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From: grubin@rap.ucar.edu (Rick Grubin)
Subject: BOXSCORE  LALakers 92  Denver 86  19.Dec.92
Followup-To: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Organization: Biff Henderson's Golf Cart of Death
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 22:45:16 GMT



The only highlight of this game for the MIGHTY NUGGETS was Dan Issel
getting tossed in the 3rd quarter.  It took him all of 21 games (and
he's been close before) to do what Paul Westhead didn't come close to
in 2 years.



lal 92, den 86   19dec92

denver coach issel ejected 3rd quarter
denver illegal defense 1st quarter
lalakers illegal defense 2nd quarter

lal (14- 8)      min  fgm fga 3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as pf st to bk tc ej ff  pts
perkins,sam       42   6  10   0  0   9 10   4 11   4  3  2  2  1  0  0  0   21
worthy,james      19   3  10   0  0   2  2   0  1   1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0    8
divac,vlade       34   3  10   0  0   2  6   3 14   3  4  2  1  1  0  0  0    8
peeler,anthony    29   4  10   0  0   0  0   0  2   2  5  1  3  0  0  0  0    8
threatt,sedale    41   8  16   0  0  11 12   0  3   2  0  4  4  1  0  0  0   27
green,a.c.        26   3   8   0  0   0  2   3  8   0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    6
smith,tony        22   5   7   0  0   0  2   3  4   0  1  3  0  0  0  0  0   10
edwards,james     12   1   5   0  0   0  0   0  0   0  4  0  3  0  1  0  0    2
campbell,elden     8   1   6   0  0   0  0   1  2   0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    2
cooper,duane       4   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0   0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    0
blackwell,alex     3   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    0
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
lal totals       240  34  82   0  0  24 34  14 45  12 21 13 13  4  1  0  0   92
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .415   .000   .706       team rebs 12
procedure technicals 1

den ( 7-14)      min  fgm fga 3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as pf st to bk tc ej ff  pts
ellis,laphonso    42   6  11   0  0   2  3   3 14   2  4  0  2  0  0  0  0   14
williams,reggie   29   5  13   0  2   1  1   1  3   5  3  1  4  1  0  0  0   11
mutombo,dikembe   43   2   5   0  0   8 11   2 10   1  5  1  5  3  0  0  0   12
jackson,chris     39   9  18   0  1   3  3   0  3   4  4  0  5  0  0  0  0   21
macon,mark        32   1  10   0  0   0  0   4  5   2  2  1  1  0  0  0  0    2
liberty,marcus    17   4   9   1  2   0  0   0  4   0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    9
plummer,gary      13   2   4   0  1   0  0   1  7   2  4  0  0  1  0  0  0    4
lichti,todd       13   5   8   0  0   1  1   0  0   1  1  0  3  0  0  0  0   11
pack,robert       12   1   2   0  0   0  0   0  0   0  2  1  1  0  0  0  0    2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
den totals       240  35  80   1  6  15 19  11 46  17 26  4 21  5  0  0  0   86
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .438   .167   .789       team rebs  4
procedure technicals 1

lal   28  23  19  22  -   92
den   22  21  26  17  -   86

attendance 17022, time 2:12, officials: MMathis,BReichelt,JKinsey

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From: sasha@ra.cs.umb.edu (Alexander Chislenko)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Shaq's card
Date: 21 Dec 92 20:27:18 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Massachusetts at Boston, Dept of Math and CS


   Does anybody know how much Shaq's cards are now?
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
From: u_nique@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Jerray Wei)
Subject: Re: La Lakers
Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 15:23:57 GMT

In article <42818@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> kompella@cs.ucsd.edu (Vachaspathi Kompella) writes:
>
>Well, Scott's game benefits from someone who goes to the hole a lot, e.g.,
>Kareem or Worthy.  Then all he has to do is pop the outside jumper or
>set for the 3pter.  He doesn't need a Magic for that.  John Paxson of the
>Bulls also plays the same role.  With the fear of Horace Grant or Michael
>Jordan or Scottie Pippen breaking to the hoop, the defense sags towards the
>paint, ready for helping out and double teams.  That leaves Paxson wide open.
>Paxson is about as one-dimensional as Scott.  If Scott hits the jumpers
>as he used to before the hamstring in '89, he will be very useful, but only
>if the big men continue to muscle in towards the hoop.

