Show jmri'i- imujjii NBA This Week Standard-Examin- Sunday March 8 1 998 er 5B Rodman just can’t seem to concentrate Rodman has been lineup for Dennis starting lately but only so center Luc Longley could rest his ailing knee Rodman has lost his starting power forward job to Toni Kukoc because coach Phil Jackson was fed up with his continual tardiness and absences “I don’t think I’ve gotten to Dennis yet” Jackson told Chicago columnist Rick Telander Jackson has had some private chats with Rodman trying to get him to return to the team mentally and emotionally Rodman has again talked of not having much interest When Rodman missed a recent practice Jackson said he went over to Rodman’s house which is only about a mile from the Berto Center where the Bulls practice Said Jackson: “He had some guys hanging out there with him He sleeps on the floor on a thin Monday vs Houston When: 7 pm Where: Delta Center KJZZ 1320 KSOS-A800 KLO-A1430 One to watch: Clyde Drexler scored 25 points in Utah’s victory at Houston last Sunday Notebook: The Jazz are 0 against the Rockets this season winning by four 27 and six points Charles Barkley continues to come off the bench for the Rockets KFNZ-A- 3-- Wednesday vs Sacramento When: 7 pm Where: Delta Center No TV 1320 800 KLO-A- KFNZ-A- KSOS-A- 1430 One to watch: The Kings picked up power forward Otis Thorpe in a deal with Vancouver just before the trading deadline Notebook: The Jazz are 0-against the Kings this year losing It’s both games at Arco Arena no surprise Mitch Richmond averaged 23 points in the Kings’ two victories over Utah but what hurt the Jazz was Corliss Williamson’s 21 5 ppg against them and Terry Debere’s 175 ppg 2 o: No TV 320 1430 KLO-A- 800 KSOS-A- One to watch: forward Shareef Abdur-Rahiaverages more than 22 points a game for Vancouver Notebook: The Grizzlies are just 5 on the road this season Following this game the Jazz head out on their second road trip of foe month starting next Sunday morning at Detroit in an NBC game five-ga- The longest suspensions The longest player not related to drug offenses ever Several NBA players and find Shaqullle O’Neal’s complaints that he doesn't get any respect from referees laughable Not only does he get 11 free throws a game (Michael Jordan gets less than nine) his go-t- o move consists of ramming his shoulder into the defender an offensive foul if refs chose to call the game by the book “He’s shooting (1 1 ) free throws a game the most in the league right now" New York’s T erry Cummings said “He can't get any more calls If they called it straight he wouldn't play as much because he spends so much time barreling into the defensive player If the whistle was blown 1997-9- a game 1977-7- 8 Dennis Rodman Bulls 11 games for kicking a courtside cameraman during a game in Minnesota 7 Vernon Maxwell Rockets 10 games for charging into the stands to attack a fan in Portland 1992-9- “It's a continuing trend a complete disregard for authority in our country m our school systems toward our law enforcement m our families It s )ust not a good sign tor the country" - Orlando coach Chuck Daly on the arbitrator s ruling to reinstate Latrell Sprewell s contract The arbitrators decision “shows that no one can use a morals clause to terminate a contract It is a monumernai Decision on that " point - former players union presioent Buck Standard-Examine- r Jazz wnter Tom McEachm's look at how the NBA s 29 teams stack up this week: Williams “This doesn’t mean it s OK to strangle (coach) Rip Saunoers ana arag him up and down the floor But it s a good decision ft s not like the airmgnry David Stem can impose any penalty he wants It rmgnt even turn out well tor the Wamors - now they can trade him and get something tor him" - Minnesota forward Tom Hammonds Ended Miami’s winning streak tnen dropped two straight Chucky Brown Tyrone Corbin Chris Crawford Alan Henderson Christian Laettner Anthony Miller