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From: paul@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Paul R Krueger)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
Subject: Re: More Rashard Griffith news!!!
Date: 5 Nov 1992 20:07:17 GMT
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.89.7.4

In article <1992Nov4.174419.10951@doug.cae.wisc.edu> saunders@luther.che.wisc.edu (Brian E. Saunders) writes:
>
>Rashard Griffith has limited his choices of schools to two, Wisconsin and
>Purdue.  He apparantly has canceled his Oklahoma visit, and decided that he
>didn't want to go to Michigan.
>Feeling:  Rashard will chose Purdue.  He will decide that Wisconsin's
>proposed run-and-gun offense will not suit his game as well as Purdue's
>half-court offense. (of course, I may be wrong...)
   
   Actually, I got the impression that Wisconsin would be his choice. His
   mother talked about how she was glad he cancelled the Oklahoma visit
   because "the coaches at Wisconsin were so nice" (or something to that
   effect). Rashard also wants to go to a rebuilding program where he
   could step in and play right away. He wants to help turn a program
   around. Wisconsin definitely has the edge on Purdue in having a much
   shittier program over the years. I guess Stu Jackson also had another
   top 50 recruit in last weekend (though I can't remember his name). Either
   way, it looks as though Jackson, like Alvarez, is ready to change the UW
   program from the ground up, selling some top recruits on Madison.

   --salty
From: kstewart@ptdcs2.intel.com (bongo)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college,rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Who is the worst ref?
Date: 11 Nov 92 01:36:03 GMT
Organization: Intel Corporation -- Aloha, Oregon



Steve Javie, no contest. I've seen this idiot get so flustered he
started ejecting fans.
From: todd@ra.ra.me.wisc.edu (Todd Jekel)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
Subject: Student seating
Date: 5 Nov 92 19:53:36 GMT
Distribution: rec
Organization: /usr/users/todd/.organization


Where do the students sit at your favorite university's basketball
games?  What are the advantages/disadvantages?  Specifically, the
effect on the opposing team.

I'm wondering because the University of Wisconsin's new head coach,
Stu Jackson, wants the fans to make the Fieldhouse a difficult place
for oppenents to play.  And I just don't see that happening without
moving the students from the end that the university shoves us into!!!

Todd Jekel

todd@ra.me.wisc.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
From: exby@pogo.Colorado.EDU (|J| Exby)
Subject: Re: Michigan News
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 18:04:30 GMT

smorris@venus.lerc.nasa.gov (Ron Morris ) writes:

>Just in:  Webber, Rose, and Riley have been CLEARED of any
>wrong-doing by the NCAA.  Michigan has restored their eligibility.
>No action will be taken against them or the university.

whew!  thank god... I was losing sleep over when the ncaa
would rule on this and find in favor of our fab5 players...
i can't wait to see them play this year.  go wolves, beat dook!
<sarcasm off>

>Ron

::j

Xref: sparky rec.sport.basketball.college:16568 alt.licker.store:55
From: franklir@helium.gas.uug.arizona.edu (Ryan J Franklin )
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college,alt.licker.store
Subject: Re:  Worst Ref
Summary: Summarize THIS!
Keywords: milk, evil, degradation, lawn darts, srumeL, Kibo, basketball
Date: 12 Nov 92 19:36:51 GMT
Followup-To: alt.licker.store
Organization: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

In article <1992Nov12.185830.17177@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu> corleyj@helium.gas.uug.arizona.edu (Jason D Corley ) writes:
>In article <-AC=aj=@engin.umich.edu> 1180e_Creep_Lab@emal.sprl.umich.edu (The Creepsters) writes:
>> -Tom Rucker  A.K.A  Bubble But!!! 
>
>To be very honest, I think this is the most intelligent,
>capable, thoughtful and meaningful post on alt.licker.store
>in many a week.

That's not saying much.

>Of course, I am also on three varieties of Brazilian cocaine,
>so you may have to take this opinion with a truckload
>of salt.

