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Show - - The Salt Lake Tribune, Tuesday, November 28, 24 fcl'i"'H " 1I-- 1972 Neumann Sheds 'Superflop Tag Steve Rudman Column Its Not A Road Year hoping this will bring them around after a poor beginning. But if the Stars have suffered on the road so has everybody else and a check of records shows this is, as McCarthy says, a road year and not for the road team. . By Steve Rudman Tribune Sports Writer Babe McCarthy was downing a cold beer, waxing eloquently against the officiating and complaining in his southern twang about life's injustices last week when the subject turned finally to the bane of all coaches road Utah is at home but only away and the Stars are having their troubles. But so is Kentucky. The Colonels have played more games (11) at home than they have away (10) but their record shows a mark at home and a on the road. paltry 8-- 2 1 games. Ill tell ya," Babe began, his cheeks puffing out and flushing from pink to scarlet, if this ain't the year of the road, well, I dont know what is. 6--5 2 7 It's just about impossible at the other dubs: Look to win out there, and I know. Weve been on the road 13 times already and at home only four times. Can you believe that schedule? Four times at home. No wonder we aren't winning. "But mark my words, well have our day. Wait until we get some of them teams down in our place." Denver is at home, at away; San Diego is home, away; Dallas is at home, away; Virginia is at home, away and at home and New York is on the road and Memphis is at home and away. Only Indiana and Carolina, the division leaders, are wining more on the road than iheyre losing. Both have marks on foreign courts. 10-- 3 5 11-- 5 7 3 3 9 1 6 Same Thing The Utah Stars are waiting for the same thing After playing 17 of 27 games away from home the Stars will open a seven-gamstand at the Salt Palace Thursday and are 9 5 further To illustrate the value of playing at home consider the two teams, Memphis and Dallas The . Tams are .500 at home and the Chaps are better than that, .571. last-plac- e e Pro Cage Roundup Being an accumulation of data per- tinent to professional basketball: CAROLINA. Acquired 69 center Ira Harge from Utah Stors. SAN DIEGO. Stew Johnson missed one game due to an imury Conquistadors reactivated Red Robbins from injured reserve list. Robbins, who has not plaved entire season, suffered detatched retina In Q s first practice drill of preseason. MEMPHIS. Charley Finley, owner of Tams, obviously on holiday. Club didnt do anything past week save play basketball. UTAH. Traded Ira Harge to Carolina for future draft considerations. VIRGINIA. Maryland Nation i Caoitol Park and Planning Commission unanimously rejected proposal by Saulres' owner Earl Foreman to build sports arena at Largo in Prince Georges County. Baltimore Bullets' owner Abe Poilin won prior approval to construct $16 million sports complex on former parkland in Prince Georqes County DETPOIT. Optioned rookie Bob Nosh of Hawaii, club's No. draft choice, to Pontiac Caps, a semi-prteam in Continental Basketball Assn With all the forwards we have, noted GM Ed Coil, "there wasn't a chance for Bob to break in." Nash was drafted by Utah of ABA. BALTIMORE. Archie Clark said he will never ploy for Bullets again "We agreed that we cant agree, said Clark about recent negotiations with owner Abe Polhn. "My sent!