Eldridge Recasner (player option) BOSTON: Bruce Bowen (team option) Tyus Edney Popeye Jones Walter McCarty Zan Tabak CHARLOTTE Corey Beck Dell Curry Vlade Divac Tony Farmer Matt Geiger Vernon Maxwell Travis Williams CHICAGO: Jud Buechler Scott Bunell Michael Jordan Steve Kerr Joe Weine Rusty LaRue Luc Longley Scottie Pippen Dennis Rodman David Vaughn Bill Wennington CLEVELAND: Scott Brooks Mitchell Butler Henry James Carl Thomas DALLAS: Cbdric Ceballos AC Green Kurt Thomas DENVER: LaPhonso Bits Kiwane Garris Anthony Goldwire Johnny Newman Eric Washington Joe Wolf George Zidek DETROIT: Joe Dumars Steve Henson Rick Mahom Malik Sealy Jerry Stackhouse GOLDEN STATE: Muggsy Bogues (team buyout option) Jason Caffey Jimmy Jackson Clarence Weatherspoon HOUSTON: Charles Barkley Matt Bullard Emanual Davis Clyde Drexler Mario Elie Othella Harrington Eddie Johnson Charles Jones Matt Maloney Joe Stephens Serge Zwtkker INDIANA Travis Best Edtrick Bohannon Fred Hoiberg Mark Pope Jalen Rose (player option) Rik Smits Mark West LA CUPPERS: Isaac Austin James Collins Darrick Martin Loy Vaught LA LAKEFIS: Jon Barry Mario Bennett Corie Blount (team option) Rick Fox Shea ATLANTA Greg Anderson Only Seattle has fewer losses 3 Chicago Only played one game in the last Around the league seven days 4 Indiana Former Jazz forward Scott Roth currently the Mavencks' director of scouting will be an assistant coach on the bench next season Dallas rookie Chris Anstey continues to show signs of life pushing puzzling Shawn Bradley to the bench where he responded with 16 points rune rebounds and five blocks his best game m more than a month “Whether I'm starting or coming off bench my minutes aren t going to change drastically" Bradley said "Nellie wants to get different levels of confidence instilled in guys and I’m all tor that If coming oft the bench is better to get me relaxed and play better then Winning again 5 LA Lakers Only In U 3 Nick Van Exel Lakers seven games for shoving official Ron Garretson during a game in Denver 1 995-9- 6 since the 7-- 7 break Pouring it on in the East 7 San Antonio Falling behind Utah in Midwest Division 124-5- 9 8 Phoenix Struggling against big teams 9 Charlotte Padding record against bad teams 10 Atlanta Laettner productive again tmceachinstandaidnet Portland 11 Bouncing back from loss to Indiana 12 New York MINNESOTA Bill Curley (player option) Tom Gugliotta (player option) Tom Hammonds Sam Mitchell Cherokee Parks Terry Porter Stanley Roberts (team option) DeJuan Wheat NEW JERSEY: Sherman Douglas Jayson Better record without Patnck Ewing than wrth him 13 New Jersey Lost to Knicks in New York showdown Lost Jayson Williams Williams NEW YORK: Chris Dudley Charlie Ward too (player option) 14 Minnesota ORLANDO: Darrell Armstrong David Benoit Kevin Edwards Derek Harper Jason Lawson Danny Schayes Derek Strong Gerald Wilkins Defense and offense both suffering without Gugliotta PHILADELPHIA Derrick Coleman (team option) Mark Davis Doug Overton Theo Ratliff Brian Shaw Joe Smith Kebu Stewart t 15 Cleveland Win one lose one win one lose PHOENIX: Rex Chapman Kevin Johnson Horacio Uamas George McCloud Antonio McDyess Loren Meyer Marko Milic Cliff Robinson Dennis Scott John “Hot Rod” 16 Orlando Beat the Somes 17 Washington Williams PORTLAND: Vincent Askew Rick Brunson Beat the Lakers and Knicks but lost to Dallas by 26 in the same week Dontonio Wingfield SACRAMENTO: Mahmoud Abdul-RaTerry Dehere (player option) Anthony Johnson Billy Owens Olden Polynice (team option) Michael Stewart Corliss Williamson SAN ANTONIO: Cory Alexander Vinny Del Negro Reggie Geary Carl Herrera (player option) Jaren Jackson Malik Rose Monty Damon Stoudamire ’ back-to-bac- k 18 Houston Barkley can’t say anything nice about his team so he isn’t talking at all these days -- 19 Milwaukee Williams Offense sputters without Terrell Brandon SEATTLE: Greg Anthony James Cotton Dale Ellis (team