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Show The Salt Lake Tribune Sunday, November10, 2002 *C10 NBA NOTEBOOK SCHEDULE No Miller in Milwaukee MONDAY UTAH at BOSTON 5 p.m. MST tw: FSN ESDAY UTAH at MEW YORK 30 p.m. MST tw: KJZZ Clippers guard won't be high on Bucks after Karl’s comments HURSDAY UTAH at WASHINGTON BY STEVE LUHM tv: FSN THE SAL those defeats, but it was obvious he wore down. In the ter on +for-20 shooting. Shandon Anderson suggested Houston shouldn't be askedtodoall the scoring at crunchtime, “.Just becauseaplayis called for you,” Andersonsaid, “doesn’t mean you havetoshoot it. L hen theJazz attempt to Clipper point guard Andre Miller next summer and it will be a top-priority effort Iibwaubineprobabis went t Be ascites ii x IneT Me played with Karl Malone and John Stockton, and was ama Utah’ will have to cutrecruit r the Tee agent Cre t Bucks’ coach George Karl g with reporters in New Jer is week before a Bucks-Nets game, unintentionally to place PLAYER OF THE WEE K $3.6 million contractduringtheoffseason. But on Oct. 22, he wassuspendedfor beingout ofshape oneday after being robbedoutside a Manhattan restaurant. Childs has spent thelast 2’ weeksat the Duke Diet andFitness Center in North Carolina, trying to lose weight and deal with “personalissues” he says arerelated to the armed rob- young point guards, Baron Davis and Miller. Kar! coached the United States, and Orlando Magic THIS WE EK @ Scored 47 ina 100-90 wu bery. “God definitely let me know Hecan takecertain things awayfrom you,” Childs said. “It just woke meup. I got the desire after that to really bust my [butt] i» Nets’ Jason Kidd was supposed to be ne of the point guards. But hepulled out ause of a groin in- jury suffered in the Eastern Conferencefi Thavea gift that can easily be That left Davis and Miller to quarterback Team USA. en from me. Nothingis promised. I don’t want to take any credit away . Ken Garnett, Timberwolves, had 28 points andtieda car high and fra I5e record with 24 reboundsin Minnesota's iad ‘ictory over Mitwaukee on Thurs Jay Gary Payton, SuperSonics, had a ‘areer-high 18 assists as Seattle defeated | wonder what Davis and Miller think of could not shoot, defend or play with anything morethan preseason-type purpose. traight inple-double with33 pomts, 14 re- death,” he said. “I had my heart ripped assists in a 98-95 OT win ver Portlandon Sunday LEADERS ac? st 4X) Friday SCORING 6 66 14 4 43 6 i 6 4 6 54 6 5 R148 6 50 4 145 5 41 3 120 5 43 2 ‘oH 19 ee) 6 53 24 5 42 15 6 44 9 Dee OFF DEF TOT Cumin 8 oe Wallace, et 6 2 Oo Grant Mua 40 9 57 10 6 18 56 7 2 7 58 2 46 58 2M br him. “The worst I've felt since my dad's Stockton, Uwh 3-POINT % 3FG 3FGA PCT itn 1 0c Kuki Mi sa Maggot UA 4 57) ik Be 27 556 . 16 90 599 Poole. 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I don’t know if you're supposedtofeel “I'm not going to manageoutofpanic,” Collinssaid. “When youdo that, youdo the wrong thing. Michael would like to play 48 minutes. But he can't.” Said Jordan:“It's ay, but that’s how I felt.” It sounds as if Kevin Garnett plans on finishing his career in Minnesota, though theclubstill hasn'toffereda contract extension beyond2003-04.“I'm not going, to jumpoff this boat. I'mhere,” hesaid. “If management hard to say whetherit’s workingout or not. At theendof games, we're competing. Myself, I'm startingto find little groove and has some different perspectives and different goals, that’s cool. We'll sit down and find a medium. If wecan’t find a medium, we'll take action then. But I'm here. I'm going to be here until they don't want meanymore. I'm here. I'ma ‘Sota man. | live here 365 days ofthe year. I don’t run. I'm notgood at sprinting. I'm fast. But I'm cessful or not. permission to bring in an extra player under NBA hardshiprules. Greg Foster arrived on Wednesdaynight, just minutes before he dressed for the Raptors’ game againstDallas. “Quickest { physical I ever had,” Foster said. . The Nuggets honored Doug Moe,their alltime winningest coach, by a “432” banner Curry averaged 6.6 points and3.8 rebounds in 18.4 minutes.