dec 29	BYU or Oregon
>>
>>Must be BYU.  If it's an Oregon holiday tourney (and it looks like it),
>>then they'll just switch opponents for the second game rather than have a
>>mini-tourney.  No way will the Beavs and Ducks play three times.
>
>Actually I'm pretty sure this is the Far West Classic which is a real 
>tournament where winners and losers play the second day.  Oregon and OSU
>host this tourney every year, and they have met for the championship in
>the past, though this doesn't happen regularly.  On the other hand, BYU
>will probably whip Oregon (remember Shawn--Got he's tall--Bradley??)
                                     ^^^^^                 ^^^^^^^

Doesn't he still have another year on his mission? 

Scott

>
>****************************************************************************
>Cliff Slaughterbeck           * 
>Dept. of Physics, FM-15       *   Hey Matt!  The diffusion pump is full of
>University of Washington      *   water again!
>Seattle, WA 98195             *
>****************************************************************************


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From: grubin@virga.ucar.edu (Rick Grubin)
Subject: Re: Sport Magazine's Sweet Sixteen
Followup-To: rec.sport.basketball.college
Organization: Research Applications Program/NCAR, Boulder, CO
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 19:37:31 GMT



gln@cs.arizona.edu (Gary L. Newell) writes:
>> >What group etiquette??????? Did I miss something???

>> Yes you did.  You need to take your finger off the question mark
>> key after it types it once.

> Huh????????????? I don't get it!!!!!!!!! What exactly do you mean????????

What is really meant: "Hey, you had a golden chance to pull your head
out of your ass and refrain from telling all about your view of the
world from your belly button, but you blew it."

But I suppose Tucson might be best viewed from one's belly button.

--
Rick Grubin     grubin@ncar.ucar.edu
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From: foerster@zman.rtp.dg.com (Mike Von Foerster)
Subject: Re: Sport Magazine's Sweet Sixteen
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 17:15:18 GMT
Reply-To: foerster@dg-rtp.dg.com
Organization: Data General Corp., Research Triangle Park, NC

In article <5627@news.duke.edu>, trradrx@canctr.mc.duke.edu (R.CLOUGH) writes:
|> 
|> For what it's worth, Sport just put out its Sweet Sixteen for next year.
|>  Here are the teams, and a summary of their reasons (or what passed for them).
|> 1. Kansas-- With three returning starters, plus Darrin Hancock, plus Roy
|>    Williams, they should be #1 from start to finish.

How you can lose your best player - Alonzo Jamison and come back the #1 team
in the country is a gutsy call. There are several teams that lose no starters

[stuff deleted]

|> 5. Kentucky-- "Next up for Pitino is governorship of Kentucky."

How can you lose Pelphrey, Farmer, Feldhaus and Woods and be ranked this high
is another mild surprise. 

|> 10. FSU-- Everyone back for the possible ACC favorites.

The most underrated team of the bunch.

|> 	Robert Clough, DUMC (though still not speaking for them)
|> "Christ resides in pea soup"--William Shatner, "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds",
|> 				played backwards (really!)

-- 

Michael von Foerster           Internet: foerster@dg-rtp.dg.com
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From: trradrx@canctr.mc.duke.edu (R.CLOUGH)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
Subject: Re: Joey Beard - Duke Bound
Date: 28 Sep 92 15:22:15 GMT
Reply-To: trradrx@canctr.mc.duke.edu
Organization: Duke U. Med. Ctr., Durham, NC

In article <1992Sep28.102514.1626@ms.uky.edu>, fehr@ms.uky.edu (Jeff Davis) writes:
>Whew...Duke better make use of him FAST!!! Quicker and a better rebounder
>than the #1 college player in the country last year

Perhaps I should have added "at the same points in their career."  Laettner
was not as highly regarded as Beard coming into college, as I'm sure you know.
And he has always been slightly slow, and a decent, but not great, rebounder.
Beard averaged 10 boards a game and seven blocks in his junior year, so the
potential is there to surpass Laettner in these areas.
  And Beard CAN shoot.  But I'm sure you knew that too.
Robert Clough, DUMC (though still not speaking for them)
	"Love wears a white Stetson"--Keith Richards