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From: muino@nitrogen.oscs.montana.edu (Pedro Muino)
Subject: Re: left handed teams
Organization: Montana State University
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:49:09 GMT

In article <~z#@byu.edu> jhak@sofya.math.byu.edu (Justin Hakanson) writes:
>In article <1ji47jINN697@bigboote.WPI.EDU> trav@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Travis Charles Korthas) writes:
>>I'm new to this newsgroup so if what im about to say has already been done
>>please ignore it.  I was wondering if anyone can help me come up with a 
>>current all-star team of left handers and another all time left handed team.
>>Currently this unknowlegable fan can only think of
>>
>>PF:????
>>SF:Mullin,C
>>C :Robinson,D
>>PG:????
>>SG:????
>
>How 'bout Derrick(?) Coleman at the PF slot and Kenny Anderson at PG?
>
>>thanks for any help!
>
>Justin.
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From: sikorski@oj.miami.edu (Richard Sikorski)
Subject: NEWS mia Heat- OGG +10days w/Bucks!
Followup-To: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Organization: University of Miami, RSMAS
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 17:49:37 GMT

In article <sikorski-200193184414@drdoom.rsmas.miami.edu>,
sikorski@oj.miami.edu (Richard Sikorski) wrote about the Then-RUMOR,
Now-NEWS:
> 
> 
> OGG! OGG! OGG! OGG!
> 
> 
> Ex-Heat reserve center and object of worship, Alan Ogg, "was all ready
> to head over to Italy or Spain.  My agent had made a deal
> over there somewhere.  Then the Bucks called."
> 
> On Jan 10th, The Ogg-man, the NBA's only big man with an undergraduate
> degree in philosophy, signed a 10-day free-agent contract with the
> Milwaukee Bucks.  [...] Bucks head coach Mike Dunleavy explained,
> "...Sometimes you strike gold."
> 
> If The Big Guy, [cult-hero Ogg], signs for 10 more days, he'll face
> the Heat here in the Miami Arena on Jan 28th.  (Any news out of
> Milwaukee?)


YES! Read your NBA Transactions today! Laminate them for your wallet!

"Milwaukee Bucks signed center Alan Ogg to a 2nd 10day contract!"

Gotta welcome him home at Miami Int'l Airport Thursday!! The game that
night will be on SportsChannel-Florida which your local sports-bar can
catch off the satellite!!


OGG! OGG! OGG! OGG!


(It'll be a few days before I can get back into regular posting...
 I'll try at least to get some game summaries out there quickly,
 plus these vital news flashes ;-)
 
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From: bruceh@mothra.rose.hp.com (Bruce Hendler)
Subject: Free Agents
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 15:10:13 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard
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Anyone know a list of the free agents, both restricted and unrestricted at
the end of this season.  I'm curious who is going to be involved in the 
bidding wars.

Thanks,
Bruce

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From: ME599027@brownvm.brown.edu (Devasis Chatterjee)
Subject: Re: Slam Dunk Contest
Organization: Brown University
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:00:20 GMT

------------------------- Original Article -------------------------
From: rcaf@troi.cc.rochester.edu (Richard Caffelle)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Slam Dunk Contest
Date: 21 Jan 93 19:18:57 GMT
Organization: University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)

Can anyone out there tell me why Dee Brown wasn't selected to
the slam dunk contest? Anyone here anything in the Globe or Herald
that would explain it? I'm thinking that it might have been his
decision or something.

thanks
rich

Jackie McMullen reported in the Sunday Boston Globe that Dee Brown
decided not to participate this year.

