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Allan Houston, who has been with the Knicks through V I i V '' I J.E :CiXC "?'': ::,;;:!' t'irri.ig1 eig'i'i" ',H "intl'my r yadesj twelf. grades dates. Chaney was not available '" ' " T-Wol- ves 100-9- 23 points for the Tim- berwolves, who took over sole possession of first place in the Midwest Division from the Spurs. Tim Duncan had 36 points and 20 rebounds for the Spurs but again struggled from the foul line, shooting just Minnesota held San Antonio to only seven points in the final 4:24, and Sprewell's dunk following a steal with 2:20 left put an exclamation things have been." The Associated Press j t A point on Minnesota's second straight victory at the SBC Krirnwial jT j hrwir inmlinrmmnii.. ' ) '! f 1 1 sparked a third-quartcharge, scoring seven straight points in a r7-- 4 stretch as Minnesota erased deficit and took a a 4 lead. But Ginobili's pestering defense forced Sprewell to turn the ball over on consecutive possessions. Ginobili also scored the final six points of the period, including a tip-i- n with less than two seconds left One night after shooting 33 percent from the field and falling behind by r; in the first half of a loss to Atlanta, the Spurs got off to another slow-star- t as Minnesota jumped out to a 4 lead. But the Timberwolves er nt 57-5- 15-- The Timberwolves (26-1e took a lead over the Spurs (26 13) in the stand- a..- 83-7- 9. Cassell one-gam- I at NBA-leadin- 32nd double-doub- le of the season. Latrell Sprewell added ings. Manu Ginobili, activated managed just shooting in the final 6:23 of the first quarter. The Associated Press j r a U U J ff 0 . JJ IIJ) III o m f r m! fr a I.I TV? ? j k. ' - T bs& hs including I; if .. Why buy from a Mall? So cue tralks out of Kelly Jewelers due to high prices. Ever! f cur: SOI.2&M , tZ7B I O.I t. nut 6ffK .. Murray I f. II07 T wmmm ( 111 . a's a spy iter to rival anything Tom Clancey could concoct. . Frcntllns investigates how U.S. intelligence about Ir f' H I L L ! ' Fonight I at 8 :ued? iversfty of Utah s '.J I f j - i i t J Excludes computer bags J I 3;lD,fjKI,7E,Gm in I China was seriously compromised when a beautiful spy fell in fcv3 her handler. I 'e. Lis 1. edj from the injured list after missing five games with a back injury, scored 14 points for the Spurs. Tony Parker added 12. including consecutive midway through the third quarter to give San Antonio its last lead the fourth quarter, and the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the San Antonio Spurs 3 Wednesday night Kevin Gamett had 21 points g and 10 rebounds for his 1) . ' ckuu:v3?ctircn:c top spurs behind Cassell Center. 31 there is a correlation between sports and the rest of life. Not only that but the main contention is that sports mimics the way of life of a people and the national team is on such a broad scale that it can mimic the country directly. By going across the world. I learned so much more about the culture in our world and the way sports is an image created by our own society, one that displays the true nature of a given people. SAN ANTONIO Sam Cassell scored 33 points, including eight straight late in the tenures and departures of team executives Dave Checketts, Ernie Grunfeld, and Lay den, struggled to put Wednesday's developments into perspective. "I try to put so many of these crazy things out of my head, sometimes you almost forget" Houston said. "But if I had a hypnotist to bring all that stuff back, I don't know where it would rank It was crazy when we came to practice one day and all of a sudden Jeff IVan Gundy was gone. That was crazy. But that's just the nature of how Thomas said he meant no disrespect toward Chaney but was not inclined to be delivering 24 hour job status up- It's not that it's necessarily a good or bad thing that the world looks at us that way. or that we don't even really care too much about our national teams. But the point is that Whether or not that is a bad thing for the country doesn't matter, but the line between sports and w ar goes deeper on the national leveL The conclusion I have come to creates a direct correlation of the chants. court that fessional leagues. "Late Show" with David on Tuesday night and was asked about his plans for Chaney. "You definitely don't like to see anyone humiliated in such a public forum." Thomas said chises. It began with Chaney, knowing the end was near, being upset that Thomas had not been in touch with him since Monday. "Without hearing anything one way or another is a sign of disrespect to a degree," Chaney said. Before speaking with the trio of