option) Stephen Howard Jerome Kersey Nate McMillan Sam Perkins Aaron Williams (player option) David Wingate 20 Boston TORONTO: Chris Gamer Dontae Jones Oliver Miller Shawn Respert Reggie Slater Gary Trent John Wallace Alvin Williams Sharone 21 Detroit t Patient teams can wear them down Dropping farther and farther below 500 Wright (player option) UTAH: Antoine Carr Chris Morris 22 Sacramento Blue Edwards George Lynch fvano Newbill Beat Detroit to end losing streak Terry Davis Ledell Eackles Harvey Grant Darvin Ham Gheorghe Muresan God Shammgod Rod Strickland Ben Wallace WASHINGTON: seven-gam- e ( 23 Philadelphia Joe Smith starting to play well for new team Benching of Antonio Daniels doesn’t help Anybody there? is a slow learner Tiring of his in which selfish Bryant missed play astonishingly five shots in the six minutes he played point guard in the fourth quarter of a loss to the Knicks last Sunday Laker coach Del Harris benched him the entire fourth quarter the next night against Washington “I just felt the team play wasn't there tQ the extent I wanted it” Harris said “I’ve got the whole team to worry about It's just important that we emphasize team play” Asked if he thought Harris was sending him a message Bryant said ‘Maybe Who knows Who Regular-seaso- n 25 Toronto statistics (through March 6) Playing like they don’t care 26 Dallas Australian bust Chns Anstey starting ahead of Shawn Bradley 27 Golden State Beat the Spurs 28 LA Clippers Keeping Denver company 29 Denver knows” With that kind erf immaturity is on the hot no wonder Harris Losing streak up to 14 seat MITSUBISHI MOTORS Built For Living" tSV'Jl ggfl MITSUBISHI MIRAGE COUPE GJHnrit STK MOTTO tM White loaded air Internment wipers Wheel covers auto tltt PS stereocassette RETAIL PRICE: $0564 SALE PRICE: $11659 SAVINGS: $1905 retains rebate Snvvj! 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Here’s a Planning agentlook at the players who are scheduled to become free agents July 1: BagtheShaq coaches had stayed with the Bulls” Polynice said "But I do feel that the Bulls would have still won championships with me “So in a way I’ve lived part of my career through Pippen He won the rings that 1 very well could have won also if the deal had gone the other way” NBA’s upcoming shopping list Quotable right handed out by the practice Disgruntled Sacramento center Olden Polynice noting he was drafted by the Bulls and traded to Seattle for Scottie Pippen thinks it could have been him winning all those championships in Chicago with Michael Jordan “Nobody knows what would have happened if Scottie had stayed and played in Seattle and I JJ Second-yea- r NBA Yeah right Oiajuwon whistled It took 1 000 games but Houston center Hakeem Oiajuwon finally was called for traveling “There was one game when the referee called traveling on me” said Oiajuwon who holds the Rockets record for playing in 1 005 career games “I told him ‘I’ve been making this move for 1 000 games’ He said ‘Well you’ve been ” traveling for 1 000 games’ When: 7 pm Where: Delta Center 1 from him It’s almost too big for the wall Next to the TV were probably 150 videotapes I mean just stacks of them “He always has to have something to distract him I would say he has attention deficit disorder and he’s hyperactive” Jackson added that when Rodman missed the Feb 15 shootaround before that Sunday game against Detroit it wasn't just because Rodman says he had lost the keys to his truck “He lives three minutes from the Berto Center” Jackson said “He could have walked in 10 minutes The keys thing was just an excuse That day he just didn't come over We sent somebody to his house He was sitting there having some Sugar Pops or Captain Crunch and he said ‘I can’t make it I just can’t get going I can’t’ ” Notable Friday vs Vancouver KFNZ-A- mattress His TV is as big as the wall literally eight feet away PWPlPM $37870 SOLE PRICE: $25907 SAVIN C5: $2071 ' |