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From: gregory@flood.zso.dec.com (Peter Gregory)
Subject: Re: EC semi finals
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation - DECwest Engineering
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 22:08:32 GMT

In article <167C5BEDD.EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu> EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu writes:
>In article <9820@bgsuvax.bgsu.edu>
>koswatta@bgsu.edu (Sunil Koswatta) writes:
>>Can Pistons take Bulls beyond 4 games in the Eastern Conference
>>semi finals before bowing out?

>The Pistons new trapping defense and increased passing has served them well
>since they've implemented it for the past 3 games - all resulting in wins.

The only problem is that putting in a new press is great for a couple of
games in the NBA.  After that it gets killed by the coaches figuring out
how to beat it and the excellent ball handlers that are on every team.

In a playoffs, almost every press doesn't work anymore.  Granted that the
Laker's 1-3-1 half court did well in the early 80's and the Knicks did
press all season, with Rick Pitino as coach 3 years ago.  But the 
Piston's press almost certainly will not be a factor in a playoff series
with the Bulls.

You heard it here first!

Peter



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From: gidi@Hilbert.Stanford.EDU (Gidi Avrahami)
Subject: Lakers / Bucks coaching speculations
Organization: Brotherhood Of Breath
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 18:42:02 GMT

kprashan@sdcc3.ucsd.edu (hyderabadi) writes:
>No Lakers coach who leads the team to a winning record & the playoffs
>(hopefully) after losing 3 major starters will be fired. 

But I've heard rumors that Dunleavy *wants* to go back to Milwaukee.

Now that Del Harris has quit his job as GM(?) up there, it's quite
likely that they won't keep what's-his-name the interim coach.

So if Dunleavy indeed prefers working in the frozen tundra, and if
they offer him the job (plus, who knows, some kind of GM-ship to go
with it), he could leave before the Jerries get a chance to fire him.

Maybe they can work out a trade.  Mike Dunleavy for Alvin Robertson.


--Gidi


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From: glb50263@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Gary L. Blickhan)
Subject: Re: Bulls Yea Pistons No....NOT!
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 18:03:46 GMT

pabouki@eos.ncsu.edu (PERRY ANDREW BOUKIDIS) writes:

>In response to Eric the Piston / Thug fan:

>	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
>by as many as 40 points.  I wish I was there to hear what Robin Ficker
>could have been saying!!

>                                Go Bulls,       
> 
>                                      Perry Boukidis

>                              

Da Bulls choked against a Birdless Celtic team, didn't they?!

Gary Blickhan

Go Pistons
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From: macole@next11csc.wam.umd.edu (Mario A. Cole)
Subject: Re: Manute
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 21:46:40 GMT

In article <1992Apr13.120153.1@vaxr.llnl.gov> edmunds@vaxr.llnl.gov  
writes:
> 
>   fbrown@ssd.kodak.com writes:
>   > 
>   > After seeing how scrunched up Shaq looked when he got into
>   > the sheriffs car on his special, I wondered what kind of
>   > vehicle Manute Bol has. What would have enough head and
>   > leg room for someone who is 7' 6"? Any of you 76er's fan
>   > know?
>   
>   When he played for the Warriors, he had a Ford Bronco with a  
custom-made
> front seat.
> 
> -- Dave Edmunds

When he played for the Bullets, he had a Chevy Blazer.  He looked pretty  
uncomfortable in it...but hey, he was cruising.

Mario
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From: bill@gaza.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (William J. King)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Rookie Reports?  Where is it?
Date: 8 Apr 92 23:12:32 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Hawaii


o	Anyone seen the NBA rookie reports lately?
	Please post whom ever you are.

Wm.

--
    bill@uhunix.bitnet 
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From: dorin@ksr.com (Bob Dorin)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Celtics without Bird
Date: 8 Apr 92 10:54:00 EDT
Organization: Kendall Square Research Corp.

Having seen the Celtics win vs. Chicago and Cleveland (road!), I
am believing that the Celtics are a better defensive team without
LB than with him.  He was never a very good 1-on-1 defender
though he compensated with his intelligence (behind the back
slapaways) and team defense (cheating).  He was also a near
perfect defensive rebounder.  Now he is slower, can't jump (at
all) or box out the way he once did.  It seems that the team
is better defensively without him.