Pblth!  I dosed myself with nineteen different chemical compounds, snorted
some chalk, licked a couple of cane toads, mainlined some heroin, and then
DRANK THAT EVIL MILK, and I still have to disagree.

>I just can't say enough about the poignant phrasing, and the
>expectant pause at the end as the reader asks "Bubble but _what_?"
>and comes face to face with the DIALECTICAL MATERIALISM!ist
>reality that seems to simply leap off the screen into our laps
>and dye our pants a strange shade of yellow-blue, the only
>color not included in the mold of Ryan's milk (yet.)

No, the reader asks "Bubble but _what_?" and comes face to face with
ambiguity and subsequently resents the world and everyone in it.  At this
point one of two things can happen.  The reader can sink into the arms
of some silly idea like "DIALECTICAL MATERIALISM!", or the reader can go
puke on someone's cat.  One of these courses of action is fine and good and
noble, but which one that might be is left as an exercise to the reader.

>ObRyanResponse: If your milk DOES turn yellow-blue, it is not
>the doing of any DIALECTICAL MATERIALISM!  It has just gone bad.
>Throw it out.

ObJasonResponse: Yeah, well, I'll show you....I'll get FRESH milk!  So there!

>ObOb:  Has anyone noticed the proliferation of Obs on this
>newsgroup?

No, not at all.

>	Jason
>-------.sigs?  We don't need no stinking .sigs!

You most certainly do!
--
                                             _        _
       Ryan Franklin          |             Ro shite ko nashi.
 is a registered trademark of |  ("Working hard and accomplishing nothing.")
 franklir@gas.uug.arizona.edu |                       -- Ancient Zen Koan
From: rtener@pyrman2.mis.pyramid.com (Rex Tener)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
Subject: Re: Pac-10 Tourney (Was: Re: First Anti-CBS comment of the season (was: Re: Pac-10 Expansion))
Date: 6 Nov 92 01:36:20 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Pyramid Technology Corp., Mountain View, CA

matthew@base.cs.ucla.edu (Matthew Merzbacher) writes:
>gln@cs.arizona.edu (Gary L. Newell) writes:
>
>>Face it - the timing sucked. They decided to have the tourney at a time
>>when Arizona was just about unbeatable in Pac-10 play. I believe
>>the Cats were the only team to win the damn thing right? And the
>>only place they could get any kind of crowd was in Arizona so they
>>held it in the state 2-3 times I think - had it been implemented in
 
>Gary is a bit thin on the facts.  There were 4 PAC-10 tourneys, the first 
>at UCLA in 1987 won by the Bruins, the next three at the Forum, ASU?, and 
>Arizona all won by the Wildcats.

Actually, the 1988 PAC-10 Tourney was held in Tucson.  Arizona mauled
the Cardinals, avenging their regular season loss at Maples arena.
I have my 1988 PAC-10 Tourney ticket stubs in my desk at home.


Rex Tener                                                 rtener@pyramid.com
Pyramid Technology                                            A.M.A. #?????? 
"Radical is a man with both feet firmly planted in the air." - F.D.R. (1944)
From: cockrel@shab06.larc.nasa.gov (Charlie Cockrell)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
Subject: Virginia's Orange/Blue Game
Date: 11 Nov 1992 16:40:36 GMT
Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA  USA
Distribution: usa
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Originator: cockrel@shab06.larc.nasa.gov


Yuri Barnes scored 25 points to lead the Orange over the Blue 71-66 last
Saturday in the Annual Orange/Blue game at University Hall. Carnel Parker
scored 17 points and had 10 rebounds. Tedd Jeffries scored 16 and 11 
rebounds. Corey Alexander scored a game high 27 points for the Blue team.



