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From: ism1@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (IAN SETH MILLER)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Magic's Back
Date: 30 Sep 92 20:38:34 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

In article <1992Sep30.060835.29204@nuscc.nus.sg>, art30248@nusunix1.nus.sg (NG L
ING LING) writes:
>But how much of a difference will it be if he doesn't playt away games ?
>Note: if the Lakers need a clutch play down the wire...ka-boom They will
>blow it, as they did often enough last season. Worse still, the rest of
>the team might feel pissed that Magic will get royalty treatment because
>of his HIV and unretirement status.
>
If the rest of the team feels a little jealous, I think they can learn to live
with it due to the fact that without Magic every player on the team played
worse last year than the preceeding year.  If you think it's because they're
getting old look at Vlade Divac.


>Just a sideline note...Bobby Fischer unretired and proved to everyone
>that he should have stayed away, remained a myth and a legend. If Magic
>comes back and sucks badly, it will really dismantle his reputation.
>
Magic has already proven in the All - Star game and in practice for the
Olympics that he still has the skills to be one of the great players in the
N.B.A.



>Well if you're a Laker fan take a look at where all the magizines picked the
Lakers to finish this year (6 th.)  Magic will never come back and let the
Lakers finish second to last.  He would never bother coming back if he didn't
think the Lakers could be a legitimate contender again.

>Go ahead...FLAME.
>
From: hira@cme.nist.gov (Ron Hira)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: pervis ellison
Date: 5 Oct 92 12:32:30 GMT
Reply-To: hira@cme.nist.gov
Organization: National Institute of Standards and Technology

In article <1992Oct5.021354.10086@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>, u_nique@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Jerray Wei) writes:
|> From: u_nique@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Jerray Wei)

|> Well, opposing teams like to blame it on the only thing that's unique about
|> the Cap Center (the Bullets suck, have the plainest arena and uniform), that
|> one heckler that has a seat behind the opposing team's bench.  A lot of
|> people think of him as a major part of the entertainment, especially when
|> the home team is getting blown out.

I think the guy is absolutely hilarious. The Warriors threw a whole bunch
of gatorade on the guy at the end of the game.

I'd like to take exception with the comment that the Bullets get
blown out a lot. I don't have the stats, but the Bullets do play
tough, albeit w/ an L at the end of the game. They get blown out
only once in a while.

Ron
From: cs161feu@sdcc10.ucsd.edu (Anthony Minkoff)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Magic's reappearing act
Date: 3 Oct 92 17:10:28 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of California, San Diego

creasman@cheshire.oxy.edu (Scott Michael Creasman) writes:
>In article <38913@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> cs161feu@sdcc10.ucsd.edu (Anthony Minkoff) writes:
>>In article <97306@bu.edu> sheyn@csa.bu.edu (Igor Sheyn) writes:
>>>The discussion raises the question: has anyone before Magic returned to
>>>NBA after an official retirement?
>>
>>Well, there was Joe Barry Carroll in '90-'91.  Real smashing success
>>that little idea was...
>>
>
>Just because it didn't work out for Phoenix, doesn't necessarily
>mean it wasn't a smashing success.  After all, it did make J.B.
>a easy two million.
>
>Scott

Hmm.  Come to think of it, this may explain Magic's salary.  JBC
made $1.5 million (now, let's not exaggerate, Scott...), and played
a whopping 96 minutes.  He had a *total* of 24 rebounds and 37
points.  (That's for the *season*, folks.)  Now at $1.5 million for
96 minutes, he made over $15,000 *per minute*.

Can you imagine the scene between Jerry & Jerry?  "Let's see...  If
Joe Barry Carroll is worth $15,000 per minute, Magic has got to be
worth at least that much...  Figure 55 games at 30 minutes per
game...   Carry the three...  Comes out to $24.75 million dollars,
Jerry.  Hey, I've got an idea--  let's pay him $14.6 million!  We'll
make a cool $10 mil on the deal, and nobody will be any the wiser!
Heh heh heh..."

Tony
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From: u_nique@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Jerray Wei)
Subject: Re: Ignorant (was Re: Selfish)
Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 19:13:00 GMT

In article <1992Oct06.175815.6496@brtph560.bnr.ca> markham@brtph600.bnr.ca (Andrew Markham P205) writes:
>
>>The way that this disease is communicated is through blood.  
>
>Shows you know a little something.  I figured you were going to say that
>Magic might pass it to Isiah when they kiss cheeks at mid-court.  You make
>it sound like HIV blood is like acid.
>
>Too many people sound this ignorant.  If Magic starts to bleed, everyone 
>in the Palace isn't going to fall over with AIDS.  Another individual must 
>not only come into contact with the blood, but must also have it enter an 
>open sore, etc...  And then there is only the possibility that they will 
>actually later be diagnosed HIV positive.  You make it sound like 'if Magic 
>bleeds, someone will get AIDS' and that simply isn't true.

