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Subject: Dis n' dat
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Date: Wed, 26-Feb-86 12:38:00 EST
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Nf-From: ism780!michaelf    Feb 26 09:38:00 1986









		I'll get the Bird accolades out of the way and then
       we'll talk. Larry got his 5th trip-dub in eight games. Last night
       against the Knicks, he got 24 pts., 18 boards and 13 assists.
       WHAT NUMBERS! On we go to the college scene.

		I feel Duke has the best shot at the NCAA crown this year.
       Good big men and Johnny Dawkins is a tough combo.

       North Carolina seems to me to be too slow in the forecourt.
       Dougherty, Martin, Popson and Wolf are too deliberate in their
       moves and a team with a couple of quick big men will give them
       fits. One bright feather in their cap is they are perhaps the
       best team in the country at moving the ball around. Walker, Lebo
       and Hale are very sound fundamentally.

	       I don't feel Georgia Tech has as good of shot this
       year as they had last year. Sorry Y'Jacketeers.

		Memphis State is just too out of control for my liking.
       They have some of the best talent and almost all their players
       come from high schools in Memphis but they don't seem too smart.
       I'm not sure how well they'd hold up in a tie game with a few minutes
       to go against a team like Notre Dame, for example.

	       As much as I love Syracuse, they just seem too shaky
       in the big games. Rony Seikaly's hands seem to deteriorate each game.
       Pearl heard the whispers early in the season that he needed to
       fill it up more instead of just dishing off so he's been posting
       big numbers as of late. I think he's averaged about 25 pts. for the
       last eight games or so. But, when the Orangemen are on, no one is better.
       Next year they will be even better. Coach Jim Boeheim pulled
       the recruiting coup of the century a few weeks ago. He signed
       3 or 4 of the most sought after high schoolers in the
       country for next year, including a 6' 9" forward from Detroit who
       is touted as God-like. Boeheim must have been handing out car keys
       during recruiting.

	       Teams you should not count out:

	       St. John's
	       UNLV
	       Georgetown
	       Notre Dame
	       Purdue



          Getting back to the NBA, regarding the draft, it is
     impossible to tell who will be picked because nobody knows
     who is going to pick. It depends on who needs what. For
     example, if a team like Houston picks, they probably
     wouldn't pick a big man. Then again, maybe if they wanted a
     proven NBA guard, i.e., Sidney Moncreif, they would draft
     someone the Bucks would want so they could use their draft
     as a bargaining chip. A good big man is worth two good small
     men in most coaches eyes.

	   Probable first round picks:

	      William Bedford (Memphis State)
	      Reggie Williams (G'town)
	      Brad Dougherty  (NC)
	      Johnny Dawkins  (Duke)
	      Len Bias        (Maryland)
	      Walter Berry    (St. John's)
	      Kenny Walker    (Kentucky)


      Tonight is a biggie, #6 Syracuse at #9 St. John's in Madison
      Square Garden, I believe.