-- 
Charlie Cockrell                          VV     VV 1991 Men's Soccer Champs.
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. VV   VV  1992 Men's NIT Champions  
U.Va. School of Engineering, Class of 1990  VV VV   1992 Women's ACC BB Champs.
(These are my opinions only)                 VVV     NCAA East Regional Champs.
From: gharris@jade.tufts.edu (George W. Harris)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
Subject: Re: All-time teams
Date: 5 Nov 92 14:51:25 GMT
Organization: Tufts University - Medford, MA

In article <1992Nov4.215026.29320@nsisrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> oday@lobster.gsfc.nasa.gov  (Orin Day) writes:
>In article <1992Nov4.151731.8218@doug.cae.wisc.edu>  
>saunders@luther.che.wisc.edu (Brian E. Saunders) writes:
>> In article <Bx7IpE.1BG@news.cso.uiuc.edu> jdt29225@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Jazzy J  
>) writes:
>> >
>> >
>> >	Here's a good question to ponder -- who would U put as the starting
>> >	five on an all-time Duke team?  In my opinion, I'd definitely have
>> >	Christian Laettner, Johnny Dawkins, and Danny Ferry.  Perhaps I'd
>> >	also throw in Jeff Mullins -- but I don't know too much about the
>> >	players before the mid-70's or so.  Any comments?
>> 
>> I think Mike Gminski should definitely be there, and how about that
>> Spanarkel guy?  I think by the time he graduates, Hurley's numbers might
>> dictate his inclusion on this team, though.
>
>> Brian E. Saunders			saunders@luther.che.wisc.edu
>
>Gminski, yes.  But the problem is that Hurley, Dawkins, and Spanarkel
>all played the point.  Grant Hill will also have his case by the time
>things are through, and don't forget the "Artificial Hair Baron" of
>Durham, Art Heyman.

	Um, Spanarkel was a swing man.  During the height of his career, (
1977-79), Bob Bender was the team's pont guard.  Maybe you're thinking of 
Tate Armstrong, but I think he was a shooting guard as well.

	Dick Groat should definitely start at shortstop, though.

>Orin Day, Code 664.1                    oday@lobster.gsfc.nasa.gov
--
gharris@jade.tufts.edu          
George W. Harris              	"He'd kill us if he had the chance."  
Dept. of Mathematics            
Tufts University              			The Conversation  
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
From: saunders@luther.che.wisc.edu (Brian E. Saunders)
Subject: Re: FAB FIVE is back in Ann Arbor
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Date: 13 Nov 92 12:44:03 CST

In article <Bxo0B8.59E@news.cso.uiuc.edu> jdt29225@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Jazzy J ) writes:
>Thomas Swann <ts3m+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>
>>I thought Chris Webber was on academic probation or something like that.
>
>	Where did U get this idea?
>	Chris Webber was a big-time honor student in high school, and in
>	fact, is a Literature major at the university.  He scored over 1300's
>	on his SATs, and when asked what he wanted to do as a career, he
>	answered "I want to be a writer".  Chris is a hard-working student,
>	so I would doubt he's anywhere close to being on academic probation.

I think was a bait, Jazzy.  Some Virginia fan said the same thing last year,
and this may be the same person, though I'm not sure.
-- 

Brian E. Saunders			saunders@luther.che.wisc.edu
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 02:03:28 EST
From: <RAP115@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
Subject: Preseason Women's Top 25 - opinion.

Last year, I picked Stanford to go all the way and stuck with my pick as
the NCAA Tournament started.  This year, the Cardinal is back and should be
able to compete with the Duke men - repeating.  Of course, repeating is never
easy, but they are the favorites, no doubt about that!
After analysis - here's my top 25 preseason women's poll :
#1 Stanford
2. Vanderbilt
3. Iowa
4. Tennessee
5. Texas
6. Maryland
7. Stephen F. Austin
8. Virginia
9. Georgia
10 Southern Cal
11 Western Kentucky
12 Kansas
13 Louisiana Tech
14 Alabama
15 Auburn
16 Mississippi
17 Northwestern
18 Clemson
19 Texas Tech
20 North Carolina
21 Colorado
22 Penn State
23 Arizona State
24 Purdue
25 Ohio State
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Miami, George Washington, and Connecticut have never impressed me.  They're
going to have to earn my vote - I'm not going to just give it to them.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GO LADY LIONS!  RENE PORTLAND FOR COACH OF THE YEAR!
** Rob **
From: rjm1@acpub.duke.edu (ROBERT MACKENNA)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
Subject: Re: Who is the worst ref?
Date: 7 Nov 92 02:08:23 GMT
Organization: Duke University; Durham, N.C.