Do you guys watch Laker games much or what?  Repeat: Byron Scott was no
doubt the Laker most dependent on Magic.  On one NBC broadcast of the Lakers
last year, Magic said that Scott was definitely the player who was hurt
most on court by his absence...hear that?  Magic said it himself.

Scott's game benefitted from Kareem or Worthy, e.g. someone who goes to the
hole?  Where is that from?  You might not that Michael Jordan and Scottie
Pippen get a lot of assists from spotting guys like Paxson.  So just how
many assists did Kareem and Worthy have anyway?  Give the fact that Magic
got 12 a game, isn't it likely that players were more dependent on him?
Neither Kareem or Worthy could be called a "go to the hole" kind of guy.
Does that skyhook look like Kareem's going to the hole?  Worthy was a
great "to the hoop" guy in his early days, but I never saw him pass out of
them like Jordan or Pippen.  And in the last couple of years, he's been
nothing but a low post guy in the halfcourt offense.  Didn't you guys see
just how many double teams Magic drew?  He usually passed out to Scott in
this case (because the opposition's point guard dropped down to stop him
from abusing their shooting guard) and Byron had an open J.  Sometimes
Worthy had this role too for medium jumpers but James was far more capable
of scoring on his own.

One final note...you mention Horace Grant being a factor for helping Paxson
out.  I have watched a hell of a lot of Bulls games...and I don't even
remember even an accidental assist from Grant to Paxson.

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From: dmd39855@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Daniel DuBois)
Subject: Re: Jordan & Pippen: No Olympics
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 07:14:40 GMT

greg@duke.cs.unlv.edu (Greg Wohletz) writes:

>In article <C03K75.CrB@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, dmd39855@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Daniel DuBois) writes:
>) I'd like to see you call Pippen and/or Jordan "whiners" to their faces.
>) You have no concept how hard they work.  NONE.  No concept how grueling
>) a season they already have to put in.  100+ games, practices every day,
>) playing against the best basketball players in the world, day in and
>) day out (some of whom apparently are out to injure you after watching
>) the NY and Detroit games the last few years).

>As opposed to the rest of the players in the NBA who don't have to do
>this...

True, although I would argue Jordan works harder than most of them,
Pippen too, since they are both Olympian-level talent, and you dont get
that without hard work.  Also most NBA players only play 82 games, not
the 100+ the Bulls have been playing the last few years.
(And of course, even fewer play in the Olympics over the summer).

-Dan
From: aminkoff@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Tony Minkoff)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Golden State trade in works? (Was Re: Billy Owens update)
Keywords: Billy Owens, Warriors
Date: 4 Jan 93 00:48:04 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego

In article <1993Jan3.104342.8251@leland.Stanford.EDU>
terry@garfield.Stanford.EDU (Terry Wong) writes:
>Well, of course, any of these guys are available if the price is right.
>However, it is doubtful that the Celtics have anyone that the
>Warriors want, since the Warriors want big guys, especially centers,
>and the Celtics are pretty short themselves of that commodity.

How about Parish and McHale for a No. 1 pick?  Give GS a chance to
reverse the worst trade in history.  :^)

Tony
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From: wine@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (edward.j.winemiller)
Subject: What is the scoop on Laetner?
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 19:26:20 GMT


	I have recently been reading in the local rag (The Columbus Dispatch)
that there is alot of ill feelings surfacing on the Minnesota Timberwolves
team regarding Christian Laetner. What gives? 

		



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From: krust@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (Kelly Rust)
Subject: Re: Celtic Support (was Re: miscellanea...)
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 02:25:55 GMT

bcimmet@eagle.wesleyan.edu writes:

>In article <BzLDK9.I67@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, krust@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (Kelly Rust) writes:

>> WHAT IS THAT DISGUSTING GREEN?  Don't want to hurt that Celtic Pride,
>> but this is not a good team.  Xavier McDaniel?  Kevin Gamble is a 
                                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> player?  Sherman Douglas is the antithesis of Celtic Tradition - he's
   ^^^^^^^
>> unbearable to watch...Joe Kleine?  Is Reggie Lewis an All-Star?  Let's
>> see...Jordan and Thomas will get elected, take Miller and Price,
>> Dumars, Hornacek, ...yeah, if they take SEVEN guards...

>Okay... You obviously hate the Celtics.

Nah, I'm pretty neutral...

>Now bear in mind that in 1978, the year before the
>arrival of his majesty Larry Bird, the Celtics were in last place.

That was my favorite Celtic team.

>Reggie Lewis as an all-star? Well, it's debatable.

