| Show a 1 1 £ U-- 7 4' ti 444:1 ver 4') - 14b - 4" - 14 i 14 Vegp 0 The Salt Lake Tribune 21) Tuesday February By Dan Murphy Wants Bird to Miss Soon r Record-Holde- Shaughnessy promommoutrooterummoadossmonsumocw its a lot easier to get a run going Larrys streak extending over a longer period of time and the longer it goes the more difficult it is" Murphy remembers "The closer I got the more I wanted the record because that makes YOU special and we all have egos in the NBA And you want something that you can say is The Boston Globe MIAMI — Calvin Murphy is one great guy The former star guard has a smile for everybody loves kids and serves as shooting coach and Mr Community Relations for the Houston is r late-gam- 1 4"e "A - - e N I i :::: ---- ':) 0- N ' 1' goo' ond-longe- c 0 rry ot (--- ROCit 0010 1- - 4 (00-1 s? e do 'Un Ne J a in es knocked o round in now appeE unanimoir all three h The 111 Douglas a spite prob ciary of a knocked round Tla suit Tuesd Meanwt W BC pres laborating denying D day that was to gri But he sa e tr') Q s -- 22-2- 5 Aks"000 a0 f 01 ' ' : '"I' foly '' 7Pyr 0 " ' i ' ' '4':'':::':?":!!:::: '''' - ' '$1-- I ''' ' -t - :' : - ' 1: '' ot tnt 2 fe '' 4a:40404tc4ace4-0- immediatE Sulaima the heavyl his exea WBC is most dicti pointed sa Sulaims 0 known ap e''t 4 Pnoto Calvin Murphy owns the NBA's longest shooting streak in history and he'd like to keep it that way But Larry Bird's current streak worries him free-thro- -k By Ira Kaufman UPI Sports Writer e MIAMI — Pat Riley who blends city slicker looks with country boy values is contemplating life without Magic And he's smiling ' ' 4 ''')rl 4 ?' - Its the smile of an NBA coach who boasts the highest lifetime winning percentage in both regular season and playoff history without much Fo- 58-5- 6 rum fanfare Ho hum the Los Angeles Lakers will again Pass the Dom Perignon and didn't Nicholson look great in those new shades? The Lakers have won four NBA titles under Riley's direction earning Team of the Decade honors for the e 4 6-- top-ranke- d 93-7- 4 29-2- 5 1980s e'r ' 4:ar-e'-4 4 - - 32-3- Rodney Taylor's basket at 3:34 lead but Syragave Villanova a cuse came back with five points including Michael Edwards' only two baskets of Ithe game to lead 54-5- 1 1 s1: 56-5- ):Cb:IS''''' Walker's put Villanova on top and Syracuse failed on two final trips down the court with Edwards and Billy Owens missing 57-5- 6 shots Syracuse went without a field goal for more than 712 minutes in the first half until Owens rebounded a missed lead with 4:39 free throw for a 23-1- to play Taylor led Villanova with 17 points and Woodard added 14 Derrick Coleman had 18 and Owens 17 for Syracuse Duke 102 Stetson 67: At Orlando Fla Duke reached the mark for the seventh consecutive season by routing Stetson as Alaa Abdelnaby scored 18 points and sixth-ranke- Christian Laettner added 17 Stetson kept pace for a while t leid midway taking a through the first half and trailing 44 37 at the intermission But the Blue Devils (20-4- ) took control early in the second half and blew the game open despite the loss of leading scorer Phil Henderson who sprained his left ankle in the first half and may be out for four-poin- as long as a week With Henderson out Bill McCaf fery scored all 12 of his points in the first 10 minutes of the second half to had help Duke open a Duke had two other players in double figures Robert Brickey and Brian Davis with 13 apiece Stetson was led by Frank Ireland's 13 points 72-5- La Salle 93 St Joseph's 76: At Philadelphia Lionel Sill111101IN riu ved into NCAA seventh place on the 12 scoring list despite a season-lopoints but Doug Overton scored 26 reserve Bobby Johnson added a seaso24 and No 14 La Salle n-high in the final 12 minutes to defeat rat-lie- Joseph's Simmons' 12 points gave him 2919 for his career and moved him past Al fredrick Hughes of Loyola of Chicago who leid 2914 Danny Manning of Kansas is sixth with 2951 4 Magic Johnson 30 is in his I Ith pro season and became the team's unquestioned focal point when Kareem Abdul-Jabba- r slowed noticeably three years ago Johnson won a championship ring under Paul Westhead as a rookie in 1980 then added four more with Riley as head coach Sunday he was named MVP of the NBA r game Riley who has never won NBA Coach of the Year honors may never enjoy the opportunity to sneak up on someone His Lakers are