In article <6769@news.duke.edu> arminius@soc9.acpub.duke.edu (Ian Carter) writes:
>	What is the worst officiating crew possible to assemble. I put Lenny
>Wurtz as the ref.

#1: Jim Bain
#2: Booker Turner
#3: gArY

(Okay, okay, so I was kidding about one of them.  Which one, you
decide.)

However, here's my all-annoying team of ACC refs:
- Lenny WIrtz (note the correct spelling :) )
- Dick "Froggy" Paparo
- Larry Lembo

I only included ACC refs because, besides being an EAST COAST BUTTHEAD,
they're the only ones I've seen consistently for years...   

- Rob Mac K
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
From: jeffy@cray.com (Jeffrey Neau)
Subject: Re: Student seating
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
Distribution: rec
Date: 5 Nov 92 14:23:29 CST

In article <TODD.92Nov5115518@ra.ra.me.wisc.edu> todd@ra.ra.me.wisc.edu (Todd Jekel) writes:
>
>
>Where do the students sit at your favorite university's basketball
>games?  What are the advantages/disadvantages?  Specifically, the
>effect on the opposing team.
>
>I'm wondering because the University of Wisconsin's new head coach,
>Stu Jackson, wants the fans to make the Fieldhouse a difficult place
>for oppenents to play.  And I just don't see that happening without
>moving the students from the end that the university shoves us into!!!

At Minnesota, they used to sit next to the band in the front at one
end of the court.  But then people started complaining that the students
stood up too much and they had to stand up in order to see over them.  Now,
most of the students get seats in the balcony or far back on the first level.

However, the students do get 1/2 price tickets...

Jeff
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
From: currin@eos.ncsu.edu (RICHARD D CURRIN)
Subject: Re: Virginia's Orange/Blue Game
Originator: currin@poult1.bae.ncsu.edu
Reply-To: currin@eos.ncsu.edu (RICHARD D CURRIN)
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 21:31:35 GMT


In article <1drd24INN4sn@rave.larc.nasa.gov>, cockrel@shab06.larc.nasa.gov (Charlie Cockrell) writes:
|>Path: taco!gatech!darwin.sura.net!news.larc.nasa.gov!shab06.larc.nasa.gov!cockrel
|>From: cockrel@shab06.larc.nasa.gov (Charlie Cockrell)
|>Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
|>Subject: Virginia's Orange/Blue Game
|>Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 11:40:36 EST
|>Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA  USA
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|>Originator: cockrel@shab06.larc.nasa.gov
|>
|>
|>Yuri Barnes scored 25 points to lead the Orange over the Blue 71-66 last
|>Saturday in the Annual Orange/Blue game at University Hall. Carnel Parker
|>scored 17 points and had 10 rebounds. Tedd Jeffries scored 16 and 11 
|>rebounds. Corey Alexander scored a game high 27 points for the Blue team.
|>
  I was in Charlottesville for the UVA-NCSU football game and seriously
  considered attending the Orange/Blue game. The coaches for the teams 
  were Bruce Hornsby and Woody Harrelson. Bruce was walking around the sidelines
  and endzone at halftime. He towered over the Jefferson Pilot weenies who
  interviewed him. He looked quite average in height when Heather? Burge 
  stood beside him. The JP weenies looked like Lil Putians.

RC




|>-- 
|>Charlie Cockrell                          VV     VV 1991 Men's Soccer Champs.
|>NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. VV   VV  1992 Men's NIT Champions  
|>U.Va. School of Engineering, Class of 1990  VV VV   1992 Women's ACC BB Champs.
|>(These are my opinions only)                 VVV     NCAA East Regional Champs.
|>
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
From: jagreath@eos.ncsu.edu (JOSEPH ALAN GREATHOUSE)
Subject: Re: Student seating
Originator: jagreath@pepe.csc.ncsu.edu
Reply-To: jagreath@eos.ncsu.edu (JOSEPH ALAN GREATHOUSE)
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Distribution: rec
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 21:08:56 GMT


In article <TODD.92Nov5115336@ra.ra.me.wisc.edu>, todd@ra.ra.me.wisc.edu (Todd Jekel) writes:
|>Where do the students sit at your favorite university's basketball
|>games?  What are the advantages/disadvantages?  Specifically, the
|>effect on the opposing team.