Even if you have two open wounds, the HIV+ virus gets pulverized by air.
We're talking about a very minimal possibility, much less than getting killed
by say a car accident or any of the other daily things you do.
From: max@ocf.berkeley.edu (Fude Max Chuang)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Underestimating the Lakers, again
Date: 1 Oct 1992 17:37:03 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley Open Computing Facility
NNTP-Posting-Host: tempest.berkeley.edu

In article <BvGC44.AFt@news.cso.uiuc.edu> jdt29225@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Jazzy J ) writes:
>	Don't forget Tony Smith or Anthony Peeler!  Even more depth for that
>	8-man rotation...

The only thing that bothers me about Magic's return is that it looks like
Tony Smith will be the odd man out.  With Magic, Scott, Threatt, Peeler,
and Cooper, I doubt they will decide to keep a 6th guard.  Divac and 
Edwards at center, forwards Worthy, Perkins, Campbell, and AC take up
another 6 spots.  That leaves only 1 more spot, and I doubt Smith will
get it.  It's really kind of a shame, I liked his D.

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From: hariharn@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Ramesh Hariharan)
Subject: Re: Are the Knicks *really* going to be that good???
Originator: news@nimaster
Organization: Princeton University
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 19:00:20 GMT

In article <BvArw0.Is6@news.cso.uiuc.edu> jdt29225@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Jazzy J ) writes:
>raczka@HQ.Ileaf.COM (christopher raczka) writes:
>
>	Payton are both #2 picks overall.  But watch out for Anderson this
>	season.  Fitch is gone, and with Chuck Daly, Anderson should start
>	showing some of the skills he's had for a long time...
>
>	Jazzy J
>-- 


A serious fan of the nets (a friend of mine) tells me that Kenny has
looked exceedingly good in the summer camps averaging around 20-30
points every game. Thankfully the old fart ..
Bill Fitch has been dumped. Hopefully Daly will start Anderson istead of
Mookie. Mookie can be good but he clearly doesn't have the potential to
be great. 


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From: robart@agora.rain.com (Robert Barton)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro,alt.politics.elections,soc.culture.african.american
Subject: Re: Democrats,republicans;black athletes
Keywords: Barkley, Horton
Date: 6 Oct 92 02:35:58 GMT
Organization: Organization

In article <1992Oct05.025312.5081@microsoft.com> chriswa@microsoft.com (Chris Waldron) writes:
>In article <1992Sep24.205551.6070@oracle.us.oracle.com> mfriedma@uucp (Michael Friedman) writes:
>>>In article <198r3hINNm3a@agate.berkeley.edu> ph111-bx@violet.berkeley.edu 
>>>(;;;;7202) writes:
>>
>>>>Well here's what Charles Barkley has to say on whom he's voting for
>>>>president:  "I'm a multimillion-dollar black man.  If I ever get
>>>>divorced, I'll be a million-dollar black man.  If Bill Clinton gets
>>>>elected, I'm just a black man."
>>
>>>>-- San Francisco Chronicle, 9/16/92
>>Kind of like Willie Horton - conservatives saw a rapist and murderer.
>>Liberals saw a black man.
>
> The actual intent of Willie Horton was in fact racist as admitted to by Atwater.


  Is that really why Horton attacked whites (racism), or was it simply
a matter of opportunity?
  Does anyone know where Horton is now?  Was he ever properly executed
for his crimes?
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From: floydg@oakhill.sps.mot.com (Floyd Goodrich)
Subject: Re: Magic's Back
Organization: Motorola Inc., Austin Tx.
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 14:02:57 GMT

 guillory@crhc.uiuc.edu (Stanford Guillory) writes:
 >satish@a.chem.upenn.edu (Satish Nair) writes:
 >
 >>                   Now how many of you would want to participate in a full
 >>contact sport with a person who's carrying an infectitious disease when 
 >>he starts bleeding???
 >
 >Uh ... I think Magic will sit out if he begins to bleed. This isn't hockey,
 >it's basketball.
 
Especially since there's a rule in the NBA that a player who is bleeding
must be removed from the game until the bleeding is stopped.