He is also not the crack shooter he once was.  He rarely makes
the crunch time shot (OK, the bizarro shot vs. Drexler) and
seems to only hit the "dagger" threes (lead goes from 7 to 10).

But, nonetheless, I know that the Celtics can be a better team
with Bird than without him.  He opens things up offensively,
gets easier shots for his teammates (Reggie was incredible last
night but they were NOT easy shots) and gives the Celtics options
which they otherwise lack.  (Hey, the other team guards him even
if he is shooting 40%.)

I know Meeks will go crazy at the implication that the Celtics
are better, even if only in certain phases, without LB.

OK, fire away.
--
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Company: Kendall Square Research 
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From: gidi@Hilbert.Stanford.EDU (Gidi Avrahami)
Subject: Re: Warriors 
Organization: Brotherhood Of Breath
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 17:10:41 GMT

edmunds@vaxr.llnl.gov (Dave Edmunds) writes:
>	The Warriors started Lister, Higgins, Owens, Mullin, and Hardaway.
>This will be the Warriors lineup for the playoffs as well.

Let's have a show of hands -- how many of you Warrior fans believe
that you will play Utah in the second round of the playoffs?
<EVERYBODY RAISES THEIR HANDS>

So you're not afraid of Seattle, San Antonio, or the Clippers, one of
whom you'll need to beat in the first round? <WOOF! WOOF! WOOF!>

Didn't think so.  Now, how about them Jazz .  In winning 3 out of 4
this season, they blew you guys away by 22, 27 and 39 points.  Aren't
you worried?  <NO! NO! NO!>

Is it because you think Nellie has something up his sleeve? <YES!!!>

Because Nellie always finds a way?  <YES!!>

And the only reason the Jazz beat you so soundly is because Nellie
threw the game on purpose, showing a big lineup that he doesn't even
intend to use in the playoffs, so he lost the battle but eventually
will win the war, out-coaching the gullible Jerry Sloan and again
out-foxing every coach and GM in the league?  <YES!!! YEAHH!!! YIPPPEEE!!!
NELLIE!  NELLIE!  NELLIE!  WOOF-WOOF-WOOFFFF!!!>

Thank you.


--Gidi
From: EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Rodman: What's with the Shorts?!??
Date: 9 Apr 92 14:33:14 GMT
Article-I.D.: cms.167C4946D.EIVERSO
Organization: Wayne State University, C&IT

In article <1992Apr8.200219.19510@ncsu.edu>
pabouki@eos writes:

>Dear Eric,

You taking to me? Isn't email the appropriate avenue?
>
>	I was wondering if you could give me the address of the Pistgoons
>front office.  Someone needs to tell the Worm he really could use a little
>more inseam on those shorts.  And everyone knows that if Bill Laimbeer
>didn't tuck in his jersey, he would be sporting crack.  Maybe Bill has always
>wanted to fall back on a plumbing career after his thug days are over
>with.

You mean refrigerator repair?

You seem to be very pants-concious. Do you usually stare at players' shorts
during a game? How long have you been doing this? Have you ever received
professional counseling for this habit?

And to answer your question, yes I could give you their address.
But I won't. :)
>
>
>--Perry B.
>
>
--Eric
From: ttsai@crhc.uiuc.edu (Timothy Tsai)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Home Court for Det-Bos????
Date: 13 Apr 92 15:30:29 GMT
Organization: Center for Reliable and High-Performance Computing, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
NNTP-Posting-Host: haydn.crhc.uiuc.edu

hanley@fyi.crd.ge.com (Christopher W Hanley) writes:
>Cleveland has already cinched up the #2 spot, but the possibility still exists
You mean Cleveland has clinched the 3rd seed.  Division leaders always get the
1st/2nd seeds.
From: halpin@sw.stratus.com (Jim Halpin)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: nj Nets-105, mia Heat-100, 14apr (saturday)
Date: 16 Apr 92 20:58:05 GMT
Organization: Stratus Computer, Inc.