always expected to win the league championship — and they usually do -This franchise has been way up there for II years now and we've got All-Sta- 4 ' A4w ' rNelmoirt::1: r1 : 7:letitaPirigttir'''''' 1111iira CA: Laker coach Pat Riley has talented players to work with but his abilities as a motivator and innovator impress his peers another three or four years at the top before we might have to deal with Magic being gone" Riley said "I've been through rebuilding as a player and it can be very frustrating I can see it now in the papers: 'Riley Can Only Coach Stars' Riley jokes about his slicked-bac- hairstyle telling Detroit forwardturned-TV announcer John Salley: "Put your hand on it but don't break it" He has a quick wit and a gracious speaking style but he's quite serious about things that matter to him: family grooming and basketball "He's a player's coach" said Johnson "one who lets you play your game But when we need a kicking he's a very demanding coach Because we've had so much talent over the years his coaching skills have gone unnoticed Even with talent you need someone to mesh it all together" You don't roll a basketball onto an NBA floor and simply tell your guys to play hard Riley's abilities as motivator and innovator have earned him respect from his peers "Pat Riley is one of the best coaches in the history of the NBA" said his r counterEastern Conference part Chuck Daly of Detroit "The man's a student of the game and the key is he enjoys his job so much Sure the Lakers are the hunted but I don't think he wants it any other way" Perhaps it will take Johnson's retirement to spotlight Riley's skills Without Abdul-Jabba- r the Lakers that carri with Evar resentativ ternationz Monday from con Douglas they coulr Et Doug would the give Tysc which six All-Sta- Atlantic C schedulei Donald would be Associated Press For the first time in 20 years Nev Mexico State has cracked the eekly Associated Press college basketball poll "It's great it's good news- - said Aggies coach Neil McCarthy in The Aggies (20-overall 10-the Big West used conference vicarid tories over Barbara last Week to reach the plateau for the second straight year and vault into the No 25 spot New Mexico State which beat Nevada-Las Vegas at home earlier in the season and faces the Runnin Rebels again Thursday night had barely missed the rankings in recent eeks 'There are a lot of good teams in the country jockeying tu get in the poll McCarthy said - 'We're juNt pleased to be in thereThe Aggies replaced Indiana 15-which fell from the rankings after splitting two Big Ten games last week — a los at Michigan and a 9875 home victory over Northwestern Meanwhile Kansas and Missouri switched places as the teams The tAu meet Tuesday night at Lawrence KLr k all first place in the Big Eight at stake as ‘eli as the top spot natamally Missouri v on the first meeting this season Koisasonly loss and one which ended the ook eek stay as No Jayhawks' The matchup is the first since North Carolina vk on at A COLORADO SPRINGS Colo (AP) Dudley scored 23 points to lead Air Force to a victory over Wyoming on TIC vf c Monday the Fal- cons first Western — Raymond 69-6- Athletic Conference win of the season - The Falcons proved WAC 3 itTh ccwW1 44411000'') im- overall and to while Wyoming fell to in the 13-1- and Air Force converted nine of 10 free throws in the final five minutes The Falcons who led the entire second half took the lead for good with 15 seconds remaining in the first half on a jumper from Dale French Air Force led at the half The closest Wyoming came in 11w second half was one point with remaining when Tim Breaux Cowboy run capped an Air Force had four play1A-- s in double figures led by Dudley French added 15 Chris Lowry had 14 and Aaron Benson finished vvith 10 30-2- 55-5- 8-- Wyoming wa- led by' Reggie Slater's 21 points Breaux added 20 points arid Kenny Smith yi id 11 Cal-Sant- 20-wi- No 2 Georgia Tech 1986 Kansas (24-1- first-plac- ) e 1 DIES e and 1379 points Said Boston 'Pals done overtime urNax (19-4- ) was seventh while Arkansas which dropped to 20-- after its first Southwest Conference loss to Baylor — fell five place to 82-7- No 8 Now wl controvei good It r Kevin r "Every earn mor better th bring ab sought a a great job and all their players know it When he first got there they had that great fast break Now he's got them playing great defense