That's my point.  But I often hear (read) Reggie Lewis this, Reggie
Lewis that, the mantle has been passed from Bird to Lewis, etc.
He ain't that great...

>And as for Kevin Gamble, I
>recall that he was one of the most problematic small forwards
>for other teams last year,

Mmmm...  don't think so.

>he managed to adequately defend players who were 6-8 or
>6-9 (Gamble is only 6-5),

For example?

>He's quite versatile,

He's a one-trick pony (a nice 15-18 ft jumper).  He's not a
_player._
From: dougs@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Doug Steele)
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 18:47:02 GMT
Subject: Re: Team Standings and Stats
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
From: gidi@Hilbert.Stanford.EDU (Gidi Avrahami)
Subject: Re: Players under 6 feet in the NBA
Organization: Brotherhood Of Breath
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 21:33:22 GMT

tmorgan@quesadilla.ssesco.com (Toni Morgan) writes:
>
>>Spud Webb 5`7
>
>Yeah, but I think that's with his shoes on and in his dreams.
>Anybody know how tall Webb REALLY is???

Lars says ``17 inches.''

(Anybody else out there watches The Kids In The Hall?)


--Gidi


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From: mard@quads.uchicago.edu (Adrian N. Marden)
Subject: Re: 76ers need BIG-time help!!!!!!!!
Reply-To: mard@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 02:54:10 GMT

In article <1992Dec18.225502.1@wharton.upenn.edu> reille85@wharton.upenn.edu writes:
>HERE'S A TRADE....
>
>The Philadelphia 76ers badly need many, many, many things.  They happen to have
>an overabundance of "2" guards (Hawkins, Hornacek, Dawkins)   So, here goes.

Johnny Dawkins is a "1" guard, to be exact.

>How about...
>	Jeff Hornacek, Armon Gilliam, and Johnny Dawkins to Cleveland for
>Mark Price, "Hot Rod" Williams, and a #1 draft pick.

Ahhh... a fundamental rule involving sports radio, call-in shows, and (so it
would seem) newsgroups: People suggest trades which help out their team and
by acquiring an inordinate amount of talent while unloading players who are
performing poorly onto other teams. Just the type of trade an opposing GM
would want, hmm?

>
>     or Hornacek, Gilliam, and Dawkins to Seattle for Payton and McKey.

	Which would, by some transitivity, imply that Payton and McKey are as
good as Price, Hot Rod, AND a #1?!?

>THE 76ers need help BADLY!!!!

So dis this post.



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From: robert@aero.org (R. S. Statsinger)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: La Lakers
Date: 22 Dec 1992 19:01:54 GMT
Organization: Your Guess Is As Good As Mine...
Distribution: usa
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In article <1992Dec22.184325.15519@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> u_nique@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Jerray Wei) writes:
|>Magic got Worthy his points based on Worthy seeing
|>an Angstrom unit of daylight under the hoop; Magic got Scott his
|>points in much the same way Scott gets his points now: getting the
|>ball to Scott on the wing when he's unguarded and from where he'd
|>hit the open jumper........sometimes :-)
|
|How does that work?  Although Magic's departure should have an effect on
|everyone's game, it doesn't explain why Worthy is shooting so badly this year.
|Basically, I think it was Scott and Divac who probably suffered the most from
|Magic's absence.  

Originally, that was true. But Divac has had the help of James Edwards,
who has - I think - taught Vlade some new moves and also is helping
Vlade to be a bit tougher. And as I said, Scott's game has simply been
less dependent on the presense of a 6'9" point guard who sees over
the defense and can thread the needle with a bullet pass. If you'd
simply read what I wrote above more carefully, I wouldnt have to be
writing THIS. And it CERTAINLY DOES explain Worthy's lower shooting
percentage - he's not getting the ball when he's ready to score right
under the hoop anymore, so he's had to try to invent new ways to
score. He's had to attempt much more one-on-one this year, and he IS
a step or so slower than he used to. And mentally he's suffering, which
has affected his perimeter shooting, which had been quite good for about
the past 5 years or so.

|But in recent years, all someone had to
|do was pass him the ball in the post.  

Hold on - all someone had to do was GET HIM THE BALL WHEN HE SAW DAYLIGHT
UNDER THERE - ie, when he beat his man for a split second. Getting
him the ball when he's posted up against his man is a different
matter.

|Worthy backed his way to 55% shooting
|one year with basically a low post game.  

AND with Magic there.

|Last year, he shot 45 or 46%,
|which could reflect Magic's absence, but this year's 40% is definitely other
|factors.

