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Show B10 BASKETBALL Sunday, November 10, 1996 The “alt Lake Tribune Knee Trouble May End Muggsy’s Amazing Career A uniquely remarkable Career might be Bogu 5-foot-3 point guard who how forged a niche among basketball's el more ment But it's ng to the point where I've got € some tough decisions Ni ¢ Charlotte's Mug: giants. | MAVERICKS the first Flight From Hell of ason involved Dallas, After s at Detroit, the Mavs ached home just as a ha’ kne® problems He might not make it | the season Said Charlotte trainer Tr Kofler, “He's never going t h storm grinding — bone-on-bone like itis for him — you've got to worry about hit. After circling Hill couldn't land. tion walking with 4 permanent a knee re placed against Toronto. But he pulled himself after only nine minute: leading edge of the storm The landing was incredibly rough Derek Harper and George ogues plaved 36 minutes in the Hornets’ season opener Tuesda: Austin at ainst New York “1 stiff as a board asking me if ev erything was goingto be all right as Charlotte s nightly minute point guard seem days ies, however, isn t planning the s rity back When plane headed to But MeCloud director of player development Mark ouch — would Aguirre and minority owner Frank Zaceanelli weren't aboard and acupuncture The next be cartilag! ment surgery d Bogues. 1 BeforeI doany like considering retiring If everybodys attitude is right Harper achy knees with a program includes rest, weightlifting Suns offered A.C. Green, but the next morning. “1 woke up.” he said. “so | figured everything had ment They split two cabs at $225 each The rest of the Mavericks finally reached Dallas about 44m. Those downto playing together.” Harris move by acquiring Rony Seikaly right. 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It counts in the offi cial records if USU wins, but doesn't if the Aggies lose. cause the opponent is from Canada SLCC Stays Unbeaten POWELL, Wyo Former Davis High star Travi Homer ad 21 points toleadSalt Lake Community College to a 79-78 overtime victory over Northwest Wyoming SLCC improves to 4-0inpres wonplay SLCC WomenLose Davi to score 26 points in 8 win over Salt Lake hr I've got guys telling me, ‘I want playing time. 1 need playing time.’ Well, show me what you can do when you're out afraidof them or something Whenthey t chot, it looked like we were going to kiss theminstead of getting upon them Hou: a great team with ome great players. But you can't be in timidated by who you're playing If you are, you're never goingto make it inthi league Sloan w ¢ also upset with somestrang! bits of play at crucial times JERRY SLOAN You ve t to play intelli ae “page, we're going to be real Jazz Head Coach gently” hy said “That's a great Down the ‘ ot yet you stretch to play Me Fete For the fourth straight ie launched anuncontest tough and withhaveintelligence ho Sent 3. game, the Jazz failedto score ed three-pointer, but it to beat them You can't just cea more than 99 points. They missed hang out and expect to win 4 si wens? Aisa shot 41 percent, they Johnthrew a nice pass Though Sloan didn't sa haven't hit better than 46 Hornacek saic 1 tepped percent intoit pretty good. too [ just specifically. he might have been referring Chris Mor Bryon Russell, who was 2 didn't make it Stockton who finished ris behind-the-back bounce for-9fromthefloor, and Jeff took part of pass that ended up out of ‘ § Hornacek. 3-0f-10, continue bounds early in the fourth aa * to struggle And the Jazz @ Continued from B-1 UNOS | Play ‘Soft,’ fe sen LOSeaApain Te htial sh — Mt ka LIPPERS Wa HAMA OT AEF Pe “ keeping and Kevin Kice should pro vide the scoring to make up. leading the Utah All-Stars to a 6: ' 3Fwa and fresh Junior Marcus Saxon though, showed the Aggies starters Justin Jones and Duane Kogers back Saxon and Angie-Bandy Donahue combine : [ ¢ Global Sports showed up 0 Pet Minnesota wa of playing together for sf tesa havea seme uf expec 7 ach and ond are pretty much set, v¥das Sabonis under nent UtahState beat Global Sports 77-56. Predictably Eustachy was glum I dont know what to make of this game.” Bus tachy sa There we parts tha were good and parts that were very poor I'mmost disappointed in my Vancouver 6 0 10 Twas hoe |? eee ie Maa an manned exhibition