Dave
From: lpc4@po.CWRU.Edu (Lawrence P. Colucci)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: JJ time
Date: 22 Jan 1993 16:17:16 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
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Has anyone heard any news (recent) about Jackson?  Is he still
working on his degree, or did Phoenix push something through?
From: jdt29225@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Jazzy J )
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: If draft were today .... ?
Date: 26 Jan 93 18:52:26 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.C1H5rF.G3G
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

pa56680@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (P. Ialamanna) writes:
>>	I think that Booby Hurley, and the two Hills from Duke will be in the 
>>first round...However, with most likely the teams that will pick one and two
>>being Dallas and Minnesota, they need scorers, and not point guards, and so
>>that is why Webber and Mashburn are at the top because they could both play the 

	Actually, Grant Hill has already stated that he will stay in school.
	Yeah, sure U might think, we've heard it all before -- but I think
	in this case, he will stay for his senior year.  After all academics
	are important in his family (his father is a Yale grad).

>oops-that's Calbert
>Also don't forget Allan Houston, Rodney Rogers, or that one guy from
>Hartford Univ who is tearing it up.
>(I can't remember his name, but he's the only player in the country to be
>in the top 5 in scoring and rebounding.)

	Interesting how we're mentioning mostly underclassmen here.  If
	Webber, Mashburn, Rogers, Hardaway do come out -- it's a decent 
	draft.  Where players go will depend on what the team's needs are.
	
	The guy you're thinking of is Vin Baker of Hartford.  What he's been
	called is another Cliff Robinson (of Portland) if that gives U any
	clue of his game.  He also has a better outside shot.  But given the
	way Cliff's developed (just how could he have fallen to the 2nd round?)
	Baker should be solid.

	Jazzy J
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From: mark@tc.fluke.COM (Mark D. Nagel)
Subject: Re: Proposed Celts trade
Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 21:02:08 GMT

In <1993Jan21.190731.10980@cs.brown.edu> ME599027@brownvm.brown.edu (Devasis Chatterjee) writes:

>It is vey apparent that Celtics are lacking an effective
>inside game this year.  The position that they `appear'  to
>be deepest in is the 2 guard slot with Reggie, Gamble and
>Fox. So why not go out on the limb and ship Reggie to the
>Clippers for Danny Manning. The salary cap problems i.e.

Are you serious? I thought that Lewis was the only reason that the
Celts weren't submerged in the toilet. Is Manning better than Lewis?
IMHO I don't think so. Lewis is a clutch player, Manning is good, but
not a clutch player.
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From: byau@jarthur.claremont.edu (Ben Yau)
Subject: Re: Ben's Trivia
Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 19:59:21 GMT

In article <8889@news.duke.edu> fls@econ.duke.edu (Forrest Smith) writes:
>---------------------------------------------------------------------
>#3:
>Who was the first ABA player to jump to the NBA?
>What memorable event did he cause in 1968, about 8 years ahead of its time?
>
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>Lou Hudson?  Free agency?

Not Lou Hudson
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From: cs225b26@dcl-nxt50.cso.uiuc.edu (cs225 student)
Subject: Re: BOXSCORE mia33port32. 14jan93 Portland 104 Miami 93
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 16:30:12 GMT

In article <93015.131312ICJPS@ASUACAD.BITNET> <ICJPS@ASUACAD.BITNET>  
writes:
> What in the world is an "illegal offense" ??

Illegal offense is when one man is isolated below the free throw line  
extended and all four of his teammates are above that line.  The rule was  
put in place so teams could not exploit the man-to-man rule in the NBA.





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From: halpin@sw.stratus.com (Jim Halpin)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: NBA League Minumum Salary
Date: 21 Jan 93 16:33:40 GMT
Organization: Stratus Computer, Inc.
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In article <1993Jan21.135633.28177@news.cs.brandeis.edu>, bis@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Bis) writes:
> 
> That's strange.  The Boston Globe kept saying that Jon Barry was being
> offered $500,000, the NBA minimum salary.  Is $500,000 the minimum for
> a team's first round draft pick, then?
> 

	That was the maximum the Celtics could offer Barry with the salary cap
slot they had available at the time. 