Well, here at NC State, the students sit on bleachers all the way around the
court *except* right behind the opponents bench.  There's room for about 3000 
of us.

I can also speak for a couple of other arenas:  New Mexico and New Mexico State.
The Pit at UNM has students on one side of the court wrapping around into the
visiting team's basket for the second half.  Of course, with their fan support
in general, UNM doesn't have a lot to worry about in making the Pit one of the
toughest places to play in the country. (If not the toughest)

Pan American Center at NMSU has an absolutely *HUGE* student section.  ~6000 of
13,200 seats are student seats.  The section includes the areas behind *both*
goals and one side.  It also includes some horrid general admission rafters 
seats.  This is a noisy, supportive, and boisterous crowd, probably the toughest
arena to visit in the Big West (Waste) :)

-- 
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*  Joseph A. Greathouse     jagreath@eos.ncsu.edu                            *
*  North Carolina State University CSC Department Operator                   *
*  The opinions expressed are mine and do not necessarily represent those of *
*  the CSC department, NCSU, or Engineering Computing Operations.            *
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Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
From: aelman@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Adam Elman)
Subject: Re: Back for more - Stanford is No. 1
Organization: CS Department, Stanford University, California, USA
Date:  9 Nov 92 20:39:23 GMT

<RAP115@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:

>The USA Today has released their annual preseason poll.  No surprises here
>the Cardinal is up at No. 1.  I predicted Stanford to win it last year, and
>they pulled it off.  I want to predict them again to repeat, but that's
>tough, so I think I'll do a little more analysis before predicting.  The top
>4 looks tough.  They could be up here all season long.
>No. 1 Stanford - opens Dec. 1 vs. No. 14 Texas Tech
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I guess that's what happens when you lose exactly one reserve player
from a national championship team. :-)  Oh well...I just wish they'd
televise the Tennessee game -- that's usually the big one of the
season for us, and it's in Knoxville this year after I go home for
winter break anyway...

Go Cardinal!!!

Adam Elman
aelman@cs.stanford.edu

Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
From: jmk.admin@mhs.unc.edu (Jim Kirkman)
Subject: Re: A Look Ahead at the ACC: UNC
Organization: UNC Office of Information Technology
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 21:42:32 GMT

In article <Bx94B1.8Hu@news.cso.uiuc.edu> jdt29225@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Jazzy J ) writes:
>trradrx@canctr.mc.duke.edu (R.CLOUGH) writes:
>
>>In article <Bx7DHI.LoA@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, jdt29225@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Jazzy J ) writes:
>>>>TRIVIA QUESTION: Name the four UNC players who went pro early.
>>>	Here's my shot:  Michael Jordan, James Worthy, JR Reid, and Bob McAdoo.
>
>>Right on target.  Now I'll REALLY be impressed if you can name all of the other
>>ACC players who left school early to go pro.  Hint: there are 13 more, 5 of
>>whom are the Maryland players that I mentioned in an earlier post.
>
>	OK... let's see... I can think of a few:
>	(mostly fairly recent)
>
>	Wake Forest:  Kenny Green
>	NC State: Chris Washburn, Charles Shackleford
>	
>	Argh... this is rather mind boggling...
>	
>	Jazzy J
Don't forget the ill-fated Skip Wise from Clemson, Kenny 
Anderson and Dennis Scott from Tech; of course he might not
count but Kenny Williams committed to UNC but never matric-
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From: matthew@base.cs.ucla.edu (Matthew Merzbacher)
Subject: UCLA Report
Organization: UCLA, Computer Science Department
Date: 13 Nov 92 18:28:55 GMT