“I thought I was makingstrides,” he said. “But I guess therearestill things | mindalready,”he said. Coach Byron Scott has vowed to keep Mutombo’s average minutes downto’30per gamein order to save wear-and-tear on his aging body. “I want to play more,” Mutombo said. “But right now,at this stage need to improveon . Personally, I don't think myplace can be takenon this team.I've ofmy cé just got to slow down. 1, [don't vant to worryabout it.” Andthere- does one sprain a rib? . . Because ofan outbreak of injuries, Toronto was given . Giveus a good month. ‘Then,if it's not working, we'll havetolook at othersituations.” @ Second -year center Eddy Curryis 6-foot 11. Heweighs 285 pounds. Hedidnotget his first rebound until Chicago's third gameofthe season. Throughthe Bulls’ firstfive games, @ Dikembe Mutombo averaged25 minutesin the Nets’ first five games. That's downfrom 34.5 minutes last year in Philadelphia, when he won a reboundingtitle he probably won't be able to defend. “It went through my boundingtitle? “Oh, I got a bunchof them,” he said, “so I'mnotreally worriedaboutit. I will let all those people who didn’t get themfocus ongetting them.” is sidelined for a couple of weeks with a sprained rib. One questio Exactly how Dougis going to give me somelongerstretch es. But it’s tooearly to determineif it’s suc- not that fast.” in the Pepsi Center on Thursday. AP photo Orlando's Grant Hill will have his minutes managed let the game come to inetfort to keep him healthy. me. I'm not worried.” Asked if he was embarrassed about not getting a reboundin thefirst twogames,Curry said,“Notreally. . . . (But) I knowI need to dobetter.” @ With Raef LaFrentz sid elined in Dallas, Shawn @ The Knicks blew| ds in their first three games, when they were outscoredin the fourth quart 1 99-50. Allan Houston averaged 31 point in 41 minutesin Badelik.’” . n Nuggets. “I don’tenvythe guy coaching them now,” Mc ioe said. “ worry abouthim. In fact, every morning whenI wakeup, I open my eyes and say,‘I'm sure glad I'm not Jeff .Golden State rookie Mike Dunleavy, considered oneof the best shooters in last spring's draft, missed 22 of his first 25 field-goal attempts in the NBA. Bradleyaveraged 10.3 points and9.7 rebounds over a Later Lowgators: House HopesPlaying in Europe Leads to NBA AST AVG % 100 0 98 “a 88 5% 76 6% 75 6 72 6 43 72 4 69 6-40 whyAtlanta did not pick uphis $3.08 million op- AP photo keep managinghis minutes.” Former Ute Andre Miller will ™ Wizards’ coach Doug Colbe high on the Utah Jazz’s _linsisn’t sure if Michael Jor- out, and my brother Gavin as well. I mean, the worstfeeling the worst pain tha Johnson's career remains in jeopardy, which is good test. He passed atest, more than anything. Probably later in the year, you'll be less cautious. But now, you want to @ Perhaps the slow starting Kings respring. Co-owner Joe Maloof, for one, cannot put the crushingdefeat behind is being praised for his approachto the game. Go figure. “He's done a good job of moving the ball, but he’s defi- up in Sacramento,and he neverconsidered the Knicks. so main hung over after blowing the West ernConferencefinals to the Lakerslast was considered selfish. This season in Atlanta, Robinson “T'm a small-townguy andthere’s lotof people here,” Clarktold reporters in New York.