He's able to adapt a style to the players at hand I guessthat's my definition of a good coach- said Dan D said it wo las made undisputi wasn't op "One o r Jpolahtnienywa The Razorbacks had 1147 points said he w al but it 50 more than Louisiana State (19-4- i which moved from to ninth Conwinnecticut which saw a ning streak snapped by Syracuse closed out the Top Ten with 940 Douglas take untt e Michigan (18-4- ) also moved up two spots to No 5 with 1249 points while Duke (19-4- ) dropped from fourth to sixth with 1170 points after losing to Virginia and beating Maryland in — Sulaiman or force E Johnsoi and WBA er as char for the It "What Johnson "Don't won't sta: The c( points 0 Qoa Oklahoma (17-3- ) led the Second Ten followed by Purdue Georgia Tech La Salle Illinois Oregon State Minnesota Louisville Loyola Mary-mouand Arizona Also Michigan State was 21st followed by Xavier UCLA St John's and New Mexico 14Z State NEI Id Naar 111 1 I I '' z' I yor4 tf ' 1 -' tuc -:- lfLS 0 e 1t Its -4i ': t-il A( — 4t: :02 - 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d 0 Doi Riley Earning League's Respect For Keeping Lakers at the Top Tribune Wire Services Chris Walker scored four points in the final 71 seconds as Villanova stunned fourth-rankeSyracuse for the second time this season with a 60- 56 Big East Conference victory Monday night in Philadelphia with 1:11 Walker made a to play and hit the first of two free lead with 122 secthrows for a onds left Lance Miller sealed the victory with a pair of free throws to snap a winning streak for Syra) cuse (18-who deThe Wildcats (14-1feated the unbeaten and on Jan 6 in SyraOrangemen at halftime as both cuse trailed teams were cold Syracuse shot 39 percent and Villanova 28 percent in the first half Villanova took its first lead since the opening basket 2:48 into the second half when Greg Woodard scored off a break to put the Wildcats ahead St niife """ c All-Sta- I "I don't know how to overcome that psychological freeze that mental block we have in the fourth quarter" Coach Don Chaney said "We have guys out there who lose concentration when the game gets tight We just can't afford to do that" r center Akeem Olajuwon has made several statements about the club's lack of improvement He said the club didn't have enough talent to win a championship and that it was management s duty to upgrade the personnel Last week he suggested a trade because he may never reach his poten tial with the Rockets Sleepy Floyd has not blossomed at point guard and says he may test free agency after the season Big guard Mitchell Wiggins is unhappy with his contract status The Rockets lurched into the All-Stbreak by losing to the Atlanta Hawks who broke a losing streak with a victory in the final two seconds Houston led by 10 points at the start of the final period but scored only 12 fourth-quarte- r points The team that felt capable of winning 50 games this season couldn't reach a more modest goal of being at break The Rock500 by the All-Stets are "You have to your goals when you have certain problems and we've certainly had to lish our goals" Chaney said "Prior to the season with what we had on paper we were thinking more or less 59 games Now it's hard to predict" Chaney also must deal with his road record They've lost team's their last five on the road and earlier had a road losing streak Chaney has tried all kinds of schedule changes to crack the road blues "You just do different things to make them think the approach is different to get a win" Chaney said "‘I haven't seen any evidence anything has worked yet ' All-sta- g Villanova Surprises Syracuse even seemn quarter Pick-Ba-- Cal-liv- Continued hellatious ner handl fast But w Fullmer fore the 11 after six Li knockout 1 believe thi ahead on I thrown ar Douglas t' more -Let me HOUSTON (AP) — The music is playing but the Houston Rockets aren't dancing to the same tune this season "We're a night and day type team we seem to have different rhythms" forward Otis Thorpe said "The same music isn't always playing" Through the first half of the season the Rockets have been out of step and off key and the frustration is begins fling to show The Rockets have been particularly slapstick in the fourth "TA t:: A - 19 50 Rockets But don't expect Murphy to be rooting for yours" goes to the Larry Bird when the Celtics technical Murphy's miss came on a free