-- , ments before were I never wanted to play anywhere else but Baltimore. Now that seems impossible." Clark is a holdout, asking for $255,000 a season. He made $135,000 last year. Wes Unseld will be out a week with strained muscle In back. Bob Kauffman BUFFALO. was expected to miss two games with flu. CLEVELAND. Traded Walt Wesley to Phoenix for cash and undisclosed future draft choice. Soot on roster will be filled by Rick Roberson who has been sidelined three weeks with pulled hamstring muscle. Ilomecourt A a new format this teams in year the Under first-plac- e each division will play the fourth-placclubs in the first round of the playoffs; the sece ond and teams will be matched. e third-plac- In previous years the matchups were No. 1 versus No. 3 and No. 2 versus No. 4. But with leit it is too on possib'e Stars are By Suns, 133 130 116 129 241 181 Thomoson, Mem. Wise, Utah Simoson, Oen Johnson, S D. Gilmore, Ken. RJones, Dali. 215 165 217 175 127 o39 622 563 620 563 577 414 31 511 213 425 348 20.2 19.3 26 0 25 8 25 6 21 8 Stars Averages Plover Wise G 3 25 .473 25 .511 25 .508 FG 500 .000 .000 .357 .500 .322 .444 FT 820 855 804 846 .726 807 .815 .733 .424 R A Avg. 5 3. 9 4 6 6. 10 8 I .7 4 3 3. 6 4 2. 0 2 0 2 6 9 J Jnes Beaty 25 .476 Boone 25 .514 Powll 25 .433 Combs 2 5 24 .466 L Jnes 2 6 13.559.091 Bslev 5 4 25 410 .000 Govan 2 3 727 10 .387 000 Jckson 9 .533 000 1 000 1.1 McDon 2 8 13 x 000 409 667 Harge 25 .481 .317 .797 49.5 2 Totals 1.8 0.2 1.2 23 17 16 I 15 5 14 6 13 4 6 7 4 0 3 8 3 2 Sources said Monday Hawkins was fined and might face further disciplinary action. 0 0 0. 2 2.3 7 0. 5 2.7 115.8 2 0 112.4 But a Suns spokesman said Hawkins had returned to the team, had practiced Monday and apologized tr Colangelo. .456 .292 .749 51.1 2 X No Longer With Stars. Season Attendance 158,168; Avg 6,083 Home Attendance 75,644, Avg 6.877 OOP 25 Bass appreciates the change is no secret Big John Beasley would like more playing time and now that Ira Harge has been dealt away to Carolina rt 8 Beasley may get it. Certainly his two performances against Dallas last week merit something. In the first game against the Chaps, Beasley came in to play center when Zelmo Beaty was forced out of the game with an eye injury and Gerald Govan got in foul trouble. Playing 22 minutes, Beasley hit on five of seven field goal attempts, three of four foul pitches, had nine rebounds and 13 points. Last Saturday Iff jj mSht Beasley played 11 minutes and 1 made four of six field goals, two of two " foul shots, had three rebounds and 10 John Beasley points. Beasley manages to impress people every time he plays and LaDell Andersen has given serious consideration to the thought of using him at center instead of forward. That way he is likely to see more game time and his principal strengths, rebounding and shooting, will better be utilized. And that can only help the Stars. . Steve Rudman. nearly games early to speculate matchups and the at those looking VOLKSWAGEN FG FT Pts. Avg 289 177 755 34 3 220 135 575 27 4 251 118 620 27 0 105 195 495 24 8 24 3 216 534 West, 197 189 184 173 189 L.A. SAVE 481 107 476 462 453 24 23 3 23 22 7 " 109 I Ph. ) Front-En- d U $Jg5 3711 So. State Call Dick McDonald Ir recent . 10th South & Main 5 Ph. 262-640- 1 Boston-Portlan- d Hits 15 Points Special to The Tribune Red Robbins, the former Utah Star now with the San Diego Conquistadors, started off this year the wrong w'ay with an injury. SAN DIEGO A detatched retina, courtesy of an elbow thrown by Don Sidle in the Qs first practice of the season, sidelined Robbins until last week when he was reactivated. Now Red is back in shape. Sunday night he scored 15 points, including three straight baskets that gave the Qs the lead, as San Diego improved in the ABA its record to west. . HINCKLEYS DODGE 2810 Wash. 359-765- Volkswagen Intermountain the third quarter of a game, Robbins Back When you like Hinckley Service tell a friend. If you have a complaint call me personally. NBA Leaders Archibald, KC-Scott, Phoe Haywood, Sea. Wicks, Port. Hudson, Atl Lanier, Det. Maravich, Atl. Hoviicek, Bos. Bing, Det. 80-6- 8 2 . 4V Blvd. Ph. Celtic center Dave Cowens scored 10 points and had Nate Archibald set an record last week when he scored 37 points and proNBA duced 11 assists in the Kings victory over Phoenix. It was the 10th straight game in which Archibald had garnered over 10 assists. 