Floyd Goodrich
floydg@oakhill.sps.mot.com
From: ism1@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (IAN SETH MILLER)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Magic Johnson
Date: 28 Sep 92 03:28:19 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

I read an article today which stated Jerry West is getting tired of waiting
for Magic to make his decission.  The Lakers do need him in order to make a
run, but I think Magic realizes that it will be extremely tough to win a
championship especially in the West which I believe is the toughest divivsion
in basketball.  For the Lakers, I hope he comes back, but for his health I'm
not to sure.
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From: rzhu@jeeves.uwaterloo.ca (Happy Programmer)
Subject: Where is ex-Knicks Kenny Walker ?
Originator: root@jeeves.uwaterloo.ca
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 04:48:26 GMT

    Just my curiosity . I did not see Denny Walker 91-92 season . I guessed he 
have been cut by Knicks . I cannot imagine how a talentless player like him 
could  get a chance to play in NBA .
    No flame please .
    
    Robert
    
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From: terry@garfield.Stanford.EDU (Terry Wong)
Subject: Re: What the hell happend to the CAP! (Re: Magic signs $14.6M)
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 92 00:46:16 GMT

In article <1992Oct2.215944.3131@ennews.eas.asu.edu>, koehnema@enuxha.eas.asu.edu (Harry Koehnemann) writes:
|> In article <BvIEK0.K34@acsu.buffalo.edu> v085f2wd@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Theodore J Kury) writes:
|> >Someone has already pointed out that Magic never retired. A retired player
|> >couldn't sit on the Laker bench. Magic was on the basketball version of the
|> >injured reserve. He is simply healthy now. Free agents can't be given contract
|> >extensions, just contracts.
|> 
|> OK, then you did they sign Threat (or whoever)?  If I recall, they used
|> 1/2 of Magics salary to go get someone (I thought it was Threat).  How
|> did they do this if he was only on IR?  Some Laker fan want to correct
|> me here?
|> 

They wanted to use half of Magic's salary, but because Magic could not
make up his mind whether or not he would return for part of the season, they
were never sure if that money was available.  Thus, they ended up not
using it.

|> >One year contract extensions are exempt from the cap (this salary doesn't kick
|> >in until 1994-95, remember).
|> 
|> Ahhhhh. This is simply a contract extension.  So, in 94-95 the Lakers
|> will have absolutely no one on their roster, since they can't pay anyone,
|> since they used up all their cap on Magic this year.  Makes perfect
|> sense to me.  I now understand where that money came from, it just
|> seems like a big price to pay.  Magic this year for no team in '94.
|> 

Contract extensions and resignings of any kind are exempt from the cap.
You are under a false impression on how the cap works.  About half the teams
 in the NBA are currently well over the cap.
For example, Boston last year had a team salary of 25 million, about 12
million over the cap.  So in 94, the Lakers will have a team salary of
about 29 million.  It doesn't matter.  The only thing this does is
limit the moves they can make to sign free agents and draft choices.

|> >
|> >"This thing" is a really big thank-you note.
|> 
|> "This thing" is either not legal under NBA rules, or incredibly stupid
|> on Jerry's part.  I guess it's just a sign that the salary cap will
|> *definitely* not be here for the 94-95 season, or at least Jerry better
|> pray it's not.
|> 


Jerry Buss said this contract is to repay Magic for all the contributions
he has made over his career to the Lakers.  This contract is perfectly legal
by NBA rules, and many other teams are in similar positions, if not to
the same degree.  Get this into your head.
Even if the salary cap is in place in the
94-95 season, any team in the NBA could pay a limitless amount in
salary to the players they already have under contract!  It could be $20
million, $100 million, or a $1 billion if any GM was loony enough.

				terry@garfield.Stanford.EDU
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From: jdt29225@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Jazzy J )
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Chapman (Re: Nets don't match, Terry Mills )
Date: 1 Oct 92 21:45:54 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.BvGpsK.H25
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

rsmith@strobe.ATC.Olivetti.Com (Russ Smith) writes:

>Yes, Rex is still young, but IMHO, he's fairly unlikely to ever be as
>good as he could be. His problem is he plays stupid, takes bad shots,
>makes bad decisions, etc. Ordinarily you would assume maturity and
>coaching could take care of that, but since Rex is the son of a coach
>(Wayne Chapman, West. Kentucky I think), you would assume he's already
>had the opportunity growing up and it hasn't helped. Most coaches sons
>seem to play "smart", Rex doesn't.

	Rex has tons of untapped potential.  While he has been bricking in
	the pros (career percentage of 42%) -- believe it or not, he did
	shoot over 50% his last season at Kentucky in 87-88.  And, with
	the tight rims in the Cap Centre -- don't look for Rex's percentages
	to improve any either.