“I’m glad where I’mat. It’s kind of country,butit’s city. [Sacramento]has everything I was looking for, and you've gotto be comfortable.” . . . The Hawks’ DeMarr Johnsonsuffered fracured neck vertebrae in a Sept. 13 car crash. deal.” Said coach Doe Rivers: “That was a Around the League Houston 104-97Tuesday i Kobe Bryant. Lakers, posted his second boundsand 12 his surgically repairedleft ankle andfoot, everyone in Orlandotook a deep breath. But CTscans andX-rays showed no new damage. “We'reall foolish to think thatyou're going to go through a whole season with three surgeries in two years their coach's analysis of a nationalteam that to play. nitely comfortable shooting it, too,” Hawks’ coach Lon the Bucks because ofsoreness in umtelling you and | amnot knocking[the otherteams]. We might have lost a game. But I don’t think we wouldhavelostthe {gold] med al.” After Kobe Bryant's 47-shotdisaster on Thursday at Boston, | hadto look it up. The Jazz's record forfield-goal attempts is 43, set by Pete Maravich against New York onFeb, 25, 1977. Bryant made 17 shots againstthe Celtics, or 36.1 percent. Maravich made 26 shots againstthe Knicks, or 60.5 percent. . Newly signed free agent Lee Nailon scored 22 points in 20 minutes ofhis first game wenNewYork. He had 10 in the fourth quarter, but Krugersaid. “He’s found a good blend.” Said GM Pete be aan ‘He's been very conscious about. sharing the . Despite facing a new marijuana ion ane Keon Clark was one of the summer’s most sought-after free agents. From Danville, Ill., Clark ended @ When Grant Hill missed mostof the second half against from Argentina or Yugoslavia,” Karl said. But] if Jason shows up, we win. Period. JasonKidd, Nets, had 35 points, nine indseven rebounds in New Jer y's 106-92 win over the Los Angeles Clip pers on Friday Hallelujah. Where's Avery Johnson? [need apreach- Chaney tookNailon out with and get out there and play because nals. OTHER PERFORMANCES in 32 minutes againstthe Raptors. Said Bradley:“Say _er.” teamed.” @ New Jersey's signed Chris Childs to a two-year, a ame for Team USA's dismal t the 2002 world champion Wn Tracy McGrady a rookie andI got shots becausethose guys were double- BY PHIL MILLER THE SALTLAKE TRIBUNE Foxx or something,” House said.“After ‘aught an impressive pro debut Bill Cosby never got treated this vay, Or Jay Leno when he became DL's rock ie of the year award forhis13.4 point averageandleague-leading 2.5-steal pace. They watched him show off his im- star, he didn’t haveto leavethe follow his careerpath. WhenJerr pressivedefensiveskills, andhis still: have to sacrifice a contract with one net developing shooting touch. And they watched him morph from class-clown showoff into oneof the most popular play. feld was ontheair everyweek, hedidn't work in orderto try out for another But Fred House. who charmedhis way into all 15 episodes of an ESPNreality se- ries last season, and whoprovedhecould play alittle basketball, too? Banished. Orastheyputit in show biz; canceled. House, who led SouthernUtah to the only NCAA Tournament appearancein school historytwo years ago, madehis de. but last week for Club Partizan, a Euro League teambasedin Belgrade, Yugosla via. It's a long wayfromCedarCity, but His minorcelebrity amazed House. they didn't like,” House said. “A lot of people say, ‘Oh yeah, you're the cowboyguy,’ referring to his Texas background, Evenin Manhattan, he was constantly the phoneononeepisode to “keep smiling.” She even appeared on camera from Killeen, Texas, in the final episode. “I hear that every day from people who saw was in town a month before campopened, working where, fromthe bus rides tothe locker roomto the tinyarena floors. “They were there when we wokeupin the morning until we went to bedat night,” House JAZZ STATISTICS AVG G MIN FGM-FGA PCT 6 we wn 418 6 22 Ber 478 ee ee) 528 6 M8 B47 532 6 5 1548 a 6 15 17M 500 6 190 1297 “4 6 178 1298 wo But the Hawks already have Glenn