In article <1992Apr16.180839.10271@news.miami.edu>, sikorski@news.miami.edu (Richard Sikorski) writes:
> 
> atl must lose one of their remaining 2 games (chi at home, or atl at
> cle), for mia to make the playoffs.  If mia and atl tie, mia has a
> better conference record.
> 

	Re: Miami/Atlanta playoff chances...

	If Atlanta wins both remaining games, they're in the playoffs

	If Atlanta goes 1-1, then Miami must win both of their remaining games
(Mil, @Bos) to get in the playoffs.

	If Atlanta goes 0-2, then Miami must win at least one game to get in.

-- 
!	Jim  Halpin
!	halpin@turkey.sw.stratus.com
!	Matt Young is so pathetic, he can even screw up a no-hitter!!!
From: wgr@rti.rti.org
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: FAB FIVE !!!!!!!!!!!
Summary: oops
Date: 15 Apr 92 14:00:29 GMT
Organization: Research Triangle Institute, RTP, NC

In article <1992Apr14.231937.25209@rti.rti.org> I wrote:

[some comments about the Duke-Michigan game]

Sorry.  I didn't notice the article I was responding to was posted to
both groups.
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From: davem@uvmark.uucp (Dave Meeks)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: point guards (who is best?)
Date: 14 Apr 92 15:33:38 GMT
Article-I.D.: uvmark.1992Apr14.153338.31368
Organization: Vmark Software, Inc.

In article <14682@vela.acs.oakland.edu> awesley@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Tony Wesley) writes:
>I wanna know: who's the best point guard between Meeks and Lor?

I don't know, but I was a pretty damn good passing forward in high school
and intramural leagues.  I couldn't dribble that well though.  Too bad though,
at 6'5", if I could just dribble the ball better I could have played the 
point...  Give me the ball.. Give me the ball...

-- 
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From: EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu
Subject: Rodman wins Shick award for the month
Organization: Wayne State University, C&IT
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 14:25:41 GMT

Dennis Rodman, who averaged 20.3 rebounds per game in March, won the Shick
Award for the month. He has already won the Player of the Month for the 2
previous months.

His offensive and defensive statistical contributions to his team
measured 114.12, beating out Patrick Ewing who was at 102.28 for March.

--Eric
From: pmmst8@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Paul M Mweene)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro,rec.sport.basketball.college
Subject: Re: FAB FIVE !!!!!!!!!!!
Date: 13 Apr 92 04:37:55 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh

In article <1992Apr10.134917.5749@oz.plymouth.edu> m_lehoul@oz.plymouth.edu (Michael L. Le Houllier) writes:
>>duke will go down to the big ten on monday.  mark my words.
>I've marked them... You were WRONG!!!

Those boys broke my heart. They were far away a vastly superior team. However
childish exuberance and lack of patience kept the score close. If the entire
Duke team transferred to Michigan the only person who would have a chance of
starting is Grant Hill 	in place of Ray Jackson. However it was too much to
expect the "freshers" to beat the refs as well.

Makala
From: EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: KNICKS SUCK
Date: 17 Apr 92 14:03:36 GMT
Article-I.D.: cms.167CC8D7F.EIVERSO
Organization: Wayne State University, C&IT

In article <Idva7I600WBN0=jcwJ@andrew.cmu.edu>
King-Han Yao <ky0l+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:

>This is coming from a Knickerbocker fan:
>
>They stink!
>
>I've lost all hope for them after watching the Atlanta game.
>I predict Detroit wins 3-0 in the first round (it is a best of five, right?)
>

This is coming from a Pistons fan:

Don't give up hope yet!

Miami will be trying their hardest to beat the Celts who think they have won
the  #2 spot already. NY could easily beat Milwaukee, who are totally
demoralized at the moment thanks to recent losses to the Pistons  and Miami,
and  the fact that they will miss the playoffs. That Boston win streak has
to end  sometime, and it might as well end in the regular season.