	The Celtics were more than willing to offer Barry less tham $500,000!!!
:-)
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From: byau@jarthur.claremont.edu (Ben Yau)
Subject: Re: Ben's Trivia
Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 20:18:03 GMT

In article <1993Jan22.192919.13693@udel.edu> chettri@huey.udel.edu (Expressio Veri) writes:
>Ben Yau>> Who is supposed to have blocked 3 ferocious in your face
>Ben Yau>> dunks by Barkley?
>
>A huge hint:
>
>Ben Yau>>The blocker IS a former sixer, though.
>Ben Yau>>The Sixers' oppenents were the Lakers I believe.
>
>
>Answer: Charles Barkley!
>
>Samir


BINGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you got it right on the head... :) or Charles did 
(ba ha ha ha ha!! where do I come up with them?)


I was hoping that hint about it being a player that Charles really really
respects was going to get some wheels turning
:)
"No one works harder on the court than me.  Some may work just as hard,
but no one works harder."

Charles went in for a dunk in a game vs. the Lakers.. To everyone else,
it looked like he just miffed it really bad, but Charles said that the ball
went in but hit his head, which made it bounce back out.. but the refs
didn't believe him and denied Charles requests to let the basket count.
(would this be a case of offesnive goaltending? :)
anyway, he did this THREE times (or so he says) that game.. a photo
which appeareed the next day definitely showed that the ball was inside
the hooop and was about to hit Charles's head, so at least one of them
was "blocked" by Charles.

good job Samir!!

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From: gidi@Hilbert.Stanford.EDU (Gidi Avrahami)
Subject: Re: Some Warriors jokes
Organization: Brotherhood Of Breath
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 01:06:13 GMT

cheese@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (Charles Alpert) writes:
>Sorry I've taken so long to respond to the criticism of my jokes, but
>I wanted to wait for today's USA Today to get some stats to help my
>cause. 
>[...175 lines of statistical analysis...]

Ah!  Now I see.  Man, you're right!  Those jokes really were funny.


--Gidi



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From: wgr@rti.rti.org
Subject: Re: Top 5 NBA Centers
Organization: Research Triangle Institute, RTP, NC
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 16:41:47 GMT

In article <1k1hahINN9j0@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> u_nique@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Jerray Wei) writes:
>>Patrick is an excellent passer.  Quick passes out of the blocks when
>>he's double-teamed; Passes in the lane to cutting teammates
>
>Really?  Ewing was always among league leaders in turnovers, especially among
>centers.  Perhaps he's better than most centers, but certainly not as good as
>Brad Daugherty or great passing centers of the past.

Here's some week-old (1/19) assist and turnover stats for starting centers,
or at least my best guesses at the starting centers for each team.  I
included both Oliver Miller (because he's such a good passer) and Mark West
(because he's so bad) for Phoenix, even though I think Tom Chambers may be
starting at "center" right now.

The players are listed in order of assists/game.  Guys who don't play as
many minutes are at a disadvantage.  Statistically, Daugherty appears to
be the best passer; he's first in assists/game and third in assist/turnover
ratio.  Ewing is 9th in assists, but his assist/turnover ratio is only tied
for 21st with Manute Bol.  It's kind of interesting that only six of these
guys make more assists than turnovers, but I guess that's not their job.

They use assist/turnover ratio a lot to measure passing skill for guards,
but I don't know if it's a good metric for centers.  A higher percentage
of centers' turnovers may be things other than passing errors, such as
offensive fouls, traveling and 3 seconds (we all know how often that gets
called).

By the way, Shaquille O'Neal will never be a star in the NBA until he cuts
down on his turnovers (and learns to hit his free throws).