	Oh -- and Wayne Chapman is coach at Kentucky Wesleyan -- a Division
	II powerhouse.

>As for Jazzy's point, off the top of my head Derrick Coleman is the one
>guy from that class who has succeeded(he was that year wasn't he?).

	Yep -- you're right.  Coleman graduated from Syracuse the same year
	as Stevie Thompson, so they are from the same class.  Interestingly
	enough, all of Coleman, Thompson, Duncan, and Keith Hughes all
	came into Syracuse the same year.  What a recruiting class.

	Jazzy J

-- 
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From: creasman@cheshire.oxy.edu (Scott Michael Creasman)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Magic's teammates are in danger!
Date: 7 Oct 92 01:17:03 GMT
Organization: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 90041 USA.

In article <6OCT199218421250@rigel.tamu.edu> c1h3384@rigel.tamu.edu  writes:
>
>I think Magic's teammates are in extreme danger because of his decision to
>come back. Let us face it, Magic and his teammates will be treated by the 
>same physician and the same medical instruments. Even though certain measures
>will be imposed, I am sure, to prevent possible transfer of the virus, but
>who know what will happen. Anyone in LA hears any responses from the rest of
>the Lakers team to complain about the danger? 
>
>Bob

Don't be so ignorant.  There potential of any of Magic's
teammates contracting HIV is close to nil.  There should
be no concern.  I suggest that you make an effort to
educate yourself.  

Scott
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From: hariharn@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Ramesh Hariharan)
Subject: Re: Magic's back
Originator: news@nimaster
Organization: Princeton University
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 17:24:08 GMT

In article <38793@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> aminkoff@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Tony Minkoff) writes:

Now that THE MAGIC is going to back on the court, there are 2 interesting
questions that pop up....  

1) How easily is LA going to adjust to the 'no-magic' games.  Having a
team member coming in and out seriously affects team chemistry. Will
Sedale Threatt step up those nights that Magic is not available ? 
Pfund has the unenviable task of making this work and handling the
LA media in the midst of all this turbulence. 

2) Will the Oakleys and the Laimbeers of the laegue foul Magic hard when
he drives in the lanes. This is a moot point.. On one hand a professional
athlete has to play his best, but in a situation where you are playing
physical against Magic, bleeding and exchange of infection cannot be
ruled out. This is going to be a very touchy issue as Magic is very
popular among the fans and (most) players. 


Ramesh Hariharan@phoenix.princeton.edu





 
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From: markham@brtph600.bnr.ca (Andrew Markham P205)
Subject: Interesting perspective on Magic/HIV
Organization: Bell Northern Research Inc.
Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1992 20:26:31 GMT

Yesterday in USA Today, Peter Vescey wrote an article concerning Magic's
return to the NBA with regards to his AIDS infection.

With Magic returning to the NBA looking in prime condition, the hard-headed 
kids who are finally beginning to get the message on how bad AIDS can be, 
might get the wrong idea.

He said considering the return and Magic's recent voluntary detachment from
the President's AIDS council, it's as almost as if Magic doesn't even have
AIDS.

These are not my words, nor my opinion, but you have to admit, it isn't
that unreasonable of a statement.

I hope our kids are smarter than 'Magic doesn't look so bad, so what's
the big deal?'

-- 
Andrew W. Markham (markham@bnr.ca)
Bell Northern Research, Inc.
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From: paulg@microsoft.com (Paul Goode)
Subject: Re: Clippers
Date: 06 Oct 92 00:11:21 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corp.
Summary: Spurs starters

In article <BvG9Jy.98L@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, jdt29225@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Jazzy J ) writes:
> >	And, finally, for a question completely unrelated to the Clippers,
> >whom did San Antonio pick up at Point after they lost Strickland? Can 
> >someone post a starting lineup for SA? (Robinson, Elliot, ... ?).
> 
> 	The Spurs signed Vinny Del Negro (former Pack player) who played
> 	last season in Europe.  He'll probably get the nod at point guard.
> 	I believe the Spurs were also looking at Reggie Theus.  Willie
> 	Anderson can also play the point if necessary.  Which brings up
> 	something -- just how many UNLV players are on the roster anyways?
> 	Besides Theus, there's Sidney Green, Anderson Hunt, and Lloyd
> 	Daniels (well, yeah, he never played for UNLV -- but consider him
> 	a Rebel!).
>

Well, right now Green is the only actual former UNLV player on
the team, and his future with the club is very much in doubt.
It's very unlikely that the Spurs will sign Theus; Jerry Tarkanian
has said repeatedly that the club's biggest need is a rebounding
forward. 
 