throw line in Houston Tuesday Bird has free throw in San Antonio "I just lost my con made 68 consecutive centration for one NBA's Longest Free Throw Streaks free throws the sec- second and it cost streak in 18 27 1980 - Feb 28 '81 me" he says "I was Dec Rockets Calvin Murphy NBA history Mur kind of upset Bird Celtics 19 1989 I cause phy's record 78 68 tarry thought Feb 15 - Feb 27 1982 could be treatened 63 Danissel Nuoets in the way something Boston's up60 Oct 22 Nov 16 1976 Warriors of 90 would be an during coming eight-gamunreachable goal 58 Oct 28 - Nov 18 1975 Calvin Murphy Pockets trip But anything can 57— 1Milie Bratz Suns Jon 12 - March 2 1980 in basketball "I do not want 55 Bill happen Nov 22 Dec 27 1956 shormon Celtics if you're a pure Larry to break my shooter and if you've record" Murphy got your mechanics right Larry's a pure shootsays with a smile "That's rny legacy to my son er and somewhere along the tine he was taught That puts me in the record book the proper way to shoot a basketball So this is "Ile's lucky he's not coming to Houston look I had the two or three because for thugs no accident" ing just Bird says he won't be shooting any technicals hired the naked pictures behind the basket the when the season resumes Tuesday "I'm going to whole nine yards "It's amazing because I said a long time ago leave that to Kevin Mc Haler says Bird Will Bird feel the tightness? that if anybody could break the record Larry Bird could and here he conies at it" If he's normal he will" says Murphy "But Murphy has a television show in Houston and Larry Bird has never proved to be normal from plans to interview Bird this week "I hope it the things I've seen him do on a basketball won't be with my hand around his neck" says court" the former guard Barry says "I think he's got a good shot at Don Drysdale was gracious when Orel Her- breaking it He'll just concentrate even more shiser successully pursued Drysdale's consecu- - I'm sure it means something to him When scoreless-inninstreak Murphy won't play vin tied my record somebody told me it hit the rim and bounced all over Anybody who says t!:at game "I'm not that nice" he says ''l really don't they don't think about something like thrt when want him to break my record When you look in there's a record they're not telling the truth" What makes a good free throw shooter? the Guinness Book of World Records and there's a picture of you with a world's record "It's the guys who go out and practice" says that's a nice feeling There's an old saying about Barry "It's ironic because the guys who are the standing room only for second best This makes best free throw shooters probably practice it me NoI by having this record and it's a good more than anybody else" feeling I'm not going to be shattered if he says "You've got to be a very aggresbreaks it but for me to sit here and try to make siveMurphy You can't be afraid to be the goat in person believe that something I had such pride in over any situation Free throw shooting is center the years that I'm willing to give it away I can't stage and a lot of people don't like center stage tell you that" They can be tremendous players when they're Murphy showed he is still in great shape Satpart of a group But when its them that basket r weekand the world watching that's a lot of urday night in the annual NBA end game He was disappointed pressure" when he came up short in the Hall of Fame Murphy and Bird spoke briefly in Miami and voting (announced Friday) but says "Larry has the former Rocket thanked Bird for bringing brought me back to the limelight My name is in him back into the news Murphy didn't put any the press every day now and I'm getting calls whammies on Bird So it's good for Larry it's good for me it's good "If he misses I don't want to feel that I had for the NBA" to do with that" says Murphy "If he anything Rick Barry had the free throw record with 60 misses I'm going to send him some roses and 1980-8straight before Murphy hit the 78 in say 'Thank you Larry' But I don't want to get involved and have people think I'm kidding in a Barry who also played in the Legends Game serious way I don't think that's right Rick says "The longer it goes the tougher it is to do It you get to the line a lot and you're in a groove didn't do it to me when I broke his record" I Rockets Hope To Get in Step In Second Halt 13 1990 |