oppo SanAntono WoL H ‘ «law " game against withonly eight players and one, former USU guard Kod. die Anderson. was recruited the day of the game Two others arrived just before halftime ‘The Aggies exploited that lack of depth by running the MIDWEST — yer av rn th Ma WA WA OT APE E wi t Onhaae nak Wh 14 6 Cont 20 nd 60 Away Jensen Davis lee d the way with 14 and Bandy Donahue had12 along with 16 rebounds Karie Allen led SLCC with 13 and Kris Noel had 12 SLCC is 1-1 1 ause rn 100 LettOStrk Home ‘ 1 ' 2 6 GB 0 ' " 76ers 112 Suns 95 PHILADELPHIA Pet —_ GAME SUMMARY LOGAN — Year 4 of the Larry Eustachy era at Utah Stateis starting with a whole new look — new uniforms, a new floor in the Spectrum and an almost entirely new teamwithonly threereturn players The only thing remaining ne for the Aggies was annual tune-up Community CollegeSaturday * . Tah 1 BY JARED M. EBORN SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE Former University of Utah players Cindy J 4 ‘ 5 2-1 D1 i i * 10 i e ‘ ——s bt W212 24 12 12 1 14 12 12 02 O04 L3 02 O1 * "Hoe ‘i W2 24 1 TES Ce TTY “ INDIANS me WNme WAoT fea Se ‘ ( a ise scored a = AE ‘ ; : 21 2 4 ‘ mm RIS r 1 400 Milwaukee Dalla ‘ " a WAH 41 50 Phoenix hel 20 20 ° Me WAHL UT APE . Wak 40 20 667 WoL 0 Lt 41 W221 40 Charlotte Tomo he : Bie DIANAPOLIS Travia came off the bench to and lead Indiana to its first (victory of the season. an over ime win over Washington i But Eustachy Glum Cont 20 ‘ ; Pacers 103 Bullets 100 (OT) WASH 1 W2 Lovely Ags Win Tuneup, Loti Sirk Home Away 41 secret? ‘To honest,” he s ays it's in oneear andout theother first four games Kidd averaged 7 8 points, 6.5 as- 4 1 800 Ie 41 Li 21 1 OT Arr : ‘ Ap bbc ‘4 8 Poin rain ne Pipen 7 ‘ 1 land canattest, isn't opposed to looked like anything but an All Star in the Mavs Western Conference 4 yn ibe ta me WA WN ” 2 IKHOHY Min HAMAOT AIFF Tone Re the re help Buck 6 2 Atlanta . Mage 4 Sete at the Hornet Win WAHT APY i ado Philadelphia nt N( waukee got a rare victory in Charlotte as Vin WAM) , Friday's Late Games : CHARLOTTE, ! at ; Bucks 100 Hornets 98 600 41 800 Carle: simowho, as departed RodStrick yelling at his players. Anderson's Dallas point guard Jason Kidd Detroit ‘ 4 bver. 4 CENTRAL " : New York Miami GB Washington wo 2 Boston 14 200 3 ‘ew Jeney 0 000 4 . wore WA ws ae “ WKY Pet lems with the Coach P.J er in East "his team should score points and win 50-plus games Eastern Conference WoL In Portland, Kenny Andersonisn't having any prob real playoff contend- NBA STANDING ATLANTIC Bythe end of Reynolds predicted they'll be big trouble Mavericks Negate Mourning, But Miami Rompsto Victory PD PRE The Dallas decided they butt now and then If they can handle that, everything will be nolds, Orlando madea vital ry Re: AROUND THE LEAGUE Askedabout getting a $12) mil lion contract after Miami's Alonzo Mourning signed for $105 mil the basketball TV shows and get touched, too. Even a pat on the director of player personnel Jer- help. [But] he could have been in have to forget about reading the na tional publications and watching run with us on the court. They get Blazers also want a first-round File-It-Away DepartAccording to acramento pick turned out all right.” Dr. Steve ber said, “He's fortunate. He and we work hard all the time said Harris, we ve got the kind of team that could avoid three-game losing streaks Portland's Clifford Robinson. The Fitch spent six days in the hospi tal. though he was conscious the it’ Indeed) The Lakers lost at Charlotte and Toronto this week of the storm dimin ished. the tirement announcement will continue treating scary.” ing] out of middle school Askedabout thepossibility of wo: men referees in the NBA, the Bulls Dennis Rodman offered this keen insight We're ready for them, but are the ready for us? They've got to g ready to with the mother of Sixer expressed interest in acquiring Hewas told bypass surgery was in the big pool, we haven't done one day tosit with my grandkids and tell them I was th e youngest player in NBAhistory By then though, somebody might be[sign Weaver High School in Hartford another was 75-percent blocked the little things it takes to survive and 4 months old when he played for the Philadelphia Warriors in 1947. Said Bryant It'll be neat rookieAllen Iverson Phoenix after a