> 	The Spurs will probably go with:
> 	PG: Vinny Del Negro
> 	SG: Willie Anderson
> 	SF: Sean Elliott
> 	PF: Antoine Carr
> 	C:  David Robinson
> 
> 	This, of course, bearing on the recovery of Anderson from those
> 	fractured legs...

Word from San Antonio is that Willie is having a great deal of
difficulty jumping, and may be another six weeks in rehab. I don't
expect him to be in the starting lineup when the season opens,
which means that Robinson and Elliot will be the only returning
starters.

Paul
From: cs161feu@sdcc10.ucsd.edu (Anthony Minkoff)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Nets don't match, Terry Mills -> Pistons officially!
Date: 3 Oct 92 06:38:37 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego

In article <16874BB01.EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu> EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu writes:
>In article <1992Oct2.143038.23527@babbage.ece.uc.edu>
>rbd@flash.ece.uc.edu (Bobby Davis) writes:
>>"Hello, is this Willis Reed?  Willis, this is Jack McCloskey.  You know
>>this Terry Mills thing?  Well really, Willis, it was all a joke.  We were
>>only kidding.  Can't you guys take a joke?"
> 
>McKloskey is GM for the Timberwolves. Yeah, real smart.

Hey, did anybody think to tell Reed about the change?  That may
explain everything!  I can just imagine the scene:

"Hello, Willis?  This is Jack McCloskey, from Detroit."  McCloskey
had to put his had over the phone to stifle the snickers he was
having difficulty containing.  He regained his composure and
continuted, "We're offering $9.5 million over 5 years for Terry
Mills.  Match it or don't.  Well, nice talking to you.  Gotta go."
He hung up the phone, and laughed so hard he fell off his chair.
_That_ would show those cheap bastards he left behind in Detroit...

Tony
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From: koehnema@enuxha.eas.asu.edu (Harry Koehnemann)
Subject: Re: What the hell happend to the CAP! (Re: Magic signs $14.6M)
Followup-To: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Reply-To: koehnema@enuxha.eas.asu.edu (Harry Koehnemann)
Organization: Arizona State University
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 21:59:44 GMT

In article <BvIEK0.K34@acsu.buffalo.edu> v085f2wd@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Theodore J Kury) writes:
>Someone has already pointed out that Magic never retired. A retired player
>couldn't sit on the Laker bench. Magic was on the basketball version of the
>injured reserve. He is simply healthy now. Free agents can't be given contract
>extensions, just contracts.

OK, then you did they sign Threat (or whoever)?  If I recall, they used
1/2 of Magics salary to go get someone (I thought it was Threat).  How
did they do this if he was only on IR?  Some Laker fan want to correct
me here?

>One year contract extensions are exempt from the cap (this salary doesn't kick
>in until 1994-95, remember).

Ahhhhh. This is simply a contract extension.  So, in 94-95 the Lakers
will have absolutely no one on their roster, since they can't pay anyone,
since they used up all their cap on Magic this year.  Makes perfect
sense to me.  I now understand where that money came from, it just
seems like a big price to pay.  Magic this year for no team in '94.

>>This thing is a complete pile of shit.
>
>"This thing" is a really big thank-you note.

"This thing" is either not legal under NBA rules, or incredibly stupid
on Jerry's part.  I guess it's just a sign that the salary cap will
*definitely* not be here for the 94-95 season, or at least Jerry better
pray it's not.

You know, the cap was a good idea.  It's done more for league parity
than anyone would have imagined (unlike the LA/Boston 80's).  But
I can see what's going to happen.  All these GMs are going to get
themselves into financial binds through idiotic moves (ask Detroit)
and then say "Hey man, this cap thing'sgot to go" and vote to remove
it.  I really hope it stays for a few more years, so all those pathetic
moves would come to fruition.  I would love to see that.  Especially
since my team looks good for the future.  Ahhh maybe this is just
a comintary on America as a whole and it's inability to plan anything
past the next quarter (or the next review, whichever comes first)....

[I'll get off my soapbox now]
--
Harry Koehnemann
koehnema@enuxha.eas.asu.edu
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From: u_nique@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Jerray Wei)
Subject: Re: Trent Tucker signs w/ BULLS
Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 19:08:51 GMT

In article <1992Oct6.133114.29574@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com> gattuso@ssd.comm.mot.com (Christopher Gattuso) writes:
>
>Anyone know about Tucker's defensive ability??????
>If he is decent at D, the Bulls are ready for the three-peat!!!!

Not a bad acquisition here.  Tucker's D is in fact pretty good, and he's one
of the NBA's all time leading three point shooters.  But I can't see him being
on the floor very long.  He's not much of anything else.