			G	AST	 TO	 APG	A/TO
			--	---	---	----	----
Daugherty, CLE		28	125	 65	4.46	1.92
Robinson, SAN		34	123	107	3.62	1.15
Olajuwon, HOU		35	104	 99	2.97	1.05
Brickowski, MIL		34	100	120	2.94	0.83
Ellison, WAS		30	 70	 71	2.33	0.99
Divac, LAL		35	 79	 97	2.26	0.81
Miller, PHO		26	 57	 52	2.19	1.10
Mutombo, DEN		34	 73	103	2.15	0.71
Laimbeer, DET		35	 67	 33	1.91	2.03
Ewing, NYN		36	 65	118	1.81	0.55
Kemp, SEA		32	 56	 92	1.75	0.61
O'Neal, ORL		32	 56	137	1.75	0.41
Koncak, ATL		34	 56	 24	1.65	2.33
Smits, IND		36	 53	 65	1.47	0.82
Rooks, DAL		24	 34	 49	1.42	0.69
Seikaly, MIA		30	 40	101	1.33	0.40
Bowie, NJN		37	 49	 61	1.32	0.80
Mourning, CHA		29	 32	 93	1.10	0.34
Longley, MIN		31	 34	 55	1.10	0.62
Duckworth, POR		33	 33	 49	1.00	0.67
Roberts, LAC		36	 32	 47	0.89	0.68
Hill, GSW		36	 25	 40	0.69	0.63
Parish, BOS		39	 27	 61	0.69	0.44
Cartwright, CHI		37	 22	 28	0.59	0.79
Bol, PHI		20	 11	 20	0.55	0.55
Causwell, SAC		33	 17	 28	0.52	0.61
West, PHO		32	  8	 39	0.25	0.21
Eaton, UTA		24	  5	 16	0.21	0.31
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From: davem@uvmark.uucp (Dave Meeks)
Subject: Re: left handed teams
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 16:43:13 GMT
Organization: VMARK Software, Inc.

In article <1993Jan21.015732.1@eagle.wesleyan.edu> bcimmet@eagle.wesleyan.edu writes:
>In article <1993Jan20.222410.17927@dsd.es.com>, lfink@dsd.es.com (Lonnie Fink) writes:
>> I'm pretty sure John Stockton is left-handed.  Should be a lock for PG.
>> If he's not a lefty, he sure uses it an awful lot.  Does that count??
>
>Any good basketball can use both hands. Stockton doesn't count.
	^^^^^^^^^^^^
	Which basketball's today have hands?? Just curious cuz' it might help
	my game some:-):-):-)
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From: adam@research.nj.nec.com (Adam Porter)
Subject: Re: Top 5 NBA Centers
Originator: adam@acapella
Reply-To: adam@research.nj.nec.com
Organization: NEC Research Institute
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 16:32:40 GMT


In article <1993Jan25.151627.22144@shearson.com>, bprisco@shearson.com (Bobby Prisco) writes:
|> 
|> I am a fan who has every right to express an opinion. FYI, I am a Knick fan
|> and a Ewing fan; I just feel that Patrick is in the habit of making
|> bad decisions down the stretch. You have a right to disagree and express so.
|> 
|> Many of my friends who are Knick fans share my feelings about
|> Patrick. Any other opinions out there on Ewing? 
|> 
|> -Bobby
|> 

Yes.  First of all, I am a Knicks fan (a Knicks maniac, really) and
Patrick is my favorite player.  I've seen at least 90% of his games
since he turned pro.

Having said that, here's a brief summary:

Ewing strong points:

1. Turnaround 12-15 foot jump shots from the baseline
When he gets going, this shot is unstoppable

2. Rebounds

3. Passing 
Patrick is an excellent passer.  Quick passes out of the blocks when
he's double-teamed; Passes in the lane to cutting teammates

5. All-around defense
Especially shot-blocking and shot-altering...Since Riley took over,
he's gotten very good at double-teaming, sometimes forcing turnovers,
but getting back to his man if the double-team doesn't create anything.

Ewing weak points:

1. Post moves
He never had great post moves.  Patrick is very quick, but he doesn't
use his quickness enough like Robinson and Hakeem do.  He puts the
ball on the floor and takes 'lumbering' short jump shots almost every
time if he doesn't shoot the jumper.  