OK. Like what? You name'em, I'll refute'em.......

			R.S.

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From: tamada@cheshire.oxy.edu (Michael K. Tamada)
Subject: BOXSCORE:  min @ sea, 5 dec 1992
Organization: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA.  USA
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 05:04:19 GMT


min 87, sea 124   05dec92

min ( 4- 9)      min  fgm fga 3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as pf st to bk tc ej ff  pts
laettner,christia 31   3   7   0  1   5  6   2  9   2  2  1  3  0  0  0  0   11
person,chuck      36   2  13   0  4   0  0   2  8   2  3  1  1  0  0  0  0    4
longley,luc       19   5   7   0  0   4  4   1  2   1  4  0  1  0  0  0  0   14
west,doug         39   8  12   0  0   2  5   0  3   5  3  4  6  0  0  0  0   18
williams,micheal  32   4  12   0  1   4  4   1  2   6  3  0  3  2  0  0  0   12
mccann,bob        24   4   5   0  0   3  4   3  4   2  5  0  2  0  0  0  0   11
smith,chris       16   2   5   0  0   0  0   0  0   2  1  0  3  0  0  0  0    4
sellers,brad       6   0   4   0  0   0  0   0  0   0  1  1  2  0  0  0  0    0
bailey,thurl      12   1   3   0  0   2  2   0  1   0  1  0  4  0  0  0  0    4
spencer,felton     7   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    0
blanks,lance      14   3   5   1  1   0  0   0  4   0  4  1  0  0  0  0  0    7
maxey,marlon       4   1   4   0  0   0  2   3  4   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
min totals       240  33  77   1  7  20 27  12 37  20 27  8 25  2  0  0  0   87
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .429   .143   .741       team rebs  5

sea (11- 4)      min  fgm fga 3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as pf st to bk tc ej ff  pts
kemp,shawn        23   6   7   0  0   5  8   3  7   0  5  1  2  0  0  0  0   17
mckey,derrick     28   5  10   1  2   3  3   0  2   1  4  1  0  0  0  0  0   14
benjamin,benoit   29   6   9   0  0   6  9   3 10   3  5  3  2  2  0  0  0   18
payton,gary       28   2  10   0  0   7  7   1  1   4  3  2  3  1  0  0  0   11
pierce,ricky      25   6  12   0  1   3  3   0  2   5  2  2  1  0  0  0  0   15
cage,michael      25   3   9   0  0   0  0   3  9   2  1  3  1  1  0  0  0    6
askew,vincent     18   5   7   0  1   0  0   1  5   0  3  0  2  0  0  0  0   10
johnson,eddie     22   5  12   0  0   2  2   3  6   2  2  1  2  0  0  0  0   12
barros,dana       24   4   7   2  2   2  2   1  2   8  1  2  0  0  0  0  0   12
scheffler,steve    7   2   3   0  0   1  2   0  2   0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0    5
paddio,gerald     11   2   3   0  0   0  0   0  0   3  1  1  0  0  0  0  0    4
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
sea totals       240  46  89   3  6  29 36  15 46  28 27 16 14  4  0  0  0  124
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .517   .500   .806       team rebs 13

min   25  24  17  21  -   87
sea   30  32  30  32  -  124

attendance 11223, time 2:05, officials: JKersey,RNunn,GBenson
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From: jmd@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (joseph.m.dakes)
Subject: Re: Phoenix is absolutely scary...
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 00:00:59 GMT
Summary: Sir Charles

In article <1992Dec28.045134.54375@uvmark.uucp>, davem@uvmark.uucp (Dave Meeks) writes:
> Well, I stated they were my favorite in the beginning and they are looking to
> be even better than I thought...

Well, it is still early in the season and anything can happen between now
and the NBA Finals.  But then again for a team that has only been playing
together for two months (without its all-star point guard) they certainly
look like one of the teams to beat.  And their record speaks for itself.

What do all you Utah Jazz fans, who claimed Charles Barkley couldn't hold
Karl Malone's jockstrap, have to say now?  Or that fool Portland fan who
claimed Jerome Kersey was better for the Blazers than Barkley when rumors
surfaced last season about Sir Charles possibly moving to the great north
west?  Or any other Barkley distractors, for that matter?  The guy can and
does do it all!


GO SIXERS!
GO SUNS!