slow start, has apparently needed immediately. “I said Fine I'm not going anywhere really concentrating and doing It was the worst [flight] I've had by far It wa Conn er was 95-percent blocked. Still ers as winners of the Western Conference will heed the post training-camp words of Coach Del Harris. He said, “We're in first place in talk. But when it comes to ley Brown, who was 18years the game starts and just start booing Detroit's Rick Ma horn is so old that he attended he canceled a golf tion in his chest continued al night, he called his doctor. Tests showed that one of Fitch's coro nary arteries was blocked Anoth LAKERS Bryant is the youngest player to ever participate in an NBA game The previous youngest was Stan. Maybe said Radja the fans should come a half-hour before date because the burning sensa Perhaps those who have al ready anvinted the Shaq-led Lak time was looking around and Harp v might prevent his return Certain « r same McCloud both ame ill Said teammate Tony Dumas: Bogues has not played since. fu eling speculation that his knee his the The next day, retirement 2 months and 11 days ld. Yes court at halftime Boston fans were upset about a 4-point deficit, though je 8 became cheers when the Celtics outscored the Pac 38-6 in thethird quarter perienced chest pains afterward in the cab’ made it by 7 am. Said Harper 1 really contemplated Next destina Austin. Finally. the pilot plane onthe anaged to get the y Bul the M night, and Dino Radja managed to laugh about being booed off the were terrifying. On Aug 7, Fitch flew from L.A to Houston. He car ried his luggagetohis car, but ex STEVE LUHM turo overs. He made only 12-0f-36 shots. In his head-to-head mat chups Kidd was outscored b Sacramento's Tyus Edney (24-4 Toronto's Damon Stoudamire 8) and Detroit's Lindsey Hunter When Kobe bryant (16-12). ent ed last week's Laker win ov r Minnesota, he was 18 years. lion, the Lakers’ Shaquille O'Neal said, “If you're going to pay 25 grand for a Beemer, you'vegot to pay 40for a B nz. TheCeltics rallied to beat Indiana Tuesday CLIPPERS Contrary to his often-light hearted responses to inquirie about his health, L.A. coach Bill Fitch's off-season heart problems vallas for an hour, the plane was inable to land and headed to Longview. Texas. After circling there for another hour, the plane It's over But at least it ling to bein his vocabulary When it's limp or having to get concluded: “I don’t sense an ur gency on anybody's part. I sense a feeling that we've already been donated a spot in the playoffs THE NBA sists, 2.8 rebounds and siRatie nm ROE get everybody together and in shape and on the same there.” quarter of a 67 were 1-for-10 on three-point attempts 1 am getting frustrated said Russell “But I'll come out of it and, when 1 do. " watehout I'm killing us by not being mutes! able to make a shot,” Horna eee coke said His biggest miss camewith 2:20left Just two minutes earlier the Rockets used a 10-0 surge for an 64-75 lead. But Malone popped in four straight jumpers, keeping Utah close. The Jazz fact had a chance to tie slicing the deficit to 86-83. They got into the open court after a Houston turnover, and John Stockton fed Hornacek on be wing little too far tc he said “He hadto shoot a little off balance, it lookedlike to me Sometimes a good pass helps a guy make the shot, andI didat throw hima very good « On the other end, Hous ton's Clyde Drexler capped an otherwise subpar night witha three-pointer It came after a kickout pass from Olajuwon — of course — and gave the Rockets an insur mountable 69-83lead After another close loss Jazz Coach Jerry Sloan was fuming over his team’s inability perhapsits unwill ingness — to employ a physi cal defense We playedsoft hesaid It looted like we were Or perhaps Sloan referred to a fadeaway attempt by Adam Kee after the hard working forward had grabbed an offensive re bound. Instead of resetting the offense, he quickly fired over @ lunging Olajuwon e's 10-footer mi and, on the next possession, the Hockets’ started their critical runthat turned a 75 74 deficit into @ nine-point lead Said Sloan: “I've got guys telling me, I playing time. I need playing time Well, show 4 you'reoutthere the Jazz's non-start ers contributed 11 points on 4-for-16 shooting in a com: bined 64 fninute |