101-9- 5 George McGinnis of Indi- ana got a career high of 42 points last week as the Pacers ripped Memphis. In addition, it was Indianas 13th straight victory over Memphis dating back to last season. When the Celtics defeated Milwaukee, last week the Bucks fell into second place behind Chicago. This is the first time since November of 1970 the Bucks have been out of the Midwest division lead. 116-10- Lee Davis of Memphis, given a chance to play center in the absence of Randy Denton, is taking advantage of the In the last five situation. games Davis has averaged 24.2 points and 14.4 rebounds. Red Robbins returned to action with the San Diego Conand scored two quistadors points in the brief time he played. Before he strained a muscle in his back, Baltimore center Wes Unseld put together two outstanding rebounding games. He had 24 against Phoenix and the next night got 24 more against Chicago. is averaging 17 Unseld, rebounds a game. for the Mountain Beil Telephone Co. CARS TRUCKS 2nd SAT., DEC. 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This is Wests 12th year Li the NBA. 130-11- Beasley Wants In I asked him to go back into 23.1 Tams dumped Virginia, The Sports Spindle Hawkins, who played five minutes and didn't score, left the contest early in the second period and showered before halftime and left in a taxicab. 9 28.3 The day after making these comments Neumann demonstrated he wasnt kidding. He broke the Memphis club record for assists with 16 as the Jerry West of the Lakers was ejected from a game for h FG FT Pts. Avg We needed a playmaker, said Neumann, and if thats what it takes to win then Ill do it. as I made a good pass the fans appreciate it just much as if I had scored." Special to The Tribune PHOENIX Connie Hawkins, the premier forward for the Phoenix Suns, was reportedly fined $1,000 Monday by General Manager-CoacJerry Colangelo for leaving the Suns game with Los Angeles Sunday night and refusing to go back in. He hits the open man as well as any player in the league. Hes responded by playing a phase of the game he hadnt concentrated on before. He triggers our fast break, handles the ball and quarterbacks the team and hes taking pride in it, Bass said. And he has now officially down the starting berth opposite George Thompson, Wilson and leaving Bunny Merv Jackson (still on the injured reserve list) in the role of bench artists. If Report Says ABA Leaders 250 243 222 Neumann also had a long talk with Coach Bob Bass and after that discussion said, I didnt want to waste all that work I had put into playing pro basketball. I decided to relax and try to use all my talents. Hawk Fined Finesse Flayer Erving. Vir I guess it shook me up when they put me on waviers and maybe it had something Neuto do with my play, mann said. I talked to my father and he gave me a pep talk. Connie Hawkins In, Out Of Doghouse Second, Cincy Powell is not the muscle man and rebounder the Stars thought they were getting. By Cincys own admission he is, like Willie Wise, a finesse player. Third, Glen Combs offensive production so far is way below last year at this time and both Wise and James Jones are capable of better things In short, nearly everybody is in a mild slump alue Due to this and better overall balance in the league interest in divisional races should greatly increase. In the past eight games Neumann has had a major role in five victories, averaging 19.6 points and more impressively, 6.8 assists. First, it is clear Zelmo Beaty is not quite the Zelmo Beaty of last year. Whereas he averaged 15 rebounds anJ 23 points a year ago, his statistics now show 10 rebounds and 16 points. Not a big difference, but a noticeable one. With this clearly established McGinnis. Ind it is easy to see the value of issel, Ken Cunningham, Cor. the home court and as simple to project that everything should even out over an schedule. 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