media, the grim-face- d Chaney. Kruger and Malone huddled near a bank of exercise cycles. Meanwhile, a group of several developmental coaches, Thomas-imports including Mark Aguirre and George Glymph, laughed and shot baskets after the players had left a stark visual contrast of the two Knicks factions, the beaten down outgoing one vs. another that had held the w a a Thomas' unexpected choice of Wilkens was signature moment of a strange day for one of the league's charter fran- IfltSfl : : 113-1- said. 10 BEQOIBEQ w Instead. Thomas chose a coach who was during his three seasons in Toronto. "Brooklyn guy. New York guy gets to come back home. He's probably going to need a lot of tickets now, too," Marbury said. Wilkens also coached for seven seasons in Atlanta, seven in Cleveland, two in Portland and u in Seattle. "I'm happy for Lenny he's a great guy and a great coach," Raptors forward Morris Peterson said. "He got blamed for a lot of what happened here, t ut he was playing with the cards he was dealt. We had a lot of injuries, and there's nothing he could do about that" statement saying he had no agreement "in place." Thomas said no offer was ever made to Fratello. Wilkens was expected to take over the team Thursday. "I know he's a winner. I know he's won. Everyone I know who's had contact with him said he's the ultimate players' coach." Marbury ' (Student him. 1.292-1.1:4- tity. Look at our country, for excult-orample, and the sports therein. Not many people care about national sports, which directly correlates to the fact that very often, nobody really cares about foreign policy and what goes on in the rest of the world. The only time the general population cares about anything but itself is when something forces the country' to look at the outside world. The other correlation that really shines through is the demeanor of the people and believe it or not the outside w orld sees this country as arrogant along with its national sports teams. Look at the Dream Team and what it came to represent: domination. People around the world couldn't deal with along with disunity, sports and war are the only two things that pull the country together. Not only does sports pull the country together, it mimics the hearts of the people and what they are truly feeling toward others when they are playing another team, along with what they really feel for their ow n country. The country and the people move in the same direction in regard to sports, and in the end the culture isn't as different from here as it seems if you look at the correlation between the sports culture and the political culture of the country. The atmosphere of the sporting world is completely different because in this country, national teams don't get nearly the amount of recognition than teams in pro- slow-pace- d 4 120-;ctr- Vsr) ern Conference two spots below the cutoff point for making the postseason. Thomas said he believed Wilkens would be a perfect fit to work w ith Marbury, indicating that Fratello's history of coaching a style might have worked against Press. 2 in two-plu- s Chancy was seasons in New York and 337-"J4 in 12 seasons overall as an NBA head coach. Wilkens' career coaching . He was record is f.red by Toronto at the end of last season. "With the change this afternoon, I'm just still shocked and surprised that it went down." Knicks forward Kurt Thomas said. "Don handled this like he handles everything superb" the team Chaney put through its morning shoot-aroun- d after reading in the Daily News that he would be replaced by Fratello, who lat- i.f thethv dis- Fans have charted "Fire Chaney" at two of the Knicks' last three games, and New-Yorhas lost five of six to drop to 10th place in the East- "If they put him tack out there, we'd be interested." Thomas told The Associated how-muc- continued from paje 5 home. It happened to me and I will never forget it Nothing happening in these people's lives gives them meaning and all they do is beg, but the cricket or field hockey team actually captivates them enough to finally put smiles on their faces. Not only does the sporting world touch the people on the streets, but everyone in the country. And in a country7 where crime looms large missed V Jr.-r.z;- : for comment after being in fifth with a record of DiAtlantic weak in the place vision. Thomas also said he would continue to explore making changes, including a possible trade for Portland's Rasheed Chuck '.t .:,:.... forthc ar.d !..-.'--. between the two and a people care about their country's national iden- KUDIYA Chaney fired; Wilkens in NY 15. 2004 ! Y -- "th ) |