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From: tommyo@ihuxw.UUCP (Tom O`Connor)
Newsgroups: net.sport.hoops
Subject: Re: NO to Olympics
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Date: Mon, 23-Apr-84 20:24:16 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr 23 20:24:16 1984
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Another interesting point about professionalism.
There`s an American who`s been playing professionally,
yet is eligible for the U.S. team, and made the first
cut.  What am I talking about?  Antoine Carr plays in
Italy, professionally, and he`s still got a chance
to make the team.  Seems kinda strange that
you can be a pro in Italy and be eligible, but
guys like the Doc, Magic and Kareem are ineligible.
It oughta be in Ripley`s!

Incidentally, I read in the paper Sunday that alley-oops
for slammin` hoops are illegal in the Olympics.
To clarify, if you`re in the key, you can not receive a
pass which goes above the rim and slam it in for 2.
It appears that after the `76 Olympics, when the U.S.A.
really used the play a lot, it was outlawed.  Geez, you
do something awesome and it gets banned.

For you die-hard b-ball fans, can you name the coach
of the `72 U.S.A. team that got the royal rip-off in
the infamous game vs. the Soviets, or the American
who put the U.S.A. ahead by 1 point with his 2 clutch
free throws??