2. Aggressiveness
When Patrick gets in the groove and goes STRONG to the hoop, he's very
hard to stop.  He just doesn't get into that frame of mind very often.
He goes up against guys smaller and less talented than he is and
settles for the jump shot.

3. Patrick is a fine shot-blocker, but like other shot-blockers, can
often be taken out of the play by a good head-fake.  This often gets
him into FOUL TROUBLE!


When Patrick Ewing is aggressive, and on his game, he's the best
center in the NBA.  THE BEST.  He does so many things well, he could
be the best all-around center in the game.  (When he's playing that
way!)  I would take him over Shaquille, Daugherty, Robinson,
Hakeem...ANYBODY.  

But Patrick hasn't maintained this kind of play (mindset) for long
periods of time.  That's why I feel he is OVERRATED.  It's usually a
single game or a few weeks at a time where he's a monster.  Then he
seems a little lackadaisical and has some bad games.  If Ewing had a
Barkley-type mentality (ON the court!), I think he'd be the best.

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From: wardrb@cs.utexas.edu (Richard Byron Ward)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Blazers in SLC
Date: 28 Jan 1993 09:50:08 -0600
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
Distribution: usa
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Heard on the radio this morning:

Announcer 1: I heard that the Trailblazers "got off" in Salt Lake City.
          2: Apparently, they ruled that triple-teaming is not illegal
             in the NBA...
          3: NBA action, it's FAN-TASTIC!
From: cs161fir@sdcc10.ucsd.edu (Anthony Minkoff)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Ben's Trivia
Date: 24 Jan 93 08:36:30 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego

In article <1993Jan22.063156.24815@muddcs.claremont.edu>,
byau@jarthur.claremont.edu (Ben Yau) writes:
>>#2
>>Who is said to have blocked three Charles Barkley-ferocious-in-your-face
>>dunks in one game?
>
>Knowing Sir Charles and how he likes to intimidate, how easily would he admit
>that three of his dunks were blocked by someone?  Must be someone he truly 
>admires and respects.  Most everyone in the building believed Charles just 
>miffed the dunks as the balls shot away from the rim.  Charles tried to 
>convince people that the dunks weren't miffed.  Charles claimed that the dunks 
>shot out away from the rim beacuse of the contact from the mystery player.   
>It wasn't until the next day when a photographer developed some photos that 
>proof arised that at least one of the dunks was indeed blocked.

Ah, now I remember.  This was hysterical.

At least one (and, according to Charles' account, all three) of the
dunks was actually good-- it went through the hoop, bounced off his
head, and back up through the hoop out.

He didn't get credit for any of them.

Tony
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From: bdt2@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (BRIAN DOUGLAS TASHMAN)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Rodney Monroe?
Date: 23 Jan 93 20:19:23 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

In article <1993Jan22.085815.28272@muddcs.claremont.edu>, byau@jarthur.claremont
.edu (Ben Yau) writes:
>
>Does anyone know the whereabouts of Rodney Monroe?  Is he still on
>Atlanta?
>      He's gone.   Hawks released him before season started. CBA???????
>thanks all for your help.
>
>ben
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From: tannerg@carson.u.washington.edu (Glenn Tanner)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Trade rumor: B.Benjamin/K.McHale
Date: 26 Jan 1993 23:51:05 GMT
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
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gregs@eskimo.com (Greg Sumner) writes:

>The above trade rumor has been on the radio in Seattle today, apparently
>started by somebody at NBC.  Anybody from Boston heard anything about this?

Let's think about this one :

1. Does McHale fill a need for the Sonics?  No
2. Does McHale play Karl's type of game?  No
3. Does this allow them to cut payroll significantly?  No

The trade rumors reported here are generally ridiculous, but this one may top 
them all. 

I'll repeat the question I posed several weeks ago : There have been seemingly
several thousand trade rumors reported here this year.  How many trades have
occurred?

GT