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Show 2B Saturday, Oct. 12, 1991 Pat Riley’s Knicks rip Mavericks The Associated Press Pat Riley made a successful return to coaching as Kiki Vandeweghe scored 21 points and keyed a third-quarter spurt that carried the NewYork Knicks to a 117-91 exhi- bition victory over Dallas on Friday night. Riley, who coached the Los Angeles Lakers to four championships in nine years and compiled the NBA’s best career winning percent- age, was making his first appearance on the sidelines as the Knicks coach. He worked for NBC on NBA telecasts last season. Vandeweghe, relegated to a reserve role following the Knicks’ trade for Xavier McDaniel, scored 10 points and Mark Jacksoneight during a 24-8 surge in the last 5:37 of the third period. That spurt erased a 62-60 Dallas lead and gave NewYork an 84-70 lead entering the fourth quarter. Dallas, which lost 131-117 to Atlanta in its exhibition opener on Thursday, was led by Terry Davis and Randy White with 13 points each and Derek Harper with 12. Mavericks Coach Richie Adubato used 15 players and Riley 14. Patrick Ewing scored 15 points and Charles Oakley had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks. Vandeweghe scored 11 points during a 13-4 spurt that gave New York a 36-24 lead midwaythrough the second quarter. White then scored 11 points in the final 5:52 of the half, helping the Mavericks pull within six before Brad Davis scored at the buzzer, making it 48-44 at halftime. Off the court Friday, Houston Rockets guard Vernon Maxwell signed a four-year contract exten- sion, general manager Steve Patterson said. Terms were not disclosed. Maxwell, a 6-foot-4 guard from Florida, is entering his fourth NBA season, his third with the Rockets. He set the league single-season record for three-pointers last year with 172. In other moves, the Rockets signed 7-1 center Wayne “Tree” Rollins and renounced their rights to forward David Wood. Rollins, a 14-year NBA veteran, played his first 11 seasons with Atlanta, then signed with Cleveland in 1988 as an unrestricted free agent. He played for Detroit last season. Rollins, 36, is the fourth-oldest active player in the NBAand is third on the all-time NBA blocked shot list with 2,394. Rockets officials also said rookie guard Trent Jackson would notsuit up for Friday night’s exhibition with Atlanta or travel to Utah for Monday’s game becauseof a fracture-sprain of his right wrist suffered in Wednesday night's scrimmage. ROB CL’.°K JR./Standard-Examiner People came by Salt Lake City’s Delta Center on Friday for a look at the new arena for the Utah Jazz and the Golden Eagles. Tours continue today from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Teams do well in new arenas Home improvement Whenthe Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings and Milwaukee Bucks moved into new arenas for the 1988-89 season,all three teams had Utah Jazz had NBA’s best home record last season at 36-4 By TOM McEACHIN previous year. When the Pistons moved from Standard-Examiner staff It remains to be seen howthe Utah Jazz fare in their newarena this season, but if recent trends are an indication, a new home could mean more wins. Three non-expansion teams moved into newarenas in recent years, and all three posted more wins the first year in their new homes. All three teams — the Milwaukee Bucks, the Detroit Pistons and the Sacramento Kings — moved for the 1988-89 season, with Detroit showing the biggest gain from the Jazz the Pontiac Silverdome to the Pal- ace at Auburn Hills they added three more home wins, nine more wins overall, and went on to their first NBA title. The Jazz don’t have much room for improvement though, having gone 36-4 at the Salt Palace last year, the best home record in the league. Players and coaches aren’t sure howlong it will take their new court to feel like home, even though they knowcourt dimensions stay the same and the basket Home wins Arena Detroit Pontiac Silverdome The Palace < (Improvement) 54 63* +9 ARCO Arena! ARCO Arena Il 19 21 24 27 < (Improvement) +2 +3 30 31 42 49 +1 +7 Milwaukee Milwaukee Arena Bradley Center < (Improvement) delays in the new Delta Center Total wins 34 37 +3 Sacramento “Won NBA title court. The new court should be ready for the first regular season Standard-Examiner game. pressure and stress of what's gone on the last 16 months,” he said. “I'm really happy with the wayit turned out. I think it’s going to be a fun building for people to come and visit. It’s interesting to look at from the outside. I think it’s interesting to look from the inside out. For Tom Mabey, the project principal for O.C./Sahara, Friday's 17,000 season tickets have been Team will still be 10 feet off the floor. Subtleties like lighting and unfamiliar surroundings could have an impact, they say. But Jazz Coach Jerry Sloan also noted, “When there’s 20,000 fans screaming for you, that’s a pretty good indication you're at home.” The Jazz will play their first game in the Delta Center on a familiar court, though. The old Salt Palace court will be moved over for use in exhibition games due to sold for the upcoming Jazz season. From 18 leased — at a cost of $45,000 to $95,000 per year — and nearly better records in their new homes. opening caps a frantic 16 months, as the arena was completed in re- cord time for a project ofits size. “I feel like I'm finally starting to unwind a little bit from all the It’s going to be a unique experi- they felt like it a was a good looking building and they were impressed with the size of the building,” he said. The entire arena, including lock- ence.” Mabey is happy with the reaction he has heard so far. “It was more than what people expected for the most part. Once they got into it and could see the the arena and how massive it was, er rooms andluxury suites, will be open to the public for tours today from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wildcats’ H-back has a big role in Arslanian’s wide-open offense By JEFF SIMON Standard-Examuner staff OGDEN — The high-powered Weber State offense is once again at the headofthe class in Division I-AA football, and it’s taking a halfback to make the whole thing work Make that H-back What is an H-back? Weber State Coach Dave Arslanian defi the position in th Wildcat offense “It originated when half of the time he was in the anit backfield half of the time he was up On inside to out. Combined, Burchette and Eth- ridge have 30 receptions on the year for more than 350 yards and one touchdown. 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