Of course I'd just as soon have Detroit play the Knicks in the first round
for the reason you mentioned. ;-) And yes it will be best of 5.
>
>-------------
>King Yao

--Eric
From: liang@saul.cis.upenn.edu (Chuck Liang)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Nets playoff outlook
Date: 6 Apr 92 21:25:01 GMT
Distribution: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

In article <1992Apr6.160707.17932@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> jte@beefheart.cc.columbia.edu writes:
>In article <1992Apr5.225535.2666@Princeton.EDU>  
>dmjoffe@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (David M. Joffe) writes:

>> disappointment.  However,if they draft below the 12th spot, their 
>> first round pick goes to Denver as part of the Petrovic-Mills trade.
>
>I think the Nets would be better off getting rid of their 1st round pick  
>this year.  Unless I'm off the mark, I don't believe they (and how many  
>other teams??) have much of a chance of signing anyone for more than a few  
...


  This question of weather the Nets should miss the playoffs to keep
their pick is hardly worth asking.  How many years have the Nets
had excellent first round picks - and how many years has it been since
the Nets have made the playoffs?  You mean to tell me that after all
this time and suffering and waiting and praying and struggling and
taking insults from everybody, the Nets are going to miss the playoffs
intentionally so they can have yet another 1st round pick??!  

Besides, if they stay in 7th place and play the Knicks in the first round,
an upset is not impossible.  I listened to WFAN a few nights ago and the
commentator said that on paper at least, the Nets may even have a
better team than New York.  The Nets' backcourt is just as good and
probably better than New York's.  They have more at forward with
Coleman, Morris and Dudley.  And Sam Bowie will give Ewing a battle.







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From: EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu
Subject: Re: Home court for Det - NY (No rematch, Boston!)
Organization: Wayne State University, C&IT
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 03:27:16 GMT

In article <167CA13FFF.EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu>
EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu (hey, that's me!) writes:

>There goes a perfectly good 6-game winning streak. :(
>
>Well, the Pistons have been doing favors for Boston by beating NY twice
>last week. Now Atlanta has followed suit. I guess it's only fitting
>that Boston beat Detroit tonite. Wouldn't it be weird if Boston loses their
>next game and NY wins their's? Naw! Couldn't happen! ;-)
>
>So it looks like Det will play NY in the first round, and I think Detroit has
>the home-court advantage. >:->

NOTE THE SMILEY! Yes NY will have the advantage. Provided that Boston doesn't
lose their next and NY doesn't win their next. ;-)

>Either way, it shouldn't matter the way NY is playing. ;-)

And that still holds!

--Eric
From: wp01jst1@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (John Tomas)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Cavs STOMP Bulls
Date: 16 Apr 92 07:22:13 GMT


It was also three games in four days: as I recall when the Cavs had
that schedule they lost by 26 with all their best players: but what is
11 points in the playoffs?  If Jordan comes back and plays it could
be a *real* dose of reality for the Cavs.  Probably will be.
From: kprashan@sdcc3.ucsd.edu (hyderabadi)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Laker Injuries
Date: 9 Apr 92 17:47:19 GMT

In article <1992Apr9.145959.594@megatek.uucp>, rstewart@buck.megatek.uucp writes:
> Now for you SoCal Lakers fans, any getting the feeling that coach Mike
> will get the boot after that double 'T', and perhaps Chick's great
> side kick, Stu will be the new Laker coach. He runs the big man training camp
> in the summer, and always has something specific to say about the Lakers
> playing when they are up or down. Often 5 to 10 playing minutes later
> coach Mike will make the adjustment that Stu had been talking about. 
> He also has a goo collection of ties, which seems to be a prerequisit.
> Jerry Buss are you listening?????
> -Rich


Naah that wont happen. Yes, Stu "You are right, Chick" Lantz is the ideal
side-kick for Chick, and he is pretty perceptive about patterns. He
seems to pick up shooting tendencies of opponents very well, and
contributes more than, say, the Bulls color guy who keeps yelling "YES!!" 
everytime Jordan/Pippen score. As a coach? I dont know..

No Lakers coach who leads the team to a winning record & the playoffs
(hopefully) after losing 3 major starters will be fired. Although I
dont agree with many things that Dunleavy does, I give him credit
for a lot of Lakers' successes this season & last year.



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From: corbin@reed.edu (Chris C. Hallstrom)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Blazer Status?
Date: 17 Apr 92 03:23:44 GMT
Article-I.D.: reed.1992Apr17.032344.13411
Distribution: na
Organization: Reed College, Portland, OR

In article <74313@netnews.upenn.edu> liang@saul.cis.upenn.edu (Chuck Liang) writes:
>
>  I saw the box score for the Dallas game last night and noticed that
>not only Drexler didn't play but Kersey didn't either.  How's Clyde
>looking and what's Kersey's status?  Has Duckworth continued his
>improved play and attitude?  What's a Whatley?

