From: sikorski@oj.miami.edu (Richard Sikorski)
Subject: atl Hawks @ mia Heat- 18dec
Followup-To: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Organization: University of Miami, RSMAS
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 22:18:24 GMT

[I'll get to the Heat's Tuesday 106-98 win over the Sacramento Kings
tonight I think...]

Atlanta Hawks (10-11) at Miami Heat (6-13) on Fri 18dec92
Tipoff: 1930 EST at Miami Arena

TV: SportsChannel-Florida which is Satellite view-able
AM radio: 560-wqam, 830-wrfm spanish,
          1290-wbzt palm beach, 1500-wkiz key west.
560-wqam: 1605 EST - Hammer Time w/ Hank Goldberg
                     call-in from Florida (800) 727-0560
          1650 EST - Tipoff Show
          2200 EST - 5th Quarter
          2220 EST - ESPN Sports Radio
          0100 EST - Sports Overnight
                     call-in from Florida (800) 697-2346
          
Injuries: (mia)Smith (knee); (atl)Wilkins (broken finger)
Possible: (mia)Salley (back spasms), Miner (finger sprain)

Rookie guard 'Miami Harold' Miner hyper-extended the middle
finger on his left hand in practice Thursday. X-rays were OK.

Even without Dominique Wilkins, the Hawks took the Pistons to
the final seconds Wednesday before losing by 1pt. Atlanta has
lost 3-straight. Wilkins and Willis led the Hawks with pts
and rbs when they beat Miami 28nov at Atlanta. In that game
the Heat grabbed an early 13pt-lead by opening with the
motion offense to maximize their quickness and minimize the
lack of height of the eight players Miami had healthy for
that game. It's a tiring strategy that eventually took a toll
on the Heat that night, but the hectic offensive pace also
energized the Heat defense, forcing 9 Atlanta turnovers in
Q1, and adding 18 Miami steals in the game.
   The Heat would really like a 2nd win-in-a-row before
tomorrows' road game in NY and Monday's in Chicago. Miami has
won 2 of the last 9. Miami hasn't had back-to-back wins since
beating NJ and Boston in early November.
   Even so, the Heat's 3-16 start is only 2 games behind last
season. "We're confident we can win," said Burton, who missed 5
recent games because of tendinitis in his left knee. "We have no
problem with that. It's not [a lack of] confidence. Injuries have
thrown us off completely. Once we start practicing, one guy goes
down. Then it's another guy..." Smith hasn't played yet this season
because of slow recovery from preseason knee surgery. (Team spokesmen
have predicted a January return. Radio commentator Hank Goldberg says
week-after-next!). Shaw sprained his left ankle in the season's 1st
game and missed the next 4 games. Salley missed 4 with a pulled
hamstring and is questionable tonight with back spasms. Seikaly
missed 3 games with the flu, and Kessler missed 2 with the flu also.
But the team hasn't tended to use the injuries as an excuse. "You're
professional athletes," says Long. "You're supposed to adjust
when that happens. Basically that's true. We just can't do it
right now." Long is ranked #9 in NBA fg-pct (.544) through
Wednesday's games.
   By the way, (atl)Paul 'Snoopy' a.k.a. 'Snoop' Graham is
replacing 'SCOOP' Graham whom I claimed was in the 28nov
game... A nickname from his HS days in the Philly area.
(Typo? _Me??_  ;-) [Thanks, Kosh]

Wish you were here: Halftime comedy act - the Quiddlers ?!?

Heat starters:When From   ht     wt  no. pos ppg min/g
long,grant    1988 EMich  6-9,   230 #43  PF 13.2 34.9 66-119fgs
rice,glen     1989 UMich  6-8,   220 #41   F 20.9 40.6 33-89 3fgs
seikaly,rony  1988 Syr    6-11.5,250  #4   C 20.6 35.3 11.4rb/g
edwards,kevin 1988 DePaul 6-3,   190 #21  PG 14.6 28.4 48-58fts
coles,bimbo   1990 VaTech 6-2,   180 #12  PG 11.7 33.6 7.3a/g 
[What's Bimbo's real 1st name? I always forget...]