Robinson, Darvin Ham and Dienove toplay theposition, and Krugerfel 6 6 3 #175 Ww 03 5 14 6 mo 600 «TM? 6M 48 Ate F AM 3M 24 ieee [485 145A House's outside shat was not yet NBA cal- iber. After a month with the Grizzlies and a month with the Hawks, House is confi- the show. ‘Hey Fred, keep smiling,’ ”he said, “It’s like peoplefeel they know my mom now.” They know him,too. “When the show first started,I was excited. I acted silly, like | was Martin Lawrenceor Jamie 3POINT FOMFGA 13 47 4 # 00 3 60 03 oo Ww oF 00 1$47 war FT-FTA 2 2125 1722 02 15-18 4 18 02 619 36 rd M4 was ies dent heis close to being readyfor the NBA.Heturned down another season the NBDL,figuring he would do himself moregood in Europe plus,the pay is better, pmiller@sitrib.com Last year, the Jazz set a team low, shooting only 45 percent from the floor. So far this season, that percentage is down to .425. TJ > g | PCT 812 BO 7 © 833 875 Bt 900 PTS 9 8 7% 73 4% “4 % % AVG HG 186 27 14825 127 «17 122 18 =75 12 73) 15 58 18 40 10 Malone Hapring ‘Kirlonko Stockton Stavengon Padgett Coline Cheaney Aa 0 500 2 » 9 sw 133 0 Ontertag Jackson (royo 7% 74 7 has,” Hawks coach Lon Krugersaid of the player his teammates called, simply, “ESPN Guy.” thecast, too, memorablytelling him over Andrei Kirilenko's .528field-goal percentage is second onthe team only to John Stockton's 532. hard every day. Whata greatattitude House's mother, Cynthia, was part of lowed Houseandhis teammates every ‘Amaechy TEAM OPPONENTS Atlanta. House turned downtheItalians and) headed to Georgia. recognized. While lacing up a pair of shoes in a mallstore, a stranger ee himthat hehad gone shoe sho} House wouldn't have any problem with media attention, His entire 200102 season with the North Charleston Lowga: tors, an NBA Developmental League team, was chronicled by ESPN in “Down Low: Lifein the D League.” Cameras fol Ostortag, Jackson ‘Arroyo lucrativeoffers toplayin Italy, the best Europeanleague, but hesitated because he wanted an NBAshot. Finally, the Hawks called, in part because Lowgators coach Alex English is nowdirectorof player developmentfor Fansof the show approach him on the streetall over the country,“telling me whattheyliked aboutthe show and what “Low Down,”too.“Hesaid,‘It’s ae tn‘m watching you on the showright now,'” Houselaughed. ence. Mountain Revue,but the Grizzlies’ roster was already overloaded. He received two ers ontheshow. the 6-foot-5 defensive specialist hopes its a couple of short jumpers from the NBA where TV exposure is a regular experi. Player Malone Harpring Kironko Stockton Stevenson Padgett Coline Cheaney awhile, you got used to having cameras in your faceall the time and youjuststarted to be yourself. You can be funny sometimes, but you'vegot to be serious [about basketball] because it's your job.” It's a job he hoped wouldincludethe promotion every hoops wannabe dreams of: into the NBA. House made a strong impression with Memphisin the Rocky Texas native, whoearned the NB- 9 18 So ms 5 2 5 6 7 § Ammechi 10 TEAM «(105 «OPPONENTS Matt Harpring has 17 offensive rebounds, most on the Jazz - OFF DEF 2 8 f 7)% wo 5 0 6 on 7 9 9 7 4 6 6 5 o 6 v 4 TOT w@ @ M 1% 7 2% © 0 AVG 74 53 57 25 28 43 33 W BB 3B 2u 4 13 AST 1% 19 9 © Ww 9 4 2 ,J AVG 32 22 15 67 18 15 07 03 2 03 a 3 PF DQ STO BK 6% 0 9 0 215 0 Oo2 32 0 9 0 1 0 5 Bw 4 6 0 3 6 3 7 05 3 3 5 0 0 5 3 ® oe 6 1 6 4 3 0 0 6 02 0 0 2 10 0 0 4 6 8 18 3 08 4 04 8 2 ee. ne a ed 7) ST my i i FRIDAY three-gamestretch. Against Toronto,he finished with 14 points, 13 rebounds and four blocked. shots. ““Forus to get to the next level,” said Dirk “we Shawn Bradleyto play like that. He knowsit, and we knowit.” Significantly, the foul-prone Bradley picked up only one three losses, Houstonscored 16 points in the fourth quar. AKI TRIBUNE, |