Jerome Kersey is resting a sprained ankle which has bothered him most of the
season.  He expects to play against the Lakers on Saturday, and should
be fine for the playoffs.

--chris	(corbin@reed.edu)
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From: russ@Xylogics.COM (Russel M. Lamoreaux)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Cadillac Anderson
Date: 17 Apr 92 13:30:16 GMT
Organization: Xylogics, Inc., Burlington MA
In-reply-to: se3@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu's message of 17 Apr 92 01:01:34 GMT



> Does anybody know the origin of the nickname of Denver power forward/center
> Greg "Cadillac" Anderson?

> Stanley Eng      se3@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu

YEA: His forehead looks like the front grill of a 1965 Sedan DeVille ;^}


It's only a joke, no flames please...


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From: macole@next11csc.wam.umd.edu (Mario A. Cole)
Subject: Walt the Wizard...hmmm
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 21:55:01 GMT


Wouldn't it be quite amazing if Walt Williams ended up with the Lakers?   
Imagine..the heir to Magic is the Wizard.  A 6' 8'' point guard who will  
most likely be a lotter pick.  Seems very possible to me...Any thoughts  
out there?

Oh please...Shaq to Philly...please, please, please....who was the last  
dominate center in Philly?  Moses?  ARRRRGGGGGHHHHHH

Sixers in (you fill in the year...I'm too tired to calculate)
see you next year....**sigh**

Mario
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From: h0j1297@zeus.tamu.edu (BURT J.)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: CELTICS TRIUMPH:  Detroit & Knicks Lose
Date: 16 Apr 92 02:24:00 GMT
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

THE CELTICS ARE ON TOP OF THE ATLANTIC DIVISION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They are 4-0 vs. the Pistons this season.  Knicks lost to the Hawks 94-95!
Bagley was on fire!  Celtics Will Triumph!  Celtics are awesome!

Go Celtics!  WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!

Celticss!       Celtics!         Celtics !!!!!!!!
Boston!  YYEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From: davem@uvmark.uucp (Dave Meeks)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Larry Bird
Date: 15 Apr 92 19:03:23 GMT
Article-I.D.: uvmark.1992Apr15.190323.35839
Organization: Vmark Software, Inc.

In article <2220@transfer.stratus.com> jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com writes:
>In article <31656@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> otran@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Oai Tran)  
>writes:
>>His career averages are 25ppg, 10rpg, and 6apg. 
>
>If you reverse those last two numbers, I'd bet you'd get something
>close to Oscar Robertson's figures.

Just as a note... The Big O 25.7ppg, 7.5rpg,  9.7apg
Yep, you were right...
(By the way, not counting this year, Bird's numbers look like:
	Bird:  24.5ppg, 10rpg, and 6.3apg.

I'd take both of them for my starting 5 best of all time...
>
> --
>Jim Mann                                       
>jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com 
>Stratus Computer


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From: gidi@Hilbert.Stanford.EDU (Gidi Avrahami)
Subject: Re: Lakers / Rockets tie breaker?
Organization: Brotherhood Of Breath
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 17:06:22 GMT

mack@isl.Stanford.EDU (mack) writes:
>Ouch for the Lakers as they must beat [...]
>and hope for Houston to lose [...]
>What are the chances?

Let's see.  Lakers win at Portland:	1/11 (Blazers are 30-3 against losers)
		"  win over Clips:	1/2  (local rivalry -- all's possible)
	    Houston lose at Dallas:	1/2  (they split previous 2 at Dal)
		" lose to Phoenix:	1/2  (Rockets are 5-7 against top
					      western teams at home)
					-----
					1/(11*2*2*2) = 1/88

Unauthoritative answer:  The Lakers have a 1 in 88 chance of making the
playoffs (1.14 percent).

>I think the chances of the Lakers
>getting the rights to draft Shaq with one ping-pong ball is greater
>than the above! 

As usual, Mack is right:  1/66 > 1/88.


--Gidi

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