UCLA had their intra-squad game.  Butler led the scoring, followed by
O'Bannon (I think) and (!!!) Kevin Dempsey!  Of course, against the famed
Matador Defense even Trent could have 30 (twenty from the foul line), but
it is more good news for Bruin Fans.
--

Matthew Merzbacher	ARPA:	matthew@CS.UCLA.EDU
Moo - Moo Moo  		UUCP:	...!{uunet|rutgers|ucbvax}!cs.ucla.edu!matthew
               		This time, *with* the oys
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From: saunders@luther.che.wisc.edu (Brian E. Saunders)
Subject: Re: UMass:The ONLY Midnight Madness that matters.
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Date: 8 Nov 92 20:20:15 CST

In article <1992Nov8.044940.5204@tamsun.tamu.edu> gws6860@tamsun.tamu.edu (Gary Wayne 'Goober' Smith) writes:
>In article <BxDoDv.16n@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> kramersc@expert.cc.purdue.edu (Scott C. Kramer) writes:
>>In article <18893.2af52728@ecs.umass.edu> dmason@ecs.umass.edu writes:
>>>
>>>	All of you better take heed.  The UMass Minutemen began their practices
>>>with a 12:01 a.m. practice in front of 6000 people in the Ragin' Cage at the
>>
>> oh it's been abouit a week all ready since practices began....but at
>>Purdue, we had OVER 12,000 people see our team practice..get real..
>>6,000..hmmmmm....better ghet more people there..
>
>Must be an inter-campus IM match at BWI.

This worries me, Goober.  I was wondering why the Cheeseheads weren't
involved with this, too, but I think Wisconsin's incredible recruiting
class may have something to do with all of this.  I won't allow my
Cheesehead(s) to get involved in this meaningless war.

Sort of reminds me of a Saturday Night Live skit I saw last night.  The "Da
Bearz" gang was on a gameshow, and the question was "Who would win, Da
Bearz or Da Bullz?"  Of course, the answer was that such a battle would be
a colossal waste of power, and that all the people in the world should work
to achieve peace and insure that such a battle would never occur.  I feel
the same way about a Boilerweenie territorial dispute between the native
Boilerweenies and the UMASS!!! Boilerweenies.
-- 

Brian E. Saunders			saunders@luther.che.wisc.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
From: fehr@ms.uky.edu (Jeff Davis)
Subject: Re: Worst ACC Refs:  You damn rooks - by Curtis Hill
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 20:06:36 GMT
Organization: Austerlitz, Gershovitz, and Carmichael

Curtis Hill writes:
>
>Rusty Herring - no comment
>

Sounds pretty fishy to me.
-- 
Jeff Davis <davis@keats.ca.uky.edu> My bad.
From: arent@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Slick Willie)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
Subject: Re: Arizona news
Summary: More on Othick
Keywords: no surprise
Date: 5 Nov 92 23:13:14 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

In article <25583@optima.cs.arizona.edu> gln@cs.arizona.edu (Gary L. Newell) writes:
>
> I am cross-posting this since the Othick news relates to San Antonio.
[stuff deleted for brevity only]
>
>2) Reports in Tucson claim that Matt OThick has made the final cut and will
>have a spot on the Spurs roster next season. Lute Olson who spoke with 
>Tarkanian a few weeks back said that the shark was impressed with Othick's
>play to date. Supposedly no official announcement will be made until
>after the end of the preseason but the reports claim that Matt was told he
>had the job.
>                         gln

As Gary probably knows Tark HEAVILY recruited Othick out of high school
in Vegas (Bonanza High, I think).  Tark was rather upset when Othick
signed with UoA.  It doesn't look good for a basketball power like UNLV
to lose its own.  And Matt always seemed to pull his game up a notch
against UNLY like he had something to prove.
I haven't heard of such a report in the local paper here, but I tend to 
think its probably true.  Tark has been padding the Spurs with a lot of
former Rebels, so he probably has some lattitude towards personnel
changes.
Tonight at midnight is when NBA rosters have to be cut to 12, so 
look for Othick news pretty soon.

[Will]