Heat reserves:When From   ht     wt  no. pos ppg min/g
askins,keith  1990 Ala    6-8,   220  #2  PF  3.4 13.1 2.6rb/g
shaw,brian    1988 UCSB   6-6,   215 #20  PG  5.4 20.8 3.9a/g
salley,john   1986 GaTech 6-11,  250 #22   C  8.5 29.9 29-35fts
miner,harold  1992 USC    6-5,   220 #32   G  5.9 11.4 .71or/g
kessler,alec  1990 UGa    6-11,  245 #33 F/C  3.3 10.1 2.3rb/g
burton,willie 1990 UMinn  6-8,   220 #34  SF 10.4 22.0 63-91fts
geiger,matt   1992 GaTech 7-1,   250 #52   C  8.8 14.9 3.3rb/g

Heat other:
smith,steve   1991 MichSt 6-8, 205  #3  PG; IR knee surgery 17oct
KLoughery     headcoach, Kevin
AGentry       assist., Alvin
BStaak        assist., Bob
RCulp         trainer, Ron
reid,eric     sportschannel-florida/tv33 announcer
ramsay,jack   sportschannel-florida/tv33 announcer

Hawks starters:           ppg
augmon,stacey    #2 F 6-8 15.4
willis,kevin    #42 F 7-0 18.8, 12.9rb/g:NBA#5
koncak,jon      #32 C 7-0  2.4
blaylock,mookie #10 G 6-1 11.1, .486pct-3fgs:NBA#5 (18-37),
                                 6.9a/g, 2.1s/g:NBA#10
mays,travis      #1 G 6-3  8.9

Hawks reserves:           ppg
wiley,morlon    #11 G 6-5  3.0
graham,paul     #25 F 6-7  7.9 "Snoopy", "Snoop"
keefe,adam      #31 F 6-9  6.0
ferrell,duane   #33 F 6-6  8.5
rasmussen,blair #41 C 7-0  2.3
sanders,jeff    #44 F 6-8  2.7

Hawks other:                ppg
wilkins,dominique #21 F 6-8 27.7:NBA#3
BWeiss,headcoach
BWeinhauer,assist.
JDavis,assist.
JOToole,trainer

Ahead for the Heat:
[Tickets available from TicketMaster (305)-358-5885]
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| SA12/19  ...  MO12/21  ...  WE12/23  ...  SA12/26  ...    |
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| Mia@Nyk  ...  Mia@Chi  ...  Uta@Mia  ...  Orl@Mia  ...    |
| none     ...  TV33     ...  SC/Sat   ...  SC/Sat   ...    |
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| ... MO12/28  ...  WE12/30  ...  SA01/02  ...  TU01/05 ... |
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| ... LAL@Mia  ...  Chi@Mia  ...  Mia@Was  ...  Det@Mia ... |
| ... SC/Sat   ...  SC/Sat   ...  TV33     ...  SC/Sat  ... |
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| ... TH  1/7  ...  SA  1/9  SU 1/10  ...  TU 1/12  ...     |
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| ... Mia@GS   ...  Mia@Sac  Mia@LAL  ...  Mia@Uta  ...     |
| ... none     ...  none     SC/Sat   ...  SC/Sat   ...     |
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TV33   = local S.Fla broadcast WDZL
SC/Sat = SportsChannel-Florida which is satellite viewable

Future games on national media:
      nyk 05feb tnt, allstar (glen rice) 21feb nbc, por 24feb tnt,
      chi 11mar wgn, @atl 27mar tbs, @chi 14apr wgn, bos 17apr nbc

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Richard Sikorski     sikorski@oj.miami.edu
                   r.sikorski@rsmas.miami.edu