Joe Dakes
AT&T Microelectronics
555 Union Boulevard
Allentown, PA  18103
alux1!jmd
From: edrury@3cpu.rain.com (Ed Drury)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Q for blazer fans
Date: 27 Dec 92 20:45:27 GMT
Reply-To: edrury@3cpu.UUCP (Ed Drury)
Distribution: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Organization: Garden Lane Software

In article <1992Dec23.172337.11239@micom.com> jscott@micom.com (James Scott) writes:
>any blazer fans out there able to tell me what kind of $$$ rod
>strickland signed for?

 According to the book "Against the World", Strickland signed a 6 year
deal worth "about" $12.6 million.


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From: cb338@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Michael A. Woo-Ming)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Kings go nuts!
Date: 3 Jan 1993 22:51:53 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


Hey!  I was looking at the NBA boxscores in between football games and
I noticed Sacramento has destroyed their last 2 opponents by FIFTY points
or more in each game!  Granted, the Mavs could be beat by the Washington
Generals, (esp. w/o Harper playing)  but the Sixers aren't THAT bad.  I also
noticed Walt Williams had 40 pts yesterday.  With the Kings scoring over 150
pts per game, is St. Jean running the up and down offense that was run
with G. State?

Mike (THE closet King fan)

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Date: Mon, 21 Dec 92 03:10:27 MST
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Toni Kukoc interview in Jan 93 'GQ'
Organization: Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
From: jhak@sofya.math.byu.edu (Justin Hakanson)

In article <1992Dec20.010718.2044@HQ.Ileaf.COM> raczka@HQ.Ileaf.COM (christopher raczka) writes:
>The article titled; "The Toni Kukoc Wars" by Peter Richmond
>also includes past statements by Michael Jordan on Kukoc, to wit,
>"He will fit in".
>
>Phil Jackson is quoted as saying; "Toni has every right to expect
>a good career in the NBA, and everyone has to move over and allow
>him to realize that potential. There'll have to be allowances made."

I was just wondering how/when Chicago got the rights to Kukoc.

Justin.
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From: aminkoff@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Tony Minkoff)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Phoenix is absolutely scary...
Date: 4 Jan 93 00:41:37 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: University of California, San Diego

In article <1992Dec31.171437.12919@ennews.eas.asu.edu> koehnema@enuxha.eas.asu.edu (Harry Koehnemann) writes:
>In article <1992Dec30.083733.2570@inland.com> bloom@inland.com writes:
>>Have the Suns beaten the Bulls this season?
>
>They lost the third game of the season

It was actually the eighth game of the season.  It was their third
loss.  But I'm sure that's what you meant.  I'm just clarifying for
the net.

>- 1 starter from last season
>started BTW - it's taken a little time to adjust to this new team, but
>less time than anyone could have imagined.

1 starter?  Well, you're probably referring to Mark West.  But
Cedric Ceballos, who started that game, also started the last few
games of the regular season last year, and all of the playoffs.  And
Dan Majerle is hardly a stranger to the team.

Tony

K.J. is averaging 25 points and 10 assists in one game since
returning to the starting lineup.  :^)
From: kompella@cs.ucsd.edu (Vachaspathi Kompella)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Scott's foot injury
Date: 29 Dec 92 21:57:08 GMT
Organization: CSE Dept., UC San Diego


In article <1992Dec29.112147.1@acad3.alaska.edu>, jntlp@acad3.alaska.edu writes:
|> I severely sprained my right ankle in early September.  I can't tell you how
|> bad this baby was; this was like nothing I've ever experienced or seen.
|> The emergency room Dr. said it would be 2 years before I could play again at
|> full speed.                             -------
|> 
|> Tom L. Pittman
|> CCTHITA

I sprained my ankle when someone tried to take me out on a layup.  I actually
tore a ligament.  It took me about 6 mos. to walk properly on it.  I didn't
go for any physiotherapy (more fool I), and about a year later, took up
tennis.  More strain on the ankles sometimes, but any injury will be your own
fault, not some asshole who thinks he's sacking a quarterback.

But look at what sports medicine has done for so many sprained feet.  I wish
they wouldn't say that Scott just sprained an ankle - that can mean so many
things, from a mild sprain that you can walk off, to a third degree ligament
tear.  That way, we can see if Scott was just being a wuss, or if it was
something serious.  Like that bump on the head that Sedale got the other
day - Chick was mad that they sent him a note that Sedale was ok, as he was
trotting off to the locker room.  Misinformation.

So what shall we do about the *&@$#ing Lakers?

-Vach
Lakers 4-2 on the road trip
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