Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.6.2.16 $; site ISM780.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!bellcore!decvax!cca!ISM780!michaelf From: michaelf@ISM780.UUCP Newsgroups: net.sport.hoops Subject: HOOPLA Message-ID: <33500031@ISM780.UUCP> Date: Thu, 6-Feb-86 09:54:00 EST Article-I.D.: ISM780.33500031 Posted: Thu Feb 6 09:54:00 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 11-Feb-86 03:06:25 EST Lines: 58 Nf-ID: #N:ISM780:33500031:000:2282 Nf-From: ISM780!michaelf Feb 6 09:54:00 1986 To finally put to rest the myth that the Lakers could be the greatest, team of all time, they are now playing what could be termed as lousy. An article in a recent L.A. Times had Coach Riley saying the team was 11 and 8 since December and 8-10 on the year when trailing at halftime. That last stat is a biggie. They're talented but do they have heart? Another thing that bothers me. In a recent loss to the Knicks, Kareem had 40 points. He also had only three rebounds. To be fair to Laker fans it should be noted that Magic has been hurt lately (sore knee) and Rambis has been playing sporadically but it's a team game and injuries are part of it. Where's that great depth? Besides, any team being touted as one of the greatest of all should not be so dependent on any one player. Currently, the Celtics have been without their million dollar superstar Kevin McHale and have rattled off 13 wins in a row. I am not insinuating anything here. Or am I? On a college note, North Carolina still looks very strong after beating Georgia Tech in the Omni. Mark Price, it should be pointed out, was about 6 for 20, missed a free throw that would have tied it in overtime and fouled out to end the game. He's only about 6-1 and he is talked about as one of the nation's best? In big games, I've seen him wilt twice now. I'd sooner take Michael Jackson of Georgetown or Duke's Johnny Dawkins. IF Price makes it into the NBA, he'll disappear into obscurity real soon. Those Orange guys from Syracuse look good. Great starters and great depth. They'll do well in the NCAAs this year. Oklahoma and Kansas are wearing out the nets nets whenever they play. They probably score in the hundreds more often than any other college team. Memphis State reminds me of the great Louisville teams, a dozen dynamic athletes at full tilt. Georgetown cannot be overlooked. Ewing-less, they can still hang tough with anyone. Can someone out there tell me Danny Ainge's shooting percentage on the year?